12.9827° S, 38.4939° W
SALVADOR
Most Famous People Born in Salvador, Brazil
- Notable people
- 827
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1952
- Most distinctive
- Model 3.8×
Brazil's first colonial capital and the spiritual home of Afro-Brazilian music shows up in the data exactly where you'd expect: the Composer and Singer benches are basically the Tropicália and axé-music lineage, from Gilberto Gil and Caetano's circle out through Daniela Mercury and Carlinhos Brown. The Boxer count is the Bahian surprise — a city better known for candomblé drums than for the ring.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Salvador during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Salvador Is Known For
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Football is Salvador's biggest profession — 20% of all notables (168).
Salvador over-indexes on model — 3.8× the global rate.
Salvador under-produces player — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Salvador's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Ricardo Santos (beach volleyball)
Born 1975
Patricia Medrado
Born 1956
Danilo Marcelino
Born 1966
Jefferson Bellaguarda
Born 1976
Paulão Moreira
Born 1969
Paulo Emilio Silva
Born 1969
José Jorge Sousa dos Santos Júnior
Born 1987
Roberto Bosch Nogueras Filho
Born 1965
Roberto Carlos Brito da Purificação
Born 1979
Sidnei de Santana Lima
Born 1983