Pancho Villa

War Hero
BIRTHDAY
June 5,1878
Birthplace
Mexico
Age
Jul 20,1923,age 45
Birth Sign
Gemini
BIRTHDAY
June 5,1878 (age Jul 20,1923,age 45)
Birthplace
Mexico

About

Famed Mexican bandit who led the Mexican Revolution. He became an outlaw in the U.S. and was hailed as a hero in his home country.

Before Fame

He supported the overthrow of the Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz and was almost killed by Diaz's loyalists.

Trivia

He raided American trains and troops, and the U.S. organized a punitive armed expedition into Mexico to root him out.

Family Life

He was married to several women over the course of his life and had numerous children, the last of which died in 2009.

Associated With

Woodrow Wilson organized the punitive expedition to find Villa.