14.6100° N, 90.5252° W

GUATEMALA CITY

Most Famous People Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala

Notable people
421
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1955
Most distinctive
Model 4.6×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Guatemala City Is Known For

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Football is Guatemala City's biggest profession — 23% of all notables (95).

Guatemala City over-indexes on model4.6× the global rate.

Guatemala City under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football95
  2. Politician82
  3. Writer17
  4. Painter13
  5. Priest12
  6. Sport12
  7. Composer11
  8. Actor10
  1. Model54.6×
  2. Diplomat93.7×
  3. Swimmer52.5×
  4. Football952.1×
  5. Composer112.0×
  6. Priest121.9×
  7. Poet81.8×
  8. Sport121.7×
  1. Actor100.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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421 notable people

0001 POET

Miguel Ángel Asturias

1899 - 1974

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0002 GUITAR

Oscar Isaac

Born 1979

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0003 POLITICIAN

Rafael Carrera

1814 - 1865

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0004 POLITICIAN

Jorge Ubico

1878 - 1946

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0005 FILM

Jimmy Morales

Born 1969

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0006 POLITICIAN

Álvaro Arzú

1946 - 2018

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0007 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Luis von Ahn

Born 1978

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0008 FOOTBALL

Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer)

Born 1979

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0009 FOOTBALL

Marco Pappa

Born 1987

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0010 CHURCH

Juan José Gerardi Conedera

1922 - 1998

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0011 WRITER

Enrique Gómez Carrillo

1873 - 1927

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0012 POLITICIAN

Álvaro Colom

Born 1951

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0013 PAINTER

Carlos Mérida

1891 - 1984

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0014 POET

Rafael Arévalo Martínez

1884 - 1975

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0015 POLITICIAN

Óscar Berger

Born 1946

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0016 SCREENWRITER

Rodrigo Rey Rosa

Born 1958

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0017 POLITICIAN

Julio César Méndez Montenegro

1915 - 1996

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0018 POLITICIAN

Ramiro de León Carpio

1942 - 2002

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0019 AUTHOR

José Milla y Vidaurre

1822 - 1882

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0020 LAWYER

Alejandro Maldonado

Born 1936

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0021 POLITICIAN

Vinicio Cerezo

Born 1942

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0022 POLITICIAN

Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García

1930 - 2009

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0023 POLITICIAN

Otto Pérez Molina

Born 1950

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0024 SINGER

Gaby Moreno

Born 1981

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0025 POLITICIAN

Jorge Serrano Elías

Born 1945

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0026 FOOTBALL

Ted Hendricks

Born 1947

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0027 CARDINAL

Rodolfo Quezada Toruño

1932 - 2012

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0028 SINGER

Carnage (DJ)

Born 1991

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0029 ACADEMIC

Luis Recasens

1903 - 1977

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0030 SINGER

Soluna Samay

Born 1990

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0031 STATESMAN

Antonio José de Irisarri

1786 - 1868

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0032 POLITICIAN

Pedro Molina Mazariegos

1777 - 1854

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0033 PAINTER

Regina José Galindo

Born 1974

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0034 WRITER

Eduardo Halfon

Born 1971

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0035 WRITER

Mario Monteforte Toledo

1911 - 2003

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0036 FOOTBALL

Stefano Cincotta

Born 1991

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0037 POET

Manuel José Leonardo Arce Leal

1935 - 1985

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0038 POLITICIAN

Mariano Gálvez

1790 - 1862

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0039 JOURNALIST

Virgilio Rodríguez Macal

1916 - 1964

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0040 FOOTBALL

Rodrigo Saravia

Born 1993

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0041 POLITICIAN

Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores

1930 - 2016

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0042 GYMNAST

Ana Sofía Gómez

Born 1995

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0043 ATTORNEY

Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano

1960 - 2009

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0044 COMPOSER

Dieter Lehnhoff

Born 1955

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0045 POLITICIAN

Juan Federico Ponce Vaides

1889 - 1956

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0046 POLITICIAN

Carlos Herrera

1856 - 1930

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0047 BIOCHEMIST

Ricardo Bressani

1926 - 2015

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0048 FOOTBALL

Juan Carlos Plata

Born 1971

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0049 ARMY

Luis Augusto Turcios Lima

1941 - 1966

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0050 FOOTBALL

Ricardo Jerez Jr.

