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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Abel Pacheco
Born 1933
Sonia Picado Sotela
Born 1936
Samuel Rovinski
1931 - 2013
Marvin Rodríguez
1934 - 2017
Hugo Díaz
1930 - 2001
Benjamín Gutiérrez
Born 1937
Mario Cordero
1930 - 2002
Samuel I. Stupp
Born 1939
Rima de Vallbona
Born 1931
Daniel Gallegos
1930 - 2018
Álvaro Grant MacDonald
Born 1938
Rodolfo Piza Escalante
1930 - 2002
Doris Yankelewitz Berger
1934 - 2016
Lara Ríos
Born 1934
Bernal Flores
Born 1937
Álvaro Grant McDonald
Born 1939
Rafael Ángel Fernández Piedra
1935 - 2018
Victoria Guardia Alvarado
Born 1939
Hugo Chamberlain
Born 1934
Marian Esquivel McKeown
1936 - 2000
Virginia Betancourt Valverde
Born 1935
Humberto Vargas Carbonell
Born 1933
Víctor Daniel Camacho Monge
Born 1939
José Luis Ortiz Araya
1930 - 2012
Edgar Cervantes Villalta
1931 - 2002
Eduardo Oconitrillo García
Born 1934
Matilde Marín Chinchilla
1931 - 1986
Rafael Barquero
Born 1934
Carlos Láscarez
1931 - 2014