List of Famous people born in Argentina
Fernando Gago
Fernando Rubén Gago is an Argentine professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of argentine club Aldosivi. During his club career that spanned 16 years, Gago played as a defensive midfielder and deep-lying playmaker for Boca Juniors, Real Madrid, Roma, Valencia and Vélez Sarsfield.
Juan Sebastián Verón
Juan Sebastián Verón is an Argentine former professional footballer and current chairman of Estudiantes de La Plata, where he had served as Director of Sports. A former midfielder, Verón's career started in Estudiantes, continued in Argentina's Boca Juniors, and included stints in several clubs in the Italian Serie A, and England's Manchester United and Chelsea. In 2006, Verón returned to Estudiantes, where he remained until his retirement in 2014, aside from a brief spell with Brandsen. He announced his short return to first team football would occur in the 2017 Copa Libertadores.
Nicolás Gaitán
Osvaldo Nicolás Fabián "Nico" Gaitán is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Braga and the Argentina national team, mainly as an attacking midfielder.
Mauro Zárate
Mauro Matías Zárate is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Boca Juniors.
Isabel Martínez de Perón
Isabel Martínez de Perón, also known as Isabelita, is an Argentine politician who served as President of Argentina from 1974 to 1976. She was one of the first female republican heads of state in the world.
César Pelli
César Pelli was an Argentine-American architect who designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. Two of his most notable buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the World Financial Center in New York City. The American Institute of Architects named him one of the ten most influential living American architects in 1991 and awarded him the AIA Gold Medal in 1995. In 2008, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat presented him with The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award.
Luciano Vietto
Luciano Darío Vietto is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.
Fernando de la Rúa
Fernando de la Rúa Bruno was an Argentine politician and a member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) political party who served as President of Argentina from 10 December 1999 to 21 December 2001. De la Rúa was born in Córdoba; he entered politics after graduating with a degree in law. He was elected senator in 1973 and unsuccessfully ran for the office of Vice President as Ricardo Balbín's running mate the same year. He was re-elected senator in 1983 and 1993, and as deputy in 1991. He unsuccessfully opposed the pact of Olivos between President Carlos Menem and party leader Raúl Alfonsín, which enabled the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution and the re-election of Menem in 1995.
Guido Carrillo
Guido Marcelo Carrillo is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Elche CF.
Rogelio Funes Mori
Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Monterrey. He is currently the club's second all-time top scorer.