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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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Buenos Aires during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 943 notable births.

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 actor3.3× the global rate.

Buenos Aires under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football1,440
  2. Actor1,430
  3. Politician444
  4. Writer325
  5. Militar275
  6. Journalist244
  7. Player241
  8. Composer231
  1. Actor1,4303.3×
  2. Militar2752.8×
  3. Composer2312.2×
  4. Film1911.9×
  5. Journalist2441.9×
  6. Football1,4401.6×
  7. Lawyer2151.5×
  8. Player2411.5×
  1. Politician4440.5×
  2. Painter1480.7×

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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8,102 notable people

7501 LAWYER

Félix Francisco Martín y Herrera

1918 - 2006

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7502 PLAYER

Ignacio Elosu

Born 1980

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7503 MINISTERI

David de la Riva

Born 1925

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7504 SPORT

Juan Ángel Martini Jr.

Born 1945

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7505 WRITER

Manuel Augusto Domínguez

1906 - 1990

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7506 ESPOSA

María Tiburcia Rodríguez

1778 - 1845

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7507 COMPOSER

Eddy Cramer

Died 1974

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7508 ACTOR

Thelma Carló

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7509 FILM

Jaime Potenze

1918 - 1991

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7510 FOOTBALL

Leandro Bazán

Born 1990

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7511 POLITICIAN

Francisco J. Oliver

1863 - 1924

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7512 JOURNALIST

Daniel Alberto Dessein

1926 - 2010

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7513 POLITICIAN

Manuel Álvarez Pereyra

1892 - 1963

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7514 SPORT

Luis de Ridder

1928 - 2004

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7515 SWIMMER

Patricia Sentous

Born 1950

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7516 ANTHROPOLOGIST

José Braunstein

Born 1949

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7517 JOURNALIST

Rubén Machado

1929 - 1999

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7518 LAWYER

Enrique S. Quintana

1851 - 1896

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7519 IGLESIA

Antonia Maza

1804 - 1863

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7520 POLITICIAN

Luis María Ygartúa

Born 1901

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7521 MILITAR

Joaquín Baltar

1810 - 1884

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7522 MILITAR

Pedro Quijano

1852 - 1931

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7523 SPORT

Corsino Fernández

Born 1920

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7524 MILITAR

Guillermo Doll

1871 - 1931

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7525 MILITAR

Lucas González Balcarce

1777 - 1812

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7526 PRIEST

Jorge Arturo Meinvielle

1931 - 2003

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7527 INDEPENDENCIA

Javier Gomensoro

1776 - 1841

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7528 MILITAR

Juan Bautista Altolaguirre

1733 - 1815

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7529 FOOTBALL

Juan Carlos Erba

Born 1961

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7530 PLAYER

Juan Ignacio Gauthier

Born 1982

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7531 FOOTBALL

José Vigo

Born 1929

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7532 MILITAR

Ciriaco Díaz Vélez

1799 - 1862

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7533 POLITICIAN

Francisco López de Osornio Merlo

1681 - 1750

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7534 NATIONALSOZIALISMUS

Fritz Schelp

1898 - 1989

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7535 POLITICIAN

Melitón Arroyo

1801 - 1875

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7536 BUSINESS

Silvia Gold

Born 1948

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7537 POLITICIAN

Aníbal Demarco

1927 - 2007

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7538 SPORT

Christian Aragona

Born 1972

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7539 MUSIC

Conrado Paulino

Born 1960

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7540 PHYSICIAN

Alejandro Castro Sáenz

1861 - 1902

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7541 FOOTBALL

Atilio Granara Costa

1906 - 1933

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7542 DIPLOMAT

Arnoldo Listre

Born 1938

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7543 ARTIST

Felipe Pantone

-

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7544 PLAYER

Guillermo Mc Cormick

1938 - 2005

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7545 JOURNALIST

Santiago Oscar Veiga

Born 1961

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7546 MILITAR

Gregorio Salvadores

1809 - 1860

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7547 SPORT

Carlos Huntley-Robertson

1908 - 1982

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7548 TELEVISION

Wilfredo Ferrán

1931 - 2003

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7549 FOOTBALL

Matías Alejandro García

Born 1995

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7550 LAWYER

Antonio José Pastor Deleroni

1942 - 1973

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7551 MILITAR

Agustín Ravelo

1791 - 1863

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7552 ACTOR

Corita Cunha

Born 1917

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7553 NOBLE

Manuel Basavilbaso Urtubia

1739 - 1794

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7554 ACTOR

Marta Quintana

1966 - 2014

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7555 PHYSICIAN

José Juan Almeyra (médico)

