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 1970s Clear ×
Rolando Fonseca
Born 1974
Luis Marín
Born 1974
Mauricio Wright
Born 1970
Douglas Sequeira
Born 1977
Steven Bryce
Born 1977
Rónald González Brenes
Born 1970
Alonso Solís
Born 1978
Froylán Ledezma
Born 1978
Whayne Wilson
1975 - 2005
Juan Antonio Marín
Born 1975
Jafet Soto
Born 1976
Pablo Chinchilla
Born 1978
Óscar Emilio Rojas
Born 1979
Alejandro Alpízar
Born 1979
Ricardo González (footballer)
Born 1974
Try Bennett
Born 1975
Víctor Cordero
Born 1973
Óscar López (politician)
Born 1970
Andrés Núñez
Born 1976
Anastasia Acosta
Born 1975
Guillermo Vargas
Born 1975
Jens Hoffmann
Born 1974
David Diach
Born 1974
Rafael Sáenz Rodríguez
Born 1977
Juan Carlos Arguedas
Born 1970
Laura Alfaro
Born 1972
José María Villalta Florez-Estrada
Born 1977
Esteban Ramírez
Born 1973
Tatiana Echeverri Fernandez
Born 1974
Jonathan Bolaños
Born 1978
Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz
Born 1974
Ingrid Morales
Born 1975
Juan Carlos Mendoza García
Born 1975
David Fernández (judoka)
Born 1973
Fernando Sánchez Campos
Born 1974
Marcela Guerrero Campos
Born 1970
Karla Solano
Born 1971
Juan Francisco Morales Quirós
Born 1970
Adriana Durán
Born 1970
Ernesto Núñez
Born 1976
Atahualpa González
Born 1978
Cristian Badilla
Born 1978
Alfredo Trejos
Born 1977
Alejandra Castro
Born 1974
Nancy Dobles
Born 1977
Lenin Arroyo
Born 1979
Sasha Campbell
Born 1977
Alejandro Jenkins
Born 1979
Atim Roper Davis
Born 1978
Juan Carlos Rojas (empresario)
Born 1972
Tatiana Trejos Rodríguez
Born 1974
Wendy Cruz
Born 1979
Laura Fuentes Belgrave
Born 1978
Mario Alberto Chacón Jiménez
Born 1975
Federico Miranda
Born 1976
Abel Guier
Born 1972
Athim Rooper
Born 1978
Carlos Clark
Born 1978
Freddy Serrano
Born 1977
Daniel Francisco Blanco Méndez
Born 1973
Alejandro Preinfalk
Born 1970
Roberto Zeledón
Born 1977