El Salvador

Historical figures born in El Salvador

367 notable historical figures were born in El Salvador. These are the most notable:

El Salvador ranks #116 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras and Kyrgyzstan.

By era

• Early Modern: 1
• Modern: 25

By occupation

• Politician: 19
• Head of State/President: 16
• Writer/Author: 5
• Poet: 4
• Activist: 2
• Soldier/Officer: 2
• Painter: 2
• Diplomat: 2

• Nayib Bukele (born 1981, Politics)
• Alicia Nash (1933 to 2015, Science)
• Salvador Sánchez Cerén (born 1944, Politics)
• Fernanfloo (born 1993, Entertainment)
• Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1882 to 1966, Politics)
• José Napoleón Duarte (1925 to 1990, Politics)
• Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry (1901 to 1979, Literature)
• Carlos Humberto Romero (1924 to 2017, Politics)
• Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1917 to 2003, Politics)
• Javier Zamora (born 1990, Literature)
• René Merino Monroy (born 1963, Politics)
• Manuel Enrique Araujo (1865 to 1913, Politics)
• Gerardo Barrios (1813 to 1865, Politics)
• Ana María (1929 to 1983, Politics)
• Osmín Aguirre y Salinas (1889 to 1977, Politics)
• Salvador Castaneda Castro (1887 to 1965, Politics)
• Francisco Menéndez (1830 to 1890, Politics)
• Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1879 to 1962, Politics)
• Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez (1936 to 2012, Politics)
• Tomás Regalado (Salvadoran politician) (1861 to 1906, Politics)
• Juan José Guzmán (1797 to 1847, Politics)
• Alice Lardé de Venturino (1895 to 1983, Literature)
• Claudia Lars (1899 to 1974, Literature)
• Fernando Figueroa (1849 to 1919, Politics)
• Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez (1845 to 1921, Politics)
• Salarrué (1899 to 1975, Literature)

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