Florianópolis
Florianópolis ranks 1,061st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saudi Arabia, Wuppertal, and Bulgaria. Memorable people born in Florianópolis include Gustavo Kuerten, Victor Meirelles, and Márcio Melo. Florianópolis has been the birth place of many soccer players and tennis players. Florianópolis is located in Brazil.
Florianópolis is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a population of 508,826, according to the 2020 IBGE population estimate, the second-most populous city in the state, and the 47th in Brazil. The metropolitan area has an estimated population of 1,111,702, the 21st largest in the country. The city is known for having the country's third highest Human Development Index score among all Brazilian cities (0.847). Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1832 and 1993, Florianópolis was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Gustavo Kuerten, Victor Meirelles, and Márcio Melo.
People Born in Florianópolis
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Gustavo Kuerten
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 1
Victor Meirelles
1832 - 1903
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 2
Márcio Melo
1906 - 1991
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 3
Guilherme Siqueira
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.49
Rank: 4
Jardel
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 5
Eduardo Costa
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 6
Douglas da Silva
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.20
Rank: 7
Douglas Franco Teixeira
1988 - Present
HPI: 27.88
Rank: 8
Fernandinho
1981 - Present
HPI: 25.49
Rank: 9
William Pottker
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.32
Rank: 10
Rudnei da Rosa
1984 - Present
HPI: 24.45
Rank: 11
André Moritz
1986 - Present
HPI: 16.60
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Florianópolis were soccer players (9), tennis players (1), painters (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were .
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Florianópolis, including Guilherme Siqueira, Jardel, and Eduardo Costa. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Florianópolis, including Guilherme Siqueira, Jardel, and Eduardo Costa.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Florianópolis since 1700.
