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Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

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Cecilio Báez Cecilio Báez González (January 1, 1862 – June 18, 1941) was provisional President of Paraguay from December 8, 1905 to November 25, 1906. He was a member of the Liberal Party. Early life and career Dr. Cecilio Báez González was born in As ...

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Agustín Barboza Agustín Pío Barboza (5 May 1913 – 18 December 1998) was a Paraguayan singer and composer. Biography Childhood and youth Barboza was born in Asunción, Paraguay. While still an adolescent in 1929, he went to Buenos Aires to work as a seaman ...

, singer and composer * Agustín Barrios-Mangoré, guitarist and composer *

Edgar Baumann Edgar Andres Baumann Dure (born 16 April 1970 in San Lorenzo) is a Paraguayan former Javelin Thrower, current Javelin Coach, Sports Promoter and Businessperson. He is of German descent. Baumann won a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Gam ...

, track and field athlete * Yohana Benítez, beauty queen and model *

Emilio Bigi Emilio Bigi (1 July 1910 – 28 May 1969) was the son of Elisa Bigi, from the Italian collectivity in Paraguay. Childhood and youth As a small child, Bigi was part of the “Batallón de exploradores” (Explorers battalion), directed by the S ...

, musician *

Luis Bordón Luis Bordón (1926-2006) was a Paraguayan composer and interpreter of the Paraguayan harp. Early life and career Luis Bordón was born in the city of Guarambaré, Paraguay on August 19, 1926, and from a very early age he showed interest tow ...

, harp player *

José Bozzano José Alfredo Bozzano Baglietto (Asunción, Paraguay, December 7, 1895 – December 14, 1969) was a military engineer and senior officer of the Paraguayan Navy who designed the gunboats Humaitá-class gunboat, ''Paraguay'' and ''Humaitá'' that ...

, military engineer who led the Paraguayan war effort during the Chaco War designed gunboats for the Chaco War * Karina Buttner, beauty queen and model

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Victor Caballero Victor Caballero (born August 26, 1960) is a former tennis player from Paraguay, who represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he was defeated in the first round by qualifier Zeeshan Ali from India. ...

, former

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

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Gabriel Casaccia Gabriel Casaccia Bibolini (April 20, 1907 – November 24, 1980) was a Paraguayan novelist. He is considered the father of modern Paraguayan literature. Augusto Roa Bastos, another notable Paraguayan novelist, is quoted as saying “Gabriel C ...

, writer * José Cardozo, former professional footballer *

Leonor Cecotto Leonor Cecotto (died 8 May 1982, Asunción, Paraguay) was a 20th-century Latin American painter and engraver. Born in Argentina, she resided in Paraguay for the majority of her life, eventually becoming a prominent artist in the latter country. ...

, artist * Feliciano Centurión, painter * Teresio Centurión, footballer *

José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González (; born 27 July 1965) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sportivo Luqueño, Guaraní, San Lorenzo de Almagro, Real Zaragoza, Vélez Sarsfield, RC Strasbourg, Pe ...

, former professional footballer * Julio Correa, playwright *

Raúl Cubas Grau Raúl Alberto Cubas Grau (born August 23, 1943) is a Paraguayan politician who served as the President of Paraguay from 1998 until his resignation in 1999. Biography Cubas Grau studied Engineering at the National University of Asunción. He w ...

, politician and former president

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Rogelio Delgado Rogelio Wilfrido Delgado Casco (born 12 October 1959) is a retired football central defender from Paraguay. Club career At the club level, Delgado played for Olimpia Asunción, where he won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in ...

, former professional footballer *

Nicanor Duarte Frutos Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos (born 11 October 1956) is a Paraguayan politician who served as President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008. In 2013, President Horacio Cartes appointed Duarte as Ambassador to Argentina, a diplomatic posting he held fro ...

, former President of Paraguay

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* Egni Eckert, beauty queen and model *

Arsenio Erico Arsenio Pastor Erico Martínez (30 March 1915 – 23 July 1977) was a Paraguayan football striker. He is the all-time highest goalscorer in the Argentine first division, with 295 goals according to Argentine Football Association. Previously ...

, soccer player *

Víctor Espínola Víctor Espínola is a Paraguayan multi-instrumentalist and singer, best known for playing the Paraguayan harp. His style of music is influenced by a combination of flamenco, gypsy, Brazilian, Middle Eastern, African, pop and dance. He has ...

