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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Miguel Rosales
Born 1961
Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez
Born 1956
Dante Nannini
1888 - 1919
Julio Padilla
Born 1992
Federico Lehnhoff
1871 - 1932
Paulina Schippers
Born 1991
Federico Revuelto
Born 1883
Jessica Lehnhoff
Born 1980
Carlos Alberto Mijangos
Born 1951
Evelyn Núñez
Born 1971
Donaldo Álvarez Ruiz
Born 1931
José Roberto Alejos Cámbara
Born 1961
Manuel Ocampo (bailarín guatemalteco)
1931 - 2009
Alfredo Wyld
1883 - 1947
Edgar Macal
Born 1990
Roberto Alejos
Born 1960
Jorge Mario García Laguardia
-
Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata
1932 - 2019
Hedras Ramos
Born 1992
Víctor Muñoz (escritor)
Born 1951
Ricardo Alfonso Cerna
1956 - 2003
Mariana García
Born 1998
Enrique Arathoon
Born 1992
Rita Sanz-Agero
Born 1991
Patricia Marroquín
Born 1971
Jean Gilbert Nicomède Jaime
1858 - 1935
Juan Fermín Aycinena y Aycinena
1838 - 1898
Cristina Siekavizza
Born 1977
Oscar Adolfo Mijangos López
Died 1971
Rafael Hernández (Velorio)
Born 1939
Rafael Pineda (Guatemala)
1939 - 2004
Antonio Calderón Cruz
Born 1959
Mario Taracena
Born 1957
Victor Hugo Palma Paúl
Born 1958
Alejandro Marure
1806 - 1851
Jonathan García (futbolista)
Born 1993
Miguel Ángel Gálvez
Born 1958
Arturo Ubico Urruela
1848 - 1927
Wilfredo González
Born 1993
Fabián Rodríguez
1862 - 1929
Francisca Fernández-Hall
1921 - 2002
Pablo Aguilar (footballer, born 1995)
Born 1995
Pieter Schlosser
Born 1980
Wilson Ariel Godoy Gudiel
Born 1987
Maribel Arana
Born 1985
Manuel Lopez (Schauspieler)
-
Arnoldo Gálvez Suárez
Born 1982
Sergio Fernando Morales Alvarado
Born 1957
María Teresa Aycinena y Piñol
1784 - 1841
Anna Ramírez
Born 1984
Julio Abril Valdez
1873 - 1934
Gregorio Valdez O’Connell
Born 1945
Dalia Soberanis
Born 1996
María del Rosario Molina
Born 1939
Jorge Mario Ortiz
Born 1990
Carlos Mercedes Vásquez
1982 - 2010
Víctor Hugo Cruz
1938 - 2019
José Pedro Mollinedo
Born 1973
John Hendy (American football)
Born 1962
Josué Enríquez
Born 1994
Rodolfo Lobos Zamora
-
William Orbaugh
Born 1958
Nicolle Bruderer
Born 1993
Antonio de la Torre (squash player)
Born 1992
Juan Luis Bosch Gutierrez
Born 1952
Juancarlos Barrios
Born 1973
Leonel Fernández (sport shooter)
Born 1934
Edgar Gutiérrez
Born 1960
Jorge Luis Araneda
1930 - 1954
Ricardo Rosales
1934 - 2020
Luis Molina Bedoya
1819 - 1873
Hugo Flores
Born 1987
Leonel Ponciano León
1936 - 2009
Cheili Carolina González Castillo
Born 1980
Luis Hernández Azmitia
Born 1976
Flor Muñoz Rivas
Born 1966
Ramiro Benavides (swimmer)
Born 1954
Cristian Roberto Álvarez
Born 1983
Antonio Cruz (swimmer)
Born 1952
Peter Lamport
-
Laura Bendfeldt
1920 - 1948
René Romano
Born 1974
Otto Brolo
Born 1929
Pedro Samayoa
Born 1985
Federico Urruela
1952 - 2004
José Marroquín (sport shooter)
Born 1943
Silvana Asturias
Born 1953
P.M. Carlson
Born 1940
Luis Villavicencio
Born 1950
Federico W. Schaeffer
1887 - 1957
Fernando Samoya
Born 1940
Noé Rivera
1985 - 2011
Julio Ortíz
Born 1947
Félipe Ortiz
Born 1932
Jacobo Arbenz Vilanova
Born 1946
Paulo Alvarado
Born 1960
Luis Grill Prieto
1923 - 2011
Lela Erlenwein
Born 1962
Josué García Laparra
Born 1988
Odilia Palomo Paíz
1919 - 1985
Miguel Ángel Sandoval
Born 1949
Renato Sequén
Born 1993
Mynor Padilla
Born 1993
María Teresa Laparra
1901 - 1988
Marta Lainfiesta Dorión
1886 - 1976
Sara de la Hoz
1919 - 2015
Álida España
1924 - 1993
Kevin Ruiz García
Born 1995
Miguel Ángel Sandoval Vásquez
Born 1946
María del Rosario Cristina Saborio
1833 - 1901
Celvin Galindo
Born 1957
María Dolores de Aycinena
1841 - 1874
Julián Priego
Born 1990
Julio Rodolfo García
Born 1945
Lijon León
Born 1943
Felix McDonald
Born 1954
Ignacio González Lam
Born 1944
Edgar Chacón
Born 1945
Armando Melgar Nelson
Born 1945
Armando Melgar Retolaza
Born 1944
Roberto Camposeco
Born 1941