1828 - 1885

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7556 ENTREPRENEUR

Magdalena Ferreira Lamas

Born 1964

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7557 FOOTBALL

Gastón Tosi

Born 1978

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7558 FOOTBALL

Miguel Ángel Candedo

Born 1956

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7559 AUTHOR

Mario Bénard

Died 1950

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7560 FILM

Carlos García Nacson

1936 - 1982

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7561 ACTOR

Oscar Escobar

1935 - 2016

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7562 PAINTER

Marizu Terza

Born 1953

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7563 FOOTBALL

Adolfo Morello

Born 1931

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7564 SPORT

Nicolas van Ditmar

Born 1965

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7565 HOCKEY

Matías Cammareri

Born 1978

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7566 ACTOR

Marino Podestá

1891 - 1915

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7567 POLITICIAN

Francisco Muñoz (político)

1912 - 2010

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7568 POLITICIAN

Pedro Juan Carlos Vásquez

1890 - 1970

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7569 FOOTBALL

Javier Corvatta

Born 1993

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7570 LAWYER

José Claudio Escribano

Born 1937

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7571 FOOTBALL

Víctor Sosa

Born 1958

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7572 FOOTBALL

Juan Spósito

Born 1907

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7573 ARTIST

Verónica Di Toro

Born 1974

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7574 MILITAR

Juan Pedro Luna

1787 - 1859

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7575 MILITAR

Matías Aldao

1773 - 1824

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7576 MILITAR

Benjamín Moritán

1850 - 1902

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7577 MILITAR

Mariano Gainza

1787 - 1853

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7578 PLAYER

Gonzalo Abdala

Born 1990

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7579 ACADEMIC

Roberto Poljak

Born 1932

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7580 MILITAR

Juan Correa Morales

1794 - 1842

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7581 ACTOR

Patricia Rozas

Born 1957

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7582 FOOTBALL

Daniel Messina (Fußballspieler)

Born 1991

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7583 ILUSTRADOR

Anabella López

Born 1984

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7584 ACTOR

Evita Lauri

Born 1915

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7585 NOVELIST

Raúl Larra

1913 - 2001

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7586 MILITAR

Emilio A. Bonnecarrére

1911 - 1997

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7587 PRESENTER

Juan Sixto

Born 1981

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7588 POLITICIAN

Allen Hollingsworth

1894 - 1954

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7589 WRITER

Gonzalo Castro (escritor)

Born 1972

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7590 MILITAR

Joseph Belgrano

1762 - 1823

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7591 COLLECTOR

Alejo Buenaventura González Garaño Peña

1877 - 1946

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7592 FOOTBALL

Héctor Canio

Born 1946

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7593 ACTOR

Maruja Pais

1906 - 1970

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7594 ACTOR

Fina Suárez

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7595 FOOTBALL

Primo Bay

1900 - 1978

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7596 FOOTBALL

Marcelo Vieytes

Born 1979

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7597 GOBERNADOR

Enrique B. García

1892 - 1952

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7598 SPORT

Geraldina Bobbio

Born 1967

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7599 MUSIC

Leonardo Sapere

Born 1972

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7600 MILITAR

José Celedonio Elordi

1813 - 1871

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7601 COACH

Mariano Bosch

Born 1962

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7602 FOOTBALL

Silvio Politano

Born 1890

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7603 COMPOSER

Pablo Ortiz

-

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7604 SPORT

Francisca Steverlynck

Born 1974

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7605 POLITICIAN

Ildefonso José Paso

1760 - 1835

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7606 CRICKET

Christian Tuñon

Born 1971

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7607 POLITICIAN

José Nicolás González Balcarce

1854 - 1916

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7608 HACENDADO

Eduardo Zavalía

Born 1935

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7609 PHYSICIAN

Mario Benjamín Menéndez (médico)

