Italian Argentines ( it, italo-argentini; es, ítalo-argentinos, or ''tanos'' in

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) are

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-born people (born in

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) or non-Italian citizens of

descent residing in Argentina. Italian is the largest single ethnic origin of modern Argentines. In 2011, it was estimated that at least 25 million Argentines (62.5% of the country's population) have some degree of Italian ancestry. Argentina has the second-largest community of Italians outside of Italy, after

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. Italians began arriving in Argentina in large numbers from 1857 to 1940, totaling 44.9% of the entire postcolonial immigrant population, more than from any other country (including Spain, at 31.5%). In 1996, the population of Argentines of partial or full Italian descent numbered 15.8 million when Argentina's population was approximately 34.5 million, meaning they represented 45.5% of the population. Italian settlements in Argentina, along with

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settlements, formed the backbone of today's Argentine society.

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has significant connections with Italian culture in terms of language, customs, and traditions. Argentina is also a strongly Italophilic country as cuisine, fashion, and lifestyle have been sharply influenced by Italian immigration.

History

Small groups of Italians started to immigrate to Argentina as early as the second half of the 18th century. However, the stream of Italian immigration to Argentina became a mass phenomenon only from 1880 to 1920, during the Great European immigration wave to Argentina, peaking between 1900 and 1914, about two million settled from 1880 to 1920, and just 1 million from 1900 to 1914. In 1914,

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alone had more than 300,000 Italian-born inhabitants, representing 25% of the total population. The Italian immigrants were primarily male, aged between 14 and 50 and more than 50% literate; in terms of occupations, 78.7% in the active population were agricultural workers or unskilled laborers, 10.7% artisans, and only 3.7% worked in commerce or as professionals. The outbreak of

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and the rise of

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in Italy caused a rapid fall in immigration to Argentina, with a slight revival in 1923 to 1927 but eventually stopped during the Great Depression and the

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. After the end of World War II, Italy was reduced to rubble and occupied by foreign armies. From 1946 to 1957 was another massive wave of 380,000 Italians to Argentina. A small number of

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and

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emigrated to Argentina during the Istrian-Dalmatian exodus, leaving their homelands, which were lost to Italy and annexed to

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after the

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.The substantial recovery allowed by the

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of the 1950s and 1960s eventually caused the era of Italian diaspora abroad to end, and in the following decades, Italy became a country with net immigration. Now, 527,570 Italian citizens still live in Argentina.

Characteristics of Italian immigration to Argentina

Areas of origin

Most of the Italian immigrants to Argentina came from northern regions. After the turn of the century and the establishment of the North as the dominant region of Italy, immigration patterns shifted to rural Southern Italy, especially

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, Calabria and

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. In Argentine slang, ''tano'' (from ''Napulitano'', " Neapolitan") is still used for all people of Italian descent although it originally meant inhabitants of the former independent state the Kingdom of Naples. The assumption that emigration from cities was negligible has an important exception. Naples went from being the capital of its own kingdom in 1860 to being just another large city in Italy. The loss of bureaucratic jobs and the subsequently declining financial situation led to high unemployment. In the early 1880s, epidemics of cholera also struck the city, causing many people to leave. According to a 1990 study, the high proportion of returnees can show a positive or negative correlation between regions of origin and of destination. Southern Italians indicate a more permanent settlement. Argentine society's Italian component is the result of Southern rather than Northern influences.Immigrazione Italiana nell’America del Sud (Argentina, Uruguay e Brasile)
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Culture

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Language

According to Ethnologue, Argentina has more than 1,500,000

speakers, making it the third most spoken language in the nation (after Spanish and English). In spite of the great many Italian immigrants, the

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never truly took hold in Argentina, partly because at the time of mass immigration, almost all Italians spoke their native

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rather than what is now standard

, precluding the expansion of the use of Italian as a primary language in Argentina. The similarity between Spanish and many of those languages also enabled the immigrants to acquire

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in Spanish with relative ease, and thus to assimilate linguistically without much difficulty. Italian

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from the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century made a lasting and significant impact on the intonation of Argentina's vernacular Spanish. Preliminary research has shown that

, particularly the speech of the city of Buenos Aires, has intonation patterns that resemble those of Italian dialects (especially the ones whose substratum is the Neapolitan language) and differ markedly from the patterns of other forms of Spanish. That correlates well with immigration patterns as Argentina, particularly Buenos Aires, which had huge numbers of Italian settlers since the 19th century. According to a study conducted by

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of Argentina, and published in ''Bilingualism: Language and Cognition'' (

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1366–7289) The researchers note that this is a relatively recent phenomenon, starting in the early 20th century with the main wave of Southern Italian immigration. Until then, the ''

porteño In Spanish, the term (feminine: ''Porteña'') means "port city person". It is used to refer to residents of port cities such as Buenos Aires, Argentina; El Puerto de Santa María, Spain; Valparaíso, Chile; Mazatlán, Veracruz, Acapulco and Tam ...

'' accent was more similar to that of Spain, particularly

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. Much of

Lunfardo Lunfardo (; from the Italian ''lombardo'' or inhabitant of Lombardy in the local dialect) is an argot originated and developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the lower classes in Buenos Aires and from there spread to other urban are ...

arrived with European immigrants, such as Italians, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, and Poles. Most Italian and Spanish immigrants spoke their regional languages and dialects, rather than Standard

or Spanish; other words arrived from the pampa by means of the

gaucho A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and the south of Chilean Patagonia. Gauchos became greatly admired and ...

s; and a few came from Argentina's native population. Most sources believe that Lunfardo originated in jails, as a prisoner-only argot. Around 1900, the word ''lunfardo'' itself, originally a deformation of '' lombardo'' in several languages of Italy, was used to mean "outlaw." Lunfardo words are inserted in the normal flow of

sentences. Thus, a Spanish-speaking Mexican reading tango lyrics needs only the translation of a discrete set of words, not a grammar guide. Most tango lyrics use lunfardo sparsely, but some songs (such as ''El Ciruja'', or most lyrics by Celedonio Flores) employ lunfardo heavily. "Milonga Lunfarda" by

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is an instructive and entertaining primer on lunfardo usage. Here are some examples: * ''Parlar'' – To speak (cfr.

''parlare'', Neapolitan ''parlà'' - to speak) * ''Manyar'' – To know / to eat (cfr.

''mangiare'', Sicilian ''manciari'' - to eat) * ''Mina'' – Female (cfr.

''femmina'' ("female"), Sicilian ''fimmina'' ("woman")) * ''Laburar'' – To work (cfr.

''lavorare'', Venetian ''laorar'' - to work) * ''Fiaca'' – laziness (cfr.

''fiacco'',

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''fiach'' - exhausted) * ''Chapar'' – To kiss / to grab (cfr.

''ciapé'', Venetian ''ciapar'' - to grab) * ''Buonyorno'' – Good morning (cfr.

''buongiorno'' – good morning) * ''Pibe'' – Boy (cfr. old

''pivo'' – boy, apprentice) * ''Birra'' – Beer (cfr.

, Neapolitan ''birra'' – beer) * ''Mufa'' – Unlucky person (cfr.

