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Portugal ranks 35th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mexico, Egypt, and Serbia. 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, António de Oliveira Salazar, 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 located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira, and the Savage Islands. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. In the mainland, Alentejo region occupies the biggest area but is one of the regions in Europe with a lower population density. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population, being also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto and Algarve. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 180 BC and 2002, present day Portugal was the birth place of 555 globally memorable people, including Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and Bartolomeu Dias. Additionaly, 239 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Portugal including Charles I of Austria, António de Oliveira Salazar, and Prince Henry the Navigator.
1480 - 1521
HPI: 91.69
Rank: 1
1460 - 1524
HPI: 90.25
Rank: 2
1450 - 1500
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 3
1195 - 1231
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 4
1889 - 1970
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 5
1394 - 1460
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 6
1922 - 2010
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 7
1467 - 1520
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 8
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 9
1888 - 1935
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 10
1469 - 1521
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 11
305 - 384
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 12
1475 - 1491
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 116
1402 - 1466
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 126
1424 - 1492
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 138
1455 - 1485
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 152
1429 - 1466
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 159
1347 - 1381
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 165
1516 - 1542
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 178
1568 - 1630
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 188
1403 - 1478
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 204
1483 - 1532
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 210
1768 - 1788
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 213
1401 - 1521
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 214
1887 - 1922
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 1
1889 - 1970
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 2
1394 - 1460
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 3
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 4
1467 - 1520
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 5
1868 - 1957
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 6
1888 - 1935
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 7
1469 - 1521
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 8
1524 - 1580
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 9
1109 - 1185
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 10
1798 - 1834
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 11
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 12
1718 - 1781
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 33
1475 - 1491
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 90
1568 - 1630
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 143
1403 - 1478
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 154
1483 - 1532
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 158
601 - 665
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 160
1510 - 1563
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 161
1901 - 1962
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 167
1947 - 2015
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 168
1739 - 1771
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 175
1943 - 1970
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 177
1415 - 1481
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 179
Most individuals born in present day Portugal were soccer players (184), politicians (134), writers (39), explorers (29), and singers (27), while most who died were politicians (107), writers (30), companions (19), explorers (13), and soccer players (13).
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 Luís Figo. 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 Luís Figo.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Portugal since 1700.