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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×
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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Alfonso Reyes
1889 - 1959
David Toscana
Born 1961
Felipe Montes
Born 1961
Alfonso Rangel Guerra
1928 - 2020
Josefina Niggli
1910 - 1983
Ricardo Elizondo Elizondo
1950 - 2013
Dulce María González
1958 - 2014
Héctor Alvarado Díaz
Born 1957
Adriana García Roel
1916 - 2003
Ignacio Morelos Zaragoza
1860 - 1927
Juan Roberto Zavala Treviño
Born 1940
Julia Tuñón Pablos
Born 1948
Miguel Covarrubias Ortiz
Born 1940
Marco Aurelio Galindo
1902 - 1989
Eduardo Zambrano
Born 1960
Luis Valdez (escritor)
Born 1976
Pamela Pulido
Born 1987
María de Alva
Born 1969
Gabriel Nuncio
Born 1979
Zelá Brambillé
Born 1994