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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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Mauricio Toussaint
Born 1960
Diego Antonio Hernández
Born 1998
Gabriela Araujo
Born 1949
Ignacio Sevilla
1941 - 2016
Cristhian Hernández
Born 1993
Aurelio Martínez Flóres
1948 - 1969
Manuel Garnica
Born 1974
Antonio Bonilla
1882 - 1937
Raúl Guzmán (racing driver)
Born 2001
Carlos Humberto González
Born 1977
Mario Martínez (boxer)
Born 1965
Enrique Estrada (botánico)
1927 - 2013
Álvaro Tarcicio
1934 - 1999
Marco Antonio Fabián Vázquez
Born 1964
Fausto Prieto
1908 - 1993
Gabriel Covarrubias Ibarra
1930 - 2018
Octavio Guzmán
Born 1990
Jorge Parra
Born 1994
Marcela Valera
Born 1987
Luis Manuel Quintero
1725 - 1810
Jesús Ponce
Born 1930
José Luís Figueroa
1896 - 1985
Pedro Plascencia Salinas
1956 - 1994
KeMonito
Born 1967
Jonathan Estrada Barajas
Born 1998
Omar Aguayo
Born 1982
Oscar Campos Contreras
Born 1947
Antonio Leaño
1916 - 2010
Esfinge
Born 1993
Felipe de Jesús Robles
Born 1969
Guillermo Martín
Born 1991
Cynthia Gutiérrez
Born 1978
Fernando Hernández Vega
1914 - 1988
Marcial Mendoza
Born 1967
Daniela Chávez Estrada
Born 1993
José de la Fuente
Born 1966
Samuel Joaquín Flores
1937 - 2014
Martín Arzola Ortega
1976 - 2019
Amado de la Cueva
1891 - 1926
Roxrite
Born 1982
Rafael Guzmán
1986 - 2011
Darío T. Pie
Born 1962
Jesús Jiménez (boxer)
Born 1984
Ricardo Castillo
Born 1954
Andrés Ramírez
Born 1996
José Monroy (footballer)
Born 1996
Antonio Santos Sánchez
Born 1998
Camila Fernández
Born 1997
Martín Cardona
Born 1991
Francisco Otalora Arce
1831 - 1903
María Teresa Fernández de Miranda
1923 - 1966
Rafael Valdez
Born 1993
Guillermo Cosío Vidaurri
1929 - 2019
Agustín de Carvajal
1558 - 1618
Oro Jr.
Born 1992
Jorge González Durán
1918 - 1986
Willy Salazar
Born 1964
Tritón (wrestler)
Born 1987
Cien Caras Jr.
Born 1976
El Gallo (wrestler)
Born 1984
Último Dragoncito
Born 1972
Gran Markus Jr.
Born 1953
Pedro Nuño
Born 1931
Diego Hernández Jiménez
Born 1999
Miguel Castro Reynoso
Born 1975
Antonio de la Torre (soccer)
Born 1977
Felipe López Gutiérrez
Born 1995
Inquisidor
Born 1977
Francisco Márquez
1834 - 1847
Tavi Castro
Born 1990
Carlos Calderón
Born 1943
Alberto Uribe Camacho
Born 1972
Gregorio Villalobos
Born 1944
Arturo Jáuregui
Born 1943
Tomás Lozano
1912 - 1982
José Antonio Valdivia
Born 1943
Evaristo Cárdenas
1911 - 1996
Rodrigo Diego López
Born 1996
Salvador Silva
Born 1981
Chucho Ferrer
1929 - 2011
Axel Matus
Born 1998
Leono
Born 1982
David Mendoza (futbolista mexicano)
1978 - 2008
Vicente Figueroa
Born 1977
Héctor Cuadros
Born 1983
Armando Begines
Born 1983
Dave Hernandez
Born 1970
Ricardo Arreola
Born 1971
Marlene Sánchez
Born 1991
Gabriel Chávez de la Mora
Born 1929
Raúl Mata
1947 - 2018
Carlos Hauptvogel
Born 1951
Ramon Gonzalez Jr.
