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BUENOS AIRES
Most Famous People Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Notable people
- 8,102
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1947
- Most distinctive
- Actor 3.3×
South America's capital of stage and pitch. Buenos Aires's notables are split almost evenly between footballers and actors, with a long secondary tail of writers, journalists, tango composers, and militares — a profile that looks more European than Latin American, with the film and lawyer benches thick enough to fill their own shelves. The modern names dominate, but the literary tradition of Borges and Bioy Casares still anchors the older half.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Buenos Aires Is Known For
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Football is Buenos Aires's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (1,440).
Buenos Aires over-indexes on actor — 3.3× the global rate.
Buenos Aires under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Buenos Aires's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Politics & Law
- Music
- Art & Design
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- Field: Militar Clear ×
Facundo Quiroga
1788 - 1835
Carlos Lacoste
1929 - 2004
Lucio Victorio Mansilla
1831 - 1913
Juan José Viamonte
1774 - 1843
Antonio González de Balcarce
1774 - 1819
Mariano Necochea
1790 - 1849
Diego Brosset
1898 - 1944
Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean
1926 - 1987
Ignacio Warnes
1770 - 1816
Juan Andrés Gelly y Obes
1815 - 1904
Ángel Pacheco
1793 - 1869
Manuel Savio
1892 - 1948
Marcos González de Balcarce
1777 - 1832
Eustaquio Díaz Vélez
1782 - 1856
Manuel Guillermo Pinto
1783 - 1853
Armando Lambruschini
1924 - 2004
Martín Jacobo Thompson
1777 - 1819
Luis María Campos
1838 - 1907
Francisco Javier de Viana
1764 - 1820
Guillermo Suárez Mason
1924 - 2005
Osvaldo Cacciatore
1924 - 2007
José Matías Zapiola
1780 - 1874
Ramón Camps
1927 - 1994
Ricardo Cavallo
Born 1951
Manuel J. Campos
1847 - 1908
Nicolás C. Accame
1880 - 1963
Mariano Acha
1799 - 1841
Domingo Sosa
1788 - 1866
José María Pinedo
1795 - 1885
Tomás de Iriarte (militar)
1794 - 1876
León Ortiz de Rozas
1760 - 1839
Juan José Valle
1904 - 1956
Tomás Espora
1800 - 1835
Clemente López de Osornio
1720 - 1783
Pablo Carballo
Born 1947
Antonino Reyes
1813 - 1897
Aldo Rico
Born 1943
Ernesto Manuel Campos
1914 - 1987
John Godwin (Royal Navy officer)
1919 - 1945
Martiniano Chilavert
1798 - 1852
Hilario Lagos
1806 - 1860
Carlos José Belgrano
1761 - 1814
Ángel Antonio Salvadores
1792 - 1841
Francisco Pelliza
1792 - 1879
José María Morales
1818 - 1894
Eduardo Ávalos
1892 - 1971
Oscar Antonio Montes
1924 - 2012
Manuel Isidoro Suárez
1799 - 1846
José Vaquero
1924 - 2006
Iván Germán Velázquez
Born 1979
Enrique Molina Pico
Born 1938
Lorenzo Vintter
1842 - 1915
Martín Lacarra
1777 - 1858
Juan Ramón Rojas
1784 - 1824
Martín Rivadavia
1852 - 1901
Niceto Vega
1799 - 1841
Jerónimo Costa
1808 - 1856
José María Pirán
1804 - 1871
Miguel Martínez de Hoz
1832 - 1868
Pedro Conde
1785 - 1821
Julio Lagos (militaire)
1901 - 1975
José María Flores
1800 - 1856
Ángel Canavery
1850 - 1916
Pedro Castelli
1796 - 1839
Manuel Olazábal
1800 - 1872
Raúl Lacabanne
