Guatemala
Historical figures born in Guatemala
407 notable historical figures were born in Guatemala. These are the most notable:
Guatemala ranks #112 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Panama, Malta and Cyprus.
By era
- Early Modern: 1
- Modern: 35
By occupation
- Politician: 28
- Head of State/President: 23
- Soldier/Officer: 9
- Diplomat: 3
- Actor: 3
- Lawyer: 3
- Activist: 2
- Writer/Author: 2
- Rigoberta Menchú (born 1959, Politics)
- Luis von Ahn (born 1978, Business)
- Efraín Ríos Montt (1926 to 2018, Politics)
- Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899 to 1974, Literature)
- Carlos Castillo Armas (1914 to 1957, Politics)
- Alejandro Giammattei (born 1956, Politics)
- Jorge Ubico (1878 to 1946, Politics)
- Jimmy Morales (born 1969, Politics)
- Álvaro Colom (1951 to 2023, Politics)
- Otto Pérez Molina (born 1950, Politics)
- Rafael Carrera (1815 to 1865, Politics)
- Karin Herrera (born 1967, Politics)
- Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes (1895 to 1982, Politics)
- Oscar Isaac (born 1979, Entertainment)
- Tecun Uman (1504 to 1524, Politics)
- Fernando Romeo Lucas García (1924 to 2006, Politics)
- Luisa Moreno (1907 to 1992, Other)
- Alfonso Portillo (born 1951, Politics)
- Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (1918 to 2003, Politics)
- Alejandro Maldonado (born 1936, Politics)
- Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1930 to 2009, Politics)
- Justo Rufino Barrios (1835 to 1885, Politics)
- Óscar Berger (born 1946, Politics)
- Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores (1930 to 2016, Military)
- Zury Ríos (born 1968, Politics)
- José María Orellana (1872 to 1926, Military)
- Carlos Mérida (1891 to 1984, Arts & Music)
- Óscar Mendoza Azurdia (1917 to 1995, Politics)
- Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ (Politics)
- Fruto Chamorro (1804 to 1855, Politics)
- Juan Federico Ponce Vaides (1889 to 1956, Politics)
- Arabella Árbenz (1940 to 1965, Entertainment)
- José María Reina Barrios (1854 to 1898, Politics)
- Guillermo Flores Avendaño (1894 to 1982, Politics)
- Regina José Galindo (born 1974, Arts & Music)
- Lázaro Chacón González (1873 to 1931, Politics)
- Miguel Rosales (born 1961, Architecture)
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