Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ranks 17th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Madrid, Philadelphia, and Stockholm. Memorable people born in Buenos Aires include Pope Francis, Jorge Luis Borges, and Alfredo Di Stéfano. Memorable people who died in Buenos Aires include Herminio Masantonio, Eusebio Ayala, and Juan Carlos Muñoz. Buenos Aires has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Buenos Aires is located in Argentina.
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the GaWC 2024 ranking. The city proper has a population of 3.1 million and its urban area 16.7 million, making it the twentieth largest metropolitan area in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, Buenos Aires was the birth place of 390 globally memorable people, including Pope Francis, Jorge Luis Borges, and Alfredo Di Stéfano. Additionaly, 221 globally memorable people have passed away in Buenos Aires including Herminio Masantonio, Eusebio Ayala, and Juan Carlos Muñoz.
People Born in Buenos Aires
Go to all RankingsPope Francis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2025
HPI: 90.52
Rank: 144
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 5
Alfredo Di Stéfano
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 313
Martha Argerich
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 216
Daniel Barenboim
CONDUCTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 206
Diego Simeone
COACH
1970 - Present
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 268
Guillermo Stábile
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1966
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 344
Helenio Herrera
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 345
Alberto Fernández
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 117
Richard Walther Darré
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1953
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 38
Luis Monti
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 348
Javier Zanetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 164
People Deceased in Buenos Aires
Go to all RankingsHerminio Masantonio
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1956
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Eusebio Ayala
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Juan Carlos Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 2009
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ricardo Piglia
WRITER
1941 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
José Varacka
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 5
Magda Frank
SCULPTOR
1914 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Victorino de la Plaza
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1919
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Néstor Rossi
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 8
Antonio Caggiano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1979
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Antonio Quarracino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 1998
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Márton Homonnai
ATHLETE
1906 - 1969
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Hans Langsdorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1939
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Buenos Aires
Go to all RankingsHerminio Masantonio
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1956
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Eusebio Ayala
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Juan Carlos Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 2009
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ricardo Piglia
WRITER
1941 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Magda Frank
SCULPTOR
1914 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Victorino de la Plaza
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1919
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Antonio Caggiano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1979
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Antonio Quarracino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 1998
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Márton Homonnai
ATHLETE
1906 - 1969
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Hans Langsdorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1939
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Hermann Burmeister
BIOLOGIST
1807 - 1892
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Fritz Thyssen
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1951
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Buenos Aires were soccer players (132), politicians (43), actors (43), athletes (37), and writers (22), while most who died were soccer players (65), politicians (51), writers (18), racing drivers (14), and actors (12).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Buenos Aires, including Alfredo Di Stéfano, Javier Zanetti, and Carlos Bilardo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Buenos Aires, including Alfredo Di Stéfano, Guillermo Stábile, and Helenio Herrera.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Buenos Aires since 1700.