, harp player

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* Amilcar Ferreira, economist and politician *

Buenaventura Ferreira Buenaventura Ferreira Gómez (born 4 July 1960) is a Paraguayan former football striker or midfielder. He played his club football for Club Guaraní, Deportivo Cali of Colombia, Spain's CE Sabadell FC and Bolivian side Oriente Petrolero. He ...

, former professional footballer * Diego Ferreira, track and field athlete *

Nadia Ferreira Nadia Tamara Ferreira (born 10 May 1999) is a Paraguayan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2021. As Miss Universe Paraguay, Ferreira represented Paraguay at Miss Universe 2021, where she placed ...

, Miss Universe Paraguay & Miss Universe 2021 first runner-up * Diego Martínez Ferreira, professional footballer * Ramona Ferreira, Paraguayan journalist and feminist * Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga, writer *

José Asunción Flores José Asunción Flores (27 August 1904 – 16 May 1972) was a Paraguayan composer and creator of the Guarania music genre. Early life Flores was born in the poor neighborhood of La Chacarita, in Asunción. As a kid, he had to work as a pape ...

, director and composer * Carlos Franco, professional golfer * Julio César Franco, politician and former vice-president * Leryn Franco, track and field athlete * Carlos Filizzola, politician and major of Asunción

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Carlos Gamarra Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón () (born 17 February 1971) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level and was for a long time the most capped player ...

, former professional footballer *

Herminio Giménez Herminio Giménez (February 20, 1905 – July 6, 1991) was a Paraguayan composer. Life At the early age of 11 he was already part of the Paraguarí music band and two years later he was hired to be part of the Asunción marching band. While a ...

, composer *

Sila Godoy Cayo Sila Godoy (4 December 1919 – 2 September 2014) was a classical guitarist from Paraguay. Youth Cayo Sila Godoy was born in Villarrica Paraguay on December 4, 1919. His mother and his uncles were talented musicians who exposed him a ...

, guitarist and composer *

Juan Natalicio González Juan Natalicio González Paredes (8 September 1897 – 6 December 1966) was a Paraguayan poet who served as President of Paraguay from 15 August 1948 to 30 January 1949. Early life Natalicio González was born in Villarrica in the department ...

, former president and writer * Yanina González, beauty queen and model * Guadalupe González beauty queen and model *

Luis González Macchi Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

, politician and former president *

Julieta Granada Julieta Granada (born 17 November 1986) is a Paraguayan professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Born in Asunción, Paraguay, Granada moved to the United States with her mother at the age of 1 ...

, golfer * Cesar Grillon, former Paraguayan ambassador to

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

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Ramón Jiménez Gaona Ramón Jiménez-Gaona Arellano (born September 10, 1969) is a retired male discus thrower from Paraguay. During the presidency of Horacio Cartes he served as Paraguay's Minister of Public Works. Sports career Jiménez-Gaona represented his nati ...

, track and field athlete * Juliana, 16th-century Guaraní rebel

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Nery Kennedy Nery Gustavo Kennedy Rolón (born May 28, 1973) is a javelin thrower from Paraguay, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics (1992 and 2000). He briefly held the South American record for the Javelin Throw with a result of 81.2 ...

, track and field athlete * Eduard Klassen, harpist

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Nicolás Léoz Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

president * Carlos Antonio López, politician and former president * Francisco Solano López, politician and former president *

Aníbal Lovera Aníbal Lovera (January 26, 1926 – January 23, 1994) was a Paraguayan composer, singer and folklorist Folklore studies, less often known as folkloristics, and occasionally tradition studies or folk life studies in the United Kingdom, is ...

, composer and singer *

Rafael Lovera Rafael Lovera Montiel (born October 17, 1952) is a former professional boxer from Paraguay. Lovera fought for the WBC's vacant world Junior Flyweight title, losing to Luis Estaba. Lovera is from Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay but he resides in L ...

