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 2000s Clear ×
Jorge Eduardo García (actor)
Born 2002
Emilio Osorio
Born 2002
María José Mariscal
Born 2006
Randal Willars
Born 2002
Patricio Sebastián
Born 2003
Gala Montes
Born 2000
Saraí Meza
Born 2001
Macarena García Romero
Born 2000
Santiago Torres (actor)
Born 2003
Isabella Tena
Born 2007
Matías Quintana
Born 2005
Luis Cruz (Eishockeyspieler)
Born 2000