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Portugal
Portugal
Portugal ranks 35th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Croatia, Serbia, and Egypt. Memorable people born in present day Portugal include Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and Bartolomeu Dias. Memorable people who died in Portugal include Prince Henry the Navigator, Charles I of Austria, and António de Oliveira Salazar. Portugal has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Portugal by number of biographies are Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal, and Guimarães.
People
Between 180 BC and 2007, present day Portugal was the birth place of 745 globally memorable people, including Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and Bartolomeu Dias. Additionaly, 280 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Portugal including Prince Henry the Navigator, Charles I of Austria, and António de Oliveira Salazar.
People Born in Present Day Portugal
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Ferdinand Magellan
EXPLORER
1480 - 1521
HPI: 92.62
Rank: 1
Vasco da Gama
EXPLORER
1460 - 1524
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 2
Bartolomeu Dias
EXPLORER
1450 - 1500
HPI: 84.66
Rank: 3
Prince Henry the Navigator
EXPLORER
1394 - 1460
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 4
Anthony of Padua
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1195 - 1231
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 5
António de Oliveira Salazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 6
José Saramago
WRITER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 7
Pedro Álvares Cabral
EXPLORER
1467 - 1520
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 8
António Guterres
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 9
Fernando Pessoa
WRITER
1888 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 10
Luís de Camões
WRITER
1524 - 1580
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 11
Cristiano Ronaldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Portugal
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Luís Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 257
Luís Castro
COACH
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 287
António José Seguro
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 326
Lídia Jorge
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 344
Francisco and Jacinta Marto
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1908 - 1919
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 423
Américo Aguiar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 427
Rui Águas
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 431
Acácio da Silva
CYCLIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 443
João Neves
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 447
André Ventura
POLITICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 456
Leonor Silveira
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 471
Maria Luís Albuquerque
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 474
People Deceased in Present Day Portugal
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EXPLORER
1394 - 1460
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 1
Charles I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1922
HPI: 81.72
Rank: 2
António de Oliveira Salazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 3
Eusébio
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 4
Pedro Álvares Cabral
EXPLORER
1467 - 1520
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 5
Miklós Horthy
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1957
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 6
Fernando Pessoa
WRITER
1888 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 7
Luís de Camões
WRITER
1524 - 1580
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 8
Manuel I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1469 - 1521
HPI: 77.70
Rank: 9
Afonso I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1109 - 1185
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 10
Pedro I of Brazil
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1834
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 11
John II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1455 - 1495
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Portugalwere soccer players (271), politicians (132), athletes (48), writers (43), and explorers (37), while most who died were politicians (112), writers (31), soccer players (24), companions (19), and explorers (16).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Portugal, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Figo, and Fernando Santos. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Portugal, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Figo, and Fernando Santos.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Portugal since 1700.
