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Most Famous Argentine Athletes

Sports 640
Argentina 1,264
223 DM Diego Maradona Diego Maradona Argentine Football 1960–2020
2,861 JM Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio Argentine Racing 1911–1995
4,730 JM Javier Mascherano Javier Mascherano Argentine Football b. 1984
11,108 JP Javier Pastore Javier Pastore Argentine Football b. 1989
11,743 GB Gabriel Batistuta Gabriel Batistuta Argentine Football b. 1969
11,892 HC Hernán Crespo Hernán Crespo Argentine Football b. 1975
11,998 JZ Javier Zanetti Javier Zanetti Argentine Football b. 1973
13,120 MP Mauricio Pochettino Mauricio Pochettino Argentine Football b. 1972
13,743 PA Pablo Aimar Pablo Aimar Argentine Football b. 1979
13,954 PD Paulo Dybala Paulo Dybala Argentine Football b. 1993
14,638 EL Ezequiel Lavezzi Ezequiel Lavezzi Argentine Football b. 1985
14,940 AD Andrés D'Alessandro Andrés D'Alessandro Argentine Football b. 1981
15,390 OS Omar Sívori Omar Sívori Argentine Football 1935–2005
15,443 JS José Sosa José Sosa Argentine Football b. 1985
15,561 JV Jorge Valdano Jorge Valdano Argentine Football b. 1955
17,551 FC Fabricio Coloccini Fabricio Coloccini Argentine Football b. 1982
18,350 CM Carlos Monzón Argentine Boxer 1942–1995
18,842 GH Gabriel Heinze Gabriel Heinze Argentine Football b. 1978
18,900 WC Willy Caballero Willy Caballero Argentine Football b. 1981
20,304 SR Sergio Romero Sergio Romero Argentine Football b. 1987
20,346 NB Nicolás Burdisso Nicolás Burdisso Argentine Football b. 1981
20,774 DM Diego Milito Diego Milito Argentine Football b. 1979
20,969 NG Nicolás Gaitán Nicolás Gaitán Argentine Football b. 1988
21,290 FG Fernando Gago Fernando Gago Argentine Football b. 1986
25,035 JR Juan Román Riquelme Juan Román Riquelme Argentine Football b. 1978
25,219 MN Miguel Najdorf Miguel Najdorf Argentine Chess 1910–1997
26,893 MZ Mauro Zárate Mauro Zárate Argentine Football b. 1987
28,213 EP Enzo Pérez Enzo Pérez Argentine Football b. 1986
28,251 BP Benoît Pedretti Benoît Pedretti Argentine Football b. 1980
29,080 GM Gabriel Mercado Gabriel Mercado Argentine Football b. 1987
29,610 CL Claudio López (footballer) Claudio López (footballer) Argentine Football b. 1974
30,005 ÓU Óscar Ustari Óscar Ustari Argentine Football b. 1986
30,712 MK Mario Kempes Mario Kempes Argentine Football b. 1954
32,359 WS Walter Samuel Walter Samuel Argentine Football b. 1978
32,768 DN David Nalbandian David Nalbandian Argentine Player b. 1982
33,913 ML Manuel Lanzini Manuel Lanzini Argentine Football b. 1993
35,051 DP Diego Perotti Diego Perotti Argentine Football b. 1988
36,175 CD Cata Díaz Cata Díaz Argentine Football b. 1979
36,279 MR Marco Ruben Marco Ruben Argentine Football b. 1986
38,911 FR Facundo Roncaglia Facundo Roncaglia Argentine Football b. 1987
38,964 FF Federico Fernández (footballer) Federico Fernández (footballer) Argentine Football b. 1989
39,270 MR Mauro Rosales Mauro Rosales Argentine Football b. 1981
39,412 BZ Bruno Zuculini Bruno Zuculini Argentine Football b. 1993
39,972 PP Pablo Piatti Pablo Piatti Argentine Football b. 1989
40,647 RA Roberto Ayala Roberto Ayala Argentine Football b. 1973
40,662 MG Marcelo Gallardo Marcelo Gallardo Argentine Football b. 1976
42,559 JD Jesús Dátolo Jesús Dátolo Argentine Football b. 1984
42,702 LA Lautaro Acosta Argentine Football b. 1988
42,795 FV Franco Vázquez Franco Vázquez Argentine Football b. 1989
44,381 AA Alberto Acosta Argentine Football b. 1966
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Inside Argentina Athletes

640 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous argentina athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Argentina Athletes peaked in the 1980s with 237 people.

What Argentina Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Argentina Athletes's biggest group — 86% of all notables (547).

Argentina Athletes over-index on football — 9.2× the global rate.

  1. Football547
  2. Sport23
  3. Player18
  4. Boxer14
  5. Basket9
  6. Hockey5
  7. Driver5
  8. Racing4
  1. Football5479.2×
  2. Boxer145.5×
  3. Player183.0×
  4. Sport232.1×
  5. Basket91.7×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Argentina Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.