Santiago ranks 75th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lyon, Helsinki, and Tehran. Memorable people born in Santiago include Salvador Allende, Michelle Bachelet, and Sebastián Piñera. Memorable people who died in Santiago include Augusto Pinochet, Pablo Neruda, and Salvador Allende. 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 Chile.
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 7 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
Between 1768 and 1995, Santiago was the birth place of 123 globally memorable people, including Salvador Allende, Michelle Bachelet, and Sebastián Piñera. Additionaly, 80 globally memorable people have passed away in Santiago including Augusto Pinochet, Pablo Neruda, and Salvador Allende.
1908 - 1973
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 1
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 2
1949 - 2024
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 3
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 4
1953 - 2003
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 5
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 6
1911 - 1982
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 7
1926 - 2021
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 8
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 9
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 10
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 11
1911 - 2002
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 12
1891 - 1904
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 13
1900 - 1920
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 20
1944 - 2021
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 21
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 25
1938 - 2020
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 57
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 63
1937 - 2020
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 65
1775 - 1849
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 66
1879 - 1948
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 68
1787 - 1831
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 69
1925 - 2015
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 77
1944 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 78
1915 - 2006
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 1
1904 - 1973
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 2
1908 - 1973
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 3
1912 - 1994
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 4
1932 - 1973
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 5
1921 - 2010
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 6
1918 - 2016
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 7
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 8
1927 - 2016
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 9
1911 - 1982
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 10
1926 - 2021
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 11
1906 - 1984
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 12
1923 - 2021
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 15
1914 - 2009
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 23
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 28
1875 - 1934
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 61
1866 - 1958
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 62
1898 - 1985
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 64
1887 - 1959
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 66
1775 - 1849
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 68
1879 - 1948
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 69
1787 - 1831
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 70
1933 - 2016
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 74
1925 - 2015
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 76
Most individuals born in present day Santiago were soccer players (59), politicians (27), actors (7), writers (5), and religious figures (4), while most who died were politicians (40), soccer players (17), writers (6), military personnels (3), and biologists (3).
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 Juan Rodríguez Vega. 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 Juan Rodríguez Vega.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Santiago since 1700.