Santiago
Santiago ranks 68th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Turin, Dallas, and Liverpool. Memorable people born in Santiago include Salvador Allende, Michelle Bachelet, and Sebastián Piñera. Memorable people who died in Santiago include Augusto Pinochet, Salvador Allende, and Pablo Neruda. Santiago has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Santiago is located in .
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, which has a population of seven million, representing 40% of Chile's total population. Most of the city is situated between 500–650 m (1,640–2,133 ft) above sea level. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1768 and 2004, Santiago was the birth place of 164 globally memorable people, including Salvador Allende, Michelle Bachelet, and Sebastián Piñera. Additionaly, 91 globally memorable people have passed away in Santiago including Augusto Pinochet, Salvador Allende, and Pablo Neruda.
People Born in Santiago
Go to all RankingsSalvador Allende
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1973
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 1
Michelle Bachelet
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 2
Sebastián Piñera
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2024
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 3
Manuel Pellegrini
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 4
Roberto Bolaño
WRITER
1953 - 2003
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 5
Eduardo Frei Montalva
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1982
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 6
Ricardo Lagos
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 7
Iván Zamorano
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 8
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 9
Leonel Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 10
Roberto Matta
PAINTER
1911 - 2002
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 11
Jorge Alessandri
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Santiago
Go to all RankingsLuis Ayala
TENNIS PLAYER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 46
Anita Lizana
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 1994
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 66
Andrés Prieto
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 70
Humberto Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 74
Sergio Valdés
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 78
Luis Eyzaguirre
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 80
Ignacio Prieto
COACH
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 81
Adriana Hoffmann
BIOLOGIST
1940 - 2022
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 84
Mario Soto
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 87
Rebeca Matte Bello
SCULPTOR
1875 - 1929
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 88
Manuel Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 92
Marko Zaror
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 96
People Deceased in Santiago
Go to all RankingsAugusto Pinochet
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 1
Salvador Allende
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1973
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 2
Pablo Neruda
WRITER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 3
Erich Honecker
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 4
Víctor Jara
SINGER
1932 - 1973
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 5
Patricio Aylwin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 6
Violeta Parra
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 7
Raimundo Orsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 8
Eduardo Frei Montalva
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1982
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 9
Margot Honecker
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 10
Paul Schäfer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1921 - 2010
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 11
Walter Rauff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1984
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Santiago
Go to all RankingsDavid Toro
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1977
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 65
Atilio Cremaschi
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2007
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 72
José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 74
Manuel Rojas
WRITER
1896 - 1973
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 81
Guillermo Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1997
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 82
Manuel Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 85
Aldo Valentini
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2009
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 87
Rogelio Farías
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1995
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 88
Marco Cornez
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2022
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 89
Roberto Hodge
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 1986
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 90
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Santiago were soccer players (81), politicians (27), athletes (11), actors (8), and tennis players (6), while most who died were politicians (39), soccer players (26), writers (8), military personnels (3), and biologists (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Santiago, including Iván Zamorano, Leonel Sánchez, and Jorge Toro. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Santiago, including Iván Zamorano, Leonel Sánchez, and Jorge Toro.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Santiago since 1700.