''muffa'',

''mofa'' – mold) Between about 1880 and 1900, Argentina received a large number of peasants from the South of Italy, who arrived with little or no schooling in Spanish. As the immigrants strove to communicate with the local ''

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'', they produced a variable mixture of Spanish with Italian languages and dialects, specially Neapolitan. The

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was given the derogatory name ''cocoliche'' by the locals. Since the children of the immigrants grew up speaking Spanish at school, work, and military service, Cocoliche remained confined mostly to the first generation immigrants and slowly fell out of use. The pidgin has been depicted humorously in literary works and in the Argentine

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theater, such as by Dario Vittori.

Cuisine

Argentine cuisine has been strongly influenced by

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; the typical Argentine diet is a variation on the

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. Italian staple dishes like pizza and pasta are common. Pasta is extremely common, either simple unadorned pasta with butter or oil or accompanied by a

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or bechamel based sauce. Pizza (locally pronounced ''pisa'' or ''pitsa''), for example, has been wholly subsumed and, in its Argentine form, more closely resembles Italian

pizza al taglio Pizza al taglio or pizza al trancio (Italian for pizza by the slice — literally "by the cut") is a variety of pizza baked in large rectangular trays, and generally sold in rectangular or square slices by weight, with prices marked per ki ...

but round instead of rectangular. Pizza is shared between two or more people, it's not the usual Italian personal pizza. Typical or exclusively Argentine pizzas include ''pizza canchera'', ''pizza rellena'' (stuffed pizza), ''pizza por metro'' (pizza by the meter), and ''pizza a la parrilla'' (grilled pizza). While Argentine pizza derives from

Neapolitan cuisine Neapolitan cuisine has ancient historical roots that date back to the Greco-Roman period, which was enriched over the centuries by the influence of the different cultures that controlled Naples and its kingdoms, such as that of Aragon and France ...

, the Argentine ''fugaza''/''fugazza'' comes from the ''

focaccia Focaccia ( , , ; lij, fugassa ; nap, label= Barese, fecazze ) is a flat leavened oven-baked Italian bread, similar in style and texture to pizza; in some places, it is called ("white pizza"). Focaccia can be served as a side dish or as san ...

xeneise'' (from

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), but in any case, its preparation is different from its Italian counterpart, and the addition of cheese to make the dish (fugaza con queso or fugazzeta) started in Argentina or Uruguay. '' Fainá'' is a type of thin bread made with chickpea flour (adopted from northern Italy). The name comes from the Ligurian word for the Italian ''farinata''. Pizzerias in Buenos Aires often offer fainá, which is eaten with pizza, a wedge of fainá on top of a wedge of pizza. Nevertheless, the ''

pasta Pasta (, ; ) is a type of food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking. Rice flour, or legumes such as beans or lentils, ar ...

s'' (pasta, always in the plural) surpass pizzas in consumption levels. Among them are ''tallarines'' (

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), ''ravioles'' (

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), ''ñoquis'' (

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), and ''canelones'' (

cannelloni Cannelloni (; Italian for "large reeds") are a cylindrical type of lasagna generally served baked with a filling and covered by a sauce in Italian cuisine. Popular stuffings include spinach and ricotta or minced beef. The shells are then typi ...

). For example, pasta is often eaten with white bread ("French bread"). That can be explained by the low cost of bread and the fact that Argentine pastas tend to come with a large amount of ''tuco'' sauce (Italian ''sugo'') and accompanied by ''estofado'' (stew). Less commonly, pastas are eaten with a dressing of ''

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'', a green sauce based on

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, or ''salsa blanca'' (

béchamel sauce Bechamel sauce ( ) is a sauce traditionally made from a white roux (butter and flour in a 1:1 mixture by weight) and milk. Bechamel may also be referred to as besciamella (Italy), besamel (Greece), or white sauce (U.S.). French, Italian and Gree ...

). '' Sorrentinos'' are also a local dish with a misleading name (they do not come from

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but were invented in Mar del Plata). They look like big round ''ravioles'' stuffed with

mozzarella Mozzarella (, ; nap, muzzarella ) is a southern Italian cheese traditionally made from Italian buffalo's milk by the pasta filata method. Fresh mozzarella is generally white but when seasoned it turns to a light yellow depending on the anim ...

cottage cheese Cottage cheese is a curdled milk product with a mild flavor and a creamy, non-homogeneous, soupy texture. It is made from skimmed milk by draining the cheese, as opposed to pressing it to make cheese curd—retaining some of the whey and keep ...

and basil in

tomato sauce Tomato sauce (also known as ''salsa roja'' in Spanish or ''salsa di pomodoro'' in Italian) can refer to many different sauces made primarily from tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a dish, rather than as a condiment. Tomato sauces are c ...

. '' Polenta'' comes from Northern Italy and is very common throughout Argentina. And, just like ''polenta concia'' in Italy, it is eaten as a main dish, with sauce and melted cheese, or it may accompany a stew. Other dishes are ''milanesas'' (the name deriving from the original ''

cotoletta Cotoletta (; from ''costoletta'' meaning "little rib", because of the rib that remains attached to the meat during and after cooking) is an Italian word for a veal breaded cutlet. There are several variations, in Italy as well as in other count ...

alla milanese'' from

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), breaded meats similar to the Wiener schnitzel. A common dish of this variety is the ''milanesa napolitana'', an Argentine innovation despite its name, which comes from former Buenos Aires restaurant "Nápoli." It is breaded meat baked with a topping of melted cheese, tomatoes, and sometimes ham. The milanesa was brought to Argentina by

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. Pasta frola is a typical Argentine recipe heavily influenced by Southern Italian cuisine, known as Pasta Frolla in Italy. Pasta frola consists of a buttery pastry base with a filling made of quince jam, sweet-potato jam or milk caramel (dulce de leche) and topped with thin strips of the same pastry, forming a squared pattern. It is an Argentine

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to eat pastafrola with mate in the afternoon. The dish is also very popular in Paraguay and Uruguay. The traditional Italian recipe was not prepared with latticework, unlike in Argentina, but with a lid pierced with molds in the form of hearts or flowers. Ice cream ( es, Helado, it, gelato) is a particularly popular Argentine dessert. Its creamy texture is caused by the large proportion of cream, and, as everywhere, many flavors are available. Ice cream was again a legacy of the Italian diaspora.

Education

Italian international schools in Argentina include:SCUOLE PARITARIE ITALIANE ALL'ESTERO

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. p. 2–3. Retrieved on November 20, 2015. * Scuola Italiana Cristoforo Colombo (Buenos Aires) * Istituto Scolastico "Scuola Edmondo De Amicis" (Buenos Aires, Rosario) * Scuola "Dante Alighieri" (Córdoba, Rosario) * Istituto di Cultura Italica (La Plata) * Associazione Scuole Italiane "XXI Aprile" (Mendoza) * Centro Culturale Italiano Scuole Alessandro Manzoni (Olivos and Villa Adelina)

Notable people

Anarchists

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, antifascist

Architects

* César Pelli, designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks

Artists

Daniela Anahí Bessia Daniela Anahi Bessia (, born 9 July 1989) is an Italian-Argentine singer, actress, song composer and TV host. She has been based in Shanghai, China from 2011 and moved to Italy in 2020. She is best known for her performances on China Central Te ...

, singer * Antonio Agri, violinist * Charly Alberti, musician *

Tito Alberti Tito Alberti (January 12, 1923 – March 25, 2009) was an Argentine jazz drummer. Life and work Tito Alberti was born Juan Alberto Ficicchia in the port city of Zárate to an Argentine mother and a Sicilian father in 1923. Enjoying a gregariou ...

