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 Atilio Cremaschi, Manuel Rodríguez, and Manuel Rojas. 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 164 globally memorable people, including Salvador Allende, Michelle Bachelet, and Manuel Pellegrini. Additionaly, 91 globally memorable people have passed away in Santiago including Atilio Cremaschi, Manuel Rodríguez, and Manuel Rojas.
People Born in Santiago
Go to all RankingsSalvador Allende
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1973
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 44
Michelle Bachelet
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 113
Manuel Pellegrini
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 111
Sebastián Piñera
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2024
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 35
Jorge Medina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2021
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 67
Roberto Bolaño
WRITER
1953 - 2003
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 34
Iván Zamorano
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 143
Pedro Pascal
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 142
Ricardo Lagos
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 3
Eduardo Frei Montalva
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1982
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 57
Leonel Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 36
Jorge Alessandri
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 46
People Deceased in Santiago
Go to all RankingsAtilio Cremaschi
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Manuel Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 2
Manuel Rojas
WRITER
1896 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Guillermo Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1997
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Rogelio Farías
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1995
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 5
José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
David Toro
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Francisco Coloane
WRITER
1910 - 2002
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Víctor Jara
SINGER
1932 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Ramón Freire
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1851
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 17
Agustín Eyzaguirre
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1837
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 46
Francisco Antonio Pinto
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1858
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 18
Newly Added People Deceased in Santiago
Go to all RankingsAtilio Cremaschi
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Manuel Rojas
WRITER
1896 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Guillermo Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1997
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
David Toro
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Francisco Coloane
WRITER
1910 - 2002
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Víctor Jara
SINGER
1932 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
José Manuel Balmaceda
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1891
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Manuel Bulnes
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1866
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
José Joaquín Prieto
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1854
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Manuel Blanco Encalada
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1876
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
René Schneider
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1970
HPI: NaN
Rank: 19
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Santiago were soccer players (81), politicians (27), athletes (11), actors (8), and tennis players (6), while most who died were politicians (39), soccer players (26), writers (8), military personnels (3), and biologists (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.