19.4196° N, 99.1454° W
MEXICO CITY
Most Famous People Born in Mexico City, Mexico
- Notable people
- 4,319
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1959
- Most distinctive
- Wrestler 8.1×
One of the largest cities in the world, and one of the most camera-ready. Mexico City's distinctive professions are wrestlers and boxers at the top — the lucha libre and prizefighting tradition — alongside an actor and film-director share that is among the highest of any non-American city in the dataset. The pre-Columbian and colonial centuries leave only a thin tail; almost everything happens after the Revolution.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Mexico City during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Mexico City Is Known For
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Actor is Mexico City's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (772).
Mexico City over-indexes on wrestler — 8.1× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Mexico City's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1810s Clear ×
Guillermo Prieto
1818 - 1897
Manuel Orozco y Berra
1816 - 1881
Antonio F. Coronel
1817 - 1894
José María Flores
1818 - 1866
Fermín de la Puente y Apezechea
1812 - 1875
Sister Margarita of Jesus
1812 - 1828
Manuel Gutiérrez de Salceda y Gómez
1818 - 1889
José María Vértiz
1812 - 1876