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 1950s Clear ×
Franklin Chang Díaz
Born 1950
Luis Guillermo Solís
Born 1958
Laura Chinchilla
Born 1959
Giannina Facio
Born 1955
Christiana Figueres
Born 1956
José María Figueres
Born 1954
Anacristina Rossi
Born 1952
Róger Flores
Born 1959
Germán Chavarría
Born 1958
Antonio Álvarez Desanti
Born 1958
Arturo Kinch
Born 1956
Josette Altmann Borbón
Born 1958
Astrid Fischel Volio
Born 1954
Jorge Arroyo
Born 1959
Virginia Pérez-Ratton
1950 - 2010
Marco Antonio Rojas
Born 1952
Rodrigo Badilla
Born 1957
Rebeca Grynspan
Born 1955
Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría
Born 1958
Alejandro Cardona
Born 1959
Adrián Solano
Born 1951
Rodolfo Piza Rocafort
Born 1958
Grettel Barboza
Born 1956
Rolando Villalobos
Born 1953
Justo Orozco
Born 1950
Alberto Salom Echeverría
Born 1952
Alexánder Obando
Born 1958
Víctor Hugo Morales Zapata
Born 1958
Gerardo Ureña
Born 1955
Víctor Morales Mora
Born 1958
Eduardo Doryan
Born 1951
Saúl Weisleder Weisleder
Born 1950
María Bonilla Picado
Born 1954
Berny Ulloa Morera
Born 1950
Dionisio Cabal
Born 1954
Gerardo Solano
1954 - 2000
Eugenia Fuscaldo
Born 1953
Miguel Rojas Jiménez
Born 1952
José Miguel Rojas
Born 1959
José Ricardo Chaves
Born 1958
Guillermo Carvajal Alvarado
Born 1953
José Manuel Rojas (footballer, born 1952)
Born 1952
Marta Iris Muñoz
Born 1956
Melvin Jiménez Marín
Born 1956
Ana María Botey Sobrado
Born 1953
Mayra González León
Born 1953
Fernando Herrero Acosta
Born 1952
José Manuel Rojas Ramírez
Born 1952
Carlos Francisco Monge
Born 1951
Manuel Ruiz (actor)
Born 1957
Javier Flores Galarza
Born 1954
María del Rocío Sáenz
Born 1958
Luis Aguilar (swimmer)
Born 1952
Sonia Marta Mora Escalante
Born 1953
Jorge Méndez Limbrick
Born 1954
Oscar Núñez Oliva
Born 1955
Melvin Sáenz Biolley
Born 1953
Gertrud Peters Solórzano
Born 1954
Dennis Marshall Herron
Born 1959
Javier Masís
Born 1953