List of Argentines

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Argentines who are famous or notable include:

Contents 1 Writers 2 Composers 3 Arts 4 Fashion 5 Entertainment 5.1 A-K 5.2 L-Z 6 Journalism 7 Other categories 8 Sports teams 9 Sports 10 Religion 11 Royalty 12 Public service 12.1 Military 12.2 Politics 13 Sciences 14 See also

Writers

• César Aira
• Almafuerte (Pedro Bonifacio Palacios)
• Juan Argerich
• Roberto Arlt
• Hilario Ascasubi
• Enrique Banchs
• Roni Bandini
• Héctor Bianciotti
• Adolfo Bioy Casares
• Isidoro Blaisten
• Jorge Luis Borges
• Elsa Bornemann
• Silvina Bullrich
• Susana Calandrelli
• Eugenio Cambaceres
• Miguel Cané
• Martín Caparrós
• Evaristo Carriego
• Leonardo Castellani
• Abelardo Castillo
• Julio Cortázar
• Estanislao del Campo
• Haroldo Conti
• Gabino Coria Peñaloza
• Roberto Cossa
• Agustín Cuzzani
• Marco Denevi
• Antonio di Benedetto
• Osvaldo Dragún
• Esteban Echeverría
• Samuel Eichelbaum
• Fogwill
• Jorge Fondebrider
• Luis Franco
• Rodrigo Fresán
• Silvio Frondizi
• Griselda Gambaro
• Juan Gelman
• Alberto Gerchunoff
• Oliverio Girondo
• Angélica Gorodischer
• Carlos Gorostiza
• Juana Manuela Gorriti
• Paul Groussac
• Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer
• Beatriz Guido
• Ricardo Güiraldes
• Eduardo Gutiérrez
• Tulio Halperín Donghi
• José Hernández
• Guillermo Enrique Hudson
• Enrique Anderson Imbert
• José Ingenieros
• Isol (Marisol Misenta)
• Roberto Juarroz
• Joseph Kessel
• Alejandro Korn
• Osvaldo Lamborghini
• Alfredo Le Pera
• Vicente López y Planes
• Leopoldo Lugones
• Félix Luna
• Benito Lynch
• Eduardo Mallea
• Leopoldo Marechal
• Guillermo Martínez
• Tomás Eloy Martínez
• Ezequiel Martínez Estrada
• Carlos Mastronardi
• José Nicolás Matienzo
• Leonardo Moledo, science writer, novelist
• Ricardo Molinari
• Eduardo Montes-Bradley
• Manuel Mujica Láinez
• Rafael Obligado
• Silvina Ocampo
• Victoria Ocampo
• Pacho O'Donnell
• Héctor Germán Oesterheld
• Olga Orozco
• Juan L. Ortiz
• Calixto Oyuela
• Alicia Partnoy
• Ivo Pelay
• Ricardo Piglia
• Felipe Pigna, historian
• Alejandra Pizarnik
• Antonio Porchia
• Juan Carlos Portantiero
• Manuel Puig, Kiss of the Spider Woman
• Andrés Rivera
• Arturo Andrés Roig
• Ricardo Rojas
• Ernesto Sabato
• Juan José Saer
• Beatriz Sarlo
• Osvaldo Soriano, author and film maker
• Rafael Squirru
• Alfonsina Storni
• Mario Trejo
• Alberto Vaccarezza
• Luisa Valenzuela
• Florencio Varela
• David Viñas
• María Elena Walsh, author and songwriter
• Rodolfo Walsh, journalist, writer, and revolutionary
• Juan Rodolfo Wilcock

Composers

• Ernesto Acher
• Eduardo Arolas
• Amancio Jacinto Alcorta
• Eduardo Alonso-Crespo
• Agustín Bardi
• Esteban Benzecry
• Enrique Cadícamo
• Francisco Canaro
• Juan José Castro
• Mario Davidovsky
• Julio de Caro
• Carlos di Sarli
• Homero Expósito
• Gabino Ezeiza
• Eduardo Falú
• Juan de Dios Filiberto
• Roberto Firpo
• Gilardo Gilardi
• Alberto Ginastera
• Osvaldo Golijov
• Carlos Guastavino
• Martin Irigoyen
• Mauricio Kagel
• Emilio Kauderer
• Carlos López Buchardo
• Enrique Maciel
• Homero Manzi
• Rodolfo Mederos
• Juana Molina
• Mariano Mores
• Sixto Palavecino
• Ástor Piazzolla
• Ariel Ramírez
• Waldo de los Ríos
• Lalo Schifrin
• Alejandro Viñao
• Ezequiel Viñao
• Alberto Williams

