São Paulo
São Paulo ranks 30th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Washington, D.C., Mumbai, and Toronto. The most famous people from São Paulo are Ayrton Senna, Rivellino, and Emerson Fittipaldi. The most famous people who died in São Paulo are Pelé, Sócrates, and Paulo Freire. São Paulo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. São Paulo is located in Brazil.
São Paulo is the capital city of the state of São Paulo, as well as the most populous city in Brazil and in the Americas. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. It is the largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as paulistanos. The city's Latin motto is Non ducor, duco, which translates as "I am not led, I lead". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2007, São Paulo was the birth place of 315 globally memorable people, including Ayrton Senna, Rivellino, and Emerson Fittipaldi. Additionaly, 87 globally memorable people have passed away in São Paulo including Pelé, Sócrates, and Paulo Freire.
People Born in São Paulo
Go to all RankingsAyrton Senna
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 1
Rivellino
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 2
Emerson Fittipaldi
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 3
Djalma Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 4
Arthur Friedenreich
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1969
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 5
Rubens Barrichello
RACING DRIVER
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 6
Vicente Feola
COACH
1909 - 1975
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 7
Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 8
Zé Roberto
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 9
Bauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 10
Carlos Pace
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1977
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 11
Mário de Andrade
WRITER
1893 - 1945
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in São Paulo
Go to all RankingsAlexandre de Moraes
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 96
Luiz Onmura
MARTIAL ARTS
1960 - 2024
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 125
Cássio Gabus Mendes
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 138
Demian Maia
WRESTLER
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 153
Gui Boratto
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 161
Gilberto Milos
CHESS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 164
Luís dos Reis
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 173
Carlos Honorato
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 179
Janeth Arcain
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 183
Henrique Guimarães
MARTIAL ARTS
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 186
Marcelo Zarvos
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 192
Anderson
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 193
People Deceased in São Paulo
Go to all RankingsPelé
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 1
Sócrates
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2011
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 2
Paulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 3
Arthur Friedenreich
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1969
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 4
Hebe Camargo
PRESENTER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 5
Gylmar dos Santos Neves
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 6
Gustav Wagner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1980
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 7
Tancredo Neves
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1985
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 8
Itamar Franco
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 9
Vicente Feola
COACH
1909 - 1975
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 10
Cláudio Hummes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2022
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 11
Hilderaldo Bellini
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2014
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in São Paulo
Go to all RankingsWalewska Oliveira
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1979 - 2023
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 85
Bruno Covas
POLITICIAN
1980 - 2021
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 87
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day São Paulo were soccer players (181), athletes (27), racing drivers (17), actors (15), and politicians (8), while most who died were soccer players (31), writers (8), politicians (7), singers (5), and actors (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in São Paulo, including Rivellino, Djalma Santos, and Zé Roberto. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day São Paulo, including Rivellino, Djalma Santos, and Arthur Friedenreich.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in São Paulo since 1700.




































