Talara
Talara ranks 24,828th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Almagro, Buenos Aires, Mariagerfjord Municipality, and Zunyi. Memorable people born in Talara include Alfredo Quesada. Talara has been the birth place of many soccer players. Talara is located in Peru.
Talara is a city in the Talara Province of the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It is a port city on the Pacific Ocean with a population of 91,444 as of 2017. Its climate is hot and dry. Due to its oil reserves, and ability to produce aviation fuel, Talara hosted a United States air base during World War II. It was also one of two refueling stations for the Pacific Fleet. There were naval guns on the hills, and submarine nets in the harbor. The Ajax, Achilles and Exeter, three British destroyers, were refuelled there on their way around the Horn to catch the Graf Spee in Rio de la Plata. Talara is also home to a large fishing fleet. The city is served by the Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias Airport. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1949, Talara was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Alfredo Quesada.
People Born in Talara
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Talara were soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Talara, including Alfredo Quesada. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Talara, including Alfredo Quesada.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Talara since 1700.
