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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 33 of 485 notable people

0002 SINGER

Facundo Cabral

1937 - 2011

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0011 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Néstor García Canclini

Born 1939

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0061 FOOTBALL

Oscar Fulloné

1939 - 2017

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0076 ACTOR

Carlos Moreno (actor)

1938 - 2014

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0078 SOCIOLOGIST

Julio Godio

1939 - 2011

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0089 ACTOR

Jorge D'Elía

Born 1938

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0109 THEATRE

Tito Capobianco

1931 - 2018

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0114 GEOGRAPHER

Mario Giovinetto

Born 1933

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0131 WRITER

Ricardo Maliandi

1930 - 2015

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0173 ACTOR

Jorge Sobral

1931 - 2005

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0182 SINGER

Enrique Dumas

1935 - 2009

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0185 HISTORIAN

Milcíades Peña (padre)

1933 - 1965

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0197 POLITICIAN

Jorge Federico Sabato

1938 - 1995

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0244 WRITER

Amalia Jamilis

1936 - 1999

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0260 FOOTBALL

Arturo Rodenak

1931 - 2012

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0262 ILLUSTRATOR

Raúl Fortín

1939 - 2000

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0267 PAINTER

Martha Peluffo

1931 - 1979

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0280 FENCER

Alberto Lanteri

Born 1938

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0295 ASTRONOMER

Adela Ringuelet

Born 1930

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0301 RETIRAD

Ricardo Barreda

1936 - 2020

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0315 SCULPTOR

José Walter Gavito

Born 1935

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0316 ACTOR

Gastón Marchetto

1938 - 1961

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0339 FOOTBALL

Hector Maison

Born 1936

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0340 LAWYER

Rubén Stiglitz

Born 1934

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0361 FOOTBALL

Juan Carlos Forneris

Born 1932

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0380 SCENOGRAPHER

Carlos Gianni

1935 - 2011

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0401 FOOTBALL

Juan Eulogio Urriolabeitía

1930 - 1992

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0405 FOOTBALL

Diego Francisco Bayo

Born 1936

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0409 JUDGE

Emilio Pedro Gnecco

Born 1938

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0416 ACTIVIST

María Esther Biscayart de Tello

1930 - 2015

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0417 FOOTBALL

Domingo Arcángel López

Born 1938

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0451 FOOTBALL

Ricardo Pérez Muro

Born 1930

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0482 BALLET

Hugo Guffanti

Born 1939

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