Rionegro
Rionegro ranks 5,165th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Imabari, Ehime, Goražde, and San Marcos, Texas. Memorable people born in Rionegro include Pablo Escobar, Iván Córdoba, and Sergio Henao. Rionegro has been the birth place of many mafiosos and soccer players. Rionegro is located in Colombia.
Rionegro is a city and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the city is Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro. Rio Negro means "Black River" in Spanish, as the city received its name after a river that looks black because of the shadows cast by trees. The river traverses the city and it is the most prominent geographical feature of the municipality. Rionegro is also sometimes called the Cuna de la democracia as it was one of the most important cities during the era of the Colombia's struggle for independence and the 1863 constitution was written in the city. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1949 and 1987, Rionegro was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Pablo Escobar, Iván Córdoba, and Sergio Henao.
People Born in Rionegro
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Pablo Escobar
1949 - 1993
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 1
Iván Córdoba
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 2
Sergio Henao
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.77
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Rionegro were mafiosos (1), soccer players (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Rionegro since 1700.
