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Portugal ranks 34th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Croatia, Finland, and Mexico. Memorable people born in present day Portugal include Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and Bartolomeu Dias. Memorable people who died in Portugal include Charles I of Austria, Prince Henry the Navigator, and Eusébio. Portugal has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers.
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state in mainland Europe, being bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments. The official and national language is Portuguese. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 180 BC and 2000, present day Portugal was the birth place of 479 globally memorable people, including Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and Bartolomeu Dias. Additionaly, 210 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Portugal including Charles I of Austria, Prince Henry the Navigator, and Eusébio.
1480 - 1521
HPI: 93.48
Rank: 1
1460 - 1524
HPI: 92.45
Rank: 2
1450 - 1500
HPI: 87.21
Rank: 3
1195 - 1231
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 4
1922 - 2010
HPI: 82.83
Rank: 5
1394 - 1460
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 6
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.87
Rank: 7
1467 - 1520
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 8
1888 - 1935
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 9
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 10
1469 - 1521
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 11
1109 - 1185
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 12
1510 - 1569
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 92
1521 - 1577
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 108
1669 - 1690
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 129
1328 - 1348
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 136
1290 - 1313
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 154
1938 - 2017
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 158
1452 - 1490
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 159
1761 - 1788
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 160
1640 - 1723
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 171
1934 - 2020
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 175
1506 - 1555
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 195
1515 - 1540
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 201
1887 - 1922
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 1
1394 - 1460
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 2
1942 - 2014
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 3
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.87
Rank: 4
1467 - 1520
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 5
1868 - 1957
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 6
1888 - 1935
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 7
1469 - 1521
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 8
1109 - 1185
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 9
1892 - 1946
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 10
1524 - 1580
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 11
1893 - 1953
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 12
1521 - 1577
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 89
1669 - 1690
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 106
1938 - 2017
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 122
1452 - 1490
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 123
1761 - 1788
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 126
1918 - 1978
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 131
1640 - 1723
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 135
1506 - 1555
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 147
1504 - 1588
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 149
1515 - 1540
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 152
1939 - 2003
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 158
1925 - 2013
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 161
Most individuals born in present day Portugal were soccer players (164), politicians (110), writers (34), explorers (26), and singers (26), while most who died were politicians (95), writers (26), companions (19), explorers (12), and soccer players (10).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Portugal, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Figo, and Rui Costa. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Portugal, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Figo, and Rui Costa.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Portugal since 1700.