Arts

• Oscar Alemán, jazz guitarist
• Martha Argerich, concert pianist
• Daniel Barenboim, pianist and symphony conductor
• Adolfo Bellocq, lithographer
• Silvio Benedicto Benedetto, painter, muralist and theatre director
• Antonio Berni, painter
• Norma Bessouet, painter
• Erminio Blotta, sculptor
• Julio Bocca, ballerino
• Gino Boccasile, advertiser
• Fabiana Bravo, soprano
• Alberto Breccia, cartoonist
• Jorge Calandrelli, composer
• Emilio Caraffa, painter
• Carybé, Argentine-Brazilian painter
• Eleonora Cassano, dancer
• Juan Carlos Castagnino, painter
• Eduardo Catalano, architect and sculptor
• Ciruelo, cartoonist
• Gustavo Cochet, painter
• Pío Collivadino, painter
• Copi (Raúl Damonte Botana), cartoonist
• José Cura, tenor
• Pablo Curatella Manes, sculptor
• Ernesto de la Cárcova, painter
• Jorge de la Vega, painter
• Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós, painter
• Ángel María de Rosa, sculptor
• Jorge Donn, dancer
• Julio Ducuron, painter
• Fernando Fader, painter
• León Ferrari, constructivist sculptor
• Leonor Fini, painter
• Lucio Fontana, sculptor
• Roberto Fontanarrosa, satirist and cartoonist
• Norma Fontenla, ballerina
• Raquel Forner, painter
• Sol Gabetta, cellist
• Manuel García Ferré, cartoonist
• Nicolás García Uriburu, painter and ecologist
• Guillermo Gianninazzi, sculptor
• Paloma Herrera, dancer
• Martin Irigoyen, composer and musician
• Gyula Kosice, sculptor
• Horacio Lavandera, concert pianist
• Julio Le Parc, sculptor
• Cándido López, painter
• Alberto Lysy, concert violinist
• Romulo Macció, painter
• Eduardo Mac Entyre, painter
• Maitena (Maitena Burundarena), cartoonist
• Tomás Maldonado, painter
• Martín Malharro, painter
• Marcel Martí, sculptor
• Lucien-Achille Mauzan, advertiser, sculptor
• Florencio Molina Campos, illustrator
• Lola Mora (Dolores Mora de la Vega), sculptor
• Guillermo Mordillo, cartoonist
• José Neglia, ballerino
• Luis Felipe Noé, painter
• Marianela Núñez, dancer
• Oscar Conti (Oski), cartoonist
• Quino (Joaquín Salvador Lavado), cartoonist
• Raquel Partnoy, painter
• Pérez Celis, painter and muralist
• Emilio Pettoruti, painter
• Anselmo Piccoli, painter
• Eolo Pons, painter
• Prilidiano Pueyrredón, painter
• Antonio Pujía, sculptor
• Benito Quinquela Martín, painter
• Silvia Roederer, pianist
• Guillermo Roux, painter
• Hermenegildo Sábat, cartoonist
• Eduardo Schiaffino, painter
• Antonio Seguí, painter
• Ramón Silva, painter
• Eduardo Sívori, painter
• Xul Solar, watercolorist, sculptor, inventor of languages
• Benjamin Solari Parravicini, painter and psychic
• Raúl Soldi, painter
• Lino Enea Spilimbergo, painter
• Sebastian Spreng, painter and stage designer
• Juan Carlos Stekelman, painter
• Ricardo Supisiche, painter
• Luigi Trinchero, sculptor
• Rogelio Yrurtia, sculptor

Fashion

• Marisol Deluna, fashion designer, born in the United States, resides in Buenos Aires and New York
• Alan Faena, fashion designer and developer
• Paco Jamandreu, haute couturier, confidant of First Lady Eva Perón