1914 - 1985
Teodoro Waldner
1927 - 2014
Pedro Lacasa
1810 - 1869
Juan José Gómez Centurión
Born 1958
Jorge Dansey Gazcón
Born 1921
Juan Manuel Bayón
1926 - 2017
Manuel A. Rodríguez
1880 - 1936
Arturo Rial
1909 - 1981
Isaac Thompson
1783 - 1853
Daniel Jukic
1955 - 1982
Manuel Barañao
1790 - 1830
Fernando Urdapilleta
1924 - 2013
Domingo Soriano Arévalo
1783 - 1834
Enrique Paillardell
1785 - 1815
Alberto Guglielmone
1888 - 1968
Horacio Losito
Born 1951
Juan Antonio Azic
Born 1941
Raúl Poggi
1909 - 1973
Alberto Capdevila
1856 - 1905
José María Cortina
1794 - 1869
Feliciano Canaveris
1813 - 1843
José Ignacio de Merlos
1746 - 1814
Tomás Adolfo Ducó
1901 - 1964
Luciano Montes de Oca
1794 - 1837
Antonio Dónovan
1849 - 1897
Joaquín Ramiro
1800 - 1867
Carlos Rey
1922 - 2017
Domingo Albariño
1781 - 1822
Manuel Obligado
1838 - 1896
Basilio Pertiné
1879 - 1963
Juan Francisco García de Zúñiga
1739 - 1815
Jorge Arguindegui
1930 - 1997
Jorge Rádice
Born 1951
Juan Estanislao del Campo
1795 - 1861
Ramón Rodríguez (militar)
1792 - 1866
Clodomiro Urtubey
1840 - 1902
Vicente Dupuy
1774 - 1843
Gaspar Campos
1831 - 1868
Bernardino Escribano
1790 - 1834
Juan Izquierdo (militar)
1792 - 1834
Mariano Echenagucía
1807 - 1869
Julio de Vedia
1826 - 1892
Manuel Díaz Vélez
1785 - 1813
Francisco José Seguí
1794 - 1877
Prudencio Rosas
1800 - 1857
Celestino Vidal
1787 - 1845
Agustín de Pinedo
1789 - 1852
Gastón Erice
Born 1955
Joaquín Stella
1942 - 2017
Mariano Mendizábal
1778 - 1822
Ernesto Frimón Weber
Born 1931
Julián Martínez
1807 - 1868
Eduardo Schiaffino (militar)
Born 1951
Merico Zuccari
1906 - 1959
Pedro Nicolás Escribano
1740 - 1799
Pascual Guerrieri
Born 1934
Gervasio Espinosa
1796 - 1865
Mario Luis Olezza
1929 - 1977
Guillermo Zinny
1906 - 1979
Justo León Bengoa
1907 - 1979
Juan Carlos Colombo (militar)
1925 - 2013
Manuel Andrés Arroyo y Pinedo
1778 - 1839
Mariano Escalada
1796 - 1841
Miguel Moragues
1918 - 2003
Juan Paulik
Born 1940
Ramón Arosa
Born 1931
Ricardo Favre
1920 - 1981
Federico Toranzo Montero
1911 - 1980
Félix de Olazábal
1797 - 1841
Juan Carlos Rolón
Born 1948
Daniel de Solier
1845 - 1903
Juan Manuel Gregores
1893 - 1947
Alberto Gilbert
1887 - 1973
Felipe Pereyra de Lucena
1789 - 1811
Teodoro García
1840 - 1909
Nicolás José de la Quintana
1744 - 1828
Liborio Bernal
1838 - 1901
Julio Bardi
Born 1925
Rodolfo De la Colina
1939 - 1982
Victoriano Aguilar
1790 - 1855
Emilio Barilari
1859 - 1924
Diego I. Mason
1887 - 1972
Carlos Paz (militar)
Born 1953
Valentín Feilberg
1852 - 1913
Bartolomé Leónidas Cordero
1830 - 1892
Miguel Cajaraville
1794 - 1852
José María Vilela
1791 - 1841
Carlos Mauriño
1906 - 1974
Mariano Cordero
1818 - 1899
Benito Nazar
1801 - 1886
Jorge Hobson Lowry
1842 - 1914
José Luis D'Andrea Mohr
1939 - 2001
Manuel Ramírez (artillero)
1784 - 1837
León Scasso
1882 - 1954
Jorge Enrique Perrén (hijo)
1939 - 2007
José Gregorio Belgrano
1762 - 1823
Juan León Solas
1787 - 1841
Heriberto Ahrens
1908 - 1994
José María Cordero
1816 - 1887
Eduardo Ignacio Brown y Chitty
1816 - 1854
Jerónimo Helguera
1794 - 1838
Oscar Bartolomé Gallino
1924 - 2007
José Otero de Arce
1917 - 1980
Augusto Sosa Laprida
1919 - 1991
Isidro Quesada
1802 - 1876
Julián Murga
1829 - 1883
Carlos Laidlaw
Born 1926
Eduardo Pico
1834 - 1904
