San Salvador
San Salvador ranks 1,268th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Barking, London, Pskov, and Šabac. Memorable people born in San Salvador include Nayib Bukele, Mágico González, and Mauricio Funes. Memorable people who died in San Salvador include Óscar Romero, Agustín Barrios, and Farabundo Martí. San Salvador has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. San Salvador is located in El Salvador.
San Salvador is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Municipality of San Salvador has 525,990 inhabitants (2024). The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital itself and 13 of its municipalities, has a population of 2,404,097. The urban area of San Salvador has a population of 1,600,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, San Salvador was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Nayib Bukele, Mágico González, and Mauricio Funes. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in San Salvador including Óscar Romero, Agustín Barrios, and Farabundo Martí.
People Born in San Salvador
Go to all RankingsNayib Bukele
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1
Mágico González
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 2
Mauricio Funes
JOURNALIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 3
Alfredo Cristiani
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 4
Jaime Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 5
Armando Calderón Sol
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2017
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 6
Arturo Armando Molina
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2021
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 7
Pipo Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 8
Hugo Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 9
Luis Ramírez Zapata
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 10
José María Rivas
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2016
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 11
Jaime Alas
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 21.86
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in San Salvador
Go to all RankingsPipo Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 8
Jaime Alas
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 21.86
Rank: 12
Yamileth Solórzano
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
Matt Richards
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 14
Toto Wong
SWIMMER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
People Deceased in San Salvador
Go to all RankingsÓscar Romero
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1
Agustín Barrios
MUSICIAN
1885 - 1944
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 2
Farabundo Martí
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1932
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 3
José Napoleón Duarte
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1990
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 4
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2003
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 5
Carlos Humberto Romero
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 6
Schafik Hándal
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2006
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 7
Álvaro Magaña
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2001
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 8
Prudencia Ayala
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1885 - 1936
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 9
Francisco Flores Pérez
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2016
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in San Salvador
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Most individuals born in present day San Salvador were soccer players (7), politicians (4), athletes (2), journalists (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were politicians (7), religious figures (1), musicians (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in San Salvador, including Mágico González, Jaime Rodríguez, and Pipo Rodríguez. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day San Salvador, including Mágico González, Jaime Rodríguez, and Pipo Rodríguez.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in San Salvador since 1700.