1897 - 1985

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7610 HISTORIAN

Enrique González Lonzieme

1926 - 1997

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7611 SPORT

Diego Schweizer

Born 1938

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7612 ACTOR

Sombra Rius

1926 - 2014

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7613 JOURNALIST

Ricardo García Oliveri

1936 - 2011

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7614 MILITAR

José Dámaso Anzoátegui

1777 - 1830

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7615 PAINTER

Luis Dottori

1915 - 2003

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7616 POLITICIAN

Sabiniano Kier

1832 - 1902

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7617 CRICKET

Sergio Ciaburri

Born 1964

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7618 SPORT

Jorge Birkner

Born 1964

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7619 PRIEST

Tomaž Mavrič

Born 1959

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7620 CRICKET

Miguel Rowe

Born 1975

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7621 POLITICIAN

Federico Zambianchi

1872 - 1948

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7622 MILITAR

Justo Rojo

1872 - 1950

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7623 FOOTBALL

Alberto Fazio

Born 1918

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7624 ACTOR

Victoria Siedlecki

-

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7625 FOOTBALL

Hernán Pereira

Born 1993

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7626 OFFICER

Alberto Cánepa

1858 - 1882

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7627 CIVIL SERVICE

Eduardo Gonella

1881 - 1955

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7628 FILOSOFÍA

Abraham Haber

1924 - 1986

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7629 ACTOR

Carlos Waitz

1956 - 1977

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7630 SPORT

Francisco de Ridder

Born 1929

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7631 FOOTBALL

Evaristo Sande

1934 - 1989

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7632 CORONEL

Benita Nazarre

1783 - 1843

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7633 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Andrea Chame

Born 1966

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7634 DIPLOMAT

Yoel Barnea

Born 1950

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7635 FOOTBALL

Henri Belunza

1911 - 1989

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7636 CRICKET

Miguel Morris

Born 1964

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7637 MILITAR

Jacinto Estivao

1809 - 1846

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7638 FOOTBALL

Jorge Miranda

Born 1946

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7639 ECONOMIST

Emilio van Peborgh

1926 - 2012

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7640 MILITAR

Nicolás Martínez Fontes (hijo)

1816 - 1863

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7641 SPORT

Carlos Eiras

1932 - 2013

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7642 SPORT

Jorge Abelardo Eiras

Born 1942

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7643 FOOTBALL

Norberto Palmieri

Born 1996

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7644 FOOTBALL

Patricio D´Alia

Born 1993

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7645 MILITAR

Gabino Anzoátegui

1779 - 1828

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7646 WRESTLER

Alfredo Giuffre

1951 - 2012

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7647 CRICKET

Martin Juarez

Born 1964

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7648 SPORT

Miriam Vázquez

Born 1985

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7649 RESEARCH

Hernán Santiago Vizzari

Born 1977

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7650 ICHTHYOLOGIST

Tomás Leandro Marini

1902 - 1984

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7651 AVIADOR

Rolando Ghisani

Born 1926

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7652 LAWYER

Jorge Candeloro

1939 - 1977

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7653 FOOTBALL

José Marinovich

Born 1935

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7654 FILM

Juan Villegas (director)

Born 1971

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7655 DESIGNER

Mario Héctor Silvio Mariño

Born 1934

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7656 POLITICIAN

Fermín Javier de Aoiz

Born 1739

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7657 WRITER

Luciano Doti

Born 1977

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7658 JOURNALIST

José Mazar Barnett

1906 - 1980

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7659 FOOTBALL

Jean Etchepare

Born 1890

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7660 PLAYER

Silvana Olivera

Born 1984

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7661 MILITAR

Rufino Guido

1796 - 1880

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7662 AGRONOMIST

Francisco Pedro Marotta

1886 - 1955

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7663 DIPLOMAT

Rodolfo Muñoz

Born 1908

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7664 SPORT

Roberto Iglesias (basquetbolista)

1940 - 1970

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7665 FOOTBALL

Alberto Domingo Romero

Born 1951

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7666 RUGBY

Carlos Tozzi

1934 - 2014

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7667 FOOTBALL

Patricio Negreira

Born 1976

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7668 MISSING

Juana García González

1792 - 1868

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7669 ANNOUNCER

Luis Alberto Martínez Borsa

-

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7670 MILITAR

Francisco Faramiñán

1830 - 1904

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7671 PAINTER

Victoria Aguirre Anchorena

1858 - 1927

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7672 PAINTER

Pablo C. Ducros Hicken

1903 - 1969

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7673 SPORT

Enrique de Ridder

Born 1958

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7674 MILITAR

Domingo Rebución

1843 - 1900

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7675 SPORT

Guillermo Gavotti

Born 1989

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7676 SINGER

Kevin Rivas

Born 1991

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7677 SPORT

Cristian Clavero

Born 1982

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7678 LAWYER

Juan Carballido

1852 - 1939

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7679 DOCENT

Francisco Javier (Jorge Lurati)

