Petrópolis
Petrópolis ranks 2,015th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kavala, Štip, and Speyer. The most famous people from Petrópolis are Peter Medawar, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, and Rodrigo Santoro. The most famous people who died in Petrópolis are Stefan Zweig, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, and Hélio Gracie. Petrópolis has been the birth place of many soccer players, and noblemen and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Petrópolis is located in Brazil.
People
Between 1875 and 2001, Petrópolis was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Peter Medawar, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, and Rodrigo Santoro. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Petrópolis including Stefan Zweig, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, and Hélio Gracie.
People Born in Petrópolis
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Peter Medawar
BIOLOGIST
1915 - 1987
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 1
Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará
NOBLEMAN
1875 - 1940
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 2
Rodrigo Santoro
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 3
Luís of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1920
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 4
Diane, Duchess of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 5
Ariel Nogueira
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2005
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 6
Rafael
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 7
Fábio
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 8
Luiz Henrique
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 9
Henrique Avancini
CYCLIST
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.10
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Petrópolis
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Stefan Zweig
WRITER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 83.35
Rank: 1
Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará
NOBLEMAN
1875 - 1940
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 2
Hélio Gracie
MARTIAL ARTS
1913 - 2009
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 3
Epitácio Pessoa
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1942
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 4
Hermes da Fonseca
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1923
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 5
Heitor Canalli
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1990
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 6
Ruy Barbosa
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1923
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 7
Oswaldo Cruz
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1917
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Petrópoliswere soccer players (4), noblemen (3), biologists (1), actors (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were politicians (3), writers (1), noblemen (1), martial arts (1), and soccer players (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Petrópolis since 1700.
