Piura
Piura ranks 9,494th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, and Staraya Ladoga. Memorable people born in Piura include Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro, Juan Seminario, and Joaquín Vargas. Piura has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players. Piura is located in Peru.
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru located north of the Sechura Desert on the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017 and is the 7th most populous city in Peru. The city is located in the central eastern part of the Piura Region, 981 kilometers from the country's capital, Lima and is near to the border with Ecuador. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1889 and 2002, Piura was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro, Juan Seminario, and Joaquín Vargas.
People Born in Piura
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Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1933
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 1
Juan Seminario
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 2
Joaquín Vargas
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Piura
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Most individuals born in present day Piura were politicians (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1), 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 Piura, including Juan Seminario. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Piura, including Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Piura since 1700.