, drummer * Juan d'Arienzo, tango musician *

Alba Arnova Alba Arnova (15 March 1930 – 11 March 2018) was an Italian-Argentine ballerina and film actress. Life and career Born in Buenos Aires as Alba Fossati, daughter of two Italian emigrants, Arnova studied piano at the Conservatory and enrolled ...

, dancer * Juan Carlos Baglietto, musician *

Gato Barbieri Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spa ...

, musician * Adrián Barilari, musician * Marilina Bertoldi, musician * Rodolfo Biagi, musician *

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, musician *

Zeta Bosio Héctor Juan Pedro Bosio Bertolotti (born 1 October 1958) better known by his stage name Zeta Bosio, is an Argentine rock musician, record producer and disc jockey (DJ), better known as the bassist of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo. He was ...

, musician *

José Antonio Bottiroli José Antonio Bottiroli (January 1, 1920 – March 15, 1990) was an Argentine classical music composer and poet. Biography José Antonio Bottiroli was born in Rosario, Argentina on 1 January 1920 and died in Rosario on 15 March 1990. From the ...

, classical musician * José Bragato, composer * Enrique Cadícamo, tango lyricist * Carmen Risso de Cancellieri, dancer * Alberto Caracciolo, tango musician * Julio de Caro, tango composer * Eleonora Cassano, dancer * Cacho Castagna, singer *

Cazzu Julieta Emilia Cazzuchelli (born 16 December 1993), known professionally as Cazzu, is an Argentine rapper and singer. Born and raised in Ledesma, Jujuy, she gained popularity with her singles "Loca", "Toda", "Pa Mi" and "Chapiadora". Early li ...

, rapper *

Gustavo Cerati Gustavo Adrián Cerati (11 August 1959 – 4 September 2014) was an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and producer, considered one of the most important and influential figures of Ibero-American rock. Cerati along with his band Soda Stereo ...

, singer-songwriter *

Enrique Santos Discépolo Enrique Santos Discépolo (''Discepolín'') (27 March 1901 – 23 December 1951) was an Argentine tango and milonga musician and composer, author of famous tangos like ''Cambalache'' and many others performed by several of the most important si ...

, tango composer * Duki, rapper *

Lali Espósito Mariana Espósito (born 10 October 1991), known professionally as Lali Espósito (or simply Lali), is an Argentine singer, actress, dancer and model. Espósito began her career as an actress and singer in 2003 when she joined the cast of the ch ...

, singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, model and director *

Walter Giardino Héctor Walter Giardino (born 6 March 1960) is an Argentine guitarist and the leader of the heavy metal and hard rock band Rata Blanca. Career Early years and V8 (1981–1985) In 1981 Walter Giardino as a guitarist and vocalist founded Pun ...

, guitarist and songwriter *

León Gieco Raúl Alberto Antonio Gieco, better known as León Gieco (born on November 20, 1951 in Cañada Rosquín, Argentina) is an Argentine folk rock performer, composer and interpreter. He is known for mixing popular folkloric genres with Argentinia ...

, singer *

Paulo Londra Paulo Ezequiel Londra (born 12 April 1998) is an Argentine rapper and singer. His music has topped Argentine charts and been highly successful across Argentina and Latin America. Early life Londra was inspired to become a rap artist by watch ...

, singer *

Luisana Lopilato Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre (born 18 May 1987) is an Argentine actress, model and former singer. She was a member of the pop-rock band Erreway from 2002 to 2004. Early life Lopilato was born to Eduardo Lopilato and Beatriz de la To ...

, actress, singer, and model *

Agustín Magaldi Agustín Magaldi Coviello (December 1, 1898 – September 8, 1938) was an Argentinian tango and milonga singer. His nickname was "La voz sentimental de Buenos Aires" ("The sentimental voice of Buenos Aires"). Magaldi took part in the opening br ...

, tango and milonga singer *

Homero Manzi Homero Nicolás Manzione Prestera, better known as Homero Manzi (November 1, 1907 – May 3, 1951) was an Argentine tango lyricist, author of various famous tangos. He was born on November 1 of 1907 in Añatuya (province of Santiago del Ester ...

, tango lyricist * Daniel Melingo, musician * Litto Nebbia, singer-songwriter *

Nicki Nicole Nicole Denise Cucco (born 25 August 2000, known professionally as Nicki Nicole) is an Argentine rapper and singer. Born and raised in Rosario, Santa Fe, she gained popularity with her singles "Wapo Traketero", " Colocao", " Mamichula", and "Mal ...

, rapper * Pappo, guitarist, singer and composer *

Soledad Pastorutti Soledad "La Sole" Pastorutti (born October 12, 1980, in Arequito, Santa Fe) is an Argentine folk singer, who brought the genre to the younger generations at the end of the 20th century, and the beginning of the 21st. She is also a film and T ...

, folk singer *

Nathy Peluso Natalia Peluso (born 12 January 1995), known professionally as Nathy Peluso (), is an Argentinian singer, songwriter, dancer and pedagogue. Born in Argentina, and raised in Spain, Peluso became interested in the performing arts at an early age, ...

, singer *

Astor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed '' nuevo tango'', incorporating elements fro ...

, tango composer and bandoneon player *

Luis Alberto Spinetta Luis Alberto Spinetta (23 January 1950 – 8 February 2012), nicknamed "El Flaco" (Spanish for "skinny"), was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer and poet. One of the most influential rock musicians of Argentina, he is regarded as one of ...

, singer, guitarist, composer and poet * Tini, singer *

Aníbal Troilo Aníbal Carmelo Troilo (11 July 1914 – 18 May 1975), also known as Pichuco, was an Argentine tango musician. Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, arranger, and bandleader in Argentina. His orquesta típica was among the most popular with ...

, tango musician * Trueno, rapper * Lito Vitale, musician

Business

* Daniel Angelici, president of Boca Juniors * Poppy Bermúdez Pippa, entrepreneur * Diego Bossio, economist * Alejandro Bulgheroni, entrepreneur *

Carlos Bulgheroni Carlos Alberto Bulgheroni (March 9, 1945 – September 3, 2016) was an Argentine businessman prominent in the nation's energy sector, and the country's richest man at the time of his death. Early life Carlos Bulgheroni was born in Rufino, Santa ...

, entrepreneur * Alejandro Burzaco, entrepreneur * Eduardo Costantini, real estate developer *

Enrique Mosconi Enrique Carlos Alberto Mosconi (21 February 1877 – 4 June 1940) was an Argentine military engineer, who is best known as the pioneer and organizer of petroleum exploration and extraction in Argentina. Early life Mosconi was born in Buenos ...

, military engineer * Horacio Pagani, car designer * Torcuato di Tella, industrialist and philanthropist

Criminals

* Cayetano Santos Godino, serial killer * Leopoldo Galtieri, general and president of Argentina during the Falklands War *

Orlando Ramón Agosti Orlando Ramón Agosti (22 August 1924 – 6 October 1997) was an Argentine general, Commander-in-Chief of the Argentine Air Force from 1976 to 1979. With General Jorge Rafael Videla, he ruled Argentina as part of the military ''junta'' betwee ...

, member of the military junta led by

Jorge Rafael Videla Jorge Rafael Videla (; ; 2 August 1925 – 17 May 2013) was an Argentine military officer and dictator, Commander in Chief of the Army, member of the Military Junta, and ''de facto'' President of Argentina from 29 March 1976 to 29 March 1981. H ...

that ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1981 * Reynaldo Bignone, dictatorial president of Argentina between 1982 and 1983 *

Antonio Domingo Bussi Antonio Domingo Bussi (17 January 1926 – 24 November 2011) was an Army General and politician prominent in the recent history of Tucumán Province, Argentina. Life and times Early career Bussi was born in Victoria in Argentina's Entre Ríos Pr ...

