Cultural Production in
Present Day
El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador ranks 128th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Qatar, Cambodia, and Myanmar (Burma). Memorable people born in present day El Salvador include Óscar Romero, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, and Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry. Memorable people who died in El Salvador include Óscar Romero, Agustín Barrios, and Farabundo Martí. El Salvador has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players.
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a government census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, present day El Salvador was the birth place of 43 globally memorable people, including Óscar Romero, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, and Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in present day El Salvador including Óscar Romero, Agustín Barrios, and Farabundo Martí.
People Born in Present Day El Salvador
Go to all RankingsÓscar Romero
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 2
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
WRITER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 3
Nayib Bukele
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1966
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 5
Farabundo Martí
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1932
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 6
Unica Zürn
WRITER
1916 - 1970
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 7
Mágico González
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 8
José Napoleón Duarte
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1990
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 9
Mauricio Funes
JOURNALIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 10
Alfredo Cristiani
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 11
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2003
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day El Salvador
Go to all RankingsSchafik Hándal
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2006
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 18
Pipo Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 26
Ever Hernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 30
Marcelo Arévalo
TENNIS PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 29.87
Rank: 35
Iván Barton
REFEREE
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.29
Rank: 36
Rodolfo Zelaya
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 25.44
Rank: 37
Jaime Alas
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 21.86
Rank: 38
Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 39
Matt Richards
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 40
Toto Wong
SWIMMER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 41
Marcelo Acosta
SWIMMER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 42
Yamileth Solórzano
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 43
People Deceased in Present Day El Salvador
Go to all RankingsÓscar Romero
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1
Agustín Barrios
MUSICIAN
1885 - 1944
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 2
Farabundo Martí
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1932
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 3
José Napoleón Duarte
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1990
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 4
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2003
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 5
Justo Rufino Barrios
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1885
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6
Carlos Humberto Romero
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 7
Schafik Hándal
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2006
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 8
Álvaro Magaña
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2001
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 9
Prudencia Ayala
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1885 - 1936
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 10
Francisco Flores Pérez
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2016
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 11
Raúl Magaña
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2009
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day El Salvador
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day El Salvador were politicians (17), soccer players (12), religious figures (2), writers (2), and social activists (2), while most who died were politicians (8), soccer players (2), religious figures (1), musicians (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day El Salvador, including Salvador Sánchez Cerén, Nayib Bukele, and José Napoleón Duarte. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day El Salvador, including Salvador Sánchez Cerén, Nayib Bukele, and Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in present day El Salvador since 1700.