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Peru ranks 57th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New Zealand, Cuba, and Nigeria. Memorable people born in present day Peru include Atahualpa, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Isabel Allende. Memorable people who died in Peru include Francisco Pizarro, Atahualpa, and Javier Pérez de Cuéllar. Peru has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and soccer players.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At 1,285,216 km2, Peru is the 19th largest country in the world, and the third largest in South America. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1230 and 2000, present day Peru was the birth place of 232 globally memorable people, including Atahualpa, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Isabel Allende. Additionaly, 111 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Peru including Francisco Pizarro, Atahualpa, and Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
1502 - 1533
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 2
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 3
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 4
1920 - 2020
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 5
1925 - 1998
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 6
1545 - 1572
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 7
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 8
1250 - 1169
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 9
1380 - 1460
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 10
1738 - 1781
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 11
1586 - 1617
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 12
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 41
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 55
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 78
1783 - 1858
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 89
1910 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 94
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 96
1929 - 1994
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 100
1875 - 1934
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 105
1936 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 109
1880 - 1947
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 114
1906 - 1973
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 118
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 121
1478 - 1541
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 1
1502 - 1533
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 2
1920 - 2020
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 3
1545 - 1572
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 4
1250 - 1169
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 5
1380 - 1460
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 6
1738 - 1781
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 7
1586 - 1617
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 8
1475 - 1538
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 9
1934 - 2021
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 10
1512 - 1544
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 11
1778 - 1842
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 12
1769 - 1854
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 43
1495 - 1548
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 58
1783 - 1858
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 70
1929 - 1994
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 75
1880 - 1947
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 87
1910 - 2007
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 96
1902 - 1984
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 101
1902 - 1984
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 102
1943 - 2020
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 105
1802 - 1863
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 106
1925 - 1966
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 107
1945 - 2021
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 110
Most individuals born in present day Peru were soccer players (93), politicians (85), writers (13), actors (7), and religious figures (5), while most who died were politicians (60), soccer players (21), writers (7), explorers (5), and religious figures (4).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Peru, including Teófilo Cubillas, Claudio Pizarro, and Héctor Chumpitaz. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Peru, including Teófilo Cubillas, Claudio Pizarro, and Luis de Souza Ferreira.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Peru since 1700.