San Salvador ranks 1,340th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kingston, Ontario, Bad Kreuznach, and Wakayama (city). Memorable people born in San Salvador include Nayib Bukele, Mauricio Funes, and Mágico González. 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 political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Municipality of San Salvador has 209,633 inhabitants (2020). 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
Between 1927 and 1990, San Salvador was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Nayib Bukele, Mauricio Funes, and Mágico González. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in San Salvador including Óscar Romero, Agustín Barrios, and Farabundo Martí.
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 1
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 2
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 3
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 4
1927 - 2021
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 5
1948 - 2017
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 6
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 7
1954 - Present
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 8
1958 - 2016
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 9
1990 - Present
HPI: 24.44
Rank: 10
1927 - 2021
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 5
1954 - Present
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 8
1958 - 2016
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 9
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 1
1885 - 1944
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2
1893 - 1932
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 3
1925 - 1990
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 4
1924 - 2017
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 5
1917 - 2003
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 6
1925 - 2001
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 7
1885 - 1936
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 8
1959 - 2016
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 9
Most individuals born in present day San Salvador were soccer players (5), politicians (4), and journalists (1), while most who died were politicians (6), religious figures (1), musicians (1), and social activists (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in San Salvador since 1700.