Born 1986

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0051 PHOTOGRAPHER

Luis González Palma

Born 1957

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0052 WRITER

Margarita Carrera

1929 - 2018

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0053 POLITICIAN

Roxana Baldetti

Born 1962

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0054 DEVELOPER

Lennart Poettering

Born 1980

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0055 FOOTBALL

Elías Vásquez

Born 1992

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0056 PRIEST

Juan José de Aycinena y Piñol

1792 - 1865

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0057 FOOTBALL

Mario Rafael Rodríguez

Born 1981

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0058 FOOTBALL

Dwight Pezzarossi

Born 1979

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0059 POET

Ana María Rodas

Born 1937

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0060 POLITICIAN

Enrique Peralta Azurdia

1908 - 1997

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0061 FOOTBALL

Henry David López

Born 1992

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0062 PAINTER

Rina Lazo

1923 - 2019

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0063 FOOTBALL

Marvin Ceballos

Born 1992

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0064 POET

Javier Payeras

Born 1974

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0065 STUDIES

Manuel Ayau

1925 - 2010

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0066 FOOTBALL

Gonzalo Romero

Born 1975

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0067 FILM

Jayro Bustamante

Born 1977

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0068 POLITICIAN

Manuel Colom Argueta

1932 - 1979

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0069 POET

Carlos Martínez Rivas

1924 - 1998

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0070 POLITICIAN

Fruto Chamorro

1804 - 1855

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0071 FOOTBALL

Gustavo Adolfo Cabrera

Born 1979

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0072 FOOTBALL

Carlos Figueroa (footballer)

Born 1980

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0073 FOOTBALL

Paulo César Motta

Born 1982

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0074 FOOTBALL

Danny Ortiz

1976 - 2004

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0075 COMPOSER

José Eulalio Samayoa

1780 - 1866

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0076 FOOTBALL

Carlos Eduardo Gallardo

Born 1984

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0077 JOURNALIST

Gloria Álvarez

Born 1985

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0078 FOOTBALL

Jairo Arreola

Born 1985

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0079 PAINTER

Alfred Jensen

1903 - 1981

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0080 SCULPTOR

Rafael Rodríguez Padilla

1890 - 1929

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0081 PRIEST

Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisanove

1817 - 1884

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0082 POLITICIAN

Zury Ríos

Born 1968

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0083 LAWYER

Alfonso Bauer Paiz

1918 - 2011

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0084 FOOTBALL

Jorge Aparicio

Born 1992

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0085 FOOTBALL

Yony Flores

Born 1983

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0086 POLITICIAN

Mariano Rivera Paz

1804 - 1849

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0087 FOOTBALL

Edgar Estrada

Born 1967

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0088 FOOTBALL

Alejandro Galindo (footballer)

Born 1992

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0089 WRITER

Flavio Herrera

1895 - 1969

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0090 POLITICIAN

Lorenzo Montúfar y Rivera

1823 - 1898

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0091 ACTOR

Bea Ranero

Born 1985

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0092 COMPOSER

José Escolástico Andrino

1817 - 1862

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0093 JOURNALIST

Irma Flaquer

1938 - 1980

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0094 POLITICIAN

Alejandro M. Sinibaldi

1825 - 1896

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0095 FOOTBALL

Martín Machón

Born 1973

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0096 PAINTER

Rodolfo Abularach

1933 - 2020

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0097 SINGER

Shery

Born 1985

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0098 PRIEST

Óscar Julio Vian Morales

1947 - 2018

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0099 POLITICIAN

Rafael Espada

Born 1944

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0100 FOOTBALL

Óscar Enrique Sánchez

1955 - 2019

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0101 FOOTBALL

Carlos Castrillo

Born 1985

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0102 FOOTBALL

José Javier del Águila

Born 1991

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0103 DIPLOMAT

Edmond Mulet

Born 1951

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0104 POLITICIAN

Jafeth Cabrera

Born 1950

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0105 FOOTBALL

Juan Ignacio Maegli

Born 1988

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0106 FOOTBALL

Juan Manuel Funes

Born 1966

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0107 COMPOSER

Joaquín Orellana

Born 1930

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0108 WRITER

Jean Bernard-Luc

1909 - 1985

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0109 FOOTBALL

Cristian Noriega

Born 1987

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0110 BISHOP

Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri

Born 1947

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0111 FOOTBALL

Claudio Albizuris

Born 1981

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0112 DIPLOMAT

Harold Caballeros

Born 1956

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0113 PAINTER

Zipacná de León

1948 - 2002

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0114 POLITICIAN

Haroldo Rodas

1946 - 2020

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0115 FOOTBALL

Carlos Villa Perdomo

Born 1986

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0116 FOOTBALL

Luis Swisher

Born 1978

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0117 FOOTBALL

Willie Sims (footballer)