, general *

Osvaldo Cacciatore Osvaldo Cacciatore (1924–2007) was an Argentine Air Force brigadier and Mayor of Buenos Aires during the National Reorganization Process military dictatorship. His management at the head of the city of Buenos Aires was controversial for the w ...

, brigadier, who served as

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in the National Reorganization Process

Entertainers

, celebrity TV presenter and actress, model, influencer, producer *

Quirino Cristiani Quirino Cristiani (July 2, 1896 – August 2, 1984) was an Italian-born Argentine animation director and cartoonist, responsible for the world's first two animated feature films as well as the first animated feature film with sound, even though t ...

, director who created the world's first animated film * Paola Carosella,

celebrity chef A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become a celebrity. Today, chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations, usually through the media of television and radio, or in printed publications. While television ...

TV presenter A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for people who garner ...

, and one of the judges of Masterchef Brasil (currently

based Brandon Christopher McCartney (born August 17, 1989), professionally known as Lil B and as his alter ego The BasedGod, is an American rapper. Lil B has recorded both solo and with Bay Area group The Pack. His solo work spans several genres, i ...

Sao Paulo, Brazil SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...

) * Gimena Accardi, actress *

Graciela Alfano Graciela Alfano (born 14 December 1952) is an Argentine actress and model. She is best known for her appearances in comedies between the late 1970s and early 1980s which made her a sex symbol. She has worked as a judge on ''Bailando por un sue� ...

, actress and vedette *

Alejandro Agresti Alejandro Agresti (born June 2, 1961, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film director, writer and producer. A prominent filmmaker in his country, he also directed ''The Lake House (film), The Lake House'' with Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood acto ...

, film producer (currently based on the Netherlands) *

Ernesto Alterio Ernesto Federico Alterio Bacaicoa (born 25 September 1970) is an Argentine-Spanish film, theatre, and television actor. Early life Alterio is the son of psychologist Modesta Ángela Bacaicoa Destéfano and actor Héctor Alterio Onorato. His ...

, actor (currently based between his home country, Argentina and Spain) *

Héctor Alterio Héctor Benjamín Alterio Onorato (born 21 September 1929) is an Argentine theatre, film and television actor, well known both in Argentina and Spain. Biography Alterio's theatre debut came in 1948 as the lead in ''Cómo suicidarse en prima ...

, actor (currently based between his home country, Argentina and Spain) *

Malena Alterio Malena Grisel Alterio Bacaicoa (born 21 January 1974) is an Argentine-born Spanish actress. She became well known with the Spanish TV series ''Aquí no hay quien viva'', playing the role of Belén López Vázquez. Movies * ''Espejo, espejo' ...

, actress (currently based in Spain) *

Luis César Amadori Luis César Amadori (28 May 1902 in Pescara, Abruzzi, Kingdom of Italy, Italy – 5 June 1977 in Buenos Aires) was an Italian - Argentina, Argentine film director and screenwriter and one of the most influential directors in the Cinema of Argen ...

, film director *

Mike Amigorena Ricardo Luis Amigorena (born May 30, 1972 in Maipú, Mendoza Province, Argentina), better known as Mike Amigorena is an Argentine actor. Biography He was born in Maipú, Mendoza Province to a Basque Argentine father and an Italian Argentine ...

, actor * Mariana Anghileri, actress * Norberto Aroldi, actor *

Catalina Artusi Catalina Artusi (born 24 May 1990) is an Argentine actress. Career Catalina Artusi began her career in television in the year 1997 in the series '' Ricos y Famosos''. Her rise to fame came after she was called by Cris Morena to be part of the ...

, actress * Christian Bach Bottino, actress * Ángeles Balbiani, actress * Mario Baroffio, actor * Valentina Bassi, actress *

Florencia Bertotti María Florencia Bertotti (born 15 March 1983), better known as Florencia Bertotti is an Argentine actress, singer, songwriter and businesswoman. Biography Florencia Bertotti parents are Gustavo Bertotti, a jeweler and María Candelaria Pér ...

, actress *

Valeria Bertuccelli Valeria Bertuccelli (born 1969, 30 November) is an Argentine film and television actress. Born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina she began her career in experimental theatre, and later worked in the San Martí ...

, actress * Thelma Biral, actress * José Bódalo Zúffoli, actor *

Patricio Borghetti Juan Patricio Borghetti Imérito (; born December 5, 1973, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actor and singer. Life At the age of fourteen, he formed his first rock band, which was called "Sur" ("South"). He later worked as a model and appea ...

, actor *

Luis Brandoni Adalberto Luis Brandoni (born 18 April 1940) is an Argentine actor and politician. Biography Brandoni was born in Dock Sud, a port community east of Avellaneda. He debuted on the stage in 1962, television in 1963, and on film in 1966. He joined ...

, actor * Alicia Bruzzo, actress * Héctor Calcagno, actor *

Juan José Campanella Juan José Campanella (born 19 July 1959) is an Argentine television and film director, writer and producer. He achieved worldwide attention with the release of ''The Secret in Their Eyes'' (2009), for which he was awarded the Academy Award for B ...

, film director *

Charlotte Caniggia Charlotte Chantal Solange Caniggia Nannis (born 15 February 1993) is an Argentine model, social media influencer, showgirl and media personality. She is the daughter of retired professional footballer Claudio Caniggia with retired model Maria ...

, model and media personality *

Diego Capusotto Diego Esteban Capusotto (born 21 September 1961) is an Argentine television presenter, actor, and comedian who is noted for his participation in television shows such as '' Cha Cha Cha'', '' Todo por dos pesos'' and '' Peter Capusotto y sus vide ...

, TV presenter *

Hugo del Carril Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era. Early life Born in Buenos Aires, del Carril ...

, actor *

Antonio Carrizo Antonio Carrozzi Abascal, best known as Antonio Carrizo, (September 15, 1926 – January 1, 2016) was an Argentine radio and television presenter. Biography Born in General Villegas, in western Buenos Aires Province, his first experience in br ...

, TV and radio presenter * Evangelina Carrozzo, model * Moria Casanova, actress *

Catrano Catrani Catrano M. Catrani (October 31, 1910 — December 19, 1974) was an Italian-Argentine film director and producer. Catrani was born in 1910 in Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy. He studied film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. ...

, film director * Agustina Cherri, actress *

Juan Chioran Juan Chioran (born June 18, 1963) is an Argentine-born Canadian actor primarily associated with stage roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada. He is based in Stratford, Ontario. Chioran is also known for his voice acting roles, suc ...

, actor * Tulia Ciámpoli, actress *

Ricardo Darín Ricardo Alberto Darín (born 16 January 1957) is an Argentine actor, film director and film producer, he is considered one of the best and most prolific actors of Argentine cinema. Considered one of the greatest and most acclaimed movie stars ...

, actor *

Lucas Demare Lucas Demare (July 14, 1910 – September 6, 1981) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and film producer prominent in the Cinema of Argentina in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Biography At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Aw ...