Entertainment

A-K

• Miguel Abuelo, musician
• Alejandro Agresti, filmmaker
• Antonio Agri, violinist
• Pablo Alarcón, actor
• Oscár Alemán, guitarrist
• Alfredo Alcón, actor
• Norma Aleandro, actress
• Pola Alonso, actress
• Malena Alterio, actress
• Héctor Alterio, actor
• Luis César Amadori, film director
• Blanquita Amaro, actress
• Mike Amigorena, actor
• Elvia Andreoli, actress
• Héctor Anglada, actor
• Ana Arneodo, actress
• Pampita (Carolina Ardohain), model and actress
• Norma Argentina, actress
• Ana Arneodo, actress
• María Arrieta, actress
• Brenda Asnicar, actress
• Emilia Attias, dancer and model
• Federico Aubele, musician
• Fernando Ayala, filmmaker
• Pedro Aznar, jazz bass guitarrist
• Héctor Babenco, filmmaker
• Christian Bach, actress
• Carlos Balá, children's television host
• Amelita Baltar, tango singer
• Gato Barbieri, saxophonist
• Dora Baret, actress
• Daniel Barone, filmmaker
• Sara Barrié, actress
• Marco Bechis, filmmaker
• María Luisa Bemberg, filmmaker
• Lorena Bernal, model and actress
• Florencia Bertotti, actress, producer and singer
• Amelia Bence, actress
• Lola Berthet, actress
• Héctor Bidonde, actor and politician
• Fabián Bielinsky, filmmaker
• Thelma Biral, actress
• Alexis Bledel, actress (half Argentine)
• Betiana Blum, actress
• Andres Boiarsky, saxophonist
• Camila Bordonaba, actress
• Tato Bores, humorist
• Graciela Borges, actress
• Patricio Borghetti, actor
• Aída Bortnik, screenwriter
• Juan Diego Botto, actor
• Sofía Bozán, actress
• Luis Brandoni, actor and politician
• Fabiana Bravo, soprano
• Norman Briski, actor and theatre director
• Argentina Brunetti, actress and writer
• Alicia Bruzzo, actress
• Rodrigo Bueno (El Potro Rodrigo), cuarteto singer
• Chris de Burgh, singer
• Daniel Burman, film director
• Facundo Cabral, singer
• Miguel Caló, bandoneonist
• Marciano Cantero, singer
• Israel Adrián Caetano, Uruguayan-Argentine filmmaker
• Andrés Calamaro, songwriter and rock keyboard player
• Juan José Campanella, filmmaker
• Norma Gladys Cappagli, Miss World 1960
• Diego Capusotto, comedian
• Moria Casán, dancer and actress
• Ana Casares, actress
• Alfredo Casero, TV entertainer
• Gustavo Cerati, guitarist of Soda Stereo
• Segundo Cernadas, actor
• María Concepción César, vedette
• Julio Chávez, actor
• Chenoa, singer
• Graciana Chironi, actress
• Agustina Cherri, model
• Jesica Cirio, dancer and model
• Grecia Colmenares, Venezuelan-born actress, Argentine citizen
• María Teresa Constantini, actress
• Pascual Contursi, lyricist
• Juan Carlos Copes, tango dancer and coreographer
• Irma Córdoba, actress
• Ada Cornaro, actress
• Ignacio Corsini, singer
• Antonella Costa, actress
• Edgardo Cozarinsky, filmmaker
• Linda Cristal, actress
• Quirino Cristiani, cartoonist and film director
• Lito Cruz, actor and theatre director
• Antonio Cunill Cabanellas, theatre director
• Patricia Dal, actress
• Elsa Daniel, actress
• Juan D'Arienzo, tango composer and bandleader
• Ricardo Darín, actor
• Pamela David, actress
• Andrea Del Boca, actress
• Hugo del Carril, tango vocalist
• Florencia De La V, transsexual actress
• Alberto de Mendoza, actor
• Iván de Pineda, model and talk show host
• Julieta Díaz, actress
• Yamila Díaz Rahí, model
• Raúl Di Blasio, pianist
• Alejandro Dolina, commentator and critic
• Juanjo Domínguez, folk guitarist
• Martin Donovan, filmmaker
• Alejandro Doria, filmmaker
• Dorismar, model, show host
• Ulises Dumont, actor
• Nancy Dupláa, actress
• Paulette Duval, actress
• María Clara D'Ubaldo, singer
• Pablo Echarri, actor
• Emanuel, magician
• Roberto Escalada, actor
• Juan Falú, guitarist
• Leonardo Favio, filmmaker
• Ada Falcón, actress
• Soledad Fandiño, actress
• Luján Fernández, model
• Gachi Ferrari, actress and model
• José A. Ferreyra, filmmaker
• Candela Ferro, journalist and model
• Golde Flami, actress
• Gabriela Flores, actress
• Vera Fogwill, actress
• Dolores Fonzi, actress
• Hugo Fregonese, film director
• Catherine Fulop, actress, Venezuelan by birth, Argentine citizen
• Mario Gallo, pioneering filmmaker
• Verónica Gamba, model
• Carlos Gandolfo, stage actor and director
• Delia Garcés, actress
• Charly García, musician
• Carlos Gardel, tango vocalist
• Antonio Gasalla, comedian
• León Gieco, singer and musician
• Susana Giménez, actress, show host
• Javier Gómez, actor
• Araceli González, model and actress
• Julie Gonzalo, actress
• Roberto Goyeneche, tango vocalist
• Darío Grandinetti, actor
• Eliana Guercio, model
• Jorge Guinzburg, humorist and journalist
• Rocío Guirao Díaz, model
• Antonia Herrero, actress
• Olivia Hussey (Olivia Osuna), actress
• Narciso Ibañez Menta, actor and filmmaker
• Imperio Argentina, actress and singer
• Adrián Iaies, jazz pianist
• Carlos Inzillo, jazz clarinetist and producer
• Martin Irigoyen, composer, musician
• Carlos La Mona Jiménez, pop singer
• Kevin Johansen, singer and musician
• Juan José Jusid, filmmaker
• Guido Kaczka, actor, producer and television show host
• Martín Karadagian, professional wrestler
• Sergio Kleiner, actor
• León Klimovsky, filmaker

