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Argentina ranks 19th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Turkey, Austria, and Ukraine. Memorable people born in present day Argentina include Che Guevara, Pope Francis, and Jorge Luis Borges. Memorable people who died in Argentina include Eva Perón, Diego Maradona, and Juan Perón. Argentina has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many soccer players and politicians.
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, the second largest in South America after Brazil, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation by area. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1757 and 2000, present day Argentina was the birth place of 901 globally memorable people, including Che Guevara, Pope Francis, and Jorge Luis Borges. Additionaly, 270 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Argentina including Eva Perón, Diego Maradona, and Juan Perón.
1928 - 1967
HPI: 93.41
Rank: 1
1936 - Present
HPI: 91.89
Rank: 2
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.68
Rank: 3
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 4
1919 - 1952
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 5
1960 - 2020
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 6
1895 - 1974
HPI: 79.67
Rank: 7
1911 - 1995
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 8
1921 - 1992
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 9
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 10
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 11
1925 - 2013
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 12
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 70
1943 - 2020
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 97
1929 - 2002
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 213
1778 - 1811
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 215
1938 - 2012
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 226
1931 - 2004
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 227
1905 - 1981
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 242
1921 - 2000
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 243
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 254
1934 - 1982
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 256
1924 - 1997
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 264
1935 - 2010
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 271
1919 - 1952
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 1
1960 - 2020
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 2
1895 - 1974
HPI: 79.67
Rank: 3
1911 - 1995
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 4
1921 - 1992
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 5
1925 - 2013
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 6
1899 - 1985
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 7
1876 - 1946
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 8
1935 - 2005
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 9
1935 - 2009
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 10
1884 - 1949
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 11
1926 - 2003
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 12
1894 - 1939
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 39
1893 - 1965
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 42
1943 - 2020
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 49
1901 - 1970
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 68
1780 - 1862
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 93
1929 - 2002
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 122
1938 - 2012
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 131
1931 - 2004
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 132
1913 - 1984
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 141
1905 - 1981
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 143
1921 - 2000
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 144
1934 - 1982
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 150
Most individuals born in present day Argentina were soccer players (521), politicians (77), actors (48), tennis players (35), and writers (31), while most who died were soccer players (81), politicians (64), racing drivers (19), writers (19), and boxers (10).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Argentina, including Alfredo Di Stéfano, Diego Maradona, and Lionel Messi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Argentina, including Alfredo Di Stéfano, Diego Maradona, and Lionel Messi.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Argentina since 1700.