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.

Through the Centuries

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 wrestler8.1× the global rate.

  1. Actor772
  2. Football563
  3. Politician460
  4. Writer198
  5. Film125
  6. Wrestler112
  7. Lawyer102
  8. Singer99
  1. Wrestler1128.1×
  2. Boxer724.2×
  3. Actor7723.4×
  4. Film1252.4×
  5. Diplomat562.2×
  6. Artist771.7×
  7. Architect581.5×

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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4,319 notable people

4201 FOOTBALL

Horacio Macedo Esquivel

Born 1963

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4202 REVOLUTIONARY

Arnulfo Arroyo Romero

1865 - 1897

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4203 LAWYER

Paola Zavala

Born 1982

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4204 POLITICIAN

Alín Nayely de Jesús Sánchez

Born 1977

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4205 FOOTBALL

Pablo Robles

Born 1968

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4206 FOOTBALL

Jefren Páez

Born 1993

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4207 DRIVER

Billy Sprowls

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4208 FOOTBALL

Adao Martínez

Born 1975

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4209 JOCKEY

Eusebio Razo Jr.

1966 - 2012

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4210 POLITICIAN

Martha Gutiérrez Manrique

Born 1960

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4211 FOOTBALL

Rodolfo Sotelo

Born 1952

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4212 POLITICIAN

Mauro Huerta Díaz

Born 1967

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4213 MUSIC

Lorena Díaz Núñez

Born 1954

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4214 FOOTBALL

Iván Moreno Ruiz

Born 1975

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4215 POLITICIAN

Rosaura Denegre Vaught

Born 1981

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4216 POLITICIAN

César Antonio Chávez Castillo

Born 1951

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4217 FOOTBALL

Luis Antonio Mendoza

Born 1973

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4218 POLITICIAN

Bernardino Ramos Iturbide

Born 1963

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4219 POLITICIAN

Luis Felipe Eguía

Born 1969

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4220 POLITICIAN

Miguel Ángel Macedo Escartín

Born 1955

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4221 POLITICIAN

José Antonio Calderón Cardoso

Born 1968

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4222 POLITICIAN

Patricia Garduño

Born 1960

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4223 POLITICIAN

César Daniel González Madruga

Born 1984

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4224 POLITICIAN

Gilberto Ensástiga

Born 1963

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4225 POLITICIAN

Pablo Leopoldo Arreola Ortega

Born 1958

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4226 POLITICIAN

Agustín Castilla Marroquín

Born 1969

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4227 POLITICIAN

Eduardo Mendoza Arellano

Born 1971

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4228 FOOTBALL

Isaac Morales Domínguez

Born 1980

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4229 BOTSCHAFTER

Ángel Luis Ortiz Monasterio Castellanos

Born 1942

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4230 POLITICIAN

Moisés Gil Ramírez

Born 1979

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4231 POLITICIAN

Silvia Márquez Velasco

Born 1961

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4232 POLITICIAN

María Quiñones Cornejo

Born 1956

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4233 POLITICIAN

Roberto Rebollo Vivero

Born 1957

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4234 POLITICIAN

Jorge Ortiz Alvarado

Born 1982

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4235 POLITICIAN

Jhonatan Jardines Fraire

Born 1980

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4236 POLITICIAN

José Antonio González Mata

Born 1975

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4237 POLITICIAN

Martha Angélica Bernardino Rojas

Born 1973

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4238 POLITICIAN

Esveida Bravo Martínez

Born 1932

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4239 POLITICIAN

Elsa Obrajero Montes

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4240 COMPOSER

Augusto Novaro

1891 - 1960

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4241 POLITICIAN

Geraldine Ramírez Zollino

Born 1981

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4242 POLITICIAN

Karla Villarreal Benassini

Born 1975

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4243 POLITICIAN

Adriana Hinojosa Céspedes

Born 1972

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4244 POLITICIAN

María Elena Noriega Blanco

Born 1955

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4245 POLITICIAN

Luis Antonio González Roldán

Born 1967

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4246 SCULPTOR

Federico Canessi

1905 - 1977

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4247 DIPLOMAT

José María Gamboa

1856 - 1911

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4248 POLITICIAN

Noé Martín Vázquez

Born 1970

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4249 DIPLOMAT

Francisca Méndez

Born 1963

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4250 POLITICIAN

Fausto Saldaña del Moral

Born 1967

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4251 POLITICIAN

Julián Velázquez y Llorente

Born 1944

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4252 POLITICIAN

Guadalupe García Noriega

Born 1963

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4253 FOOTBALL

César Suárez (Fußballspieler)

