Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ranks 17th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Madrid, Philadelphia, and Stockholm. Memorable people born in Buenos Aires include Pope Francis, Jorge Luis Borges, and Alfredo Di Stéfano. Memorable people who died in Buenos Aires include Amadeo Carrizo, Lola Mora, and Alejandro Sabella. Buenos Aires has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Buenos Aires is located in Argentina.
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the GaWC 2024 ranking. The city proper has a population of 3.1 million and its urban area 16.7 million, making it the twentieth largest metropolitan area in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, Buenos Aires was the birth place of 390 globally memorable people, including Pope Francis, Jorge Luis Borges, and Alfredo Di Stéfano. Additionaly, 221 globally memorable people have passed away in Buenos Aires including Amadeo Carrizo, Lola Mora, and Alejandro Sabella.
People Born in Buenos Aires
Go to all RankingsPope Francis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2025
HPI: 97.04
Rank: 240
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 102
Alfredo Di Stéfano
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 20
Martha Argerich
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 312
Daniel Barenboim
CONDUCTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 302
Diego Simeone
COACH
1970 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 364
Olivia Hussey
ACTOR
1951 - 2024
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 204
Helenio Herrera
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 52
Guillermo Stábile
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1966
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 51
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 294
Leonardo Sandri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 248
Richard Walther Darré
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1953
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 135
People Deceased in Buenos Aires
Go to all RankingsAmadeo Carrizo
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Lola Mora
SCULPTOR
1866 - 1936
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Alejandro Sabella
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2020
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 4
Carlos Peucelle
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1990
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 8
Luis Sáenz Peña
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1907
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 3
Emilio Eduardo Massera
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
René Houseman
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Eduardo Schaerer
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Olga Orozco
WRITER
1920 - 1999
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Silvio Marzolini
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 31
Rodolfo Orlandini
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1990
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 14
Juan d'Arienzo
MUSICIAN
1900 - 1976
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 15
Newly Added People Deceased in Buenos Aires
Go to all RankingsAmadeo Carrizo
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Lola Mora
SCULPTOR
1866 - 1936
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Emilio Eduardo Massera
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
René Houseman
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Eduardo Schaerer
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Olga Orozco
WRITER
1920 - 1999
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Arsenio Erico
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Attilio Pavesi
CYCLIST
1910 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Alicia Moreau de Justo
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1986
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Herminio Masantonio
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1956
HPI: NaN
Rank: 18
Eusebio Ayala
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 19
Juan Carlos Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 2009
HPI: NaN
Rank: 20
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Buenos Aires were soccer players (132), actors (43), politicians (43), athletes (37), and writers (22), while most who died were soccer players (65), politicians (51), writers (18), racing drivers (14), and actors (12).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Buenos Aires, including Alfredo Di Stéfano, Javier Zanetti, and Carlos Bilardo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Buenos Aires, including Alfredo Di Stéfano, Helenio Herrera, and Guillermo Stábile.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Buenos Aires since 1700.