Most Famous People from Honduras

100 Hondurans in view out of 135

All 152,953
Honduras 135
Carlos Mencia
Carlos Mencia Honduran Comedian Born 1967
#12,018
Francisco Morazán
Francisco Morazán Honduran Politician 1792 – 1842
#13,452
Maynor Figueroa
Maynor Figueroa Honduran Football Born 1983
#27,373
Manuel Zelaya
Manuel Zelaya Honduran Politician Born 1952
#36,683
Roger Espinoza
Roger Espinoza Honduran Football Born 1986
#37,398
Wilson Palacios
Wilson Palacios Honduran Football Born 1984
#37,938
Jerry Bengtson
Jerry Bengtson Honduran Football Born 1987
#42,202
JC
José Cecilio del Valle Honduran Lawyer 1777 – 1836
#43,912
Anthony Lozano
Anthony Lozano Honduran Football Born 1993
#54,271
Oswaldo López Arellano
Oswaldo López Arellano Honduran Politician 1921 – 2010
#57,000
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
Porfirio Lobo Sosa Honduran Politician Born 1947
#61,443
Carlos Pavón
Carlos Pavón Honduran Football Born 1973
#69,841
Ramón Villeda Morales
Ramón Villeda Morales Honduran Politician 1909 – 1971
#77,555
MB
Manuel Bonilla Honduran Politician 1849 – 1913
#77,560
Juan Orlando Hernández
Juan Orlando Hernández Honduran Politician Born 1968
#77,598
Osman Chávez
Osman Chávez Honduran Football Born 1984
#79,850
Roberto Suazo Córdova
Roberto Suazo Córdova Honduran Politician 1927 – 2018
#80,812
JC
Juan Carlos García (Honduran footballer) Honduran Football 1988 – 2018
#81,954
GW
Georgie Welcome Honduran Football Born 1985
#83,226
Noel Valladares
Noel Valladares Honduran Football Born 1977
#83,964
Berta Cáceres
Berta Cáceres Honduran Environmentalist 1973 – 2016
#98,990
Ramón Maradiaga
Ramón Maradiaga Honduran Football Born 1954
#102,713
Donis Escober
Donis Escober Honduran Football Born 1981
#109,902
Alfredo Mejía
Alfredo Mejía Honduran Football Born 1990
#122,806
José María Medina
José María Medina Honduran Army 1826 – 1878
#124,765
Danilo Turcios
Danilo Turcios Honduran Football Born 1978
#125,085
Romell Quioto
Romell Quioto Honduran Football Born 1991
#133,274
Argentina Díaz Lozano
Argentina Díaz Lozano Honduran Activist 1912 – 1999
#143,280
Luis Bográn
Luis Bográn Honduran Politician 1849 – 1895
#151,068
Kevin Hernández
Kevin Hernández Honduran Football Born 1985
#159,343
Juan Ramón Molina
Juan Ramón Molina Honduran Writer 1875 – 1908
#159,708
RM
Rony Martínez Honduran Football Born 1988
#162,308
SC
Samuel Caballero Honduran Football Born 1974
#165,421
MS
Mauricio Sabillón Honduran Football Born 1978
#176,029
AP
Alex Pineda Chacón Honduran Football Born 1969
#178,223
HZ
Héctor Zelaya Honduran Football Born 1957
#191,564
Gilberto Yearwood
Gilberto Yearwood Honduran Football Born 1956
#196,378
CA
Céleo Arias Honduran Lawyer 1835 – 1890
#197,342
ED
Edder Delgado Honduran Football Born 1986
#212,963
MN
Milton Núñez Honduran Football Born 1972
#213,795
JP
Juan Pablo Montes Honduran Football Born 1985
#231,330
Aurelio Martínez
Aurelio Martínez Honduran Music
#240,315
Terencio Sierra
Terencio Sierra Honduran Politician 1839 – 1907
#250,438
Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés
Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés Honduran Lawyer 1903 – 1985
#260,803
Víctor Manuel Ramos
Víctor Manuel Ramos Honduran Writer Born 1946
#282,815
JC
José Cardona Honduran Football 1939 – 2013
#288,091
MR
Milton Reyes Honduran Football Born 1974
#288,498
DR
Diego Reyes Sandoval Honduran Football Born 1990
#291,521
Jhow Benavídez
Jhow Benavídez Honduran Football Born 1995
#298,974
VT
Vicente Tosta Honduran Politician 1881 – 1930
#301,535
WN
Walter Nahún López Honduran Football 1977 – 2015
#304,967
Félix Crisanto
Félix Crisanto Honduran Football Born 1990
#305,360
VP
Visitación Padilla Honduran Feminist 1882 – 1960
#306,501
Ponciano Leiva
