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Portugal ranks 35th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Croatia, Serbia, and Egypt. 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, Eusébio, and Prince Henry the Navigator. 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 in the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are two autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the capital and largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 180 BC and 2003, present day Portugal was the birth place of 676 globally memorable people, including Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and Bartolomeu Dias. Additionaly, 273 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Portugal including António de Oliveira Salazar, Eusébio, and Prince Henry the Navigator.

People Born in Present Day Portugal

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People Deceased in Present Day Portugal

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Portugal were soccer players (230), politicians (130), athletes (46), writers (40), and explorers (37),  while most who died were politicians (111), writers (29), soccer players (21), companions (19), and explorers (16).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Portugal, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Santos, and Jorge Jesus. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Portugal, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Santos, and Jorge Jesus.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Portugal since 1700.