14.6100° N, 90.5252° W
GUATEMALA CITY
Most Famous People Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Notable people
- 421
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1955
- Most distinctive
- Model 4.6×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Guatemala City during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Guatemala City Is Known For
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Football is Guatemala City's biggest profession — 23% of all notables (95).
Guatemala City over-indexes on model — 4.6× the global rate.
Guatemala City under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Guatemala City's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Rafael Carrera
1814 - 1865
Jorge Ubico
1878 - 1946
Álvaro Arzú
1946 - 2018
Álvaro Colom
Born 1951
Óscar Berger
Born 1946
Julio César Méndez Montenegro
1915 - 1996
Ramiro de León Carpio
1942 - 2002
Vinicio Cerezo
Born 1942
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
1930 - 2009
Otto Pérez Molina
Born 1950
Jorge Serrano Elías
Born 1945
Pedro Molina Mazariegos
1777 - 1854
Mariano Gálvez
1790 - 1862
Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores
1930 - 2016
Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
1889 - 1956
Carlos Herrera
1856 - 1930
Roxana Baldetti
Born 1962
Enrique Peralta Azurdia
1908 - 1997
Manuel Colom Argueta
1932 - 1979
Fruto Chamorro
1804 - 1855
Zury Ríos
Born 1968
Mariano Rivera Paz
1804 - 1849
Lorenzo Montúfar y Rivera
1823 - 1898
Alejandro M. Sinibaldi
1825 - 1896
Rafael Espada
Born 1944
Jafeth Cabrera
Born 1950
Haroldo Rodas
1946 - 2020
Roberto Carpio
Born 1930
Antonio Rivera Cabezas
1785 - 1851
José Venancio López
1791 - 1863
José Francisco Barrundia
1787 - 1854
Juan Antonio Martínez
Died 1854
José Bernardo Escobar
1797 - 1849
Jorge Toriello Garrido
1908 - 1998
Eduardo Stein
Born 1945
Mario Sandoval Alarcón
1923 - 2003
Lucrecia Hernández Mack
Born 1973
Pedro José Valenzuela Jáuregui
1797 - 1865
Arturo Herbruger
1912 - 1999
Juan Alfonso Fuentes Soria
Born 1947
Mariano de Aycinena y Piñol
1789 - 1855
Ramón A. Salazar
1852 - 1914
Roberto González Díaz-Durán
Born 1970
Alejandro Giammattei
Born 1956
Rodrigo Asturias
1939 - 2005
Adela de Torrebiarte
Born 1949
Rosa Leal de Pérez
Born 1953
Agustín O'Horán
1828 - 1884
Jorge Briz Abularach
Born 1955
Álvaro Arzú Escobar
Born 1985
Luis Batres Juarros
1802 - 1862
Cynthia del Águila
Born 1959
Fritz García Gallont
Born 1955
Juan Francisco Reyes
Died 2019
Juan Martín Barrundia
1845 - 1890
Luis Alberto Flores Asturias
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Wendy de Berger
Born 1946
Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus
Born 1965
Williams Mansilla
Born 1962
Vinicio Gómez
1961 - 2008
Pavel Centeno
1959 - 2016
José Azmitia
1860 - 1946
Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez
Born 1956
Donaldo Álvarez Ruiz
Born 1931
José Roberto Alejos Cámbara
Born 1961
Roberto Alejos
Born 1960
Patricia Marroquín
Born 1971
Oscar Adolfo Mijangos López
Died 1971
Mario Taracena
Born 1957
Arturo Ubico Urruela
1848 - 1927
Edgar Gutiérrez
Born 1960
Ricardo Rosales
1934 - 2020
Leonel Ponciano León
1936 - 2009
Luis Hernández Azmitia
Born 1976
Peter Lamport
-
Jacobo Arbenz Vilanova
Born 1946
Odilia Palomo Paíz
1919 - 1985
María Teresa Laparra
1901 - 1988
Marta Lainfiesta Dorión
1886 - 1976
Sara de la Hoz
1919 - 2015
Álida España
1924 - 1993
Miguel Ángel Sandoval Vásquez
Born 1946