Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte ranks 257th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gdańsk, Bilbao, and San José, Costa Rica. The most famous people from Belo Horizonte are Dilma Rousseff, Tostão, and Toninho Cerezo. The most famous people who died in Belo Horizonte are Telê Santana, Bigode, and Moacir Rodrigues Santos. Belo Horizonte has been the birth place of many soccer players, and volleyball players and the death place of many soccer players, and religious figures. Belo Horizonte is located in Brazil.
People
Between 1912 and 2003, Belo Horizonte was the birth place of 59 globally memorable people, including Dilma Rousseff, Tostão, and Toninho Cerezo. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Belo Horizonte including Telê Santana, Bigode, and Moacir Rodrigues Santos.
People Born in Belo Horizonte
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Dilma Rousseff
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 1
Tostão
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 2
Toninho Cerezo
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 3
Bigode
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 4
Max Cavalera
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 5
Marco Antônio da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 6
Lygia Clark
PAINTER
1920 - 1988
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 7
Fred
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 8
Alex Ribeiro
RACING DRIVER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 9
Igor Cavalera
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 10
Niginho
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1975
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 11
Luís Vinício
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Belo Horizonte
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Walewska Oliveira
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1979 - 2023
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 33
Ana Carolina da Silva
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 36
Paulo Costa
MARTIAL ARTS
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 42
Helton Leite
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 47
Leandro Almeida
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 50
Arthur
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 54
Samuel Alves
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.58
Rank: 55
Fred
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.54
Rank: 56
Tiquinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 29.91
Rank: 58
People Deceased in Belo Horizonte
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Telê Santana
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2006
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1
Bigode
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 2
Moacir Rodrigues Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - 2024
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 3
Carlos Alberto Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 4
Niginho
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1975
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 5
Serafim Fernandes de Araújo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2019
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 6
Palhinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2023
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Belo Horizonte were soccer players (34), volleyball players (5), politicians (3), musicians (3), and actors (3), while most who died were soccer players (6), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Belo Horizonte, including Tostão, Toninho Cerezo, and Marco Antônio da Silva. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Belo Horizonte, including Tostão, Toninho Cerezo, and Bigode.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Belo Horizonte since 1700.