L-Z

• La Argentina, flamenco dancer
• La Argentinita, flamenco dancer
• Fernando Lamas, actor
• Justo Lamas, singer
• Lorenzo Lamas, actor
• Kurt Land, screenwriter and director
• Lang, cartoonist
• Victor Laplace, actor
• Raúl Lavié, tango vocalist
• Nélida Lobato, vedette
• María Cristina Laurenz, actress
• René Lavand, magician
• Mirtha Legrand (María Rosa Martínez), actress and show host
• Silvia Legrand, actress
• Libertad Lamarque, singer and actress
• Libertad Leblanc, actress
• Paz Lenchantin, bassist-violinist
• Alejandro Lerner, songwriter and pianist
• Saúl Lisazo, actor
• Marga López, actress
• Carlos López Puccio musician
• Darío Lopilato, actor
• Luisana Lopilato, actress
• Silvina Luna, model and actress
• Virginia Luque, actress
• Federico Luppi, actor
• Tito Lusiardo, actor
• Mía Maestro, actress
• Angel Magaña, actor
• Jorge Maggio, actor
• Arturo Maly, actor
• Mona Maris, actress
• Jorge Maronna, musician
• José Marrone, children's television host
• Jorge Marrale, actor
• Niní Marshall, comedienne
• Lucrecia Martel, theater and film director
• Cristian Martínez, actor, comedian
• Roxana Martínez, model
• Duilio Marzio, actor
• Gerardo Masana, musician
• Mirta Teresita Massa, Miss International 1967
• Valeria Mazza, model
• Claribel Medina, actress, Puerto Rican by birth, Argentine citizen
• Esteban Mellino, comedian
• Tita Merello, singer and actress
• Cecilia Méndez, model
• Juan Carlos Mesa, humorist and screenwriter
• Nito Mestre, singer and rock musician
• Eduardo Mignogna, filmmaker
• Alberto Migré, director
• Amanda Miguel, singer
• Sandra Mihanovich, musician
• Juan Minujín, actor
• Osvaldo Miranda, actor
• Marianela Mirra, model and actress
• Luis Moglia Barth, filmmaker
• Juana Molina, musician
• Inés Molina, actress
• Ricardo Montaner, singer, Argentine-born, Venezuelan citizen
• Nuri Montsé, actress
• Mercedes Morán, actress
• Marcela Morelo, singer
• Cris Morena (María Cristina di Giacomi), producer
• Zully Moreno, actress
• Viggo Mortensen, actor
• Bertha Moss, actress
• Marcos Mundstock, musician
• Berta Muñiz, actress
• Napo, cartoonist
• Norma Beatriz Nolan, Miss Universe 1962
• Carlos Núñez Cortés, musician
• Carlos Olguin-Trelawny, film director, screenwriter
• Héctor Olivera, filmmaker
• Alberto Olmedo, comedian
• Natalia Oreiro, actress and singer
• Palito Ortega, singer
• Mecha Ortiz, actress
• Fito Páez, songwriter and rock keyboard player
• Pappo, (Norberto Napolitano), rock musician
• Malvina Pastorino, actress
• Soledad Pastorutti, folk & pop singer
• Gastón Pauls, actor
• Luciana Pedraza, actress and filmmaker
• Carolina Peleritti, actress
• Mario Pergolini, variety show host
• Diego Peretti, actor
• Carla Peterson, actress
• Melina Petriella, actress
• Roberto Pettinato, TV entertainer
• Ana María Picchio, actress
• Cecilia Pillado, actress, classical pianist, Argentine by birth
• Marcelo Piñeyro, filmmaker
• Jorge Porcel, comedian
• Luca Prodan, Italian-born rock composer and leader of Argentine band Sumo
• Luis Puenzo, Academy Award-winning filmmaker
• Osvaldo Pugliese, tango composer
• Eugène Py, pioneering cinematographer
• Lorenzo Quinteros, actor
• Rodolfo Ranni, actor
• Daniel Rabinovich, musician
• Sergio Renán, director of film and theatre
• Alejandro Rey, actor
• Susana Rinaldi, singer
• Edmundo Rivero, tango singer
• Inés Rivero, model
• Nélida Roca, vedette
• Elena Roger, actress
• Benjamín Rojas, actor
• Alita Román, actress
• Manuel Romero, filmmaker
• Cecilia Roth, actress
• Ariel Rotter, filmmaker
• Ingrid Rubio, actress
• Sebastián Rulli, Argentine-born, Mexican citizen, actor
• Mario Sabato, filmmaker
• Sabrina Sabrok, model and TV-entertainer
• Horacio Salgán, pianist
• Dino Saluzzi, jazz bandoneónist
• Miguel Sánchez, comedian, actor, show host
• Sandro, singer
• Gustavo Santaolalla, composer and musician, Academy Award winner in 2006 and 2007
• Julio Saraceni, filmmaker
• Isabel Sarli, actress
• Lidia Elsa Satragno, news anchor, talk show hostess and politician
• Josefina Scaglione, actress and singer
• Milagros Schmoll, model
• María Martha Serra Lima, singer
• Soledad Silveyra, actress
• Fernando Siro, actor and director
• Mario Soffici, actor
• Alejandro Sokol, bassist and drummer
• Miguel Ángel Solá, actor
• Fernando Solanas, fimmaker and politician
• Juan Soler, actor
• Julia Solomonoff, actress
• Pepe Soriano, actor
• Carlos Sorín, filmmaker
• Coti Sorokin, songwriter, musician, composer
• Julio Sosa, tango singer
• Mercedes Sosa, folk singer
• Hugo Soto, actor
• Chango Spasiuk, folk musician and singer
• Luis Alberto Spinetta, rock musician and composer
• Bruno Stagnaro, filmmaker
• Lita Stantic, filmmaker
• René Strickler, actor
• Adrián Suar, actor and producer
• Betina Suárez Lynch, top model
• Silvana Suárez, Miss World 1978
• Eliséo Subiela, filmmaker
• Damián Szifrón, actor and television director
• María del Luján Telpuk, model
• Juan Carlos Thorry, actor and tango musician
• Marcelo Tinelli, TV-entertainer
• Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, filmmaker
• Diego Torres, singer
• Leopoldo Torres Ríos, filmmaker
• Yésica Toscanini, model
• Pablo Trapero, filmmaker
• Aníbal Troilo, tango bandoneonist and songwriter
• Paulina Trotz Fernández, model
• Daniela Urzi, model
• Héctor Varela, tango musician
• Micaela Vázquez, actress
• Natalia Verbeke, actress
• Diego Verdaguer, actor
• Sebastián Vilas, singer
• Soledad Villamil, actress
• Chunchuna Villafañe, actress
• Lito Vitale, musician
• Alejandro Wiebe, television host
• Axel Witteveen, musician
• Atahualpa Yupanqui, (Héctor Roberto Chavero) folk songwriter and musician
• Sofía Zámolo, model
• Pablo Ziegler, Grammy award-winning bandoneónist
• China Zorrilla, actress
• Olga Zubarry, actress

