Portugal ranks 1,422nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nova Iguaçu, Pointe-à-Pitre, and Newcastle, New South Wales. Memorable people born in Portugal include Diego Columbus, Isabel of Coimbra, and Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu. Memorable people who died in Portugal include Óscar Carmona and Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne. Portugal has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and companions. Portugal is located in Portugal.
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1429 and 1989, Portugal was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Diego Columbus, Isabel of Coimbra, and Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Portugal including Óscar Carmona and Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne.
1479 - 1527
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 1
1432 - 1455
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 2
1430 - 1506
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 3
1429 - 1466
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4
1431 - 1457
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 5
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 6
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 7
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 8
1989 - Present
HPI: 25.58
Rank: 9
1429 - 1466
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4
1431 - 1457
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 5
1869 - 1951
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 1
1202 - 1259
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 2
Most individuals born in present day Portugal were soccer players (4), politicians (2), explorers (1), companions (1), and noblemen (1), while most who died were politicians (1) and companions (1).