Ponciano Leiva Honduran Politician 1821 – 1896
#312,287
Javier Arnaldo Portillo
Javier Arnaldo Portillo Honduran Football Born 1981
#323,072
CW
Carlos Will Mejía Honduran Football Born 1983
#330,640
Miguel Paz Barahona
Miguel Paz Barahona Honduran Politician 1863 – 1937
#339,326
RP
Rafael Pineda Ponce Honduran Politician 1930 – 2014
#340,486
JL
José Luis Cruz Honduran Football Born 1952
#349,573
Vicente Mejía Colindres
Vicente Mejía Colindres Honduran Politician 1878 – 1966
#359,194
PZ
Pablo Zelaya Sierra Honduran Painter 1896 – 1933
#361,631
JA
Jesús Aguilar Paz Honduran Chemist 1895 – 1974
#395,387
VC
Víctor Coello Honduran Football Born 1974
#404,883
RP
Rigoberto Paredes Honduran Poet 1948 – 2015
#413,094
GT
Gerson Tinoco Honduran Football Born 1988
#417,588
ÓL
Óscar Lagos Honduran Football Born 1973
#431,517
JP
Jorge Pineda Honduran Football Born 1964
#440,756
JA
Juan Alberto Melgar Castro Honduran Militar 1930 – 1987
#464,386
DM
Donaldo Morales Honduran Football Born 1982
#466,333
JD
José de la Paz Herrera Honduran Football Born 1940
#487,729
Marco Tulio Vega
Marco Tulio Vega Honduran Football Born 1987
#489,231
JP
Jairo Puerto Honduran Football Born 1988
#505,182
FN
Felipe Neri Medina Honduran Lawyer Born 1797
#547,908
LS
Luis Santamaría Honduran Football Born 1975
#564,554
OA
Oscar Andrés Morales Honduran Football Born 1986
#614,800
HU
Helen Umaña Honduran Academic Born 1942
#615,603
FG
Francisco Gómez (acting president) Honduran Politician 1810 – 1854
#638,219
MC
Moisés Canelo Honduran Singer Born 1950
#650,636
JJ
Juan Josué Rodríguez Honduran Football Born 1988
#679,978
TR
Tomás Róchez Honduran Football Born 1964
#698,193
HP
Hesler Phillips Honduran Football Born 1978
#703,011
WD
Wesly Decas Honduran Football Born 1999
#705,030
JL
Juan López (Honduras) Honduran Politician 1810 – 1882
#713,118
Julieta Castellanos
Julieta Castellanos Honduran Academic Born 1954
#715,896
JA
José Antonio Velásquez Honduran Painter 1906 – 1983
#742,790
Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil
Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil Honduran Ruler Died 738
#750,867
EG
Elkin González Honduran Football Born 1980
#752,343
HD
Héctor David García Osorio Honduran Priest Born 1966
#791,857
LA
Luis Alfonso Santos Villeda Honduran Priest Born 1936
#805,381
MB
Moisés Becerra Honduran Painter 1926 – 2018
#831,234
CP
Carlos Padilla Velásquez Honduran Football 1934 – 2014
#941,903
MR
Modesto Rodas Alvarado Honduran Politician 1921 – 1979
#966,160
JM
José María Reyes Mata Honduran Physician 1943 – 1983
#977,171
AA
Aly Arriola Honduran Football Born 1989
#995,680
LL
Luis Landa Escober Honduran Academic 1875 – 1977
#1,029,907
MA
Misael Argeñal Honduran Writer Born 1954
#1,031,314
JÁ
José Ángel Zúñiga Huete Honduran Lawyer 1885 – 1953
#1,059,269
DP
Darwin Pacheco Honduran Football Born 1976
#1,075,556
FB
Fosi Bendeck Honduran Actor 1941 – 2006
#1,084,248
Carlos Tábora
Carlos Tábora Honduran Coach Born 1965
#1,089,098

By the numbers

Inside Honduras

135 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births in Honduras peaked in the 1980s with 30 people.

What Honduras Is Known For

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Sports is Honduras's biggest group — 51% of all notables (69).

Honduras over-indexes on sports — 2.4× the global rate.

Honduras under-produces writing — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Sports69
  2. Politics & Law30
  3. Writing9
  4. Other5
  5. Science5
  6. Art & Design4
  7. Religion4
  8. Film & TV3
  1. Sports692.4×
  1. Writing90.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

1800185019001950
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Religion
  • Art & Design
  • Other