Paraguay
Paraguay ranks 632nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Udine, Tucson, Arizona, and Nîmes. Memorable people born in Paraguay include Luis Vargas Peña, Juan Carlos Villamayor, and Amadeo Ortega. Memorable people who died in Paraguay include Aurelio González, and Atilio López. Paraguay has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players. Paraguay is located in Paraguay.
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country located in the central region of South America. It borders Bolivia to the northwest and north, Brazil to the northeast and east, and Argentina to the southeast, south, and west. Paraguay has access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Paraná–Paraguay Waterway. The country is governed as a unitary presidential republic composed of a capital district and seventeen departments. Its capital and largest city is Asunción. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1974, Paraguay was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Luis Vargas Peña, Juan Carlos Villamayor, and Amadeo Ortega. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Paraguay including Aurelio González, and Atilio López.
People Born in Paraguay
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Luis Vargas Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 4
Juan Carlos Villamayor
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 13
Amadeo Ortega
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 20
Felipe Molas López
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1954
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 1
Gerardo Romero
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 7
Francisco Aguirre
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 9
Lino Nessi
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 2000
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 16
Bernabé Rivera
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 18
Modesto Denis
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 12
Quiterio Olmedo
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 15
Diógenes Domínguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 2000
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 5
Diego Florentín
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Paraguay
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Aurelio González
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 1
Atilio López
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Paraguay were soccer players (20), politicians (1), and referees (1), while most who died were soccer players (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Paraguay, including Juan Carlos Villamayor, and Catalino Rivarola. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paraguay, including Luis Vargas Peña, Juan Carlos Villamayor, and Amadeo Ortega.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Paraguay since 1700.