, film director, screenwriter and film producer * Alejandro Fantino, TV host *

Dolores Fonzi Dolores María Fonzi (born 19 July 1978) is an Argentine TV, theatre and film actress. Several of her films have received critical acclaim such as '' Burnt Money'', '' Waiting for the Messiah'', '' Bottom of the Sea'' and '' The Aura''. Her brot ...

, TV, theatre and film actress *

Tomás Fonzi Tomás Gonzalo Fonzi (born 24 August 1981) is an Argentine actor. Biography He grew up in Adrogué, Partido de Almirante Brown, Buenos Aires. He studied acting with Raúl Serrano from 1997 to 1999. Career He started acting in the youth soap ...

, actor *

Guillermo Francella Guillermo Héctor Francella (born February 14, 1955) is an Argentine actor and comedian. Besides a long history of working as a television leading man, he also has a varied theatrical and film career. Francella is widely regarded by experts and c ...

, actor * Nicolás Francella, actor * Renata Fronzi, actress * Carlos Galettini, film director, film producer and screenwriter * Carlos Gandolfo, stage actor and director * Darío Grandinetti, actor * Juan Pedro Lanzani, actor and singer *

Valeria Mazza Valeria Raquel Mazza (, ; born 17 February 1972) is an Argentine supermodel and businesswoman of Italian ancestry. Mazza rose to prominence in the 1990s and became a household name after appearing on the cover of the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit ...

, supermodel and businesswoman *

Tita Merello Laura Ana "Tita" Merello (11 October 1904 – 24 December 2002) was an Argentine film actress, tango dancer and singer of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). In her 6 decades in Argentine entertainment, at the time of her death, s ...

, actress *

Andrés Muschietti Andrés Muschietti (; born August 26, 1973) is an Argentine filmmaker who achieved wide recognition with the 2013 film ''Mama'' which he made with Neil Cross and his sister, producer and screenwriter Barbara Muschietti, based on their three-min ...

, film director * Florencio Parravicini, actor * Diego Peretti, actor * Oriana Sabatini, model, actress and singer * Julián Serrano, YouTuber, actor, singer and television presenter *

Leonardo Sbaraglia Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia (; born 30 June 1970) is an Argentine actor, with extensive credits in both Argentina and Spain. He has also worked in Mexico, and was cast in his first English-language role in '' Red Lights''. Biography Sbaraglia was ...

, actor *

Marcelo Tinelli Marcelo Hugo Tinelli (born 1 April 1960) is an Argentine television host, media producer and businessman, best known as the host of the TV show '' Showmatch'' broadcast on Argentina's El Trece. One of the most famous supporters of Club San Lor ...

, TV host, media producer and businessman *

Valentina Zenere Valentina Zenere (born 15 January 1997) is an Argentine actress, model and singer known for her portrayal of Ámbar Smith in the Disney Channel series ''Soy Luna'' and ''Juacas'', as well as for her portrayal of Alai Inchausti in the Argentine ...

, actress, model and singer

Inventors

* Sinforoso Amoedo Canaveri, doctor *

Domingo Liotta Domingo Santo Liotta (29 November 1924 – 31 August 2022) was an Argentine surgeon and pioneer of heart surgery who created multiple cardiac prostheses, including the first total artificial heart used in a human being. Early life Domingo Sant ...

, inventor of first successful artificial heart

Jurists

* Juan de Canaveris, notary

Law enforcement figures

* Carlos Alfredo D'Amico, lawyer * José María Campagnoli, prosecutor * Sebastián Casanello, judge * Susana Ruiz Cerutti, lawyer and former Chancellor

Journalism

* José Amalfitani, sports journalist * Eduardo P. Archetti, anthropologist * Eric Calcagno, sociologist

Military

* Joseph Gregorio Belgrano, colonel *

Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano y González (3 June 1770 – 20 June 1820), usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (), was an Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He ...

, member of

Primera Junta The Primera Junta ( en, First Junta) or ''Junta Provisional Gubernativa de las Provincias del Río de la Plata'' (''Provisional Governing Junta of the Provinces of the Río de la Plata''), is the most common name given to the first government of ...

regarded as the father of the Flag of Argentina * Manuel Canaveris, lieutenant *

Ángel Canavery Angel Mateo Canavery (1850 - 1916) was an Argentine military man, who participated in the Conquest of the Desert under the command of General Julio Argentino Roca. He also took part against the Montoneras of Ricardo López Jordán (Rebelión jo ...

, lieutenant colonel

Painters and sculptors

* Antonio Alice * Aquiles Badi *

Antonio Berni Delesio Antonio Berni (14 May 1905 – 13 October 1981) was an Argentine figurative artist. He is associated with the movement known as ''Nuevo Realismo'' ("New Realism"), an Argentine extension of social realism. His work, including a serie ...

* Erminio Blotta *

Emilio Caraffa Emilio Caraffa (1862–1939) was an Argentine painter of the post-impressionist school. Life and work Emilio Caraffa was born in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina, in 1862. His family relocated to Rosario, where he atten ...

* Ricardo Carpani * Juan Carlos Castagnino * Tito Cittadini * Pío Collivadino * Lucio Fontana

Politicians

* Mario Barletta, Radical Civic Union politician *

,member of the

* Fabio Biancalani, Justicialist Party politician * Delia Bisutti, Solidarity and Equality politician *

Antonio Bonfatti Antonio Bonfatti (born December 1, 1950) is an Argentine physician and politician from the Socialist Party, who was Governor of Santa Fe. From 2016 to 2021, he was president of the Socialist Party. Life and times Bonfatti was born in Rosario i ...

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of t ...

politician *

Ángel Borlenghi Ángel Borlenghi (February 1, 1904 – August 6, 1962) was an Argentine labour leader and politician closely associated with the Peronist movement. Life and times Early life and the labor movement Ángel Gabriel Borlenghi was born in Buenos Air ...

, Peronist politician *

Juan Atilio Bramuglia Juan Atilio Bramuglia (January 1, 1903 – September 4, 1962) was an Argentine labor lawyer who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the administration of President Juan Perón. Life and times Early life and career Bramuglia was born i ...

, Peronist politician * Teodoro Bronzini, Socialist Party politician * Jorge Busti, Justicialist Party politician *

Juan Manuel Cafferata Juan Manuel Cafferata (1 January 1852 – 23 September 1920) was an Argentine politician of the National Autonomist Party. He was the governor of province of Santa Fe between 1890 and 1893. Cafferata was born in Buenos Aires, the son of an immi ...

, National Autonomist Party politician * Antonio Cafiero, Justicialist Party politician *

Héctor José Cámpora Héctor José Cámpora (26 March 190918 December 1980) was an Argentine politician. A major figure of left-wing Peronism, Cámpora was briefly Argentine president from 25 May to 13 July 1973 and subsequently arranged for Perón to run for preside ...

, President of Argentina * Héctor Canaveri, National Autonomist Party politician * Pedro Canaveri, Radical Civic Union and former President of

Argentine Football Association The Argentine Football Association ( es, Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, ; AFA) is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires. It organises the main divisions of Argentine league system (from Primera División to Tor ...

* Dante Caputo, President of the United Nations General Assembly * Ramón J. Cárcano, National Autonomist Party *

Juan José Castelli Juan José Castelli (19 July 176412 October 1812) was an Argentine lawyer who was one of the leaders of the May Revolution, which led to the Argentine War of Independence. He led an ill-fated military campaign in Upper Peru. Juan José Castel ...

