Argentina
Argentina ranks 348th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wellington, Dortmund, and Winnipeg. Memorable people born in Argentina include Carlos Guastavino, Jorge Carrascosa, and Enzo Trossero. Memorable people who died in Argentina include Fernando de la Rúa, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, and Francisco Canaro. Argentina has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Argentina is located in Argentina.
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, and a part of Antarctica. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1996, Argentina was the birth place of 45 globally memorable people, including Carlos Guastavino, Jorge Carrascosa, and Enzo Trossero. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Argentina including Fernando de la Rúa, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, and Francisco Canaro.
People Born in Argentina
Go to all RankingsCarlos Guastavino
COMPOSER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 1
Jorge Carrascosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 2
Enzo Trossero
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 3
Alberto Galateo
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1961
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 4
Raúl Belén
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2010
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 5
Ernesto Belis
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6
Ludovico Avio
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1996
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 7
Alberto Acosta
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 8
Miguel Ángel Russo
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 9
Roberto Telch
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2014
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 10
Alfredo Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1994
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 11
Ernesto Albarracín
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 2000
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Argentina
Go to all RankingsMarcelo Pagani
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 14
Juan Pedevilla
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 2005
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 22
Sergio Roitman
TENNIS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 27.85
Rank: 34
Stefan Bajic
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 39
Micaela Retegui
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 40
Victoria Granatto
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 41
Agustina Gorzelany
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 42
Victoria Sauze
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 43
Eugenia Nosach
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 44
Mosinet Geremew
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 45
People Deceased in Argentina
Go to all RankingsFernando de la Rúa
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2019
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1
Raúl Alberto Lastiri
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1978
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 2
Francisco Canaro
MUSICIAN
1888 - 1964
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 3
José Luis Cuciuffo
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2004
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 4
Héctor Facundo
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2009
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 5
Oscar Casanovas
BOXER
1914 - 1987
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 6
Raúl Anganuzzi
FENCER
1906 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 7
Roberto Grau
CHESS PLAYER
1900 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Argentina were soccer players (32), athletes (6), tennis players (2), composers (1), and fencers (1), while most who died were politicians (2), soccer players (2), musicians (1), boxers (1), and fencers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Argentina, including Jorge Carrascosa, Enzo Trossero, and Raúl Belén. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Argentina, including Jorge Carrascosa, Enzo Trossero, and Alberto Galateo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Argentina since 1700.