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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.

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People Deceased in Present Day Argentina

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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.