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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 23 of 485 notable people

0032 FOOTBALL

Francisco Varallo

1910 - 2010

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0063 TEACHER

Jorge Ábalos

1915 - 1979

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0073 SCULPTOR

Luis Tomasello

1915 - 2014

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0099 FOOTBALL

José Salomón

1916 - 1990

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0134 ZOOLOGIST

Raúl Adolfo Ringuelet

1914 - 1982

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0136 BOTANIST

Guillermo Covas

1915 - 1995

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0171 CHESS

Carlos Maderna

1910 - 1976

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0180 FOOTBALL

Juan Raul Echevarrieta

1911 - 1987

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0188 FOOTBALL

Saúl Ongaro

1916 - 2004

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0200 POET

Romualdo Brughetti

1912 - 2003

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0206 FOOTBALL

Eduardo Enrique Rodríguez

1918 - 2000

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0257 PLAYWRIGHT

Andrés Lizarraga

1919 - 1982

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0263 FOOTBALL

Arturo Naón

1912 - 1999

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0281 JUDGE

Luis María Boffi Boggero

1915 - 1984

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0300 BOTANIST

Aida Pontiroli

Born 1919

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0309 FOOTBALL

Alberto Cerioni

1919 - 1948

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0313 LYRICIST

Mario Soto (letrista)

1912 - 1995

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0330 FOOTBALL

Oscar Montañés

1912 - 1985

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0370 FOOTBALL

Oscar Tellechea

Born 1913

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0386 POLITICIAN

Juan José Real

1911 - 1974

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0414 LAWYER

Adolfo R. Gabrielli

1911 - 2002

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0453 JUDGE

Carlos Alfredo Renom

1912 - 1996

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0461 WRITER

Enrique Gonino

1915 - 2003

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