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.
Standouts
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.
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- Filtered to 1830s Clear ×
Miguel Miramón
1832 - 1867
Vicente Riva Palacio
1832 - 1896
Melesio Morales
1838 - 1908
José Salomé Pina
1830 - 1909
Manuel Manilla
1830 - 1895
Francisco Montes de Oca y Saucedo
1837 - 1885
Francisco Perea
1830 - 1913
Eugène Goupil
1831 - 1895
Antonio García Cubas
1832 - 1912
José Tomás de Cuéllar
1830 - 1894
Concepción Lombardo
1835 - 1921
Juan Antonio Mateos
1831 - 1913
Protasio Tagle
1839 - 1903
Alfonso Herrera Fernández
1838 - 1901
Rafael Ángel de la Peña
1837 - 1906
José Obregón
1838 - 1902
Joaquín Eguía Lis
1833 - 1917
Leandro Valle Martínez
1833 - 1861
Manuel Peredo
1830 - 1890
Manuel Ramírez de Arellano
1831 - 1877
Ignacio Torres Adalid
1835 - 1914
José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos
1838 - 1912
Pedro Meoqui Mañon
1838 - 1865