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
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- Filtered to 1860s Clear ×
Federico Gamboa
1864 - 1939
Francisco A. de Icaza
1863 - 1925
Leandro Izaguirre
1867 - 1941
Gustavo Campa
1863 - 1934
Alfonso L. Herrera
1868 - 1942
Germán Gedovius
1867 - 1937
Agustín de Iturbide y Green
1863 - 1925
Heinrich Zoelly
1862 - 1937
Luis Gonzaga Urbina
1864 - 1934
Ángel del Campo Valle
1868 - 1908
Francisco Fernández del Castillo (historiador)
1864 - 1936
Jesús Galindo y Villa
1867 - 1937
Auguste Génin
1862 - 1931
Ignacio de la Torre y Mier
1866 - 1918
Manuel G. Revilla
1864 - 1924
Enrique Fernández Granados
1867 - 1920
Gabriel Gavira Castro
1867 - 1956
José María Bustillos
1866 - 1899
Carlos de Beistegui
1863 - 1953
Camerina Pavón y Oviedo
1862 - 1893
Francisco Beltrán Otero
1862 - 1934
María Elena Borneque
1867 - 1909
Julio Morales Landgrave
1863 - 1945
María Dolores Medina
1860 - 1925
Adolfo Mújica y Sáyago
1860 - 1916
Manuel Castelazo Fuentes
1865 - 1942
Joaquín Téllez
1861 - 1929
Arnulfo Arroyo Romero
1865 - 1897
Dolores Medina Martinez Zepeda
1860 - 1925