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Costa Rica ranks 88th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Senegal, Albania, and Hong Kong. Memorable people born in present day Costa Rica include Óscar Arias, Chavela Vargas, and José Figueres Ferrer. Memorable people who died in Costa Rica include José Figueres Ferrer, Francisco Morazán, and Adolfo Díaz. Costa Rica has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and soccer players.

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of 51,060 km2 (19,710 sq mi). An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1784 and 1998, present day Costa Rica was the birth place of 104 globally memorable people, including Óscar Arias, Chavela Vargas, and José Figueres Ferrer. Additionaly, 20 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Costa Rica including José Figueres Ferrer, Francisco Morazán, and Adolfo Díaz.

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People Deceased in Present Day Costa Rica

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Most individuals born in present day Costa Rica were soccer players (76), politicians (22), singers (1), astronauts (1), and diplomats (1),  while most who died were politicians (16), soccer players (3), and businesspeople (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Costa Rica, including Keylor Navas, Paulo Wanchope, and Bryan Ruiz. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Costa Rica, including Keylor Navas, Roberto Gayón, and Paulo Wanchope.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in present day Costa Rica since 1700.