Recife
Recife ranks 479th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Amiens, Kutaisi, and Odense. The most famous people from Recife are Paulo Freire, Vavá, and Rivaldo. The most famous people who died in Recife are Hélder Câmara, Zequinha, and Naná Vasconcelos. Recife has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many singers, and religious figures. Recife is located in Brazil.
People
Between 1849 and 1997, Recife was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Paulo Freire, Vavá, and Rivaldo. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Recife including Hélder Câmara, Zequinha, and Naná Vasconcelos.
People Born in Recife
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Paulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 1
Vavá
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2002
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 2
Rivaldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 3
Ademir de Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1996
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 4
Juninho Pernambucano
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 5
Zequinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 6
Naná Vasconcelos
SINGER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 7
Gilberto Freyre
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1900 - 1987
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 8
Josué de Castro
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1908 - 1973
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 9
Rildo da Costa Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 10
Manuel Bandeira
WRITER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 11
Joaquim Nabuco
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1910
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Recife
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Kleber Mendonça Filho
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 17
Walter
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.73
Rank: 29
People Deceased in Recife
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Hélder Câmara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 1999
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1
Zequinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 2
Naná Vasconcelos
SINGER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 3
Luiz Gonzaga
SINGER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 4
Gilberto Freyre
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1900 - 1987
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 5
Gregório de Matos
WRITER
1636 - 1696
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Recifewere soccer players (17), politicians (3), writers (2), volleyball players (2), and philosophers (1), while most who died were singers (2), religious figures (1), soccer players (1), anthropologists (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Recife, including Vavá, Rivaldo, and Juninho Pernambucano. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Recife, including Vavá, Rivaldo, and Ademir de Menezes.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Recife since 1700.
