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El Salvador ranks 128th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Turkmenistan, Tanzania, and Madagascar. 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 2023 was estimated to be 6.5 million. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1834 and 1990, present day El Salvador was the birth place of 31 globally memorable people, including Óscar Romero, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, and Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in present day El Salvador including Óscar Romero, Agustín Barrios, and Farabundo Martí.
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 1
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 2
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 3
1882 - 1966
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 4
1893 - 1932
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 5
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 6
1925 - 1990
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 7
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 8
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 9
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 11
1927 - 2021
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 12
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 3
1927 - 2021
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 12
1885 - 1936
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 20
1834 - 1903
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 21
1940 - 2009
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 23
1954 - Present
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 25
1958 - 2016
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 27
1970 - Present
HPI: 31.32
Rank: 29
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 1
1885 - 1944
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2
1893 - 1932
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 3
1925 - 1990
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 4
1835 - 1885
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 5
1924 - 2017
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 6
1917 - 2003
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 7
1925 - 2001
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 8
1885 - 1936
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 9
1959 - 2016
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 10
1940 - 2009
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 11
1982 - 2015
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 12
1835 - 1885
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 5
1885 - 1936
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 9
1940 - 2009
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 11
Most individuals born in present day El Salvador were politicians (15), soccer players (9), religious figures (2), social activists (2), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (7), soccer players (2), religious figures (1), musicians (1), and social activists (1).
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, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, and Farabundo Martí.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in present day El Salvador since 1700.