Salvador, Bahia
Salvador, Bahia ranks 183rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yerevan, Accra, and Nice. Memorable people born in Salvador, Bahia include Bebeto, Astrud Gilberto, and Gilberto Gil. Memorable people who died in Salvador, Bahia include Jorge Amado, Aymoré Moreira, and Maria Quitéria. Salvador, Bahia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and singers and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. Salvador, Bahia is located in Brazil.
Salvador is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music, and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1636 and 2003, Salvador, Bahia was the birth place of 70 globally memorable people, including Bebeto, Astrud Gilberto, and Gilberto Gil. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Salvador, Bahia including Jorge Amado, Aymoré Moreira, and Maria Quitéria.
People Born in Salvador, Bahia
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Bebeto
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 1
Astrud Gilberto
SINGER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 2
Gilberto Gil
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 3
Gal Costa
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4
Adriana Lima
MODEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 5
Zózimo
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1977
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 6
Carlos Marighella
WRITER
1911 - 1969
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 7
Ruy Barbosa
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1923
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 8
Dante
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 9
Dorival Caymmi
MUSICIAN
1914 - 2008
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 10
Irmã Dulce
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1992
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 11
Gregório de Matos
WRITER
1636 - 1696
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Salvador, Bahia
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José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1880
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 17
Rodrigo Becão
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 33
Lázaro Ramos
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 36
Priscila Fantin
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.22
Rank: 47
Danilo
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 26.17
Rank: 53
Éverton Lopes
BOXER
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.66
Rank: 58
Beatriz Ferreira
BOXER
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 66
Breno Correia
SWIMMER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 67
Mawupemon Otogbe
SWIMMER
2003 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 68
Neama Said
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 69
Mohamed Saadaoui
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 70
People Deceased in Salvador, Bahia
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Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1
Aymoré Moreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1998
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 2
Maria Quitéria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1792 - 1853
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 3
Juvenal Amarijo
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2009
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 4
Irmã Dulce
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1992
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 5
Castro Alves
WRITER
1847 - 1871
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 6
Toninho
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 1999
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Salvador, Bahia were soccer players (40), singers (4), actors (4), musicians (3), and athletes (3), while most who died were soccer players (3), writers (2), military personnels (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Salvador, Bahia, including Bebeto, Zózimo, and Dante. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Salvador, Bahia, including Bebeto, Zózimo, and Dante.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Salvador, Bahia since 1700.
