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CURITIBA

Most Famous People Born in Curitiba, Brazil

Notable people
543
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1968
Most distinctive
Martial Art 12.6×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Curitiba Is Known For

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Football is Curitiba's biggest profession — 25% of all notables (137).

Curitiba over-indexes on martial art — 12.6× the global rate.

  1. Football137
  2. Politician83
  3. Actor48
  4. Writer25
  5. Player17
  6. Lawyer12
  7. Driver11
  8. Sport10
  1. Martial Art712.6×
  2. Driver116.5×
  3. Model64.3×
  4. Physician102.7×
  5. Football1372.3×
  6. Actor481.7×
  7. Player171.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Curitiba's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0014 FOOTBALL

Levir Culpi

Born 1953

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0024 FOOTBALL

Dirceu

1952 - 1995

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0059 POLITICIAN

Jandira Feghali

Born 1957

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0069 DRIVER

Raul Boesel

Born 1957

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0076 CHESS

Jaime Sunye Neto

Born 1957

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0106 PRIEST

Rafael Biernaski

Born 1955

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0108 AUTHOR

Carlos Wizard Martins

Born 1956

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0125 POLITICIAN

Rafael Greca

Born 1956

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0150 POLITICIAN

Flávio Arns

Born 1950

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0154 TEACHER

Maria Berushko

1959 - 1986

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0159 WRITER

Austregésilo Carrano Bueno

1957 - 2008

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0160 PRIEST

José Carlos Chacorowski

Born 1956

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0176 STAGE

Marcelo Madureira

Born 1958

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0180 ACTOR

Dênis Derkian

Born 1957

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0188 FOOTBALL

Duílio (footballer)

Born 1957

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0197 FOOTBALL

Nedo Xavier

Born 1952

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0222 ACTOR

Ariel Coelho

1951 - 1999

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0230 ACTOR

Fátima Freire

Born 1953

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0232 LAWYER

Marçal Justen Filho

Born 1955

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0236 ACTOR

Mira Haar

Born 1953

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0241 SURGEON

Ricardo Ramina

Born 1951

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0278 LINGUIST

Carlos Alberto Faraco

Born 1950

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0281 PAINTER

Raul Cruz

1957 - 1993

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0290 POLITICIAN

Luciano Ducci

Born 1955

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0295 FÍSIC

Carlinhos Neves

Born 1956

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0302 ACTOR

Ricardo Petraglia

Born 1950

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0322 TRANSLATOR

Ronald Kyrmse

Born 1952

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0323 WRITER

José Monir Nasser

1957 - 2013

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0328 POLITICIAN

Luiz Carlos Bassuma

Born 1956

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0362 POLITICIAN

Abelardo Lupion

Born 1952

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0377 POLITICIAN

Luciano Pizzatto

1957 - 2018

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0380 ACTOR

Júlio Braga (ator)

Born 1954

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0390 POLITICIAN

Maurício Requião de Mello e Silva

Born 1954

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0391 WRITER

Maria Christina de Andrade Vieira

1951 - 2011

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0409 JUDGE

Sérgio Kukina

Born 1959

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0426 POLITICIAN

Paulo França

Born 1952

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0440 POLITICIAN

Nilson Gonçalves

Born 1950

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0454 COMPOSER

Paulinho Soledade

Born 1959

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0458 POLITICIAN

João Cláudio Derosso

Born 1957

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0474 TRANSLATOR

Denise Bottmann

Born 1954

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0479 PILOTO

Valmir Benavides

Born 1955

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0492 PHYSICIAN

Roberto Heleno Azevedo da Silveira

1950 - 2010

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0518 DIPLOMAT

Lígia Maria Scherer

Born 1951

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0538 FOOTBALL

Paulo Barros (futbolista)

1958 - 2014

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