List of Famous people born in Costa Rica
Claudio Jara
Claudio Miguel Jara Granados is a former Costa Rican football striker who played more than a decade for Herediano and participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals.
Juan Portuguez Fucigna
Pacífica Fernández
Pacífica Fernández Oreamuno was the inaugural First Lady of Costa Rica and wife of President José María Castro Madriz. She was born in San José, Costa Rica on August 23, 1828 to her parents former Head of State Manuel Fernández Chacón and Dolores Oreamuno Muñoz de la Trinidad, and was sister of President Próspero Fernández Oreamuno.
Natalia Álvarez
Manuel Fernández Chacón
Viviana Calderón
Edgar Mora
Walter Centeno
Wálter Centeno Corea is a retired Costa Rican football midfielder who is one of Costa Rica's best players.
Henry Raabe
Henry Raabe Méndez is a Costa Rican road racing cyclist. He represented Costa Rica at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's road race. Raabe, however, was lapped and disqualified from the run, before reaching the 185.0 km lap of the course.
Leonardo González
Leonardo González Arce is a Costa Rican ex professional footballer who played as a defender for Herediano.