Born 1984

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0118 FOOTBALL

Hernán Sandoval

Born 1983

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0119 POLITICIAN

Roberto Carpio

Born 1930

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0120 POLITICIAN

Antonio Rivera Cabezas

1785 - 1851

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0121 FOOTBALL

Edwin Villatoro

Born 1980

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0122 FOOTBALL

Julio Girón

Born 1970

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0123 SCULPTOR

Rafael Yela Günther

1888 - 1942

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0124 LAWYER

Virgilio Rodríguez Beteta

1885 - 1967

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0125 FOOTBALL

Ángelo Padilla

Born 1990

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0126 FOOTBALL

Édgar Chinchilla

Born 1987

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0127 FOOTBALL

Kendel Herrarte

Born 1992

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0128 PUBLISHER

Jorge Carpio Nicolle

1932 - 1993

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0129 BOTANIST

Antonio Pineda

1751 - 1792

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0130 BUSINESS

Giancarlo Ibarguen

1963 - 2016

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0131 LITERARY

Lucrecia Méndez

Born 1943

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0132 FOOTBALL

Benjamín Monterroso

Born 1952

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0133 FOOTBALL

Carlos Batres

Born 1968

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0134 POLITICIAN

José Venancio López

1791 - 1863

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0135 TRADE UNION

Luisa Moreno

1907 - 1992

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0136 FOOTBALL

Pablo Melgar

Born 1980

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0137 FOOTBALL

Marco Ciani

Born 1987

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0138 FOOTBALL

Claudio Rojas

Born 1973

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0139 POLITICIAN

José Francisco Barrundia

1787 - 1854

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0140 PLAYER

Christopher Díaz Figueroa

Born 1990

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0141 FOOTBALL

Manuel León

Born 1987

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0142 BADMINTON

Pedro Yang

Born 1976

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0143 FOOTBALL

Jorge Roldán

Born 1940

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0144 ARCHITECT

Teddy Cruz

Born 1962

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0145 ACTOR

Carmen Maria Vega

Born 1984

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0146 ARTIST

Carmen Lind Pettersen

1900 - 1991

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0147 POLITICIAN

Juan Antonio Martínez

Died 1854

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0148 ACTIVIST

Norma Cruz

Born 1962

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0149 POLITICIAN

José Bernardo Escobar

1797 - 1849

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0150 PHOTOGRAPHER

Alberto G. Valdeavellano

1861 - 1928

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0151 ARMY

Mariano Paredes (President of Guatemala)

1800 - 1856

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0152 FOOTBALL

Jean Márquez

Born 1985

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0153 PLAYER

Marie-Andrée Lessard

Born 1977

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0154 FOOTBALL

José Carlos Castillo

Born 1992

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0155 SURGEON

Ernesto Cofiño

1899 - 1991

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0156 MOUNTAINEER

Jaime Viñals

Born 1960

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0157 POLITICIAN

Jorge Toriello Garrido

1908 - 1998

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0158 ATHLETIC

Mirna Ortiz

Born 1987

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0159 ATHLETIC

Jaime Quiyuch

Born 1988

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0160 ATHLETE

Heidy Juárez

Born 1977

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0161 WRITER

Carol Zardetto

Born 1959

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0162 ACTOR

Stephen Haggard

1911 - 1943

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0163 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Juan José Gutiérrez

Born 1958

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0164 POLITICIAN

Eduardo Stein

Born 1945

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0165 FOOTBALL

Fabricio Benítez

Born 1975

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0166 MINISTER

Emilio Arenales Catalán

1922 - 1969

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0167 FOOTBALL

German Ruano

Born 1971

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0168 LAWYER

David Vela

1901 - 1992

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0169 LAWYER

Antonio Batres Jáuregui

1847 - 1929

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0170 MINISTER

Adolfo Molina Orantes

1915 - 1980

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0171 WRITER

Elisa Hall de Asturias

1900 - 1982

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0172 FOOTBALL

Iván León

Born 1967

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0173 POLITICIAN

Mario Sandoval Alarcón

1923 - 2003

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0174 FOOTBALL

Carlos Castillo (Guatemalan footballer)

Born 1977

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0175 SWIMMER

Gisela Morales

Born 1987

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0176 FOOTBALL

Edwin González (Guatemalan footballer)