1923 - 2017

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7680 ARTIST

Silvia Malagrino

Born 1950

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7681 POLITICIAN

Juan Muñoz Bejarano

1610 - 1670

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7682 FOOTBALL

Guido Baztarrica

1915 - 1991

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7683 BIOLOGIST

Ernesto Christiansen

1931 - 2016

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7684 MILITAR

Nicasio Ramallo

1794 - 1823

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7685 FOOTBALL

Ernesto Pieri

Died 1969

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7686 JOURNALIST

Álvaro Pinto

1841 - 1914

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7687 ACTOR

Gladys Mancini

-

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7688 SPORT

Américo Astete

Born 1967

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7689 LAWYER

Héctor González Llamazares

1895 - 1961

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7690 FOOTBALL

Juan Calichio

Born 1922

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7691 IMMUNOLOGIST

Boris Rotman

Born 1924

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7692 RESEARCH

Adolfo A. Coscia

Born 1930

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7693 AUTHOR

Marcos Bronenberg

1900 - 1981

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7694 FOOTBALL

Jorge Dubanced

Born 1950

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7695 POLITICIAN

Santiago Roberto

Born 1972

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7696 LAWYER

Luis Alberto Barberis

1894 - 1979

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7697 SPORT

Alberto Stegman

Born 1994

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7698 ROWER

David Nolting

Born 1904

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7699 PHYSICIAN

Enrique del Arca

1854 - 1911

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7700 LAWYER

José Manuel Astigueta (padre)

1882 - 1960

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7701 POLITICIAN

Horacio Aguirre Legarreta

1914 - 1995

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7702 SINGER

Ana María Pugliese

Born 1923

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7703 MINISTR

Abelardo Pantín

1893 - 1985

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7704 PAINTER

María Luisa Isella

1886 - 1942

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7705 WRITER

Liliana Villanueva

Born 1973

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7706 SPORT

Mario Carreras

Born 1966

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7707 ACTOR

Nicolás Bianchi

Born 1982

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7708 JOURNALIST

Carlos Hugo Aztarain

Born 1945

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7709 PIANIST

Natalia González Figueroa

Born 1979

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7710 SPORT

Jorge Cilley

1914 - 1960

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7711 ENGINEER

Rodolfo Alba Posse

1880 - 1937

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7712 PRIEST

Juan Pablo Fretes

1767 - 1817

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7713 HANDBALL

Rosario Urban

Born 1997

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7714 MODEL

Natalia Rodriguez

Born 1987

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7715 MILITAR

Francisco Aldao (marino)

1774 - 1805

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7716 CASTING DIRECTOR

Nora Francisca Blackburne

1914 - 2009

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7717 LAWYER

Conrado Etchebarne

Born 1929

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7718 ENGINEER

César Rebella

Born 1944

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7719 HISTORIAN

Reyna Pastor

Born 1931

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7720 LAWYER

Mariano José Drago

1896 - 1965

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7721 DIPLOMAT

Manuel Martínez Fontes

1829 - 1889

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7722 MILITAR

José Antonio Cordero

1815 - 1831

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7723 MILITAR

Zacarías Supisiche

1843 - 1897

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7724 GOBIERNO

Orlando Santos

1915 - 1974

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7725 ACTOR

Lucía Montalvo

-

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7726 ACTOR

Elsa Piuselli

-

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7727 ACTOR

Alan Nogare

Born 1972

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7728 SON

Eduardo O'Gorman

1827 - 1901

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7729 POLITICIAN

Miguel Méndez

1840 - 1893

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7730 POLITICIAN

Francisco Antonio Basavilbaso

1732 - 1800

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7731 POLITICIAN

Ramón Lavalle

1909 - 1968

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7732 PLAYER

Damián Stazzone

Born 1986

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7733 FOOTBALL

Alexis Vázquez

Born 1996

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7734 PHYSICIAN

Humberto Rafael Rugiero

1903 - 1968

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7735 MISSING

Eusebia Lasala

1774 - 1854

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7736 ENTREPRENEUR

Alfredo Meabe

1849 - 1916

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7737 MILITAR

Jacinto González

1810 - 1882

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7738 SPORT

Maximiliano Pellegrino (baloncestista)

