Asunción ranks 137th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kolkata, Kansas City, Missouri, and Düsseldorf. Memorable people born in Asunción include Francisco Solano López, Carlos Antonio López, and Augusto Roa Bastos. Memorable people who died in Asunción include Anastasio Somoza Debayle, José Gervasio Artigas, and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. Asunción has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and soccer players. Asunción is located in Paraguay.
Asunción is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and from Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1792 and 1994, Asunción was the birth place of 72 globally memorable people, including Francisco Solano López, Carlos Antonio López, and Augusto Roa Bastos. Additionaly, 31 globally memorable people have passed away in Asunción including Anastasio Somoza Debayle, José Gervasio Artigas, and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia.
1827 - 1870
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1
1792 - 1862
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 2
1917 - 2005
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 3
1915 - 1977
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 4
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 5
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 6
1900 - 1984
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 7
1896 - 1973
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 8
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 9
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 10
1931 - 2017
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 11
1938 - 2013
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 12
1879 - 1960
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 23
1933 - 2020
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 25
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 29
1993 - Present
HPI: 32.03
Rank: 55
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.30
Rank: 65
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.26
Rank: 68
1925 - 1980
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1
1764 - 1850
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 2
1766 - 1840
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 3
1811 - 1888
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 4
1908 - 1977
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 5
1792 - 1862
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6
1917 - 2005
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 7
1940 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 8
1882 - 1978
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 9
1836 - 1878
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 10
1839 - 1912
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 11
1780 - 1821
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Asunción were soccer players (48), politicians (17), tennis players (3), writers (1), and models (1), while most who died were politicians (24), soccer players (4), writers (2), and military personnels (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Asunción, including Roque Santa Cruz, Ángel Berni, and Cayetano Ré. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Asunción, including Arsenio Erico, Manuel Fleitas Solich, and Roque Santa Cruz.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 20 globally memorable people born in Asunción since 1700.