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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 90 notable births.

What San Jose Is Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

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.

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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Daniel Oduber Quirós

1921 - 1991

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Teodoro Picado Michalski

1900 - 1960

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0048 LAWYER

Javier Tebas

Born 1962

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0068 LAWYER

José María Castro Madriz

1818 - 1892

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0088 LAWYER

Mauro Fernández Acuña

1843 - 1905

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0161 LAWYER

José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón

1837 - 1917

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0168 LAWYER

Rodrigo Madrigal Nieto

1924 - 2006

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0170 LAWYER

Vicente Herrera Zeledón

1821 - 1888

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0177 LAWYER

Ricardo Castro Beeche

1894 - 1967

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0190 LAWYER

Omar Dengo

1888 - 1928

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Rodolfo Piza Escalante

1930 - 2002

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Rodolfo Piza Rocafort

Born 1958

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Rogelio Sotela

1894 - 1943

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Justo Orozco

Born 1950

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Víctor Morales Mora

Born 1958

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Germán Serrano Pinto

1940 - 2016

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Luis Antonio Sobrado González

Born 1962

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Fernando Lara Bustamante

1911 - 1984

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Manuel González Sanz

Born 1968

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Víctor Guardia Quirós

1873 - 1959

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Manuel Ventura Robles

Born 1948

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Hernán González Gutiérrez

1918 - 1987

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Alejandra Castro

Born 1974

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Enrique Villalobos Quirós

Born 1947

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José Manuel Echandi Meza

Born 1964

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Humberto Vargas Carbonell

Born 1933

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Marta Iris Muñoz

Born 1956

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Alberto Echandi Montero

1870 - 1944

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Mayra González León

Born 1953

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José María Tijerino Pacheco

Born 1947

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0468 LAWYER

Hernando París Rodríguez

Born 1966

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0480 LAWYER

Víctor Daniel Camacho Monge

Born 1939

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0490 LAWYER

Víctor Emilio Granados Calvo

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Jorge Méndez Limbrick

Born 1954

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Carlos Orozco Castro

1887 - 1967

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Pedro Zeledón Mora

1802 - 1870

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