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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Carmen Lyra
1887 - 1949
Max Jiménez
1900 - 1947
Yolanda Oreamuno
1916 - 1956
José María Zeledón Brenes
1877 - 1949
Ana Istarú
Born 1960
Manuel González Zeledón
1864 - 1936
Anacristina Rossi
Born 1952
Roberto Brenes Mesén
1874 - 1947
Carlos Salazar Herrera
1906 - 1980
Quince Duncan
Born 1940
Luis Chaves
Born 1969
Jorge Gallardo
1924 - 2002
Samuel Rovinski
1931 - 2013
Julieta Pinto
Born 1922
Victoria Garrón de Doryan
1920 - 2005
Julián Marchena
1897 - 1985
Manuel Argüello Mora
1834 - 1902
Carlos Cortés
Born 1962
Vicente Sáenz
1896 - 1963
Rima de Vallbona
Born 1931
Daniel Gallegos
1930 - 2018
Rogelio Fernández Güell
1883 - 1918
Daniel González Chaves
Born 1982
Alexánder Obando
Born 1958
Lara Ríos
Born 1934
Adolfo Herrera García
1914 - 1975
José Basileo Acuña Zeledón
1897 - 1992
Fernando Centeno Güell
1907 - 1993
Juan Trejos Quirós
1884 - 1970
María Fernández de Tinoco
1877 - 1961
Jacques Sagot
Born 1962
Jenaro Cardona
1863 - 1930
José María Crespo Rodríguez
1940 - 1996
María Bonilla Picado
Born 1954
Alfredo Trejos
Born 1977
David Cruz
Born 1982
Alfonso Ulloa Zamora
1914 - 2000
Miguel Rojas Jiménez
Born 1952
Ernesto Martín Carranza
1879 - 1950
Carlos Fonseca Suárez
Born 1987
Virginia Betancourt Valverde
Born 1935
José Ricardo Chaves
Born 1958
Mirta González Suárez
Born 1948
Daniel Garro Sánchez
Born 1983
Virginia Sandoval de Fonseca
1921 - 2011
Jessica Clark Cohen
Born 1969
Mauricio Molina Delgado
Born 1967
Carlos Francisco Monge
Born 1951
Sara Schyfter
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Alfonso Chacón Rodríguez
Born 1967
José María Alfaro Cooper
1861 - 1912
Eduardo Oconitrillo García
Born 1934
Paulino González Villalobos
1944 - 1988
Oscar Núñez Oliva
Born 1955