Born 1968

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4254 POLITICIAN

Isidoro Ruiz

Born 1955

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4255 DIPLOMAT

Juan Antonio Mateos Cícero

Born 1941

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4256 BOTSCHAFTER

Amanda Mireya Terán Munguía

Born 1941

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4257 FOOTBALL

Israel Vargas

Born 1984

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4258 POLITICIAN

Adrián Chávez Ruiz

Born 1976

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4259 POLITICIAN

Juanita Santillán

Born 1982

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4260 FOOTBALL

Luis Miguel Barberena

1953 - 2007

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4261 POLITICIAN

Adrián Fernández Cabrera

Born 1967

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4262 BOTSCHAFTER

Omar Martínez Legorreta

Born 1935

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4263 POLITICIAN

Ezequiel Rétiz

Born 1973

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4264 BOTSCHAFTER

Salvador Campos Icardo

Born 1944

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4265 FOOTBALL

Alejandro Pérez

Born 1975

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4266 DIPLOMAT

Olga Pellicer Silva

Born 1935

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4267 POLITICIAN

Marco Vinicio Juárez Fierro

Born 1976

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4268 FOOTBALL

Armando Arce

Born 1997

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4269 POLITICIAN

Máximo Soto Gómez

Born 1949

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4270 POLITICIAN

Raúl García Velázquez

Born 1946

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4271 POLITICIAN

Efrén Cerezo Torres

Born 1946

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4272 POLITICIAN

Javier Salas (broadcaster)

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4273 FOOTBALL

Rodrigo Sadurni

Born 1991

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4274 POLITICIAN

Maricarmen Valls

Born 1980

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4275 PHOTOGRAPHER

Dante Busquets

Born 1969

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4276 WRITER

Gabriela Jauregui

Born 1979

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4277 WRITER

Juan Manuel Servín

Born 1962

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4278 POLITICIAN

Delfino Garcés

Born 1953

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4279 BOTSCHAFTER

Luis Alva Cejudo

1910 - 1995

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4280 POLITICIAN

Aranzazú Quintana

Born 1979

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4281 BOTSCHAFTER

Luciano Eduardo Joublanc Montaño

Born 1949

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4282 TAEKWONDO

Diego García de León

Born 1990

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4283 BOTSCHAFTER

Carlos Virgilio Ferrer Argote

Born 1941

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4284 FOOTBALL

Manolo Rodríguez

Born 1958

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4285 FOOTBALL

Pedro Vega Zambrano

Born 1958

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4286 DIPLOMAT

Oliver Albert Farres Martins

Born 1943

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4287 FOOTBALL

Mario Cisneros

Born 1961

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4288 FOOTBALL

Guillermo Padrón

Born 1959

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4289 FOOTBALL

Jesús Mendizábal

Born 1959

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4290 POLITICIAN

Inelvo Moreno Álvarez

Born 1970

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4291 LAWYER

Sabás Antonio Domínguez

1789 - 1876

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4292 FOOTBALL

Sergio Martínez Maldonado

Born 1965

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4293 FOOTBALL

Marco Antonio Ramírez

Born 1944

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4294 MODELO

Richie Nuzoo

Born 1990

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4295 PIANIST

Eva Alcázar Leyva

Born 1945

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4296 FOOTBALL

Armando Javier Hernández

Born 1974

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4297 FOOTBALL

Daniel Deeke

Born 1974

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4298 BOTSCHAFTER

Daniel Galán Méndez

Born 1936

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4299 POLITICIAN

Rosario Ortiz Magallón

Born 1951

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4300 BADMINTON

Jorge Palazuelos

Born 1949

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4301 FOOTBALL

Alberto Ordaz

Born 1956

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4302 FOOTBALL

Pepín González

Born 1932

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4303 BOTSCHAFTER

Manuel J. Gándara

Born 1888

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4304 PRESBYTER

José Antonio Plancarte y Labastida

1840 - 1898

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4305 TUFFATORE

José Ruvalcaba (tuffatore)

Born 1991

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4306 FOOTBALL

Salvador Lazarini

Born 1943

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4307 BOTSCHAFTER

José Pontones Tovar

Born 1903

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4308 FOOTBALL

Enrique Ostos

1918 - 1938

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4309 FOOTBALL

Ricardo Escandón

Born 1927

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4310 RELIGIOUS

Dolores Medina Martinez Zepeda

1860 - 1925

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4311 FOOTBALL

Jorge Morelos

Born 1931

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4312 FILM

Karla Yadira Olalde Estrada

Born 1987

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4313 FOOTBALL

Fernando Dávila

Born 1930

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4314 FOOTBALL

Juan Manuel Lemus

Born 1934

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4315 FOOTBALL

Manuel Cañibe

Born 1930

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4316 FOOTBALL

Rodolfo Sánchez (Fußballspieler)

Born 1969

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4317 ACTOR

Dafit Hernández Juárez

Born 1972

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4318 BOXER

Alfredo Gaona

Born 1912

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4319 BOXER

Miguel Araico

Born 1914

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