25.6714° N, 100.3086° W
MONTERREY
Most Famous People Born in Monterrey, Mexico
- Notable people
- 556
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1968
- Most distinctive
- Wrestler 9.5×
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.
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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Margarita García Flores
1922 - 2009
Raúl Rangel Frías
1913 - 1993
Mireille Roccatti
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Santiago Roel Melo
1885 - 1957
Zina Bash
Born 1981
Juan Nepomuceno de la Garza y Evia
1799 - 1877
Lázaro Gutiérrez de Lara
1870 - 1918
Roberto Hernández (cineasta)
Born 1974
Edgar Romo García
Born 1974
Roberto Carlos Flores Treviño
Born 1964
Eduardo Livas Villarreal
1911 - 1991
Pedro Zorrilla Martínez
1933 - 1999
Eduardo A. Elizondo Lozano
1922 - 2005
Pablo de la Garza
1876 - 1932
Pedro F. Quintanilla Coffin
1914 - 1992
Antonio de la Paz Guerra
1882 - 1916
Enrique Gorostieta González
1856 - 1921
Roberto Guajardo Suárez
1918 - 2008
Francisco de Padua Morales
1811 - 1853
Simón de la Garza Melo
1828 - 1875
Jesús María Aguilar
1829 - 1891
José de Jesús Dávila y Prieto
1805 - 1875
Domingo Martínez (político)
1809 - 1899
Antonio García González
1889 - 1972
Horacio Guajardo Elizondo
Born 1925
Raúl Rangel Hinojosa
Born 1949