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La Paz (bol)

Bolivia

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La Paz ranks 489th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Timișoara, Kranj, and Kingston upon Hull. Memorable people born in La Paz include Luis Arce, Luis García Meza, and Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. Memorable people who died in La Paz include Mario Terán, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, and Luis García Meza. La Paz has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. La Paz is located in Bolivia.

La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz, is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bolivia. Its metropolitan area, which is formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla, Viacha, and Mecapaca makes up the second most populous urban area in Bolivia, with a population of 2.2 million, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra with a population of 2.3 million. It is also the capital of the La Paz Department. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1753 and 1993, La Paz was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Luis Arce, Luis García Meza, and Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. Additionaly, 22 globally memorable people have passed away in La Paz including Mario Terán, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, and Luis García Meza.

People Born in La Paz

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People Deceased in La Paz

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day La Paz were politicians (17), soccer players (9), military personnels (1), actors (1), and athletes (1),  while most who died were politicians (17), military personnels (2), soccer players (2), and social activists (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in La Paz, including Luis Arce, Luis García Meza, and Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day La Paz, including Luis Arce, Luis García Meza, and Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in La Paz since 1700.