9.9325° N, 84.0801° W
SAN JOSE
Most Famous People Born in San Jose, Costa Rica
- Notable people
- 553
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1958
- Most distinctive
- Model 8.4×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in San Jose during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What San Jose Is Known For
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Football is San Jose's biggest profession — 25% of all notables (137).
San Jose over-indexes on model — 8.4× the global rate.
San Jose under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of San Jose's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Francisco Zúñiga
1912 - 1998
José Joaquín Trejos Fernández
1916 - 2010
Mario Echandi Jiménez
1915 - 2011
Yolanda Oreamuno
1916 - 1956
Gonzalo Facio Segreda
1918 - 2018
Crox Alvarado
1910 - 1984
Rodrigo Facio
1917 - 1961
Eunice Odio
1919 - 1974
Margarita Bertheau
1913 - 1975
Benjamín Núñez Vargas
1915 - 1994
Carlos Humberto Rodríguez Quirós
1910 - 1986
Rafael Obregón Loría
1911 - 2000
Adolfo Herrera García
1914 - 1975
Jorge André
Born 1919
Carlos Luis Collado Martínez
1919 - 1944
Fernando Lara Bustamante
1911 - 1984
Alfredo Piedra Mora
1915 - 2003
Hernán González Gutiérrez
1918 - 1987
Antonio Mora (sport shooter)
1919 - 1992
Carlos Silva Loaiza
1919 - 2009
Alfonso Ulloa Zamora
1914 - 2000
Jorge Quesada
Born 1915