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El Salvador

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El Salvador ranks 128th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Qatar, Cambodia, and Myanmar (Burma). Memorable people born in present day El Salvador include Óscar Romero, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, and Mauricio Funes. Memorable people who died in El Salvador include Óscar Romero, Agustín Barrios, and Farabundo Martí. El Salvador has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players.

El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. El Salvador's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1999, present day El Salvador was the birth place of 43 globally memorable people, including Óscar Romero, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, and Mauricio Funes. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in present day El Salvador including Óscar Romero, Agustín Barrios, and Farabundo Martí.

People Born in Present Day El Salvador

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People Deceased in Present Day El Salvador

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day El Salvador were politicians (17), soccer players (12), religious figures (2), writers (2), and social activists (2),  while most who died were politicians (8), soccer players (2), religious figures (1), musicians (1), and social activists (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day El Salvador, including Jaime Rodríguez, Mágico González, and Pipo Rodríguez. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day El Salvador, including Salvador Sánchez Cerén, Nayib Bukele, and Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 21 globally memorable people born in present day El Salvador since 1700.