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LA PLATA

Most Famous People Born in La Plata, Argentina

Notable people
485
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1961
Most distinctive
Activist 5.7×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What La Plata Is Known For

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Football is La Plata's biggest profession — 34% of all notables (165).

La Plata over-indexes on activist5.7× the global rate.

La Plata under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football165
  2. Actor31
  3. Writer24
  4. Singer21
  5. Lawyer21
  6. Politician19
  7. Player18
  8. Sport11
  1. Activist65.7×
  2. Botanist73.6×
  3. Judge83.5×
  4. Football1653.1×
  5. Lawyer212.5×
  6. Singer212.1×
  7. Player181.9×
  8. Sculptor51.6×
  1. Politician190.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 22 of 485 notable people

0030 WRITER

Alexander Key

1904 - 1979

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0033 FOOTBALL

Alejandro Scopelli

1908 - 1987

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0054 JOURNALIST

Roberto Noble

1902 - 1969

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0074 ACTOR

Mercedes Simone

1904 - 1990

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0087 FOOTBALL

Saúl Calandra

1904 - 1973

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0100 FENCER

Luis Lucchetti

1902 - 1990

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0106 WRITER

Francisco López Merino

1904 - 1928

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0125 FOOTBALL

Juan José Tramutola

1902 - 1968

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0128 ACTOR

Fernando Ochoa

1905 - 1974

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0133 FENCER

Héctor Lucchetti

1905 - 1936

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0137 ACTOR

José Gola

1904 - 1939

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0158 PSYCHIATRIST

Celes Ernesto Cárcamo

1903 - 1990

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0202 LAWYER

Segundo V. Linares Quintana

1909 - 2013

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0214 WRITER

Ignacio Braulio Anzoátegui

1905 - 1978

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0223 JUDGE

Pablo Antonio Ramella

1906 - 1993

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0322 POLITICIAN

Anselmo Marini

1907 - 2002

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0367 LAWYER

Emilio Donato del Carril

1906 - 1985

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0403 COMPOSER

Víctor D'Amario

1909 - 2007

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0432 POLITICIAN

Ramón Lascano

1901 - 1989

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0437 PHYSICIAN

Emir Mercader

1900 - 1964

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0463 COMPOSER

Muraro

1903 - 1968

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0474 FOOTBALL

Felipe Scarpone

1903 - 1963

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