List of Famous people born in Costa Rica

Rodolfo Piza Rocafort is a Costa Rican politician and lawyer. He served as executive president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund during the administration of Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (PUSC), and later served as justice of the Supreme Court of Justice.

Deborah Nowalski Kader, better known by her stage name Debi Nova, is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter who resides in Los Angeles.

Antonio Álvarez Desanti is a Costa Rican politician, lawyer and businessman who has served twice as President of the Legislative Assembly. He was National Liberation Party candidate for the national elections of February, 2018.

General José Federico Alberto de Jesús Tinoco Granados was a Dictator of Costa Rica from 1917 to 1919.

Kendall Jamaal Waston Manley is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saprissa and the Costa Rica national football team.

Laura Chinchilla Miranda is a Costa Rican politician who was President of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2014. She was one of Óscar Arias Sánchez's two Vice-Presidents and his administration's Minister of Justice. She was the governing PLN candidate for president in the 2010 general election, where she won with 46.76% of the vote on 7 February. She was the eighth woman president of a Latin American country and the first woman to become President of Costa Rica. She was sworn in as President of Costa Rica on May 8, 2010.

Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and for the Costa Rica national football team. Moreira plays as a goalkeeper.

Johanna Solano López is a Costa Rican TV Host, model, triathlete and ex beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country at Miss Universe 2011 and placed Top 10.

Johan Alberto Venegas Ulloa is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Liga FPD club Alajuelense.

Jonathan André McDonald Porras is a Costa Rican professional footballer for Liga FPD club Herediano.