Journalism

• Fray Mocho (José Sixto Álvarez), journalist and writer
• Osvaldo Bayer, journalist and filmmaker
• Andrés Bellatti, journalist
• José Luis Cabezas, photojournalist
• Alicia Dujovne Ortiz, journalist and biographer
• Nelson Castro, journalist and writer
• Daniel Frescó, radio and television anchor
• Andrew Graham-Yooll, news editor and writer
• Enrique Gratas, television news reporter
• Mariano Grondona, television anchorman
• Hugo Guerrero Martinheitz, Peruvian-Argentine radio host and commentator
• Leonardo Henrichsen, photojournalist
• David Kraiselburd, newspaper publisher
• Jorge Lanata, journalist and writer
• José Marmol, journalist and writer
• Karen Maron, war correspondent
• Tomás Eloy Martínez, journalist, writer and newspaper founder
• Eduardo Montes-Bradley, journalist, writer, filmmaker
• Joaquín Morales Solá, journalist, commentator and anchor
• Conrado Nalé Roxlo, journalist and writer
• Roberto Noble, journalist, politician and publisher
• Andrés Oppenheimer, television anchorman
• Horacio Pagani, sportswriter and announcer
• Roberto Payró, journalist and publisher
• Pedro Sevcec, television anchorman
• Rodolfo Terragno, journalist and politician
• Jacobo Timerman, journalist and writer
• Bernardo Verbitsky, journalist and writer
• Horacio Verbitsky, journalist, activist and writer
• Constancio C. Vigil, journalist, writer and publisher

