Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ranks 24th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Barcelona, Milan, and Boston. Memorable people born in Rio de Janeiro include Paulo Coelho, Oscar Niemeyer, and Zico. Memorable people who died in Rio de Janeiro include Garrincha, Oscar Niemeyer, and Mário Zagallo. Rio de Janeiro has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Rio de Janeiro is located in Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, Rio de Janeiro was the birth place of 315 globally memorable people, including Paulo Coelho, Oscar Niemeyer, and Zico. Additionaly, 153 globally memorable people have passed away in Rio de Janeiro including Garrincha, Oscar Niemeyer, and Mário Zagallo.
People Born in Rio de Janeiro
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Paulo Coelho
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 235
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 315
Zico
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 295
Jairzinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 280
Nelson Piquet
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 251
Carlos Alberto Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 17
João Havelange
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 9
Antônio Carlos Jobim
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1994
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 7
Romário
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 220
Heitor Villa-Lobos
COMPOSER
1887 - 1959
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 8
Carlos Alberto Parreira
COACH
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 119
Nílton Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 45
Newly Added People Born in Rio de Janeiro
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João Fonseca
TENNIS PLAYER
2006 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 2
Matheus França
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 33.60
Rank: 3
Kayky
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 28.27
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Rio de Janeiro
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Garrincha
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 27
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 19
Mário Zagallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 71
Didi
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2001
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 73
Carlos Alberto Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 61
João Havelange
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 32
Maria I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1816
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 135
Heitor Villa-Lobos
COMPOSER
1887 - 1959
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 31
Vavá
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2002
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 70
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 36
João Gilberto
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 28
Charles Ponzi
EXTREMIST
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 80
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rio de Janeiro were soccer players (165), actors (28), athletes (25), politicians (14), and musicians (13), while most who died were soccer players (58), politicians (26), writers (16), musicians (7), and composers (6).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rio de Janeiro, including Zico, Jairzinho, and Carlos Alberto Torres. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rio de Janeiro, including Zico, Jairzinho, and Carlos Alberto Torres.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Rio de Janeiro since 1700.