Pedro Timote
1836 - 1874
Francisco Erézcano
1794 - 1856
Cándido de Lasala
1770 - 1807
Martín Arenas
1808 - 1871
Juan Carlos De Marchi
Born 1945
Benjamín Villegas Dávila
1818 - 1885
Bartolomé de Aldunate
1679 - 1732
Félix Aguirre
1790 - 1834
Joaquín Viejobueno
1833 - 1906
Manuel Rosetti
1833 - 1866
Diego Balcarce
1784 - 1816
Antonio Ramírez (militar)
1792 - 1843
Pedro Regalado de la Plaza
1785 - 1865
Leopoldo Nelson
1836 - 1890
Juan Andrés de Pueyrredón
1769 - 1842
Ángel Peluffo
1909 - 1988
Gregorio López (militar)
1857 - 1927
Rubén Montenegro
Born 1942
Lucio Salvadores
1791 - 1820
Laureano de Anzoategui
1782 - 1847
Luis Elordi
1819 - 1895
Oscar Muratorio
1900 - 1977
José María Urien
1791 - 1823
Carlos Márquez (militar)
1885 - 1950
Erasmo Obligado
1842 - 1885
José Luis Pereira Arguibel
1792 - 1842
Carlos María Urien
1816 - 1893
Bernardo Joaquín de Anzoátegui
1775 - 1846
Matías Balbastro
1773 - 1848
Francisco Sayós
1785 - 1842
Carlos Alberto Martínez (militar)
1928 - 2013
Manuel Barraza
1860 - 1935
José Patricio González Balcarce
1779 - 1807
Néstor Rubén Castelli
Born 1929
Juan Antonio de Lezica Aramburu
1812 - 1874
Agustín Herrera (militar)
1787 - 1852
Héctor Gómez Olivera
1914 - 1996
Francisco Javier González Balcarce
1807 - 1829
Ramón Bustos
1810 - 1856
Arturo Cordón Aguirre
1920 - 2004
Ernesto Rottger
1904 - 1999
Feliciano Mariano Chiclana
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Baldomero de Biedma
1891 - 1961
Alfredo Vedoya
1913 - 1992
Cayetano Laprida
1804 - 1868
Blas Pico
1783 - 1868
Joaquín Baltar
1810 - 1884
Pedro Quijano
1852 - 1931
Guillermo Doll
1871 - 1931
Lucas González Balcarce
1777 - 1812
Juan Bautista Altolaguirre
1733 - 1815
Ciriaco Díaz Vélez
1799 - 1862
Gregorio Salvadores
1809 - 1860
Agustín Ravelo
1791 - 1863
Juan Pedro Luna
1787 - 1859
Matías Aldao
1773 - 1824
Benjamín Moritán
1850 - 1902
Mariano Gainza
1787 - 1853
Juan Correa Morales
1794 - 1842
Emilio A. Bonnecarrére
1911 - 1997
Joseph Belgrano
1762 - 1823
José Celedonio Elordi
1813 - 1871
José Dámaso Anzoátegui
1777 - 1830
Justo Rojo
1872 - 1950
Jacinto Estivao
1809 - 1846
Nicolás Martínez Fontes (hijo)
1816 - 1863
Gabino Anzoátegui
1779 - 1828
Rufino Guido
1796 - 1880
Francisco Faramiñán
1830 - 1904
Domingo Rebución
1843 - 1900
Nicasio Ramallo
1794 - 1823
Francisco Aldao (marino)
1774 - 1805
José Antonio Cordero
1815 - 1831
Zacarías Supisiche
1843 - 1897
Jacinto González
1810 - 1882
Dionisio Quesada
1793 - 1879
Emiliano Goldriz
1834 - 1889
Carlos Forest (hijo)
1821 - 1886
Octavio Olascoaga
1842 - 1881
Víctor Elizalde
1821 - 1909
Martín Viñales
1846 - 1907
Carlos Anzoátegui
Died 1840
Santiago Aldao
1777 - 1810
Sixto Quesada
1800 - 1840
Juan José Salvadores
1789 - 1820
Luis Chauosiño
1872 - 1947
Jerónimo Olazábal
1801 - 1864
Ángel Galup
1780 - 1840
Floro Anastasio Latorre
1836 - 1911
Joaquín Nazar
1784 - 1820
Ramón de Amaya
1783 - 1860
Pedro Castiñeiras
1908 - 1977
Casiano Aparicio
1800 - 1836
Juan José Hernández (militar)
1798 - 1852
Desiderio Salvadores
1794 - 1819
Toribio Salvadores
1807 - 1837
Lucio C. Salvadores
1830 - 1866
Alberto Seguí
1846 - 1904
Nicolás Martínez Fontes (nieto)
1838 - 1891
Félix de Iriarte y Somalo
1805 - 1842
José Antonio Gregorio Eustaquio de Otálora y del
Born 1767
Carlos Luis Paz
1837 - 1874