, member of the

Domingo Cavallo Domingo Felipe Cavallo (born July 21, 1946) is an Argentine economist and politician. Between 1991 and 1996 he was Economic Ministry of Argentina during Carlos Menem presidency. He is known for implementing the '' Convertibility plan'', which ...

, Justicialist Party * Renato Carlos Sersale di Cerisano, Argentine Ambassador to United Kingdom * Alfredo Chiaradía, former Ambassador to the United States * Hugo Cóccaro, Justicialist Party * Arturo Colombi, Radical Civic Union * Ricardo Colombi, Radical Civic Union *

Lucía Corpacci Lucía Benigna Corpacci (born 4 December 1959) is an Argentine physician and politician. A member of the Justicialist Party, she was governor of Catamarca Province from 2011 to 2019, the first female governor in Catamarca and the fourth female go ...

, Justicialist Party *

Arturo Frondizi Arturo Frondizi Ércoli (October 28, 1908 – April 18, 1995) was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, teacher and politician, who was elected President of Argentina and ruled between May 1, 1958 and March 29, 1962, when he was overthrown by a ...

, President of Argentina *

Arturo Umberto Illia Arturo Umberto Illia (; 4 August 1900 – 18 January 1983) was an Argentine politician and physician, who was President of Argentina from 12 October 1963, to 28 June 1966. He was a member of the centrist Radical Civic Union. Illia reached the ...

, President of Argentina * Raúl Alberto Lastiri, President of Argentina *

Eduardo Lonardi Eduardo Ernesto Lonardi Doucet (; September 15, 1896 – March 22, 1956) was an Argentine Lieutenant General and served as de facto president from September 23 to November 13, 1955. Biography Lonardi was born on September 15, 1896. Lonar ...

, President of Argentina *

Mauricio Macri Mauricio Macri (; born 8 February 1959) is an Argentine businessman and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. He has been the leader of the Republican Proposal (PRO) party since its founding in 2005. He previo ...

, President of Argentina *

Gabriela Michetti Marta Gabriela Michetti Illia (; born 28 May 1965) is an Argentine politician and was Vice President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019 during Mauricio Macri's administration. Before her, the only woman to serve as vice president was Isabel Perón. ...

, Vice President of Argentina *

Javier Milei Javier Gerardo Milei (born 22 October 1970) is an Argentine politician, businessman and economist currently serving as a federal deputy of Buenos Aires. Milei became widely known for his regular television appearances where he has been critical ...

, Freedom Advances * Carlos Pellegrini, President of Argentina * Juan Perón, President of Argentina *

Daniel Scioli Daniel Osvaldo Scioli (, ; born 13 January 1957) is an Argentine politician, sportsman, and businessman. He was Vice President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 and Governor of Buenos Aires Province from 2011 to 2015. From 2020 to 2022 he was Arge ...

, former governor of Buenos Aires Province *

Guido di Tella Guido di Tella (June 12, 1931 – December 31, 2001) was an Argentine businessman, academic and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Life and times Guido José Mario Di Tella was born in Buenos Aires, 1931. His father, Torcuat ...

, businessman, academic, and diplomat *

Roberto Eduardo Viola Roberto Eduardo Viola (13 October 1924 – 30 September 1994) was an Argentine military officer who briefly served as president of Argentina from 29 March to 11 December 1981 as a military dictator. Early life He was born as Roberto Eduardo Vio ...

, President of Argentina

Prelates

Manuel Alberti Manuel Máximiliano Alberti (28 May 1763 – 31 January 1811) was an Argentine priest from Buenos Aires, when the city was part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. He had a curacy at Maldonado, Uruguay during the British invasions of the ...

, priest and member of the

in 1810 * Enrique Angelelli, bishop * Carlos Azpiroz Costa, friar *

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

, born as

Jorge Mario Bergoglio Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013 ...

to Italian immigrants from

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* Rómulo Antonio Braschi, bishop * Carlos Armando Bustos Crostelli, member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin * Antonio Caggiano, Cardinal and Archbishop of Buenos Aires * Tomás Canavery, priest * Leonardo Castellani, priest * Santiago Copello, Cardinal and Archbishop of Buenos Aires *

Antonio Quarracino Antonio Quarracino (8 August 1923 – 28 February 1998) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church of Argentina and the Archbishop of Buenos Aires between 1990 and 1998. Biography Early life and priesthood Quarracino was born in Pollica, Prov ...

, Cardinal and Archbishop of Buenos Aires

Scientists

Juan Bautista Ambrosetti Juan Bautista Ambrosetti (August 22, 1865May 28, 1917) was an Argentine archaeologist, ethnographer and naturalist who helped pioneer anthropology in his country. Life and work Ambrosetti was born in Gualeguay, Entre Ríos Province, in 1865. He ...

, archaeologist *

Florentino Ameghino Florentino Ameghino (born Giovanni Battista Fiorino Giuseppe Ameghino September 19, 1853 – August 6, 1911) was an Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist, whose fossil discoveries on the Argentine Pampas, especially ...

, paleontologist *

José Bonaparte José Fernando Bonaparte (14 June 1928 – 18 February 2020) was an Argentine paleontologist who discovered a plethora of South American dinosaurs and mentored a new generation of Argentine paleontologists . One of the best-known Argentine paleo ...

, paleontologist *

Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini Zulma Nélida Brandoni de Gasparini (born 15 May 1944) is an Argentinian paleontologist and zoologist. She is known for discovering the fossils of the dinosaur '' Gasparinisaura'', which was named after her. Work Born in the city of La Plata, ...

, paleontologist *

Constanza Ceruti María Constanza Ceruti (born 11 January 1973 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an anthropologist and mountaineer from Argentina, who has done more than 80 field surveys, most of them as part of National Geographic teams in Andean regions of Argent ...

, archaeologist * Primarosa Chieri, physician * Mario Crocco, neurobiologist *

René Favaloro René Gerónimo Favaloro (July 12, 1923 – July 29, 2000) was an Argentine cardiac surgeon and educator best known for his pioneering work on coronary artery bypass surgery using the great saphenous vein. Early life Favaloro was born in 1 ...

, cardiac surgeon *

José Ingenieros José Ingenieros (born Giuseppe Ingegnieri, April 24, 1877October 31, 1925) was an Argentine physician, pharmacist, positivist philosopher and essayist. He was born in Palermo (Italy), and graduated from the University of Buenos Aires School ...

, physician, pharmacist, philosopher, and essayist

Sports

* Roberto Abbondanzieri, footballer *

José Acasuso José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso (; born 20 October 1982) is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favoured clay. He was known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off both side ...

, tennis player * José Acciari, footballer * Agustina Albertario, field hockey player *

Matías Alemanno Matías Alemanno (born 5 December 1991) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Premiership Rugby club Gloucester and the Argentina national team. Club career He was a member of the Pampas XV squad for the 201 ...

, rugby union player *

Leonel Altobelli Víctor Leonel Altobelli (born 20 July 1986 in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco Province, Chaco) is an Argentina, Argentine Association football, footballer. Career Altobelli made his debut on December 3, 2004 for Club A ...

, footballer * Gabriel Amato, footballer * Víctor Hugo Amatti, footballer * Horacio Accavallo, boxer * Antonio Angelillo, footballer *

Cristian Ansaldi Cristian Daniel Ansaldi (born 20 September 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie B club Parma. He has also been capped five times with the Argentina national team. A defender who plays with both fee ...