Born 1982

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0177 ACTOR

Héctor Sandarti

Born 1968

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0178 PIANIST

Luis Felipe Arias

1876 - 1908

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0179 POLITICIAN

Lucrecia Hernández Mack

Born 1973

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0180 PRIEST

Luis Manresa Formosa

1915 - 2010

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0181 JOURNALIST

Álvaro Morales

Born 1980

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0182 POLITICIAN

Pedro José Valenzuela Jáuregui

1797 - 1865

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0183 ATHLETIC

Teodoro Palacios

1939 - 2019

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0184 FOOTBALL

Víctor Hugo Monzón

Born 1957

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0185 FOOTBALL

Walter López Castellanos

Born 1980

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0186 ATHLETIC

Mayra Herrera

Born 1988

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0187 POLITICIAN

Arturo Herbruger

1912 - 1999

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0188 WRITER

Francisco Alejandro Méndez

Born 1964

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0189 FOOTBALL

Byron Pérez

Born 1959

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0190 FOOTBALL

Engelver Herrera

Born 1973

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0191 FOOTBALL

José Zacarías Antonio

Born 1982

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0192 POLITICIAN

Juan Alfonso Fuentes Soria

Born 1947

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0193 BADMINTON

Rodolfo Ramírez

Born 1988

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0194 ENTREPRENEUR

Dionisio Gutiérrez

Born 1959

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0195 FOOTBALL

Élmer Ponciano

Born 1978

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0196 PLAYER

Daniela Schippers

Born 1995

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0197 PAINTER

Darío Escobar

Born 1971

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0198 COMPOSER

Rafael Vásquez

1885 - 1941

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0199 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Marcelo Claure

Born 1970

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0200 APOLITIC

Cash Luna

Born 1962

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0201 SINGER

Carlos Peña (singer)

Born 1988

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0202 WRITER

Celso Lara

1958 - 2019

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0203 COMPOSER

Germán Alcántara

1863 - 1910

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0204 ACTOR

Antonio Muñoz (actor)

Born 1966

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0205 AUTHOR

David Unger (author)

Born 1950

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0206 ATHLETE

Elizabeth Zamora

Born 1993

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0207 POLITICIAN

Mariano de Aycinena y Piñol

1789 - 1855

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0208 DIPLOMAT

Julio Ligorría

Born 1956

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0209 NOVELIST

Arturo Arias

Born 1950

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0210 POLITICIAN

Ramón A. Salazar

1852 - 1914

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0211 DAUGHTER

María García Granados y Saborío

1860 - 1878

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0212 FOOTBALL

Abner Trigueros

Born 1987

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0213 FOOTBALL

Sergio Guevara

Born 1973

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0214 MODEL

Laura Godoy

Born 1988

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0215 POLITICIAN

Roberto González Díaz-Durán

Born 1970

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0216 MOUNTAINEER

Andrea Cardona

Born 1982

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0217 DESIGNER

Isabella Springmuhl Tejada

Born 1997

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0218 SINGER

Rebeca Lane

Born 1984

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0219 POLITICIAN

Alejandro Giammattei

Born 1956

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0220 ATHLETIC

Allan Ayala

Born 1986

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0221 MODEL

Ana Luisa Montufar

Born 1993

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0222 FOOTBALL

Nicolas Samayoa

Born 1995

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0223 FOOTBALL

Maynor Dávila

Born 1982

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0224 PRIEST

Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gómez

1955 - 2018

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0225 GOVERNMENT

Sandra Jovel

Born 1978

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0226 MODEL

Jeimmy Aburto

Born 1994

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0227 PAINTER

Manolo Gallardo

Born 1936

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0228 ACTOR

Herbert Meneses

Born 1939

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0229 FOOTBALL

Alberto López Oliva

Born 1944

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0230 ATHLETE

Gabriel Sagastume

Born 1982

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0231 PRESENTER

Willie Maldonado

Born 1943

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0232 POLITICIAN

Rodrigo Asturias

1939 - 2005

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0233 FOOTBALL

Kevin Sandoval

Born 1962

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0234 MARSHAL

José Víctor Zavala

1815 - 1886

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0235 POLITICIAN

Adela de Torrebiarte

Born 1949

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0236 PAINTER

Francisco Cabrera (retratista)

