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 1960s Clear ×
Javier Tebas
Born 1962
Ana Istarú
Born 1960
Rafael Rojas
Born 1961
Vladimir Quesada
Born 1966
Cristián Samper
Born 1965
Otto Guevara
Born 1960
Danilo Montero
Born 1962
Martín Valverde
Born 1963
Luis Chaves
Born 1969
Priscilla Monge
Born 1968
Julian Monge Najera
Born 1960
José Capmany
1961 - 2001
Javier Wanchope
Born 1968
Carlos Cortés
Born 1962
Guillermo Guardia
Born 1960
Epsy Campbell Barr
Born 1963
Sandra Cauffman
Born 1962
Carlos Arredondo
Born 1960
Kevin Casas Zamora
Born 1968
Floribeth Mora Diaz
Born 1963
María Luisa Ávila Agüero
Born 1961
Glenda Umaña
Born 1961
María Pretiz
Born 1964
Sussy Vargas Alvarado
Born 1967
Vicky Ramos
Born 1960
Luis Antonio Sobrado González
Born 1962
Manuel González Sanz
Born 1968
Jacques Sagot
Born 1962
Alex Brenes
Born 1964
José Luis Paniagua
1960 - 2013
Alfredo Chinchilla
Born 1962
Enrique Ramírez Briancesco
1962 - 2001
María del Milagro París
Born 1961
Emilia Navas Aparicio
Born 1964
José Manuel Echandi Meza
Born 1964
Orlando Mora
Born 1960
Marcia Saborío
Born 1963
Gilda Montenegro
Born 1967
Marco Aurelio Odio
1962 - 2008
Rafa Ugarte
Born 1968
Hernando París Rodríguez
Born 1966
Jessica Clark Cohen
Born 1969
Mauricio Molina Delgado
Born 1967
Alfonso Chacón Rodríguez
Born 1967
María París
Born 1961
Marcia González Aguiluz
Born 1969
Federico Carrillo Zürcher
Born 1964
William Todd
Born 1961
Lizette Brenes
Born 1965
Eduardo Kopper
Born 1965
Henry Núñez
Born 1969
Andrés Sancho
Born 1961
Ronny Sanabria
Born 1964
Alvaro Sanabria
Born 1963
Ronny Gómez
Born 1966