, footballer * Juan Antonini, footballer *

Tomás Argento Tomás Argento (born 24 September 1986 in Buenos Aires) is a field hockey striker from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 2005, after having played the Junior World Cup in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He finished in tenth p ...

, field hockey player * Franco Armani, footballer * Leandro Armani, footballer * Mariano Armentano, footballer * Leandro Baccaro, field hockey player * Tomás Badaloni, footballer *

Facundo Bagnis Facundo Bagnis (; born 27 February 1990) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won 1 ATP doubles event at Stuttgart and 16 Challengers in singles, achieving a career-high singles ranking of World No. 55 in November 2016. Tennis care ...

, tennis player * Horacio Raúl Baldessari, footballer * Estefanía Banini, football player * Mariano Barbosa, footballer * Guillermo Barros Schelotto, footballer and manager *

Gustavo Barros Schelotto Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the assistant manager of LA Galaxy. Playing career Born in La Plata, Barros Schelotto came through the youth system at Club de Gimna ...

, footballer and manager *

Alfio Basile Alfio () is an Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: * Alfio Basile, Argentina football coach * Alfio Bonanno, Australian tenor * Alfio Caltabiano, Italian actor * Alfio Contini, Italian cinematographer * Alfio Fazio, Italian ...

, football coach * Roberto Basílico, footballer *

Oscar Basso Oscar Alberto Américo Basso (April 24, 1922May 25, 2007) was an Argentine professional footballer. Overall, he played 209 games and scored 12 goals for San Lorenzo de Almagro. Personal life Basso is the grandfather of footballer Agustín Garc� ...

, footballer * Pablo Bastianini, footballer * Damián Batallini, footballer *

Gabriel Batistuta Gabriel Omar Batistuta (; born 1 February 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer. During his playing career, Batistuta was nicknamed Batigol () as well as El Ángel Gabriel (; Spanish for ''Angel Gabriel''). Regarded as one of th ...

, footballer * Sebastián Battaglia, footballer * Cristian Battocchio, footballer * Elias Bazzi, footballer *

Luciano Becchio Luciano Héctor Becchio (born 28 December 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the assistant manager of Segunda División B – Group 3 side CD Atlético Baleares.Carlos Bechtholdt Bazzano, footballer * Amelia Belotti, handball player *

Darío Benedetto Darío Ismael Benedetto (born 17 May 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors. Club career Early career Darío Benedetto began his career playing for Arsenal de Sara ...

, footballer *

Eduardo Berizzo Eduardo Berizzo Magnolo (; born 13 November 1969) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a central defender. He is the manager of Chile. During his 18-year professional career he played for six teams in four countries, mainly Newell' ...

, footballer and coach * Lucas Bernardi, footballer * Attilio Bernasconi, footballer * Sergio Berti, footballer *

Daniel Bertoni Ricardo Daniel Bertoni (born 14 March 1955) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a right or left winger. In Argentina, he had a successful career at Club Atlético Independiente, where he won three Copa Libertadores, one Intercontine ...

, footballer *

Lucas Besozzi Lucas Agustín Besozzi (born 22 January 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Central Córdoba SdE, on loan from Lanús. Career Besozzi came through the youth ranks at Lanús. He was promoted into the seni ...

, footballer * Juan Betinotti, footballer * Gonzalo Bettini, footballer * Claudio Biaggio, footballer * Bruno Bianchi, footballer *

Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcesio Bianchi (born 26 April 1949), nicknamed ''El Virrey'' (''The Viceroy''), is an Argentine former football player and manager. A prolific goalscorer, although he had a bright career as a forward in Argentina and France, Bianchi is ...

, footballer * Valeria Bianchi, handball player * Emanuel Biancucchi, footballer *

Maxi Biancucchi Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 15 September 1984), is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward. Career Early career He started his career playing for San Lorenzo of Argentina. He also played for Paraguayan c ...

, footballer *

Ludovico Bidoglio Ludovico Bidoglio, sometimes nicknamed ''Vico'' (5 February 1900 – 25 December 1970) was an Argentine football player, and one of Boca Juniors' idols during the 1920s. His position on the field was right back. Due his elegant style, precise ...

, footballer *

Marcelo Bielsa Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera (, nicknamed ''El Loco Bielsa'' , meaning "The Crazy Bielsa"; born 21 July 1955) is an Argentine professional football manager who was most recently the head coach of Premier League club Leeds United. He is a forme ...

, football coach * Lucas Biglia, footballer *

Carlos Bilardo Carlos Salvador Bilardo Digiano (born 16 March 1938) is an Argentine former physician, football player, and manager. Bilardo achieved worldwide renown as a player with Estudiantes de La Plata in the 1960s, and as the manager of the Argentina ...

, football coach * Dan Biocchi, athlete * Mariano Bíttolo, footballer *

Ricardo Bochini Ricardo Enrique Bochini (born 25 January 1954 in Zárate, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is nicknamed ''El Bocha''. He spent his nearly twenty-year professional career at c ...

, footballer * José Luis Boffi, footballer * Mario Bolatti, footballer * Enrique Bologna, footballer * Oscar Bonavena, boxer * Iván Borghello, footballer * Claudio Borghi, football coach * Ángel Bossio, footballer * Juan Botasso, footballer * Andrés Bottiglieri, footballer *

Jonathan Bottinelli Jonathan Pablo Bottinelli (born 14 September 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for San Martín SJ. He is the brother of fellow professional footballer Darío Bottinelli. Club career San Lorenzo In 2007, ...

, footballer *

Elmo Bovio Elmo Bovio (July 14, 1925 – August 26, 2017) was an Argentine professional football player. Career Born in Junín, Buenos Aires, Bovio began playing football with local side Club Atlético Sarmiento. Next, he moved to Uruguay, where he helpe ...

, footballer * Luis Brunetto, athlete * Ezequiel Bullaude, footballer * Guillermo Burdisso, footballer * Nicolás Burdisso, footballer * Jeremías Caggiano, footballer * Diego Cagna, footballer * Lucas Calabrese, sailor * Pablo Calandria, footballer *

Agustín Calleri Agustín Calleri (, ; born 14 September 1976) is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is ''Gordo'' which means ''Fat'' in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay. Calleri served as ...

, tennis player * Jonathan Calleri, footballer *

Facundo Callioni Facundo Callioni (born 9 October 1985) is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. Facundo won the bronze medal at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and the gold meda ...

, field hockey player *

Pedro Calomino Bleo Pedro Fournol, mostly known as Pedro Calomino (also nicknamed ''Calumín'') (13 March 1892 – 12 January 1950) was an Argentine footballer who played as right winger. Calomino spent nearly all of his career in Boca Juniors, having also pla ...

, footballer * José María Calvo, footballer * Adolfo Cambiaso, polo player *

Esteban Cambiasso Esteban Matías Cambiasso Deleau (; born 18 August 1980), nicknamed ''"Cuchu"'', is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, Cambiasso won 21 official titles, the majority of which were won dur ...

, footballer * Nicolás Cambiasso, footballer * Julián Camino, footballer * Lucas Cammareri, field hockey player *

Matías Cammareri Matías Gabriel Cammareri (born 5 August 1978) is an Argentine football coach and former field hockey midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Chilean club Universidad Católica. Field hockey career Born in Buenos Aires, Cammareri made ...

, field hockey player *

Mauro Camoranesi Mauro Germán Camoranesi Serra (, ; born 4 October 1976) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a right midfielder or right winger. Camoranesi began his career in Argentina in 1995, where he played for Aldosivi and B ...

