Most Famous People from Costa Rica

100 Costa Ricans in view out of 146

All 152,953
Costa Rica 147
Óscar Arias
Óscar Arias Costa Rican Politician Born 1941
#10,692
Keylor Navas
Keylor Navas Costa Rican Football Born 1986
#11,934
Harry Shum Jr.
Harry Shum Jr. Costa Rican Actor Born 1982
#12,321
BR
Bryan Ruiz Costa Rican Football Born 1985
#18,875
Christian Bolaños
Christian Bolaños Costa Rican Football Born 1984
#22,038
José Figueres Ferrer
José Figueres Ferrer Costa Rican Politician 1906 – 1990
#25,705
Kendall Waston
Kendall Waston Costa Rican Football Born 1988
#33,908
Esteban Alvarado
Esteban Alvarado Costa Rican Football Born 1989
#36,901
Álvaro Saborío
Álvaro Saborío Costa Rican Football Born 1982
#40,065
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
Rodrigo Carazo Odio Costa Rican Politician 1926 – 2009
#49,053
Giancarlo González
Giancarlo González Costa Rican Football Born 1988
#49,299
Óscar Duarte (Costa Rican footballer)
Óscar Duarte (Costa Rican footballer) Costa Rican Football Born 1989
#49,444
John Jairo Ruiz
John Jairo Ruiz Costa Rican Football Born 1994
#49,959
Cristian Gamboa
Cristian Gamboa Costa Rican Football Born 1989
#54,353
Michael Umaña
Michael Umaña Costa Rican Football Born 1982
#54,768
Marco Ureña
Marco Ureña Costa Rican Football Born 1990
#57,531
Luis Alberto Monge
Luis Alberto Monge Costa Rican Politician 1925 – 2016
#61,653
Walter Centeno
Walter Centeno Costa Rican Football Born 1974
#66,857
Júnior Díaz
Júnior Díaz Costa Rican Football Born 1983
#68,620
Randall Azofeifa
Randall Azofeifa Costa Rican Football Born 1984
#68,720
Diego Calvo
Diego Calvo Costa Rican Football Born 1991
#68,722
Juan Santamaría
Juan Santamaría Costa Rican Hero 1831 – 1856
#70,355
Óscar Ramírez (footballer)
Óscar Ramírez (footballer) Costa Rican Football Born 1964
#73,914
Michael Barrantes
Michael Barrantes Costa Rican Football Born 1983
#73,965
Gilberto Martínez
Gilberto Martínez Costa Rican Football Born 1979
#75,223
Jairo Arrieta
Jairo Arrieta Costa Rican Football Born 1983
#92,903
José Salvatierra
José Salvatierra Costa Rican Football Born 1989
#93,659
Gabriel Badilla
Gabriel Badilla Costa Rican Football 1984 – 2016
#96,314
Alfredo González Flores
Alfredo González Flores Costa Rican Lawyer 1877 – 1962
#98,419
Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier
Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier Costa Rican Politician Born 1949
#98,549
José Miguel Cubero
José Miguel Cubero Costa Rican Football Born 1987
#102,596
IS
Ian Smith (footballer (Born 1998)) Costa Rican Football Born 1998
#109,294
JS
Jordan Smith (Costa Rican footballer) Costa Rican Football Born 1991
#122,896
Elías Aguilar
Elías Aguilar Costa Rican Football Born 1991
#135,852
Heiner Mora
Heiner Mora Costa Rican Football Born 1984
#139,492
Marvin Angulo
Marvin Angulo Costa Rican Football Born 1986
#140,089
Hernán Medford
Hernán Medford Costa Rican Football Born 1968
#142,145
Ulises Segura
Ulises Segura Costa Rican Football Born 1993
#147,332
José Guillermo Ortiz
José Guillermo Ortiz Costa Rican Football Born 1992
#165,511
Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez
Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez Costa Rican Politician 1831 – 1882
#168,940
Kenner Gutiérrez
Kenner Gutiérrez Costa Rican Football Born 1989
#174,494
FD
Fabián Dobles Costa Rican Writer 1918 – 1997
#175,747
Óscar Granados
Óscar Granados Costa Rican Football Born 1985
#200,161
Juan Bustos Golobio
Juan Bustos Golobio Costa Rican Football Born 1992
#200,392
DV
Daniel Vallejos Costa Rican Football Born 1981
#210,914
Mauricio Montero
Mauricio Montero Costa Rican Football Born 1963
#211,090
LM
Lester Morgan Costa Rican Football 1976 – 2002
#213,929
JD
Jorge Debravo Costa Rican Writer 1938 – 1967
#226,324
RM
Roy Myers Costa Rican Football Born 1969
#229,614
Ariel Lassiter
Ariel Lassiter Costa Rican Football Born 1994
#246,063
Randall Leal
Randall Leal Costa Rican Football Born 1997
#273,233
BB
Berny Burke Costa Rican Football Born 1996
#285,317
Juan Pablo Vargas
Juan Pablo Vargas Costa Rican Football Born 1995
#292,782
Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez
Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez Costa Rican Politician 1826 – 1905
#299,126
JD
Javier Delgado Prado Costa Rican Football Born 1968
#300,360
José Leitón
José Leitón Costa Rican Football Born 1993
#304,304
Cristhian Lagos
Cristhian Lagos Costa Rican Football Born 1984
#314,931
JC
José Carlos Chaves Costa Rican Football Born 1958
#333,154
JO
Jhamir Ordain Costa Rican Football Born 1993
#338,205
IF
Isaac Felipe Azofeifa Costa Rican Writer 1909 – 1997
#343,482
José Luis Cordero
José Luis Cordero Costa Rican Football Born 1987
#352,486
JC
Juan Carlos Rojas (cyclist) Costa Rican Sport Born 1981
#373,876
ER
Eugenio Rodríguez Vega Costa Rican Historian 1925 – 2008
#386,108
Mavis Biesanz
Mavis Biesanz Costa Rican Sociologist 1919 – 2008
#394,860
Randy Chirino
Randy Chirino Costa Rican Football Born 1996
#394,905
AF
Argenis Fernández Costa Rican Football Born 1987
#407,044
Gregory Brenes
Gregory Brenes Costa Rican Sport Born 1988
#415,423
Astrid Fischel Volio
Astrid Fischel Volio Costa Rican Politician Born 1954
#425,781
RG
Róger Gómez Costa Rican Football Born 1965
#432,314
Luis José Hernández
Luis José Hernández Costa Rican Football Born 1998
#432,589
LF
Leonidas Flores Costa Rican Football Born 1965
#432,932
Jorge Rossi Chavarría
Jorge Rossi Chavarría Costa Rican Politician 1922 – 2006
#459,992
Florencio del Castillo
Florencio del Castillo Costa Rican Cleric 1778 – 1834
#468,502
SA
Sandro Alfaro Costa Rican Football Born 1971
#473,136
BS
Barlon Sequeira Costa Rican Football Born 1998
#477,871
ED
Errol Daniels Costa Rican Football Born 1944
#487,938
Luis Stewart Pérez
Luis Stewart Pérez Costa Rican Football Born 1987
#495,671
JD
José Daniel Gil Zuñiga Costa Rican Academic Born 1955
#497,366
Adonis Pineda
Adonis Pineda Costa Rican Football Born 1997
#524,403
Ricardo Blanco Mora
Ricardo Blanco Mora Costa Rican Football Born 1989
#529,179
JM
Jonathan Martínez Costa Rican Football Born 1998
#556,652
WE
Wálter Elizondo Costa Rican Football 1942 – 2018
#575,785
AR
Andy Reyes Costa Rican Football Born 1999
#587,811
EE
Esteban Espinoza Costa Rican Football Born 1997
#591,414
RR
Rodolfo Rodríguez (Costa Rican footballer) Costa Rican Football Born 1980
#611,639
DL
Dexter Lewis Costa Rican Football Born 1981
#631,077
LP
León Pacheco Solano Costa Rican Writer 1898 – 1980
#633,534
ME
Maria Eugenia Bozzoli Costa Rican Anthropologist Born 1935
#651,695
DM
Diego Mesén Costa Rican Football Born 1999
#654,547
WM
William Mattus Costa Rican Football Born 1964
#663,248
Anllel Porras
Anllel Porras Costa Rican Football Born 1990
#683,366
Alejandro Gómez Bermúdez
Alejandro Gómez Bermúdez Costa Rican Football Born 1989
#689,788
FM
Félix Montoya Costa Rican Football Born 1980
#700,881
AP
Asdrúbal Paniagua Costa Rican Football Born 1951
#709,689
MS
Miguel Salguero Costa Rican Writer 1933 – 2018
#721,690
ÉS
Édgar Silva Costa Rican Journalist Born 1967
#755,752
Mario Sequeira
Mario Sequeira Costa Rican Football Born 1997
#760,950
GS
Géiner Segura Costa Rican Football Born 1974
#764,227
JR
José Rafael Quirós Quirós Costa Rican Priest Born 1955
#767,788
AF
Andrey Fonseca Costa Rican Sport Born 1993
#768,417

By the numbers

Inside Costa Rica

147 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Costa Rica during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births in Costa Rica peaked in the 1980s with 41 people.

What Costa Rica Is Known For

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Sports is Costa Rica's biggest group — 67% of all notables (99).

Costa Rica over-indexes on sports — 3.1× the global rate.

Costa Rica under-produces writing — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Sports99
  2. Politics & Law20
  3. Writing9
  4. Music6
  5. Film & TV4
  6. Science4
  7. Other2
  8. Religion2
  1. Sports993.1×
  1. Writing90.5×
  2. Politics & Law200.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Costa Rica's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1800185019001950
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Music
  • Science
  • Film & TV
  • Other

Top Cities

Biggest birthplaces in this slice — click any to explore.