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Historical figures born in Costa Rica
553 notable historical figures were born in Costa Rica. These are the most notable:
- Laura Fernández Delgado (born 1986, Politics)
- Rodrigo Chaves Robles (born 1961, Politics)
- Laura Chinchilla (born 1959, Politics)
- Franklin Chang-Díaz (born 1950, Exploration)
- Carlos Alvarado Quesada (born 1980, Politics)
- José María Figueres (born 1954, Politics)
- Keylor Navas (born 1986, Sports)
- Luis Guillermo Solís (born 1958, Politics)
- Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia (1900 to 1970, Politics)
- Teodoro Picado Michalski (1900 to 1960, Politics)
- Abel Pacheco (born 1933, Politics)
- Claudia Dobles Camargo (born 1980, Architecture)
- Adolfo Díaz (1875 to 1964, Politics)
- José María Castro Madriz (1818 to 1892, Politics)
- Juan Rafael Mora Porras (1814 to 1860, Politics)
- Daniel Rojas (Costa Rican composer) (born 1988, Arts & Music)
- Federico Tinoco Granados (1868 to 1931, Politics)
- León Cortés Castro (1882 to 1946, Politics)
- Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (1859 to 1945, Politics)
- Carmen Lyra (1887 to 1949, Literature)
- Francisco Zúñiga (1912 to 1998, Arts & Music)
- Alfredo González Flores (1877 to 1962, Politics)
- Braulio Carrillo Colina (1800 to 1845, Politics)
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