Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre ranks 218th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sweden, Utrecht, and Fukuoka Prefecture. Memorable people born in Porto Alegre include Ronaldinho, Elis Regina, and Everaldo. Memorable people who died in Porto Alegre include Luiz Luz, Octacílio, and Erico Verissimo. Porto Alegre has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. Porto Alegre is located in Brazil.
Porto Alegre is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the 11th-most populous city in the country and the centre of Brazil's fifth-largest metropolitan area, with 4.1 million inhabitants (2022). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1898 and 1998, Porto Alegre was the birth place of 64 globally memorable people, including Ronaldinho, Elis Regina, and Everaldo. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Porto Alegre including Luiz Luz, Octacílio, and Erico Verissimo.
People Born in Porto Alegre
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Ronaldinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 63
Elis Regina
SINGER
1945 - 1982
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 10
Everaldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 1974
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 9
Raphinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 44
Carlos Kaiser
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 45
Anderson
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 1
Luís Carlos Prestes
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1990
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 12
Paulinho de Almeida
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 13
Roberto de Assis Moreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 49
Luiz Luz
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1989
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 6
Moacyr Scliar
WRITER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 50
Noronha
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2003
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Porto Alegre
Go to all RankingsLuiz Luz
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1989
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 1
Octacílio
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1967
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 2
Erico Verissimo
WRITER
1905 - 1975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Adãozinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1991
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Valmir Louruz
COACH
1944 - 2015
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 5
Alcindo
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Aloísio Lorscheider
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Francisco Aramburu
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1997
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Moacyr Scliar
WRITER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in Porto Alegre
Go to all RankingsErico Verissimo
WRITER
1905 - 1975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Adãozinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1991
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Alcindo
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Aloísio Lorscheider
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Francisco Aramburu
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1997
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Porto Alegre were soccer players (43), athletes (6), politicians (2), coaches (2), and tennis players (2), while most who died were soccer players (5), writers (2), coaches (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Porto Alegre, including Ronaldinho, Everaldo, and Raphinha. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Porto Alegre, including Ronaldinho, Everaldo, and Raphinha.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Porto Alegre since 1700.