Other categories

• Amancio Alcorta, diplomat and scholar
• Marcella Althaus-Reid, theologian
• Mario Roberto Álvarez, architect
• Jorge Antonio, industrialist
• José Arce, diplomat
• Otto Bemberg, industrialist
• Pedro Benoit, urbanist and architect
• Ladislao Biró, inventor of the Ball point pen
• Eduardo Bradley, aerostat pilot
• Jorge Brito, banker
• Juan Antonio Buschiazzo, architect
• Alejandro Bustillo, architect
• Dante Caputo, diplomat
• Eduardo Constantini, businessman
• Guido di Tella, diplomat
• Torcuato di Tella, industrialist
• Julio Dormal, architect
• Luis María Drago, diplomat
• Gato Dumas, chef and restaurateur
• Carlos Escudé, political scientist
• Alfredo Fortabat, industrialist
• Inès de la Fressange, designer and model half-Argentine
• María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, executive
• Fanne Foxe, woman of scandal
• Marcos Galperin, internet entrepreneur
• Francisco Gianotti, architect
• Julio Godio, historian
• Carlos Bernardo González Pecotche, pedagogian and philosopher
• Roberto Grau, chess player
• Soto Grimshaw, explorer and naturalist
• Daniel Grinbank, producer
• Paul Groussac, encyclopedist and librarian
• Juan María Gutiérrez, educator
• Daniel Hadad, businessman
• Carlos Heller, credit union leader
• Otto Krause, educator
• Juan Carlos Lectoure, boxing promoter
• Patrick Lynch, businessman and ancestor of Che Guevara
• Francisco Macri, industrialist
• Mauricio Macri, businessman and Mayor of Buenos Aires
• Eduardo Madero, businessman
• Roberto Maidana, interviewer
• Carlos Miguens Bemberg, businessman
• Nicolás Mihanovich, businessman
• Juan Moreira, righteous outlaw
• José Luis Murature, diplomat and newspaper editor
• Miguel Najdorf, chess player
• Francisco de Narváez, businessman
• Eduardo Newbery, aerostat pilot
• Jorge Newbery, Argentine aviation pioneer
• Ernestina Herrera de Noble, publisher
• Alejandro Orfila, diplomat and winemaker
• Horacio Pagani, auto designer
• Mario Palanti, architect
• Oscar Panno, chess player
• José C. Paz, publisher
• Patricio Peralta Ramos, developer
• César Pelli, architect
• Gregorio Pérez Companc, businessman
• Patricio Pouchulu, architect
• Jorge Preloran, filmmaker
• Agostino Rocca, industrialist
• Francisco Salamone, architect
• José María Sobral, Antarctic explorer
• Gerardo Sofovich, producer
• Vicente Solano Lima, publisher and politician
• Viktor Sulĉiĉ, architect
• Enrique Susini, businessman
• Clorindo Testa, architect
• Carlos Thays, renowned landscape architect
• Ernesto Tornquist, businessman
• Martín Varsavsky, businessman
• Azucena Villaflor de Vicenti, murdered activist
• Fausto Vitello, skateboarder and publisher
• Amancio Williams, architect
• Jaime Yankelevich, businessman and television pioneer

Sports teams

• Las Leonas, hockey team
• Los Pumas, rugby team
• Argentina national basketball team
• Argentina national football team

See also: Category:National sports teams of Argentina

Sports

(See Category:Argentine sportspeople for a complete list)

• Magdalena Aicega, field hockey player
• José Acasuso tennis player
• Mariano Aguerre, polo player
• Pablo Aimar, football player
• Serena Amato, sailor
• Osvaldo Ardiles, football (soccer) player
• Luciana Aymar, hockey player
• Carlos Baldomir, world champion boxer
• Georgina Bardach, swimmer bronze medal in 2004 Summer Olympics
• Alfio Basile, football player and coach
• Gabriel Batistuta, football player
• Carlos Bianchi, football player and coach
• Carlos Bilardo, football player and coach
• Ringo Bonavena, boxer
• Delfo Cabrera, sprinter
• Ángel Cabrera ("El Pato Criollo"), golfer
• Agustín Calleri, tennis player
• Adolfo Cambiaso, polo player
• Esteban Cambiasso, football player
• Mauro Camoranessi, football player
• Guillermo Cañas, tennis player
• Claudio Caniggia, football player
• Bartolomé Castagnola, polo player
• Jorge Castro, world champion boxer
• Fernando Cavenaghi, football (soccer) player
• Juan Ignacio Chela, tennis player
• German Chiaraviglio, pole vaulter
• José Luis Clerc, tennis player
• José Cóceres, golfer
• Juan Martín Coggi, world champion boxer
• Felipe Contepomi, rugby player
• Guillermo Coria, tennis player
• Ignacio Corleto rugby player
• Hernán Crespo, football player
• Juan Esteban Curuchet, cyclist
• Juan Martín del Potro, tennis player
• Roberto DeVicenzo, golfer
• Alfredo Di Stéfano, football player
• Gisela Dulko, tennis player
• Vito Dumas, yachting
• Carlos "Camau" Espínola, sailor
• Guillermo Falasca, boleyball player
• Miguel Ángel Falasca, boleyball player
• Juan Manuel Fangio, Formula One five-time world champion race car driver
• Clarisa Fernández, tennis player
• Susana Ferrari Billinghurst aviator
• Luis Firpo, boxer
• Juan Antonio Flecha, cyclist
• Andres Franzoia, football player
• Germán Frers, yachting
• Víctor Galíndez, world champion boxer
• Oscar Gálvez, race car driver
• José Eulogio Gárate, football player
• Alejandra García, high jumper
• José María Gatica, boxer
• Gastón Gaudio, tennis player.
• Manu Ginóbili, basketball player
• Griselda González, runner
• Inés Gorrochategui, tennis player
• Estanislao Goya, golf player
• Martín Gramática, American football player
• Gabriel Heinze, football player
• Andrea Orlandi, sportwooman half-Argentine
• Juan Martín Hernández, rugbyer
• María de la Paz Hernández, known as "Maripí", hockey player
• Mario Kempes, football player
• Daniela Krukower, judoka
• Santiago Lange, sailor
• Santos Laciar, world champion boxer
• Mario Ledesma, rugbyer
• German Lux, football player
• Enrique Mansilla, racing driver
• Diego Armando Maradona, football player
• Leonardo Mayer, tennis player
• Cesar Luis Menotti, football player and coach
• José Meolans, swimmer
• Lionel Messi, football player
• Marcos Milinkovic, volleyball player
• Juan Mónaco, tennis player
• Lucas Monteverde, polo player
• Carlos Monzón, world champion boxer
• Claudio Morresi, football player
• David Nalbandián, tennis player
• Andrés Nocioni, basketball player
• José María Núñez Piossek, rugby player
• Fabricio Oberto, basketball player
• Martín Palermo, football player
• Paula Pareto, judoka
• Mercedes María Paz, tennis player
• José Pekerman, football player and coach
• Pascual Pérez, first Argentine world boxing champion
• Ramiro Pez, rugbier
• Walter Pérez, cyclist
• Agustín Pichot, captain of Los Pumas, the national rugby team
• Facundo Pieres, polo player
• Gonzalo Pieres, Jr., polo player
• Hugo Porta, rugby player
• Mariano Puerta, tennis player
• Carlos Reutemann, Formula One race car driver and politician
• Juan Román Riquelme, football player
• Cristian Rodríguez, boxer
• Cecilia Rognoni, grass hockey player
• Juan Martillo Roldán, boxer
• Andrés Romero, golfer
• Eduardo Romero, golfer
• Gabriela Sabatini, tennis player
• Pitu Salerni (María Emilia Salerni), tennis player
• Javier Saviola, football player
• Lionel Scaloni, football player
• Hugo Sconochini, basketball player
• Noemí Simonetto de Portela, athlete, silver medal at 1948 Summer Olympics
• Alejandro Spajic, volleyball player
• Paola Suárez, tennis player
• Osvaldo Suárez, olympic marathonist
• Patricia Tarabini, tennis player
• Diana Taurasi, WNBA basketball player; parents are Argentine
• Carlos Tévez, football player
• Fabiana Vallejo, women's soccer player
• Julio Velasco, former volleyball coach
• Juan Sebastián Verón, football player
• Guillermo Vilas, tennis player
• Solange Witteveen, high jumper
• Juan Carlos Zabala, sprinter

