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×
Through the Decades

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 model4.6× the global rate.

Guatemala City under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football95
  2. Politician82
  3. Writer17
  4. Painter13
  5. Priest12
  6. Sport12
  7. Composer11
  8. Actor10
  1. Model54.6×
  2. Diplomat93.7×
  3. Swimmer52.5×
  4. Football952.1×
  5. Composer112.0×
  6. Priest121.9×
  7. Poet81.8×
  8. Sport121.7×
  1. Actor100.5×

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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421 notable people

0301 DESIGNER

Miguel Rosales

Born 1961

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0302 POLITICIAN

Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez

Born 1956

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0303 MILITAR

Dante Nannini

1888 - 1919

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0304 SPORT

Julio Padilla

Born 1992

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0305 PHYSICIAN

Federico Lehnhoff

1871 - 1932

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0306 PLAYER

Paulina Schippers

Born 1991

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0307 FOOTBALL

Federico Revuelto

Born 1883

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0308 PLAYER

Jessica Lehnhoff

Born 1980

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0309 FOOTBALL

Carlos Alberto Mijangos

Born 1951

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0310 ATHLETIC

Evelyn Núñez

Born 1971

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0311 POLITICIAN

Donaldo Álvarez Ruiz

Born 1931

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0312 POLITICIAN

José Roberto Alejos Cámbara

Born 1961

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0313 DANCER

Manuel Ocampo (bailarín guatemalteco)

1931 - 2009

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0314 COMPOSER

Alfredo Wyld

1883 - 1947

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0315 FOOTBALL

Edgar Macal

Born 1990

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0316 POLITICIAN

Roberto Alejos

Born 1960

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0317 JUDGE

Jorge Mario García Laguardia

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0318 PRIEST

Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata

1932 - 2019

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0319 INSTRUMENTALIST

Hedras Ramos

Born 1992

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0320 WRITER

Víctor Muñoz (escritor)

Born 1951

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0321 CRIMINAL

Ricardo Alfonso Cerna

1956 - 2003

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0322 MODEL

Mariana García

Born 1998

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0323 SAILOR

Enrique Arathoon

Born 1992

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0324 ATHLETE

Rita Sanz-Agero

Born 1991

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0325 POLITICIAN

Patricia Marroquín

Born 1971

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0326 EXPLORER

Jean Gilbert Nicomède Jaime

1858 - 1935

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0327 POET

Juan Fermín Aycinena y Aycinena

1838 - 1898

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0328 MOTHER OF

Cristina Siekavizza

Born 1977

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0329 POLITICIAN

Oscar Adolfo Mijangos López

Died 1971

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0330 VELO

Rafael Hernández (Velorio)

Born 1939

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0331 ACTOR

Rafael Pineda (Guatemala)

1939 - 2004

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0332 PRIEST

Antonio Calderón Cruz

Born 1959

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0333 POLITICIAN

Mario Taracena

Born 1957

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0334 PRIEST

Victor Hugo Palma Paúl

Born 1958

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0335 LAWYER

Alejandro Marure

1806 - 1851

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0336 SPORT

Jonathan García (futbolista)

Born 1993

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0337 JUDGE

Miguel Ángel Gálvez

Born 1958

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0338 POLITICIAN

Arturo Ubico Urruela

1848 - 1927

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0339 PLAYER

Wilfredo González

Born 1993

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0340 COMPOSER

Fabián Rodríguez

1862 - 1929

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0341 DIPLOMAT

Francisca Fernández-Hall

1921 - 2002

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0342 SPORT

Pablo Aguilar (footballer, born 1995)

Born 1995

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0343 COMPOSER

Pieter Schlosser

Born 1980

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0344 FOOTBALL

Wilson Ariel Godoy Gudiel

Born 1987

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0345 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Maribel Arana

Born 1985

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0346 ACTOR

Manuel Lopez (Schauspieler)

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0347 AUTHOR

Arnoldo Gálvez Suárez

Born 1982

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0348 ACADEMIC

Sergio Fernando Morales Alvarado

Born 1957

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0349 NUN

María Teresa Aycinena y Piñol

1784 - 1841

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0350 PLAYER

Anna Ramírez

Born 1984

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0351 TEATRAL

Julio Abril Valdez

1873 - 1934

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0352 ENTREPRENEUR

Gregorio Valdez O’Connell

Born 1945

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0353 SPORT

Dalia Soberanis

Born 1996

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0354 WRITER

María del Rosario Molina

Born 1939

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0355 FOOTBALL

Jorge Mario Ortiz

Born 1990

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0356 FOOTBALL

Carlos Mercedes Vásquez

1982 - 2010

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0357 WRITER

Víctor Hugo Cruz

1938 - 2019

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0358 BATERISTA

José Pedro Mollinedo

Born 1973

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0359 FOOTBALL

John Hendy (American football)

