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Arequipa ranks 1,468th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Évreux, Huntington, New York, and Nantong. Memorable people born in Arequipa include Mario Vargas Llosa, Alex Olmedo, and Hernando de Soto Polar. Memorable people who died in Arequipa include Manuel Candamo. Arequipa has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians. Arequipa is located in Peru.

Arequipa, also known by its nicknames of Ciudad Blanca and León del Sur, is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous province and department. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city in Peru, after the capital Lima, with an urban population of 1,296,278 inhabitants according to the 2017 national census. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1780 and 1945, Arequipa was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Mario Vargas Llosa, Alex Olmedo, and Hernando de Soto Polar. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Arequipa including Manuel Candamo.

People Born in Arequipa

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Arequipa were politicians (6), writers (1), tennis players (1), economists (1), and soccer players (1),  while most who died were politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Arequipa, including Mario Vargas Llosa. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Arequipa, including Vladimiro Montesinos, José Bustamante y Rivero, and Nicolás de Piérola.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Arequipa since 1700.