Born 1947
Héctor Valenzuela Rivera
Born 1978
María León (cantante)
Born 1986
José Julio Mendoza
Born 1988
Sergio Villanueva
Born 1988
Ricardo Villanueva
Born 1978
Franco Columbo
Born 1953
Victoria Acevedo
Born 1999
Roberto López González
Born 1958
Luis Francisco García
Born 1987
Horus (wrestler)
Born 1982
Alberto Ciurana
-
Ángel Vázquez Villegas
Died 1998
Irene Robledo
1890 - 1988
Ignacio Salas Gallardo
Born 1938
Jorge Alarcón Collignon
Born 1950
Oscar Castellanos
Born 1968
Gustavo Sedano
Born 1974
María Esther Scherman
Born 1957
Mictlán (wrestler)
Born 1982
Susana Casillas
-
José Arnulfo Castorena Vélez
Born 1978
Andy Torres
Born 1984
Nosferatu (wrestler)
Born 1979
Juan María Huerta Muro
Born 1962
José de Jesús Aceves
Born 1953
Lety López
-
Sergio Pacheco Otero
Born 1934
Jaque Mate (wrestler)
Born 1948
Jis
Born 1963
Uzziel Lozano
Born 1981
José María Martínez Martínez
Born 1972
Víctor Hugo Mora
Born 1974
Jorge Souza
Born 1950
Cynthia Cantero
-
Ernesto Villanueva Lomelí
Born 1969
Humberto González
Born 1977
Arefoo
Born 1985
Velia Eguiluz Soto
Born 1965
Guillermo Chávez
Born 1983
Fernando Vázquez (footballer, born 1999)
Born 1996
Bamby Salcedo
-
Antonio Torres Carrillo
Born 1996
Mariana Cifuentes
Born 1987
Carlos Rivera Aceves
Born 1945
Manuela Sykes
1925 - 2017
Atenógenes Silva
1848 - 1911
Jazmín Enrigue
Born 2000
Vicente González Briseño
Died 1990
Mayela Eugenia Delgadillo Bárcena
Born 1970
Laura Almaral
Born 1960
Adriana Tortajada
Born 1977
Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar
Born 1977
Ramiro Omar Jorge
Born 1984
Kenneth O. Hill
Born 1939
Diana Martín
Born 1979
Anette Vázquez
Born 2002
Ignacio A. Bravo
1835 - 1918
Daniela Pulido
Born 2000
José Manuel Osório
Born 1987
Mariana del Valle
Born 1980
Susana Rodríguez
Born 1980
Nahoshi Lugo
Born 1994
Mauricio Hernández
Born 1993
Esteve Padilla
Born 1975
Isaác Díaz
Born 1993
Rafael Rivera
1925 - 1991
Omar Osorno
Born 1979
Sotero Prieto Rodríguez
1884 - 1935
Carlos Pérez Suárez
Born 1994
Federico de Aguinaga López
1904 - 1995
Ricardo Reyes
Born 1992
Brian Rubio
Born 1996
Eunice Shade
Born 1980
Nora Veryán
1929 - 1998
Rafael Durán Martínez
Born 1997
Enrique Sattler
1863 - 1944
Jorge Ruiz Dueñas
Born 1946
Román Rivera Torres
Born 1945
Mónica Zuloaga
Born 1983
Alejandro Galván
Born 1987
Luis Armando Montoya Navarro
Born 2000
Arturo Lomelí
Born 1976
Mario Sandoval
Born 1977
Brenda Viramontes
Born 1995
Verónica Delgadillo García
Born 1982
Lüla Reyna
Born 1980
Antonio Guadarrama
Born 1976
Manuel López (luchador)
Born 1986
José Rizo (DJ)
Born 1956
Brenda Velez
Born 1979
Marco Antonio Ballesteros
Born 1979
Diego Flores (athlétisme)
Born 1987
Julio García (Mexican footballer)
Born 1989
Fabiola Pulido Franco
Born 1978
María Corona Nakamura
Born 1964
Luis del Carmen Curiel
1846 - 1930
Jaime Rivera
Born 1949
Don Eladio Sauza
1883 - 1946
James Dehlsen
-
Emilio Bitar Alatorre
Born 1951
Paulino Díaz
1925 - 2006
Guillermo Ramírez Godoy
Born 1943
Jaime Castiello
1898 - 1937
Agustín V. Pascal
1856 - 1919
Erik Reyna
Born 1989
José Romario Hernández
Born 1994
Christian Anguiano
Born 1995
