Campina Grande
Campina Grande ranks 2,693rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Massa, Tuscany, Toowoomba, and Ajmer. Memorable people born in Campina Grande include Hulk, Marcelinho Paraíba, and Arthur Cabral. Campina Grande has been the birth place of many soccer players. Campina Grande is located in Brazil.
Campina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called agreste. It is considered one of the main industrial, technological and educational centers in the northeastern region of Brazil. Settled in the 17th century, the city was officially established in 1864. Campina Grande also has a large cultural agenda, including the world's largest Saint John's Festival, which takes place during the entire month of June. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1966 and 1998, Campina Grande was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Hulk, Marcelinho Paraíba, and Arthur Cabral.
People Born in Campina Grande
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Hulk
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1
Marcelinho Paraíba
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 2
Arthur Cabral
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 3
Antônio Rinaldo Gonçalves
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 4
Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.69
Rank: 5
Elpídio Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 29.82
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Campina Grande were soccer players (6), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Campina Grande, including Hulk, Marcelinho Paraíba, and Arthur Cabral. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Campina Grande, including Hulk, Marcelinho Paraíba, and Arthur Cabral.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Campina Grande since 1700.
