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Brazil ranks 9th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Italy, Russia, and Spain. Memorable people born in present day Brazil include Pelé, Paulo Coelho, and Garrincha. Memorable people who died in Brazil include Stefan Zweig, Garrincha, and Oscar Niemeyer. Brazil has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many soccer players and politicians.
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 214 million people, 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. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; as well as the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 8 and 2008, present day Brazil was the birth place of 2,066 globally memorable people, including Pelé, Paulo Coelho, and Garrincha. Additionaly, 346 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Brazil including Stefan Zweig, Garrincha, and Oscar Niemeyer.
1940 - Present
HPI: 85.54
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 2
1933 - 1983
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 3
1907 - 2012
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 4
1960 - 1994
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 5
1955 - Present
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 7
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 9
1825 - 1891
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 10
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 11
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 12
1882 - 1954
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 26
1930 - 2022
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 85
1947 - 2022
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 142
1875 - 1940
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 152
1931 - 2008
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 206
1917 - 1996
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 247
1889 - 1964
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 304
1895 - 1975
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 360
1914 - 1992
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 369
1893 - 1965
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 396
1901 - 1964
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 421
1927 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 426
1881 - 1942
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 1
1933 - 1983
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 2
1907 - 2012
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 3
1511 - 1546
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 4
1912 - 2006
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 5
1912 - 2001
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 6
1954 - 2011
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 7
1928 - 2001
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 8
1944 - 2016
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 9
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 10
1916 - 2016
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 11
1934 - 2002
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 12
1882 - 1954
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 14
1930 - 2022
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 50
1930 - 2004
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 78
1875 - 1940
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 83
1931 - 2008
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 112
1917 - 1996
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 135
1889 - 1964
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 163
1585 - 1641
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 165
1895 - 1975
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 197
1914 - 1992
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 203
1736 - 1813
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 206
1893 - 1965
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 212
Most individuals born in present day Brazil were soccer players (1520), politicians (85), actors (71), writers (36), and coaches (32), while most who died were soccer players (134), politicians (55), writers (37), religious figures (12), and singers (10).
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 Zico. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brazil, including Pelé, Garrincha, and Zico.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Brazil since 1700.