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Argentina ranks 20th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Austria, Ukraine, and Belgium. Memorable people born in present day Argentina include Che Guevara, Pope Francis, and Jorge Luis Borges. Memorable people who died in Argentina include Diego Maradona, Eva Perón, and Astor Piazzolla. 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 in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and 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. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, and a part of Antarctica. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1757 and 2001, present day Argentina was the birth place of 1,019 globally memorable people, including Che Guevara, Pope Francis, and Jorge Luis Borges. Additionaly, 320 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Argentina including Diego Maradona, Eva Perón, and Astor Piazzolla.
1928 - 1967
HPI: 90.65
Rank: 1
1936 - Present
HPI: 89.75
Rank: 2
1899 - 1986
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 3
1960 - 2020
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 4
1926 - 2014
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 5
1919 - 1952
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 6
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 7
1921 - 1992
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 8
1895 - 1974
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 9
1911 - 1995
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 10
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 11
1987 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 12
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 139
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 161
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 193
1916 - 1989
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 245
1939 - 2020
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 251
1912 - 2000
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 253
1911 - 1987
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 318
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 326
1922 - 2003
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 330
1841 - 1922
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 334
1785 - 1821
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 343
1925 - 1995
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 351
1960 - 2020
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 1
1919 - 1952
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 2
1921 - 1992
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 3
1895 - 1974
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 4
1911 - 1995
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 5
1925 - 2013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 6
1899 - 1985
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 7
1876 - 1946
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 8
1884 - 1949
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 9
1935 - 2005
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 10
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 11
1930 - 2021
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 12
1891 - 1904
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 55
1857 - 1893
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 72
1904 - 1999
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 138
1916 - 1989
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 148
1906 - 1969
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 152
1939 - 2020
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 153
1753 - 1810
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 154
1912 - 2000
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 155
1875 - 1961
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 158
1911 - 1987
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 191
1922 - 2003
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 197
1785 - 1821
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 202
Most individuals born in present day Argentina were soccer players (580), politicians (90), actors (58), tennis players (39), and writers (34), while most who died were soccer players (98), politicians (70), writers (24), racing drivers (20), and boxers (12).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Argentina, including Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stéfano, and Lionel Messi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Argentina, including Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stéfano, 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.