Born 1987

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7739 ACTOR

Malva Castelli

-

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7740 MILITAR

Dionisio Quesada

1793 - 1879

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7741 POLITICIAN

Thomas de Roxas

1626 - 1668

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7742 FOOTBALL

Miguel Ángel Vidal

Born 1934

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7743 WRITER

Verónica Pallini

-

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7744 SPORT

Leonel Rodríguez

Born 1993

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7745 SPORT

Mariano Lombardi

Born 1968

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7746 MATADOR

Raúl Acha Sanz « Rovira »

Born 1920

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7747 ESPOSA

Dionisia Nazarre

1765 - 1860

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7748 POLITICIAN

Emilio Cuccarese

1929 - 2012

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7749 FOOTBALL

Ariel Chávez

Born 1992

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7750 FOOTBALL

Lucas Abud

Born 1986

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7751 PLAYER

Marta Ana Makishi

Born 1944

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7752 JOURNALIST

Eugenia de Oro

1909 - 1998

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7753 POLITICIAN

Ramón López de Osornio

1685 - 1750

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7754 POLITICIAN

Víctor Amador De Martino

Born 1943

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7755 POLITICIAN

María Tiesso

Born 1988

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7756 POLITICIAN

Luis María Gotelli

1919 - 1995

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7757 BALLERINA

Luciana Ravizzi

Born 1982

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7758 PHOTOGRAPHER

Alberto J. Biasotti

1891 - 1964

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7759 SPORT

Gabriel Pires Das Eiras

Born 1994

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7760 WRITER

Bertrand Chéron

Born 1938

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7761 FOOTBALL

Óscar Tomás López

Born 1939

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7762 ACTOR

Marta Longo

1933 - 2016

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7763 SPORT

Oswald Gebbie

1878 - 1956

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7764 ACTOR

Lía Gravel

-

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7765 JOURNALIST

Gedalio Tarasow

1928 - 2010

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7766 SPORT

Kevin Hernández (basquetbolista)

Born 1991

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7767 MILITANTE

Josefina Elvira Thompson Vega

1946 - 1977

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7768 MILITAR

Emiliano Goldriz

1834 - 1889

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7769 FILM

Eduardo Spagnuolo

Born 1947

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7770 ACTOR

Lilián Blanco

Died 1996

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7771 THEATRE

Joaquín de Vedia

1877 - 1936

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7772 JOURNALIST

Jorge Capodistrias

Died 2010

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7773 MISSING

Hugo Alberto Acuña

1885 - 1953

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7774 POLITICIAN

Roberto M. Dupeyron

1897 - 1980

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7775 POET

Diego de Aduriz

Born 1977

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7776 SINGER

Fernando Raymond

Born 1925

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7777 PRIEST

Juan Cayetano Fernández de Agüero

1715 - 1797

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7778 ACTOR

Jaime Walfish

-

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7779 LAWYER

Alfredo Eguzquiza

Born 1904

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7780 SCULPTOR

Pierantonio Volpini

Born 1955

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7781 LAWYER

Jorge Del Río (abogado)

1900 - 1973

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7782 COMPOSER

Antonio Carnota

Born 1974

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7783 PLAYER

Miguel McCormick

Born 1900

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7784 ENTREPRENEUR

Nora Trotta

Born 1952

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7785 PHYSICIAN

Emilio Loudet

1872 - 1923

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7786 ACTOR

Zoraida Corbani

-

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7787 ACTOR

Margarita Canale

-

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7788 BASKET

Miguel Ángel Ripullone

1930 - 1981

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7789 COMPOSER

Emilio Orlando

Born 1911

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7790 POLITICIAN

Juan Alagón

1761 - 1821

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7791 ORGANIST

Juan de Cáceres y Ulloa

1618 - 1682

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7792 ACTOR

Elvira Remet

-

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7793 ARCHITECT

Isabel Donato

Born 1942

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7794 FOOTBALL

Tomás Garibaldi

Born 1914

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7795 ACTOR

Herminio Yacucci

Died 1942

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7796 FOOTBALL

Jorge Davino

Born 1945

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7797 CHAMPION

Bob Spalding

1941 - 1997

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7798 LAWYER

Roberto Martínez Ruiz

1916 - 2002

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7799 FOOTBALL

Federico Ricciardelli

Born 1993

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7800 FOOTBALL

Omar Gauna

Born 1969

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