Religion

• Ángel Abrea, General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Enrique Angelelli, assassinated Bishop of La Rioja
• Jorge Bergoglio, Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires
• Mamerto Esquiú, friar and activist
• José Gabriel Funes, Jesuit priest and current director of the Vatican Observatory
• Antonio Gauchito Gil, 19^th century healer
• Claudio Lepratti, assassinated priest and anti-poverty activist
• Carlos Mugica, assassinated priest and anti-poverty activist
• Ceferino Namuncurá, divinities student, recently beatified
• Mario Pantaleo, priest, healer and humanitarian
• Mario Rodríguez Cobos (Silo), spiritual leader, writer and activist

Royalty

• Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, half-Argentine
• Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, half-Argentine
• Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, half-Argentine
• Princess Máxima of the Netherlands (Máxima Zorreguieta), Argentine

Public service

Military

• Ignacio Álvarez Thomas, early military leader
• Carlos María de Alvear, early military leader
• Pedro Aramburu, dictator, 1955-58
• Manuel Belgrano, Argentine politician, creator of the Argentine flag in 1812
• Federico de Brandsen, early military leader
• Guillermo Brown, distinguished admiral
• Hippolyte de Bouchard, privateer and early captain of Argentine Navy
• Eustaquio Díaz Vélez, early military leader
• Leopoldo Galtieri, dictator, 1981-82
• Antonio González de Balcarce, early military leader
• Martín Miguel de Güemes, early military leader
• Juan Gregorio de las Heras, early military leader
• Juan Lavalle, early military leader
• Juan Carlos Onganía, dictator, 1966-70
• Enrique Mosconi, petroleum industry promoter
• José María Paz, early military leader
• Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, early military leader
• Martín Rodríguez, early military leader
• José Rondeau, early military leader
• José de San Martín, general, liberator of Argentina, Chile and Perú from Spain
• Manuel Savio, steel industry promoter
• Jorge Videla, dictator, 1976-81

