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 Manga, Otto Glória, and Cláudio Coutinho. 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 2004, Rio de Janeiro was the birth place of 312 globally memorable people, including Paulo Coelho, Oscar Niemeyer, and Zico. Additionaly, 153 globally memorable people have passed away in Rio de Janeiro including Manga, Otto Glória, and Cláudio Coutinho.
People Born in Rio de Janeiro
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Paulo Coelho
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 70
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 150
Zico
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 130
Jairzinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 115
Nelson Piquet
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 86
Carlos Alberto Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 164
João Havelange
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 156
Antônio Carlos Jobim
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1994
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 154
Romário
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 55
Heitor Villa-Lobos
COMPOSER
1887 - 1959
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 155
Carlos Alberto Parreira
COACH
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 266
Nílton Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 192
People Deceased in Rio de Janeiro
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Manga
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2025
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Otto Glória
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1986
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 2
Cláudio Coutinho
COACH
1939 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Fernando Giudicelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1968
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 4
Francisco Mignone
COMPOSER
1897 - 1986
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Estácio de Sá
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1520 - 1567
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Ferreira Gullar
WRITER
1930 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1880
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 18
José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1912
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 9
Lygia Clark
PAINTER
1920 - 1988
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Vira Vovk
WRITER
1926 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Rio de Janeiro
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SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2025
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Cláudio Coutinho
COACH
1939 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Francisco Mignone
COMPOSER
1897 - 1986
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Estácio de Sá
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1520 - 1567
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Ferreira Gullar
WRITER
1930 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1880
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Lygia Clark
PAINTER
1920 - 1988
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Vira Vovk
WRITER
1926 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Ariel Nogueira
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
João Ubaldo Ribeiro
WRITER
1941 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
João Cabral de Melo Neto
WRITER
1920 - 1999
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Bertha Lutz
BIOLOGIST
1894 - 1976
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rio de Janeiro were soccer players (163), 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.