Zellyka Arce
Born 1997
Oscar Alvarado
-
Manuel Alejandro Zárate
Born 1988
Aldo Monzonis
Born 1993
Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon
Born 1962
Adolfo Jiménez Castro
1863 - 1914
Severo de Sales
Born 1940
Carlos Lomelí Bolaños
Born 1959
Fausto Quirarte
1916 - 1986
Enrique Zúñiga
Born 1976
César Gaytan
Born 1993
Francisco Santillán
Born 1992
Josefa Cortés
1810 - 1880
Gildardo Gutierrez Mendez
Born 1982
Bertha Gutiérrez
Born 1985
Víctor Luna
1931 - 1986
Vanessa Karmine Villalobos Vázquez
Born 2001
Jesús Toscano
Born 1943
Sofía Guadarrama Collado
Born 1976
Edyairth Ortega
Born 1997
Luis Jiménez (sport shooter)
Born 1924
Marlene Contreras
Born 1991
Luis Rodríguez Mata
Born 1994
Alfredo Serratos Amador
1870 - 1944
José Martínez (fencer)
1912 - 1989
Fernando Romo Gutiérrez
1915 - 2007
Julio Bracamontes
Born 1982
Hugo Casillas
Born 1981
Salvador Cosío Gaona
Born 1961
Christopher Mireles Suazo
Born 1992
Scott Neri
Born 1972
Juan Carlos García Rulfo
Born 1981
Paulo César Ramírez
Born 1974
Rocío García Gaytán
1959 - 2015
Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado
1848 - 1911
José Luis Herrera
1949 - 2005
Luis Ángel Espinoza Cházaro
Born 1974
Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel
Born 1958
Roberto García (futbolista)
Born 1975
Karen Gómez Espinoza
Born 1993
Juan Bosco
Born 1935
Javier Peregrina
Born 1932
Héctor López Alvarado
Born 1970
José Almanzor
Born 1929
Marcia Alicia Fernández Piña
Born 1980
Raymundo Gómez Flores
Born 1952
Erika Tatiana Camacho
Born 1974
Sergio Villaseñor
Born 1987
Andrea Gutiérrez (yudoca)
Born 1995
Anacleto Macías
1911 - 1987
Ulises Zurita
Born 1997
Celina Vázquez
Born 1959
Donato Castañeda
Born 1971
Víctor Manuel Rodríguez
Born 1959
José Manuel López Lomelí
Died 1997
José María Montenegro
1836 - 1863
Maclovia Ruiz
1910 - 2005
Victorino Vázquez
1918 - 1989
Elías Uribe
Born 1971
Yvette Salazar
Born 1979
Leonel Sandoval Figueroa
Born 1949
Peter Thelemaque
Born 1985
Eduardo Bravo
Born 1991
David Hernández Pérez
Born 1960
Pilar Bordes
Born 1948
Gerónimo Prieto
1895 - 1965
Nicolás Morales
Born 1966
Eliseo Orozco
1902 - 1985
Karin Palme
Born 1977
Jesús Mendoza Rivas
Born 1942
Margarita Tortajada Quiroz
Born 1959
Juan José Balcázar
Born 1971
Teófilo García
1919 - 2004
César Rodríguez Vargas
Born 1985
Josimar Heredia
Born 1993
Carmen Castañeda
1941 - 2007
Bertha Lenia Hernández de Ruvalcaba
-
Jessica Benites
Born 1999
Erich Hernández
Born 1996
Marco Antonio Barba Mariscal
Born 1970
Diego Abraham Ávila
Born 1991
Salvador Navarro
1950 - 2004
Alan Gustavo Ramírez
Born 1989
Donaciano González Gómez
Born 1920
Teresa Fernández Aceves
Born 1963
María Guadalupe Salazar
Born 1943
Diego Martínez López
Born 1921
Francisco Fierro
Born 1968
Tomás Vázquez Vigil
Born 1944
Fernando Belmonte
Born 1966
Edson Santos
Born 1993
Guillermo Corona Muñoz
Born 1927
Ernesto Sánchez Barba
Born 1961
Quintín Vázquez García
Born 1955
Salvador Arellano Guzmán
Born 1957
Carlos Blackaller
Born 1963
Merilyn Gómez Pozos
Born 1981
Martín Orozco
Born 1995
Sergio Vázquez García
Born 1967
Luis Alberto Padilla Velasco
Born 1961