List of Famous people born in Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Horacio Elizondo
Horacio Marcelo Elizondo is a former Argentine international football referee best known for his officiation throughout the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Having achieved all his goals in refereeing, Elizondo retired after the December 10 match between Boca Juniors and Lanús, 2 years before the compulsory retirement age of 45.
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He won Academy Awards for Best Original Score in two consecutive years, first for Brokeback Mountain (2005) and then Babel (2006). He also composed the original scores for the video games The Last of Us (2013) and The Last of Us Part II (2020), as well as the themes for television series such as Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) and Making a Murderer (2015–present).
Rodrigo Palacio
Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio Alcalde is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Bologna. He is the son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player of Club Olimpo during the 1980s. Palacio holds a Spanish passport, allowing him to be counted as an EU player. At international level, Palacio has represented the Argentina national team at two FIFA World Cups and a Copa América, winning runner-up medals at the 2014 World Cup and the 2007 Copa América.
Iani Verón
Eduardo Duhalde
Eduardo Alberto Duhalde is an Argentine politician who was the President of Argentina.
Barbara Muschietti
Bárbara Muschietti is an Argentine film producer and screenwriter, best known for producing the 2013 horror film Mama and the 2017 and 2019 adaptations of Stephen King's It, all of which were directed by her brother, Andy Muschietti.
Antonio José Plaza
Manuel Puig
Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne, commonly called Manuel Puig, was an Argentine author. Among his best-known novels are La traición de Rita Hayworth, Boquitas pintadas, and El beso de la mujer araña which was adapted into the film released in 1985, directed by the Argentine-Brazilian director Héctor Babenco; and a Broadway musical in 1993.
Pedro Bonifacio Palacios
Pedro Bonifacio Palacios, better known by his sobriquet, Almafuerte, was an Argentine poet.
Miguel Ángel Russo
Miguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine former football player and manager of Boca Juniors, who played as a midfielder.