Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ranks 17th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Madrid, Philadelphia, and Stockholm. The most famous people from Buenos Aires are Pope Francis, Jorge Luis Borges, and Alfredo Di Stéfano. The most famous people who died in Buenos Aires are Astor Piazzolla, Friedrich Bergius, and Carlos Menem. Buenos Aires has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Buenos Aires is located in Argentina.
People
Between 0 and 2005, Buenos Aires was the birth place of 437 globally memorable people, including Pope Francis, Jorge Luis Borges, and Alfredo Di Stéfano. Additionaly, 225 globally memorable people have passed away in Buenos Aires including Astor Piazzolla, Friedrich Bergius, and Carlos Menem.
People Born in Buenos Aires
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Pope Francis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2025
HPI: 97.04
Rank: 1
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 2
Alfredo Di Stéfano
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 3
Martha Argerich
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 4
Daniel Barenboim
CONDUCTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 5
Diego Simeone
COACH
1970 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 6
Olivia Hussey
ACTOR
1951 - 2024
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 7
Helenio Herrera
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 8
Guillermo Stábile
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1966
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 9
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 10
Leonardo Sandri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 11
Richard Walther Darré
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1953
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Buenos Aires
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Andrea del Boca
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 208
Javier Weber
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 242
Mariana Enríquez
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 248
Fabiana Udenio
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 259
Hugo Conte
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 264
Marianela Núñez
DANCER
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 281
Diego Latorre
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 297
Darío Rojas
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 298
Federico Higuaín
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 299
María Botto
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 302
Christian Miniussi
TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 311
Mónica Ayos
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 317
People Deceased in Buenos Aires
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Astor Piazzolla
COMPOSER
1921 - 1992
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 1
Friedrich Bergius
CHEMIST
1884 - 1949
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 2
Carlos Menem
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 3
César Luis Menotti
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 4
Hipólito Yrigoyen
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1933
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 5
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1959
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 6
Roberto Eduardo Viola
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1994
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 7
Bernardo Houssay
PHYSICIAN
1887 - 1971
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 8
Hugo Gatti
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 9
Bent Larsen
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 10
Liam Payne
SINGER
1993 - 2024
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 11
Héctor Yazalde
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Buenos Aires
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Luis Puenzo
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2026
HPI: NaN
Rank: 58
Diana Sacayán
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1975 - 2015
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 225
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Buenos Aireswere soccer players (150), actors (50), athletes (44), politicians (41), and writers (24), while most who died were soccer players (66), politicians (51), writers (18), racing drivers (14), and actors (12).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Buenos Aires, including Alfredo Di Stéfano, Javier Zanetti, and Carlos Bilardo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Buenos Aires, including Alfredo Di Stéfano, Helenio Herrera, and Guillermo Stábile.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Buenos Aires since 1700.
