São Paulo
São Paulo ranks 30th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Washington, D.C., Mumbai, and Toronto. Memorable people born in São Paulo include Ayrton Senna, Rivellino, and Emerson Fittipaldi. Memorable people who died in São Paulo include Jandira Martini, Vicente Feola, and Elis Regina. São Paulo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. São Paulo is located in Brazil.
São Paulo is the capital of the state of São Paulo, as well as the most populous city in Brazil, the Americas, and both the Western and Southern Hemispheres. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. It is the largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as paulistanos. The city's Latin motto is Non ducor, duco, which translates as "I am not led, I lead". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2007, São Paulo was the birth place of 283 globally memorable people, including Ayrton Senna, Rivellino, and Emerson Fittipaldi. Additionaly, 85 globally memorable people have passed away in São Paulo including Jandira Martini, Vicente Feola, and Elis Regina.
People Born in São Paulo
Go to all RankingsAyrton Senna
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 5
Rivellino
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 80
Emerson Fittipaldi
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 62
Djalma Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 14
Arthur Friedenreich
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1969
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 273
Rubens Barrichello
RACING DRIVER
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 58
Vicente Feola
COACH
1909 - 1975
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 276
Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 266
Zé Roberto
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 138
Bauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 3
Carlos Pace
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1977
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 263
Mário de Andrade
WRITER
1893 - 1945
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 267
People Deceased in São Paulo
Go to all RankingsJandira Martini
ACTOR
1945 - 2024
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Vicente Feola
COACH
1909 - 1975
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 2
Elis Regina
SINGER
1945 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Anita Malfatti
PAINTER
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4
Frei Galvão
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1739 - 1822
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Amílcar Barbuy
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Itamar Franco
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Naomi Munakata
MUSICIAN
1955 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Bauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 19
Rita Lee
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2023
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 36
Waldemar de Brito
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1979
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 26
Anfilogino Guarisi
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in São Paulo
Go to all RankingsJandira Martini
ACTOR
1945 - 2024
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Elis Regina
SINGER
1945 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Frei Galvão
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1739 - 1822
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Amílcar Barbuy
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Itamar Franco
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Naomi Munakata
MUSICIAN
1955 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Héctor Babenco
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Anselmo Duarte
ACTOR
1920 - 2009
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Monteiro Lobato
WRITER
1882 - 1948
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Paulo Evaristo Arns
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Alberto Dines
WRITER
1932 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 18
Carlos Marighella
WRITER
1911 - 1969
HPI: NaN
Rank: 20
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day São Paulo were soccer players (165), athletes (26), racing drivers (17), actors (12), and tennis players (6), while most who died were soccer players (31), writers (8), politicians (6), singers (5), and actors (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in São Paulo, including Rivellino, Djalma Santos, and Zé Roberto. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day São Paulo, including Rivellino, Djalma Santos, and Arthur Friedenreich.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in São Paulo since 1700.