Santiago
Santiago ranks 68th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Turin, Dallas, and Liverpool. Memorable people born in Santiago include Salvador Allende, Michelle Bachelet, and Manuel Pellegrini. Memorable people who died in Santiago include Pablo Neruda, Augusto Pinochet, and Salvador Allende. Santiago has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Santiago is located in Chile.
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, which has a population of seven million, representing 40% of Chile's total population. Most of the city is situated between 500–650 m (1,640–2,133 ft) above sea level. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1768 and 2004, Santiago was the birth place of 170 globally memorable people, including Salvador Allende, Michelle Bachelet, and Manuel Pellegrini. Additionaly, 91 globally memorable people have passed away in Santiago including Pablo Neruda, Augusto Pinochet, and Salvador Allende.
People Born in Santiago
Go to all RankingsSalvador Allende
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1973
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 35
Michelle Bachelet
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 104
Manuel Pellegrini
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 102
Sebastián Piñera
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2024
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 26
Jorge Medina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2021
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 58
Roberto Bolaño
WRITER
1953 - 2003
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 25
Iván Zamorano
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 134
Pedro Pascal
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 133
Ricardo Lagos
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 158
Eduardo Frei Montalva
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1982
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 48
Leonel Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 27
Jorge Alessandri
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 37
Newly Added People Born in Santiago
Go to all RankingsCristóbal Jorquera
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 15
Pablo Galdames
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.34
Rank: 11
Bryan Carrasco
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.54
Rank: 14
César Pinares
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.09
Rank: 13
Sebastián Vegas
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.97
Rank: 10
Stefano Magnasco
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.49
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Santiago
Go to all RankingsPablo Neruda
WRITER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 35
Augusto Pinochet
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 77
Salvador Allende
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1973
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 42
Erich Honecker
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 66
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1997
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 14
Víctor Jara
SINGER
1932 - 1973
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 2
Violeta Parra
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1967
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 22
Jorge Medina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2021
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 78
Raimundo Orsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 28
Patricio Aylwin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 71
Margot Honecker
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 54
Eduardo Frei Montalva
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1982
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 67
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Santiago were soccer players (87), politicians (27), athletes (11), actors (8), and tennis players (6), while most who died were politicians (39), soccer players (26), writers (8), biologists (3), and military personnels (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Santiago, including Iván Zamorano, Leonel Sánchez, and Carlos Caszely. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Santiago, including Iván Zamorano, Leonel Sánchez, and Víctor Morales.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Santiago since 1700.