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LA PAZ

Most Famous People Born in La Paz, Bolivia

Notable people
395
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1950
Most distinctive
Presenter 7.8×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 48 notable births.

What La Paz Is Known For

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Politician is La Paz's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (72).

La Paz over-indexes on presenter7.8× the global rate.

La Paz under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician72
  2. Football56
  3. Writer39
  4. Lawyer23
  5. Singer15
  6. Actor13
  7. Journalist12
  8. Composer11
  1. Presenter77.8×
  2. Botanist106.3×
  3. Lawyer233.4×
  4. Writer393.0×
  5. Architect92.6×
  6. Poet92.2×
  7. Composer112.1×
  8. Journalist121.9×
  1. Actor130.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 48 of 395 notable people

0006 TELEVISION

Verona Pooth

Born 1968

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0052 FEMINIST

María Galindo

Born 1964

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0057 POLITICIAN

Félix Patzi

Born 1967

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0060 PLAYER

Mario Martínez (tennis)

Born 1961

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0062 COMPOSER

Javier Parrado

Born 1964

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0064 FOOTBALL

Mario Pinedo

Born 1964

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0073 POLITICIAN

Carlos Romero (politician)

Born 1966

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0080 FOOTBALL

Demetrio Angola

Born 1965

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0087 ACTOR

Maurice Barthélemy (acteur)

Born 1969

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0094 FOOTBALL

Jesús Barrios

Born 1961

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0114 POET

Marcelo Villena Alvarado

Born 1965

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0115 FOOTBALL

René Ortubé

Born 1964

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0120 RESEARCH

Fernando Huanacuni Mamani

Born 1966

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0128 ACTOR

Fabián Gianola

Born 1963

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0138 POLITICIAN

Kori Udovički

Born 1961

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0153 BOTANIST

Mónica Moraes

Born 1960

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0164 GUITAR

Grillo Villegas

Born 1968

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0172 POET

Julieta Paredes

Born 1967

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0187 BOTANIST

Teresa Ortuño Limarino

Born 1968

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0190 POLITICIAN

Luis Alberto Arce Catacora

Born 1963

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0201 SINGER

Juan Carlos Aranda

1963 - 2015

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0205 EMPRESARI

Mónica Medina

Born 1964

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0215 ACTIVIST

Máxima Apaza

Born 1960

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0236 LAWYER

Nardi Suxo

Born 1961

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0240 JOURNALIST

Cristina Corrales

1962 - 2010

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0241 POLITICIAN

Eugenio Rojas Apaza

1962 - 2020

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0254 PRESENTER

Giovana Chávez

Born 1969

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0255 JOURNALIST

Andrés Rojas

Born 1966

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0259 POLITICIAN

María Udaeta

Born 1964

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0262 JOURNALIST

José Alberto Gonzales

Born 1962

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0268 ECONOMIST

César Dockweiler

Born 1967

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0281 POLITICIAN

Verónica Palenque

Born 1967

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0287 PRESENTER

Justa Canaviri

Born 1963

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0289 LAWYER

Walker San Miguel

Born 1963

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0299 POLITICIAN

María Duchen

Born 1965

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0301 PRESENTER

César Galindo

Born 1966

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0302 COMPOSER

Jorge Ibáñez (músico)

Born 1960

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0309 WRITER

Elías Blanco Mamani

Born 1962

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0317 LAWYER

Mirtha Quevedo

Born 1960

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0319 LAWYER

Rubén Saavedra

Born 1960

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0322 WRITER

Isabel Mesa de Inchauste

Born 1960

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0323 SINGER

Miguel Orias

Born 1965

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0327 GUITAR

Manuel Monroy Chazarreta

Born 1961

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0331 MUSIC

Oscar Peñafiel Rodriguez

Born 1968

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0333 POLITICIAN

Pablo Groux

Born 1967

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0357 LAWYER

William Alave Laura

Born 1968

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0361 PRESENTER

Juan Carlos Arana

Born 1968

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0375 SPORT

Luis Viscarra

Born 1960

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