, professional boxer *

Lourdes Arévalos Lourdes Verónica Arévalos Elias (born January 13, 1984 in San Lorenzo) is a Paraguayan model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in Miss Universe 2006 held in Los Angeles, California California is a state in the W ...

beauty queen and model

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* María Maldonado, beauty queen, model and singer *

Fiorella Migliore Fiorella Migliore Llanes (born 27 January 1989 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan model, beauty queen, actress and television presenter. She is of Italian origins, because her father was born in Comiso (Sicily). Data Fiorella was crowned ''Miss Ital ...

beauty queen, model and actress *

Ricardo Migliorisi Ricardo Migliorisi, (January 6, 1948 – June 14, 2019) born in Asunción, Paraguay, on January 6, 1948, to Isolina Salsa Ferraris and Salvador Migliorisi Tumino, of Italian origin. Migliorisi was a Paraguayan painter, costume designer, scener ...

, painter, costume designer, scenery designer and architect

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* Jorge Daniel Núñez (born 1984), professional football player *

Jorge Martín Núñez Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

(born 1978), professional football player

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* Christian Ovelar, professional footballer * Lino Oviedo, general and coup leader

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Víctor Pecci Víctor Pecci Sr. (born October 15, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Paraguay. He was ranked as high as world No. 9 in singles in 1980 and world No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final. ...

, tennis player *

Silvio Pettirossi Silvio Pettirossi Pereira (June 16, 1887 – October 17, 1916) was a Paraguayan airplane pilot and aviation pioneer. Background Born in Asunción on June 16, 1887 to Italian immigrant parents. As a young man he firstly moved to Spoleto in Italy ...

, aviator *

Josefina Pla Josefina is a female name, a feminine form of Joseph. It may refer to: *Josefina Passadori, Argentine writer *Josefina Lopez, Chicana playwright *Josefina Pla, Spanish poet, playwright, art critic, painter and journalist *Josefina Ayerza, writer a ...

, poet and artist

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* Andrea Quattrocchi, actress and ballerina

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* Gabriela Rejala, beauty queen and model * Alba Riquelme, beauty queen and model. * Blas Riquelme, politician, businessman and landowner * Larissa Riquelme, model and actress, named "Girl of the

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Augusto Roa Bastos Augusto Roa Bastos (13 June 1917 – 26 April 2005) was a Paraguayan novelist and short story writer. As a teenager he fought in the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia, and he later worked as a journalist, screenwriter and professor. ...

, writer, novelist *

Andrés Rodríguez Andrés Rodríguez may refer to: * Andrés Rodríguez (politician) (1923–1997), president of Paraguay * Andrés Rodríguez (basketball) (born 1981), basketball player from Puerto Rico *Andres Rodriguez (show jumper) Andres Rodríguez (11 May ...

, army general and former president * Guido Rodríguez Alcalá, writer *

Hugo Rodríguez-Alcalá Hugo Rodríguez-Alcalá (1917–2007) was a Paraguayan writer, essayist, poet, narrator and literature critic. Doctorate in Laws and Social Sciences by the National University of Asunción in 1943. He earned a Ph.D. in literature from the Univer ...

, writer * José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, first Paraguayan head of government *

Yren Rotela Yren Ailyn Rotela Ramirez (born 9 January 1981) is a Paraguayan activist for the rights of LGBT people and sex workers. Biography Yren Rotela was born on 9 January 1981 in the Obrero neighborhood of Asunción, Paraguay. She is the second of seve ...

(born 1981), activist for rights of LGBT people and sex workers

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Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (; born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan club Club Libertad. He is the record goal scorer and has earned over 100 caps for the Paraguay national team, ...

, professional footballer * Oscar Vicente Scavone, businessman *

Clara Sosa María Clara Sosa Perdomo (born 25 September 1993) is a Paraguayan model, TV Host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 and was later crowned Miss Grand International 2018 in Yangon, Myanmar. She is the first Paraguayan woman ...

beauty queen and model, winner of Miss Grand International 2018 * Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay

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* Tsiweyenki (Gloria Elizeche), leader of indigenous Maká people

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Pablo Medina Velázquez Pablo Medina Velázquez ( – 16 October 2014) was a Paraguayan investigative journalist for the newspaper ''ABC Color'' in Asunción. Velázquez had been returning from a trip to Curuguaty when he was attacked due to his investigation into ...

, journalist

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* Juan Carlos Wasmosy, president of Paraguay

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Pablo Zeballos Pablo Daniel Zeballos Ocampos (born 4 March 1986) is a Paraguayan football attacking midfielder who plays for Sportivo Ameliano. Zeballos represented the Paraguay national team from 2008 to 2012, featuring in the 2011 Copa América where Parag ...

, professional footballer

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