Fortaleza
Fortaleza ranks 917th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Uccle, Bury, Greater Manchester, and Wittenberg. Memorable people born in Fortaleza include Hélder Câmara, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, and José de Alencar. Memorable people who died in Fortaleza include Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco. Fortaleza has been the birth place of many soccer players and writers and the death place of many politicians. Fortaleza is located in Brazil.
Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 4th largest city, having surpassed Salvador in 2023 census with a population of slightly over 2.7 million, and the 12th largest city by gross domestic product. It forms the core of the Fortaleza metropolitan area, which is home to over 4.1 million people. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1829 and 1995, Fortaleza was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Hélder Câmara, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, and José de Alencar. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Fortaleza including Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco.
People Born in Fortaleza
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Hélder Câmara
1909 - 1999
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 1
Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
1897 - 1967
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 2
José de Alencar
1829 - 1877
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 3
Mário Jardel
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 4
Rachel de Queiroz
1910 - 2003
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 5
Alberto Nepomuceno
1864 - 1920
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 6
Dudu Cearense
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 7
Raffael
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 8
Ronny
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.58
Rank: 9
Wendell
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 10
Ari
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.09
Rank: 11
Osvaldo Lourenço Filho
1987 - Present
HPI: 25.52
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Fortaleza
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Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Fortaleza were soccer players (9), writers (2), religious figures (1), politicians (1), and composers (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Fortaleza, including Mário Jardel, Dudu Cearense, and Raffael. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fortaleza, including Mário Jardel, Dudu Cearense, and Raffael.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Fortaleza since 1700.
