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Portugal ranks 33rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind South Korea, Croatia, and Iran. Memorable people born in present day Portugal include Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and Bartolomeu Dias. Memorable people who died in Portugal include António de Oliveira Salazar, 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 companions.
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of 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 1999, present day Portugal was the birth place of 370 globally memorable people, including Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and Bartolomeu Dias. Additionaly, 160 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Portugal including António de Oliveira Salazar, Prince Henry the Navigator, and Eusébio.
People Born in Present Day Portugal
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Ferdinand Magellan
1480 - 1521
HPI: 90.70
Rank: 1
Vasco da Gama
1460 - 1524
HPI: 89.95
Rank: 2
Bartolomeu Dias
1450 - 1500
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 3
Anthony of Padua
1195 - 1231
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 4
António de Oliveira Salazar
1889 - 1970
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 5
Prince Henry the Navigator
1394 - 1460
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 6
José Saramago
1922 - 2010
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 7
Pedro Álvares Cabral
1467 - 1520
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 8
Fernando Pessoa
1888 - 1935
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 9
Manuel I of Portugal
1469 - 1521
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 10
António Guterres
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 11
Afonso I of Portugal
1109 - 1185
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Present Day Portugal
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1889 - 1970
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 1
Prince Henry the Navigator
1394 - 1460
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 2
Eusébio
1942 - 2014
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 3
Charles I of Austria
1887 - 1922
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 4
Miklós Horthy
1868 - 1957
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 5
Pedro Álvares Cabral
1467 - 1520
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 6
Fernando Pessoa
1888 - 1935
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 7
Manuel I of Portugal
1469 - 1521
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 8
Afonso I of Portugal
1109 - 1185
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 9
Luís de Camões
1524 - 1580
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 10
Pedro I of Brazil
1798 - 1834
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 11
John II of Portugal
1455 - 1495
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Portugal were soccer players (122), politicians (100), explorers (25), writers (23), and singers (18), while most who died were politicians (83), companions (19), writers (17), explorers (10), and soccer players (5).
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 Fernando Santos. 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 Fernando Santos.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Portugal since 1700.
