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 Diego Maradona, Eva Perón, and Juan Perón. Argentina has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians.
People
Between 0 and 2007, present day Argentina was the birth place of 1,439 globally memorable people, including Pope Francis, Che Guevara, and Jorge Luis Borges. Additionaly, 356 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Argentina including Diego Maradona, Eva Perón, and Juan Perón.
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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Andrea del Boca
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 567
Wanda Nara
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 633
Javier Weber
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 671
Claudia Piñeiro
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 687
Mariana Enríquez
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 691
Soledad Villamil
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 695
Franco Colapinto
RACING DRIVER
2003 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 701
Alberto Mancini
TENNIS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 705
Franco Mastantuono
SOCCER PLAYER
2007 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 715
Fabiana Udenio
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 727
Hugo Conte
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 739
Sergio Martínez
BOXER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 776
People Deceased in Present Day Argentina
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SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - 2020
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 1
Eva Perón
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1952
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 2
Juan Perón
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1974
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 3
Juan Manuel Fangio
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 4
Astor Piazzolla
COMPOSER
1921 - 1992
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 5
Jorge Rafael Videla
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 6
László Bíró
INVENTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 7
Friedrich Bergius
CHEMIST
1884 - 1949
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 8
Manuel de Falla
COMPOSER
1876 - 1946
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 9
Omar Sívori
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2005
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 10
Carlos Menem
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 11
Néstor Kirchner
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2010
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Argentina
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Argentina were soccer players (737), athletes (138), politicians (93), actors (77), and tennis players (60), while most who died were soccer players (112), politicians (73), writers (26), racing drivers (21), and athletes (14).
Occupational Trends
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.
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.
