La Plata
La Plata ranks 367th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Perth, Charleston, South Carolina, and Reims. Memorable people born in La Plata include Francisco Varallo, Juan Sebastián Verón, and Facundo Cabral. Memorable people who died in La Plata include Francisco Varallo, José Luis Brown, and Florentino Ameghino. La Plata has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and biologists. La Plata is located in Argentina.
La Plata is the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. According to the 2022 census, the Partido has a population of 772,618 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 938,287 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers inland from the southern shore of the Río de la Plata estuary. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1902 and 2002, La Plata was the birth place of 40 globally memorable people, including Francisco Varallo, Juan Sebastián Verón, and Facundo Cabral. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in La Plata including Francisco Varallo, José Luis Brown, and Florentino Ameghino.
People Born in La Plata
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Francisco Varallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2010
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1
Juan Sebastián Verón
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 2
Facundo Cabral
SINGER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 3
Alejandro Scopelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1987
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 4
Juan Ramón Verón
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 5
René Favaloro
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2000
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 6
Martín Palermo
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 7
Julio Velasco
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 8
Juan José Tramutola
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 9
Ricardo Infante
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2008
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 10
Marcos Rojo
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 11
Cristina Rota
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in La Plata
Go to all RankingsJuan Ramón Verón
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 5
Cristina Rota
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 12
Luis Lucchetti
ATHLETE
1902 - 1990
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 15
Fernando Rapallini
REFEREE
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 24
Carlos Alcaraz
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 27
Tomás Martín Etcheverry
TENNIS PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 29
María José Granatto
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.79
Rank: 38
Victoria Travascio
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 21.24
Rank: 39
Horacio Cifuentes
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 1.00
Rank: 40
People Deceased in La Plata
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Varallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2010
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1
José Luis Brown
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2019
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 2
Florentino Ameghino
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1911
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 3
Oreste Corbatta
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1991
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 4
Ricardo Infante
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2008
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 5
Carlo Luigi Spegazzini
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1926
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 6
Ángel Cabrera
BIOLOGIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 7
Hebe de Bonafini
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1928 - 2022
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 8
Alberto Zozaya
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in La Plata
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Most individuals born in present day La Plata were soccer players (24), athletes (4), actors (3), tennis players (2), and singers (1), while most who died were soccer players (5), biologists (2), archaeologists (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in La Plata, including Juan Sebastián Verón, Juan Ramón Verón, and Martín Palermo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day La Plata, including Francisco Varallo, Juan Sebastián Verón, and Alejandro Scopelli.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in La Plata since 1700.
