Cultural Production in
Present Day
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina ranks 21st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Türkiye, Czechia, and Belgium. Memorable people born in present day Argentina include Pope Francis, Che Guevara, and Jorge Luis Borges. Memorable people who died in Argentina include Eva Perón, Astor Piazzolla, and Friedrich Bergius. Argentina has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. The top cities in Argentina by number of biographies are Buenos Aires, Rosario, Argentina, La Plata, and Córdoba, Argentina.
People
Between 0 and 2007, present day Argentina was the birth place of 1,444 globally memorable people, including Pope Francis, Che Guevara, and Jorge Luis Borges. Additionaly, 360 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Argentina including Eva Perón, Astor Piazzolla, and Friedrich Bergius.
People Born in Present Day Argentina
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Pope Francis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2025
HPI: 97.04
Rank: 1
Che Guevara
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1928 - 1967
HPI: 93.09
Rank: 2
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 3
Diego Maradona
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - 2020
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 4
Alfredo Di Stéfano
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 5
Eva Perón
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1952
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 6
Juan Perón
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1974
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 7
Juan Manuel Fangio
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 8
Astor Piazzolla
COMPOSER
1921 - 1992
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 9
Jorge Rafael Videla
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 10
Isabel Martínez de Perón
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 11
José de San Martín
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1778 - 1850
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Argentina
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Orlando Ramón Agosti
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1997
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 376
Domingo Cavallo
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 470
Guillermo Francella
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 526
Andrea del Boca
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 570
Wanda Nara
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 636
Javier Weber
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 674
Claudia Piñeiro
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 690
Mariana Enríquez
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 694
Soledad Villamil
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 698
Franco Colapinto
RACING DRIVER
2003 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 704
Alberto Mancini
TENNIS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 708
Franco Mastantuono
SOCCER PLAYER
2007 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 718
People Deceased in Present Day Argentina
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POLITICIAN
1919 - 1952
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 1
Astor Piazzolla
COMPOSER
1921 - 1992
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 2
Friedrich Bergius
CHEMIST
1884 - 1949
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 3
Manuel de Falla
COMPOSER
1876 - 1946
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 4
Omar Sívori
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2005
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 5
Carlos Menem
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 6
Néstor Kirchner
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2010
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 7
Guillermo Stábile
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1966
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 8
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1948
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 9
César Luis Menotti
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 10
Raúl Alfonsín
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 11
João Goulart
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1976
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Argentina
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José Sanfilippo
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2026
HPI: NaN
Rank: 269
Orlando Ramón Agosti
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1997
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 320
Julio César Strassera
LAWYER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 357
Diana Sacayán
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1975 - 2015
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 358
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Argentinawere soccer players (738), athletes (138), politicians (94), actors (78), and tennis players (60), while most who died were soccer players (113), politicians (73), writers (26), racing drivers (21), and athletes (14).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Argentina since 1700.
