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Most Famous People from Costa Rica
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Costa Rica 147
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By the numbers
147 notable people in this slice of the dataset.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Costa Rica during each.
Notable births in Costa Rica peaked in the 1980s with 41 people.
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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.
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.
The biggest birthplaces of fame — every city is a doorway.