20.6767° N, 103.3475° W
GUADALAJARA
Most Famous People Born in Guadalajara, Mexico
- Notable people
- 957
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1972
- Most distinctive
- Wrestler 14.6×
Jalisco's capital runs on combat sports: Wrestler at 14.6× and Boxer at 10.3× the global baseline, numbers that put it among the hardest-punching cities anywhere. It's also the cradle of mariachi and tequila, though the city's rawest export may be the lucha libre mask.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Guadalajara during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Guadalajara Is Known For
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Football is Guadalajara's biggest profession — 41% of all notables (388).
Guadalajara over-indexes on wrestler — 14.6× the global rate.
Guadalajara under-produces painter — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Guadalajara's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Katy Jurado
1924 - 2002
Juan Soriano
1920 - 2006
Tom Fears
1922 - 2000
Fernando Casanova
1925 - 2012
Guadalupe Dueñas
1920 - 2002
Raúl Córdoba
1924 - 2017
Juan Gómez (Mexican footballer)
1924 - 2009
Rodrigo Ruiz (footballer, born 1923)
1923 - 1999
Salvador Mota
1922 - 1986
Adalberto López
1923 - 1996
Raúl Ramírez (actor)
1927 - 2014
Emmanuel Carballo
1929 - 2014
Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla
Born 1921
Carlos Valdés (escritor)
1928 - 1991
Moisés González Navarro
1926 - 2015
Francisco Quintero
1923 - 1979
Gustavo Palafox
Born 1923
María Esther Zuno
1924 - 1999
Tony Camargo
1926 - 2020
Juan Jasso
1926 - 2002
Enrique Álvarez del Castillo
1923 - 2006
Rolando Rubalcava
Born 1925
Efraín González Morfín
1929 - 2012
Enrique Ladrón de Guevara
1927 - 2014
Enrique Estrada (botánico)
1927 - 2013
María Teresa Fernández de Miranda
1923 - 1966
Guillermo Cosío Vidaurri
1929 - 2019
Chucho Ferrer
1929 - 2011
Gabriel Chávez de la Mora
Born 1929
Manuela Sykes
1925 - 2017
Rafael Rivera
1925 - 1991
Nora Veryán
1929 - 1998
Paulino Díaz
1925 - 2006
Luis Jiménez (sport shooter)
Born 1924
José Almanzor
Born 1929
Donaciano González Gómez
Born 1920
Diego Martínez López
Born 1921
Guillermo Corona Muñoz
Born 1927
Amado Ruiz Sánchez
1929 - 1984
Antonio Levy
1921 - 1959