1780 - 1845

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0237 SECRETARY

Fernando Carrera

Born 1966

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0238 ENGINEER

Raúl Aguilar Batres

1910 - 1964

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0239 BUSINESS

Mario López Estrada

Born 1938

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0240 FOOTBALL

Uwaldo Pérez

Born 1979

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0241 ACTIVIST

Sandra Morán

Born 1960

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0242 TENIENTE

Mauricio López Bonilla

Born 1959

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0243 ACTOR

Martha Bolaños de Prado

1897 - 1963

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0244 DIPLOMAT

Luis E. Arreaga

Born 1952

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0245 POLITICIAN

Rosa Leal de Pérez

Born 1953

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0246 PRIEST

Pablo Vizcaíno Prado

Born 1951

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0247 SPORT

Alder Torres

Born 1990

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0248 POLITICIAN

Agustín O'Horán

1828 - 1884

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0249 CONSERVATIVE

Manuel Francisco Pavón Aycinena

1798 - 1855

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0250 ARISTOCRATE

Juan de Urruela

1881 - 1947

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0251 OPERA

Alejandra Flores

Born 1986

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0252 POLITICIAN

Jorge Briz Abularach

Born 1955

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0253 PRIEST

Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández

Born 1934

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0254 OFFICER

Adolfo Venancio Hall Ramírez

1866 - 1885

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0255 POLITICIAN

Álvaro Arzú Escobar

Born 1985

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0256 MODEL

Arabella Árbenz

1940 - 1965

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0257 BOXER

Eddie Valenzuela

Born 1982

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0258 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Lourdes Figueroa

Born 1988

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0259 WRITER

Victor Perera (writer)

1934 - 2003

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0260 PAINTER

Óscar Murúa

1898 - 1980

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0261 SINGER

Daniela Carpio

Born 1983

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0262 POLITICIAN

Luis Batres Juarros

1802 - 1862

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0263 POLITICIAN

Cynthia del Águila

Born 1959

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0264 POLITICIAN

Fritz García Gallont

Born 1955

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0265 WRITER

Héctor Gaitán (escritor)

1939 - 2012

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0266 POLITICIAN

Juan Francisco Reyes

Died 2019

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0267 POLITICIAN

Juan Martín Barrundia

1845 - 1890

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0268 POLITICIAN

Luis Alberto Flores Asturias

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0269 COMPOSER

Enrique Anleu Díaz

Born 1940

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0270 POLITICIAN

Wendy de Berger

Born 1946

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0271 POLITICIAN

Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus

Born 1965

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0272 POLITICIAN

Williams Mansilla

Born 1962

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0273 JOURNALIST

Marta Yolanda Díaz-Durán

Born 1968

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0274 WRITER

Manuel Valladares Rubio

1869 - 1927

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0275 ACTOR

Samara de Córdova

1923 - 2015

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0276 POLITICIAN

Vinicio Gómez

1961 - 2008

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0277 POLITICIAN

Pavel Centeno

1959 - 2016

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0278 MARTIAL ART

Mayra Conde

Born 1969

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0279 CONDUCTOR

Andrés Archila

1913 - 2002

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0280 POLITICIAN

José Azmitia

1860 - 1946

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0281 FOOTBALL

Marlon Sequen

Born 1993

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0282 POET

Pablo Bromo

Born 1980

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0283 PRIEST

Luis María Estrada Paetau

1935 - 2011

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0284 PRIEST

Miguel Ángel García y Aráuz

1911 - 2003

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0285 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Paulette Samayoa

Born 1990

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0286 PAINTER

Claudio Valerio Gaetani

Born 1967

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0287 SWIMMER

Melanie Slowing

Born 1973

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0288 FOOTBALL

Kevin Luarca

Born 1993

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0289 DIPLOMAT

Gabriel Edgardo Aguilera Peralta

Born 1940

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0290 PAINTER

Erwin Guillermo

Born 1951

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0291 PHOTOGRAPHER

Julio Zadik

1916 - 2002

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0292 ACTIVIST

Olinda Salguero

Born 1984

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0293 PLAYER

Julen Urigüen

Born 1991

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0294 PAINTER

Luis Díaz (Maler)

Born 1939

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0295 SUFFRAGETTE

Irene de Peyré

1873 - 1968

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0296 FOOTBALL

Carlos Humberto Toledo

1919 - 1980

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0297 HIJO

Marco Antonio Cuevas

1933 - 2009

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0298 SAILOR

Andrea Aldana

Born 1989

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0299 DIPLOMAT

Jorge Skinner-Klée Arenales

Born 1957

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0300 SPORT

Víctor Castellanos

Born 1934

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