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MONTERREY

Most Famous People Born in Monterrey, Mexico

Notable people
556
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1968
Most distinctive
Wrestler 9.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Monterrey during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Monterrey Is Known For

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Football is Monterrey's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (102).

Monterrey over-indexes on wrestler — 9.5× the global rate.

  1. Football102
  2. Politician91
  3. Actor62
  4. Singer28
  5. Lawyer26
  6. Writer20
  7. Wrestler17
  8. Sport14
  1. Wrestler179.5×
  2. Driver84.6×
  3. Boxer104.5×
  4. Lawyer262.7×
  5. Business142.5×
  6. Singer282.4×
  7. Actor622.1×
  8. Diplomat61.9×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Monterrey's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0074 ACTOR

Jaime Fernández (actor)

1937 - 2005

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0076 WRESTLER

José Lothario

1934 - 2018

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0101 ACTOR

Martha Ofelia Galindo

Born 1931

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0118 FILM

Joe Wizan

1935 - 2011

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0142 SCULPTOR

Enrique Canales

1936 - 2007

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0166 BUSINESS

Bernardo Garza Sada

1930 - 2009

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0201 KILLER

Magdalena Solís

Born 1930

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0250 ACTOR

José Marroquín Leal

1933 - 1998

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0279 POLITICIAN

Jorge Alonso Treviño

Born 1935

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0281 ACTOR

Esteban Siller

1931 - 2013

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0316 ACTOR

Roberto Ramírez Garza

1931 - 2009

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0321 POLITICIAN

Arturo de la Garza González

1936 - 2011

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0326 ACTOR

Virma González

1937 - 2000

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0334 ARCHITECT

Rodolfo Barragán Schwarz

1931 - 2017

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0338 POET

Ario Garza Mercado

1936 - 2011

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0370 GENETICIST

José María Cantú Garza

1938 - 2007

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0393 BUSINESS

Javier Garza Sepúlveda

1933 - 2004

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0401 LAWYER

Pedro Zorrilla Martínez

1933 - 1999

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0409 POLITICIAN

Rogelio Sada Zambrano

Born 1935

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0415 MATHEMATICIAN

René Mario Montante Pardo

1933 - 2019

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0424 POLITICIAN

Julio Camelo Martínez

1937 - 2020

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0441 ARCHITECT

Macario Aguirre Puente

Born 1931

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0477 TORERO

Raúl García Rivera

Born 1936

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0484 ANNOUNCER

Domingo Arturo García

Born 1936

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0528 DIPLOMAT

Héctor Cárdenas Rodríguez

Born 1936

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