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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×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football137
  2. Politician85
  3. Writer54
  4. Lawyer36
  5. Sport23
  6. Actor17
  7. Painter16
  8. Diplomat12
  1. Model128.4×
  2. Lawyer363.8×
  3. Diplomat123.7×
  4. Writer543.0×
  5. Sport232.5×
  6. Football1372.3×
  7. Swimmer62.2×
  1. Actor170.6×

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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0002 FOOTBALL

Joel Campbell

Born 1992

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0006 FOOTBALL

Bryan Oviedo

Born 1990

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0009 FOOTBALL

Francisco Calvo

Born 1992

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0012 FOOTBALL

Marco Ureña

Born 1990

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0015 ACTOR

Daniel Zovatto

Born 1991

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0017 FOOTBALL

David Guzmán

Born 1990

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0035 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Moya

Born 1992

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0039 FOOTBALL

Keven Alemán

Born 1994

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0041 ACTOR

Ruby O. Fee

Born 1996

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0044 FOOTBALL

David Ramírez (footballer, born 1993)

Born 1993

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0050 FOOTBALL

Christopher Meneses

Born 1990

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0055 FOOTBALL

Josué Martínez

Born 1990

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0059 FOOTBALL

Jorge Castro (footballer)

Born 1990

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0071 FOOTBALL

Keyner Brown

Born 1991

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0090 FOOTBALL

Raquel Rodríguez

Born 1993

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0094 FOOTBALL

Sean Mannion (American football)

Born 1992

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0095 FOOTBALL

Dylan Flores

Born 1993

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0131 FOOTBALL

Aaron Williams (American football)

Born 1990

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0181 FOOTBALL

Jake Beckford

Born 1994

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0203 MODEL

Johanna Solano

Born 1990

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0215 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Natalia Carvajal

Born 1990

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0245 FOOTBALL

Irving Calderón

Born 1994

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0264 BAKER

Gerardo Cruz

1992 - 2015

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0291 JUDO

Miguel Murillo (judoka)

Born 1993

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0330 FOOTBALL

Ricky Garbanzo

Born 1992

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0339 MODEL

Elena Correa Usuga

Born 1990

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0346 FOOTBALL

Joshua Díaz

Born 1991

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0347 FOOTBALL

Orlando Sinclair

Born 1998

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0361 FOOTBALL

Alexis Gamboa

Born 1999

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0396 SPORT

Diego Campos (Costa Rican footballer)

Born 1995

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0419 FOOTBALL

Andrés Montalbán

Born 1992

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0441 GOLF

Paul Chaplet

Born 1999

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0447 FOOTBALL

Reinaldo Brenes

Born 1991

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0451 FENCER

André Conte

Born 1997

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0454 FOOTBALL

Ignacio Solís

Born 1991

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0455 FOOTBALL

Esteban Arias Arauz

Born 1994

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0456 FOOTBALL

José Luis Mora

Born 1992

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0473 FOOTBALL

Dan Jackson

Born 1993

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0504 FOOTBALL

Andrés Castro Piche

Born 1990

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0517 FOOTBALL

Kevin Arrieta

Born 1991

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0530 GYMNAST

Karina Regidor

Born 1993

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0538 FOOTBALL

Víctor Gutiérrez Marín

Born 1991

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0540 FOOTBALL

Anthony Velásquez

Born 1990

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0544 FOOTBALL

Herbert Pérez Valverde

Born 1992

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0547 PRODUCTOR

Adrián Feruma

Born 1992

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