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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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Football is San Jose's biggest profession — 25% of all notables (137).

San Jose over-indexes on model8.4× 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.

1800185019001950
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Science
  • Art & Design
  • Other
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Showing 16 of 553 notable people

0054 PAINTER

Francisco Amighetti

1907 - 1998

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0136 PAINTER

Margarita Bertheau

1913 - 1975

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0144 PAINTER

Guillermo Vargas

Born 1975

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0154 PAINTER

Hugo Díaz

1930 - 2001

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0162 PAINTER

Rafael Sáenz Rodríguez

Born 1977

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0169 PAINTER

César Valverde Vega

1928 - 1998

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0201 PAINTER

Manuel de la Cruz González

1909 - 1986

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Teodorico Quirós Alvarado

1897 - 1977

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0214 PAINTER

Enrique Echandi

1866 - 1959

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Gonzalo Morales Sáurez

1945 - 2017

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Ana Griselda Hine

Born 1949

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0327 PAINTER

Ezequiel Jiménez Rojas

1869 - 1957

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0350 PAINTER

Rafael Ángel Fernández Piedra

1935 - 2018

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0410 PAINTER

José Miguel Rojas

Born 1959

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0420 PAINTER

Dinorah Bolandi

1923 - 2004

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0509 PAINTER

Jacobo Montvelisky

Born 1988

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