Politics

• Juan Bautista Alberdi, constitutional scholar
• Leandro Alem, founder of the centrist Radical Civic Union
• Oscar Alende, reformist governor
• Raúl Alfonsín, president, 1983-89
• Alvaro Alsogaray, conservative economist
• Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, president, 1922-28
• Ricardo Balbín, prominent leader of the "Unión Cívica Radical" party
• José Ber Gelbard, Peronist economic adviser
• Hermes Binner, Socialist governor of Santa Fé Province, the first so elected
• Hebe de Bonafini, head of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo
• Ángel Borlenghi, labor leader
• Leopoldo Bravo, politician and diplomat
• Teodoro Bronzini, former Socialist mayor of Mar del Plata, the first to head a major Argentine city
• Elisa Carrió, politician
• Domingo Cavallo, economist
• Julio Cobos, Vice President of Argentina
• Fernando de la Rúa, president, 1999-2001
• Francisco de Narváez, politician
• Luis Drago, diplomat
• Eduardo Duhalde, president, 2002-03
• Aldo Ferrer, economist
• Rogelio Frigerio, economist
• Arturo Frondizi, president, 1958-62
• Rubén Giustiniani, politician
• Ernesto Che Guevara, revolutionary
• Arturo Illía, president, 1963-66
• Juan B. Justo, founder of the Argentine Socialist Party
• Alicia Moreau de Justo, wife of Juan B. Justo and prominent socialist leader
• Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, president since 2007
• Néstor Kirchner, president, 2003-07
• Roberto Lavagna, economist
• Estanislao López, early pro-autonomy leader
• José López Rega, fascist adviser to Pres. Perón
• José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, conservative economist
• Francisco Manrique, politician, creator of current national medical and housing funds
• Carlos Menem, president, 1989-99
• Lorenzo Miguel, labor leader
• Bartolomé Mitre, president, 1862-68
• Mariano Moreno, independence-era leader and reformer
• Enrique Mosconi, promoter of national oil industry
• Hugo Moyano, labor leader
• Raimundo Ongaro, labor leader
• Alfredo Palacios, socialist leader
• Raúl Prebisch, economist
• Juan Domingo Perón, president, 1946-55, 1973-74
• Eva Duarte de Perón, influential first lady
• Isabel Martínez de Perón, first lady and president, 1974-76
• Juan Pistarini, public works minister and vicepresident
• Facundo Quiroga, early pro-autonomy leader
• Bernardino Rivadavia, president
• Julio Roca, president, 1880-86, 1898-1904
• Dardo Rocha, reformist governor and founder of La Plata
• Juan Manuel de Rosas, strongman, 1829-52
• José Ignacio Rucci, labor leader
• Carlos Saavedra Lamas, diplomat
• Amadeo Sabattini, reformist governor
• Roque Sáenz Peña, president and promulgator of the secret ballot in Argentina
• Domingo Sarmiento, writer, educator and president (1868-74)
• Daniel Scioli, former speedboater, later vice president and governor
• Jorge Enea Spilimbergo, poet, Marxist theorist and politician
• Margarita Stolbizer, politician
• Saúl Ubaldini, labor leader
• Justo José de Urquiza, first president of the modern era
• Dalmacio Vélez Sarsfield, author of civil and commercial codes
• Hipólito Yrigoyen, president 1916-22, 1928-30

Sciences

• Luis Agote, M.D. devised first safe blood transfusion

• Florentino Ameghino, naturalist
• Cosme Argerich, M.D.
• José Antonio Balseiro, nuclear physicist
• Lino Barañao, biochemist and current Minister of Science
• Dan Jacobo Beninson, nuclear physicist
• Jorge Bobone, astronomer
• José Bonaparte, paleontologist
• Eduardo Braun-Menendez, physiologist
• Mario Bunge, physicist
• Hermann Burmeister, naturalist
• Luis Caffarelli, mathematician
• Alberto Calderón, mathematician
• Ramón Carrillo, neurosurgeon and first Minister of Health
• Carlos Ulrrico Cesco, astronomer
• Rodolfo Coria, paleontologist
• Miguel Rolando Covian, physiologist
• Roberto Dabbene, ornithologist
• Pablo de León, space scientist
• Vera de Spinadel, mathematician
• René Favaloro, surgeon, inventor of the coronary bypass surgery
• Hilario Fernández Long, structural engineer and educator
• Enrique Finochietto, surgeon and inventor of numerous surgical tools
• Richard Gans, physicist
• Mario Garavaglia, physicist
• Ramón Enrique Gaviola, astrophysicist
• Juan Hartmann, astronomer
• Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg, geologist and zoologist
• Bernardo Houssay, Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Physiology
• Luis Huergo, engineer
• Armando Theodoro Hunziker, botanist
• Miguel Itzigsohn, astronomer
• Jakob Laub, physicist
• Luis Federico Leloir, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
• Domingo Liotta M.D. cardiologist and inventor of the first purely artificial heart
• Juan Martín Maldacena, physicist
• José María Mainetti, oncologist
• Julio Isidro Maiztegui, epidemiologist
• Salvador Mazza, epidemiologist
• César Milstein, Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Pharmacology
• Francisco Moreno, explorer
• Julio Navarro, astrophysicist
• Fernando Novas, paleontologist
• Miguel Ondetti, pharmaceutical scientist
• Virpi Niemelä, astronomer
• Raúl Pateras Pescara, helicopter pioneer
• Livio Dante Porta, mechanical engineer
• Verónica Prego MDoctor
• German Pugnali, ornithologist
• Jorge Sabato, physicist
• Tito Scaiano, laser chemist
• Carlos Segers, astronomer
• Manuel Sadosky, computer scientist
• Luis Santaló, mathematician
• Friedrich Schickendantz, naturalist
• Carlos Varsavsky, astrophysicist
• Juan Vucetich, inventor of the modern technique of fingerprinting.
• Abraham Willink, entomologist
• Roberto Zaldivar, M.D.

See also

• List of people by nationality
• List of German Argentines
• List of Argentine Jews