Cultural Production in
Present Day
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil ranks 9th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Italy, Russia, and Spain. Memorable people born in present day Brazil include Pelé, Garrincha, and Paulo Coelho. Memorable people who died in Brazil include Pelé, Stefan Zweig, and Josef Mengele. Brazil has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians.
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese is an official language. Brazil is among the world's most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2008, present day Brazil was the birth place of 2,462 globally memorable people, including Pelé, Garrincha, and Paulo Coelho. Additionaly, 399 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Brazil including Pelé, Stefan Zweig, and Josef Mengele.
People Born in Present Day Brazil
Go to all RankingsPelé
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.35
Rank: 1
Garrincha
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 2
Paulo Coelho
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 3
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 4
Mário Zagallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 5
Ronaldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 6
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 7
Zico
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 8
Ayrton Senna
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 9
Dilma Rousseff
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 10
Jair Bolsonaro
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 11
Jairzinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Brazil
Go to all RankingsOsvaldo Moles
WRITER
1913 - 1967
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 174
Luís of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1920
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 201
Jandira Martini
ACTOR
1945 - 2024
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 226
Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1847
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 238
Silvio Santos
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 241
Michael Löwy
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 271
Éder Jofre
BOXER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 282
Marcos Valle
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 304
José Faria
COACH
1933 - 2013
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 384
Lygia Clark
PAINTER
1920 - 1988
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 400
Eumir Deodato
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 403
Adoniran Barbosa
SINGER
1910 - 1982
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 408
People Deceased in Present Day Brazil
Go to all RankingsPelé
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.35
Rank: 1
Stefan Zweig
WRITER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 2
Josef Mengele
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 3
Garrincha
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 4
Mário Zagallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 5
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 6
Carlos Alberto Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 7
Sócrates
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2011
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 8
Didi
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2001
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 9
João Havelange
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2016
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 10
Getúlio Vargas
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 11
Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Brazil
Go to all RankingsOsvaldo Moles
WRITER
1913 - 1967
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 97
Jandira Martini
ACTOR
1945 - 2024
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 125
Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1847
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 132
Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1909 - 1981
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 149
Éder Jofre
BOXER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 154
Lygia Clark
PAINTER
1920 - 1988
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 213
Adoniran Barbosa
SINGER
1910 - 1982
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 217
Carlos Alberto Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 228
Ely
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1991
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 236
José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1912
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 243
Estácio de Sá
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1520 - 1567
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 252
Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1938 - 2022
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 263
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Brazil were soccer players (1605), athletes (189), politicians (92), actors (79), and writers (42), while most who died were soccer players (153), politicians (56), writers (42), religious figures (14), and singers (14).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Brazil, including Pelé, Garrincha, and Mário Zagallo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brazil, including Pelé, Garrincha, and Mário Zagallo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Brazil since 1700.