Porto ranks 299th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nagasaki Prefecture, Hollywood, and Winnipeg. Memorable people born in Porto include Prince Henry the Navigator, Manoel de Oliveira, and Uriel da Costa. Memorable people who died in Porto include Charles Albert of Sardinia, Manoel de Oliveira, and Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies. Porto has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers. Porto is located in Portugal.
Porto, also known as Oporto, is the second largest city in Portugal after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of just 237,559 people in a municipality with only 41.42 km2 (16 sq mi). Porto's metropolitan area has around 1.7 million people (2021) in an area of 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1394 and 1999, Porto was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including Prince Henry the Navigator, Manoel de Oliveira, and Uriel da Costa. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Porto including Charles Albert of Sardinia, Manoel de Oliveira, and Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies.
1394 - 1460
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 1
1908 - 2015
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2
1585 - 1640
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 3
1946 - 2024
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4
1799 - 1854
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 5
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 6
1934 - 1980
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 7
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 8
1919 - 2004
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 9
1956 - 2022
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 10
1484 - 1538
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 11
1415 - 1481
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 12
1415 - 1481
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 12
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 21
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 28
1984 - Present
HPI: 25.25
Rank: 37
1999 - Present
HPI: 17.11
Rank: 38
1798 - 1849
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1
1908 - 2015
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2
1822 - 1889
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 3
500 - 456
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 4
1851 - 1944
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 5
400 - 457
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 6
1956 - 2022
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 7
1946 - 2013
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 8
1901 - 1962
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 9
1885 - 1950
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 10
1922 - 2019
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 11
1898 - 1974
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Porto were soccer players (16), politicians (6), explorers (3), racing drivers (3), and writers (2), while most who died were politicians (6), writers (3), soccer players (2), film directors (1), and companions (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Porto, including Artur Jorge, Fernando Gomes, and José Costa. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Porto, including Artur Jorge, Fernando Gomes, and José Costa.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Porto since 1700.