The Most Famous
COMPANIONS from Argentina
This page contains a list of the greatest Argentinean Companions. The pantheon dataset contains 784 Companions, 4 of which were born in Argentina. This makes Argentina the birth place of the 27th most number of Companions behind Iran, and South Korea.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Argentinean Companions of all time. This list of famous Argentinean Companions is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 69.31, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is the most famous Argentinean Companion. Her biography has been translated into 50 different languages on wikipedia.
Máxima (born Máxima Zorreguieta on 17 May 1971) is Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander. Argentine by birth, she worked in finance when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and heir apparent of Queen Beatrix, in 1999. They married in 2002, and became king and queen on the abdication of her mother-in-law on 30 April 2013. Máxima has promoted social integration of immigrants, LGBTQ rights, and financial inclusion. She and Willem-Alexander have three daughters, Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane, who are first, second, and third, respectively, in the line of succession.
2. Alberto Granado (1922 - 2011)
With an HPI of 67.71, Alberto Granado is the 2nd most famous Argentinean Companion. His biography has been translated into 36 different languages.
Alberto Granado Jiménez (Latin American Spanish: [alˈβeɾto ɣɾaˈnaðo xiˈmenes]; August 8, 1922 – March 5, 2011) was an Argentine–Cuban biochemist, doctor, author, and scientist. A youthful friend and traveling companion of Che Guevara during their 1952 motorcycle tour in Latin America, Granado later founded the University of Santiago de Cuba School of Medicine. He authored the memoir Traveling with Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary, which served as a reference for the 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries, in which he was played by Rodrigo de la Serna. An elderly Alberto Granado makes a short appearance at the end of the film.
3. Juliana Awada (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 48.99, Juliana Awada is the 3rd most famous Argentinean Companion. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
María Juliana Awada (born 3 April 1974) is an Argentine businesswoman who served as the first lady of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. She is the first woman in this role to have received the distinction of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic in 70 years and the second in history after Eva Perón in 1947. In 2016, she was chosen as the most elegant First Lady in the world by ¡Hola! magazine.
4. Emily Willis (b. 1998)
With an HPI of 42.43, Emily Willis is the 4th most famous Argentinean Companion. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Emily Willis (born 1999) is an American former pornographic film actress. She was Penthouse Pet of the Month in May 2019 and won multiple AVN Awards in 2021.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Argentinean companions born between 1922 and 1998. Of these 4, 3 (75.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Argentinean companions include Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Juliana Awada, and Emily Willis. The most famous deceased Argentinean companions include Alberto Granado. As of April 2024, 1 new Argentinean companions have been added to Pantheon including Emily Willis.
Living Argentinean Companions
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Juliana Awada
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Emily Willis
1998 - Present
HPI: 42.43