Born 1962

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0360 PLAYER

Josué Enríquez

Born 1994

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0361 DIPLOMAT

Rodolfo Lobos Zamora

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0362 MUSIC

William Orbaugh

Born 1958

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0363 SPORT

Nicolle Bruderer

Born 1993

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0364 PLAYER

Antonio de la Torre (squash player)

Born 1992

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0365 EMPLOYEE

Juan Luis Bosch Gutierrez

Born 1952

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0366 ROCK

Juancarlos Barrios

Born 1973

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0367 SPORT

Leonel Fernández (sport shooter)

Born 1934

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0368 POLITICIAN

Edgar Gutiérrez

Born 1960

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0369 MILITAR

Jorge Luis Araneda

1930 - 1954

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0370 POLITICIAN

Ricardo Rosales

1934 - 2020

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0371 MINISTER

Luis Molina Bedoya

1819 - 1873

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0372 FOOTBALL

Hugo Flores

Born 1987

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0373 POLITICIAN

Leonel Ponciano León

1936 - 2009

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0374 KARATE

Cheili Carolina González Castillo

Born 1980

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0375 POLITICIAN

Luis Hernández Azmitia

Born 1976

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0376 DOCTOR

Flor Muñoz Rivas

Born 1966

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0377 SWIMMER

Ramiro Benavides (swimmer)

Born 1954

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0378 FOOTBALL

Cristian Roberto Álvarez

Born 1983

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0379 SWIMMER

Antonio Cruz (swimmer)

Born 1952

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0380 POLITICIAN

Peter Lamport

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0381 ADVOCATE

Laura Bendfeldt

1920 - 1948

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0382 JOURNALIST

René Romano

Born 1974

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0383 SPORT

Otto Brolo

Born 1929

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0384 FOOTBALL

Pedro Samayoa

Born 1985

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0385 DIPLOMAT

Federico Urruela

1952 - 2004

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0386 SPORT

José Marroquín (sport shooter)

Born 1943

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0387 SWIMMER

Silvana Asturias

Born 1953

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0388 WRITER

P.M. Carlson

Born 1940

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0389 FOOTBALL

Luis Villavicencio

Born 1950

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0390 ARTIST

Federico W. Schaeffer

1887 - 1957

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0391 SPORT

Fernando Samoya

Born 1940

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0392 ESCENA

Noé Rivera

1985 - 2011

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0393 ATHLETIC

Julio Ortíz

Born 1947

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0394 SPORT

Félipe Ortiz

Born 1932

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0395 POLITICIAN

Jacobo Arbenz Vilanova

Born 1946

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0396 COMPOSER

Paulo Alvarado

Born 1960

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0397 FOOTBALL

Luis Grill Prieto

1923 - 2011

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0398 ARTIST

Lela Erlenwein

Born 1962

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0399 FOOTBALL

Josué García Laparra

Born 1988

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0400 POLITICIAN

Odilia Palomo Paíz

1919 - 1985

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0401 SOZIOLOGE

Miguel Ángel Sandoval

Born 1949

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0402 FOOTBALL

Renato Sequén

Born 1993

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0403 FOOTBALL

Mynor Padilla

Born 1993

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0404 POLITICIAN

María Teresa Laparra

1901 - 1988

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0405 POLITICIAN

Marta Lainfiesta Dorión

1886 - 1976

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0406 POLITICIAN

Sara de la Hoz

1919 - 2015

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0407 POLITICIAN

Álida España

1924 - 1993

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0408 FOOTBALL

Kevin Ruiz García

Born 1995

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0409 POLITICIAN

Miguel Ángel Sandoval Vásquez

Born 1946

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0410 FIRST LADY

María del Rosario Cristina Saborio

1833 - 1901

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0411 PROSECUTOR

Celvin Galindo

Born 1957

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0412 FIRST LADY

María Dolores de Aycinena

1841 - 1874

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0413 FOOTBALL

Julián Priego

Born 1990

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0414 FOOTBALL

Julio Rodolfo García

Born 1945

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0415 FOOTBALL

Lijon León

Born 1943

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0416 FOOTBALL

Felix McDonald

Born 1954

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0417 FOOTBALL

Ignacio González Lam

Born 1944

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0418 FOOTBALL

Edgar Chacón

Born 1945

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0419 FOOTBALL

Armando Melgar Nelson

Born 1945

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0420 FOOTBALL

Armando Melgar Retolaza

Born 1944

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0421 FOOTBALL

Roberto Camposeco

Born 1941

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