List of Famous people born in Argentina

Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti was a bishop of the Catholic Church in Argentina who was assassinated during the Dirty War for his involvement with social issues.

Juan Carlos Onganía Carballo was President of Argentina from 29 June 1966 to 8 June 1970. He rose to power as dictator after toppling the president Arturo Illia in a coup d'état self-named Revolución Argentina.

Eduardo Ernesto Lonardi Doucet was an Argentine Lieutenant General and served as de facto president from September 23 to November 13, 1955.

Eduardo Daniel Sontag is an American mathematician, and Distinguished University Professor at Northeastern University, who works in the fields control theory, dynamical systems, systems molecular biology, cancer and immunology, theoretical computer science, neural networks, and computational biology.

Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo is an Argentine Catholic bishop, the current Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Having issued a long set of various publications in the sciences, he earned several honors such as the Légion d’Honneur of France in 2000.

Guillermo Leaden, S.D.B. was an Argentine Bishop of the Catholic Church. At nearly age 101, he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church and the oldest Argentine bishop.

Elena Silvia Roger is an Argentine actress who won the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Édith Piaf in Piaf. She has also appeared in the West End in Evita, Boeing-Boeing, and Passion.

Carlos Alberto Lacoste was an Argentine navy vice-admiral and politician who briefly served as interim President of Argentina.

Alba Arnova was an Italian-Argentine ballerina and film actress.