, footballer. * Hugo Campagnaro, footballer * Gustavo Campagnuolo, footballer *

Facundo Campazzo Facundo "Facu" Campazzo Avedano (born 23 March 1991) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. At a height of tall, he plays at the point guard position. He is also a member of ...

, basketball player * Rocio Campigli, handball player * Gonzalo Canale, rugby union player *

Claudio Caniggia Claudio Paul Caniggia (; born 9 January 1967) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as forward or winger. Caniggia played 50 times for the Argentina national team. He appeared in three World Cups, and was a member of both ...

, footballer *

Vicente Cantatore Vicente Cantatore (6 October 1935 – 15 January 2021) was an Argentine football player and manager. Career He played for Talleres de Córdoba, Tigre, San Lorenzo, Rangers de Talca, Santiago Wanderers and Deportes Concepción. He managed L ...

, footballer * Salvador Capitano, football coach * Roberto Capparelli, footballer *

Santiago Capurro Santiago Capurro (born 8 April 1975) is an Argentine former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was Carlos Retegui's assistant during his two periods as coach of the Argentina women's ...

, field hockey player * Franco Caraccio, footballer * Ezequiel Alejo Carboni, footballer * Martín Cardetti, footballer *

César Carignano César Andrés Carignano (born 28 September 1982) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a forward. Career Club Carignano started his children’s football in the local club in the town of Freyre in the San Justo Department, Córdoba ...

, footballer * Luis Alberto Carranza, footballer *

Juan Pablo Carrizo Juan Pablo Carrizo (born 6 May 1984) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He started his professional career with River Plate, where he played until 2008, winning the 2008 Clausura. His performances earne ...

, footballer * Federico Cartabia, footballer * Leandro Caruso, footballer * Damián Casalinuovo, footballer *

Raúl Alfredo Cascini Alfredo Raúl Cascini (born 7 April 1971) is a former Argentine football midfielder, who also has Italian nationality. His first club was Platense and has also played for Estudiantes de La Plata, Independiente and Boca Juniors. After retiring, ...

, footballer * Daniel Castellani, volleyball coach * Iván Castellani, volleyball player *

María Castelli María Paula Castelli Deluca (born 23 November 1972) is an Argentine former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and com ...

, field hockey player * Miguel Angel Castellini, boxer * Eugenio Castellucci, footballer * Yael Castiglione, volleyball player *

Martin Castrogiovanni Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austr ...

, rugby union player * Lucas Castromán, footballer * Martina Cavallero, field hockey player * Bruno Cerella, basketball player * Alberto Cerioni, footballer *

Renato Cesarini Renato Cesarini (; 11 April 1906 – 24 March 1969) was an Italian-Argentine football player and coach who most notably played for Juventus in Italy as a midfielder or forward. He was a dual international footballer and played for both the Ar ...

, footballer * Roberto Cherro, footballer * Germán Chiaraviglio, pole vaulter * Valeria Chiaraviglio, pole vaulter * Diego Chiodo, field hockey player * Alberto Chividini, footballer * Nicolas Cinalli, footballer * Luciano Cingolani, footballer *

Ezequiel Cirigliano Adrián Ezequiel Cirigliano (; born 24 January 1992) is an Argentine footballer, who plays as a midfielder. Club career Cirigliano made his first team debut for River Plate on April 11, 2010, in a 0–0 away draw with Atlético Tucumán. At 18 ...

, footballer * Renato Civelli, footballer * Sebastián Cobelli, footballer * Juan Martín Coggi, boxer * Roberto Colautti, footballer * Andrea Collarini, tennis player *

Fabricio Coloccini Fabricio Coloccini (; ; born 22 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Coloccini began his club career at Boca Juniors in his native Argentina attracting the attention of A.C. Milan. He failed ...

, footballer * María Colombo, field hockey player * Nazareno Colombo, footballer * Juan Pablo Compagnucci, footballer * Facundo Conte, volleyball player * Hugo Conte, volleyball coach * Felipe Contepomi, rugby union player * Raúl Conti, footballer * Enzo Copetti, footballer * Julio Cozzi, footballer * Victoria Crivelli, handball player *

Tomás Cubelli Tomás Maria Cubelli (born 12 June 1989) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Pro D2 club Biarritz and the Argentina national team. Club career Cubelli began his career with Belgrano Athletic Club, ...

, rugby union player * Patricio Cucchi, footballer * José Luis Cuciuffo, footballer * Matías Claudio Cuffa, footballer * Juan Cuminetti, volleyball player *

Julio Curatella Julio Pedro Curatella (27 February 1911 – 1995) was an Argentine rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (Ge ...

, rower * Silvina D'Elía, field hockey player *

Roberto De Vicenzo Roberto De Vicenzo (14 April 1923 – 1 June 2017) was a professional golfer from Argentina. He won a record 229 professional tournaments worldwide during his career, including seven on the PGA Tour and most famously the 1967 Open Championship. ...

, golf *

Carlos Delfino Carlos Francisco Delfino (born August 29, 1982) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He holds dual citizenship in both Italy and Argentina. Standing at , he ...

, basketball player *

Martín Demichelis Martín Gastón Demichelis (; born 20 December 1980) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played usually as a centre-back, although he could also operate as a defensive midfielder. He is the current head coach of River Plate. Dem ...

, footballer * José Devecchi, footballer * Marco Di Cesare, footballer *

Ángel Di María Ángel Fabián Di María (born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for club Juventus and the Argentina national team. He can play as either a winger or attacking midfielder. Di María began his career with R ...

, footballer *

Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. People with the given name include: *Alfredo (born 1946), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Mostarda Fil ...

, footballer *

Paulo Dybala Paulo Exequiel Dybala (born 15 November 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Roma and the Argentina national team. Often considered one of the best in the world, he is nicknamed "''La Joya''" (" ...

, footballer * Juan Manuel Fangio, car racer * Brian Farioli, footballer * Franco Ferrari, footballer * Gianluca Ferrari, footballer * Héctor Fértoli, footballer *

Luis Ángel Firpo Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed ''The Wild Bull of the Pampas''. Boxing career In 1917, Firpo began his professional boxing career by beating Frank Ha ...

, boxer *

Fernando Forestieri Fernando Martin Forestieri (born 15 January 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in Argentina, he is a former Italy youth international. Club career Born in Ros ...

, footballer * Ignacio Gariglio, footballer * Federico Gattoni, footballer * Francisco Gerometta, footballer * Lautaro Gianetti, footballer *

Manu Ginóbili Emanuel David Ginóbili Maccari (, , ; born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. Over a 23-year professional career, he became one of only two players (along with Bill Bradley) to have won a EuroLeague title, an ...

, basketball player * Federico Girotti, footballer * Gonzalo Goñi, footballer * Gabriel Graciani, footballer * Mauro Icardi, footballer *

Nicolás Laprovíttola Nicolás "Nico" Laprovíttola (born January 31, 1990) is an Argentine professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the Argentina national basketball team. His mother is politi ...

, basketball player * Hernán Lamberti, footballer *

Manuel Lanzini Manuel Lanzini (; born 15 February 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club West Ham United. He previously played for River Plate and Fluminense. He is regarded as having well developed dribbl ...

, footballer * Carlo Lattanzio, footballer *

Ricardo La Volpe Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni (; born 6 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager. He is a World Cup-winning goalkeeper who played for most of his career in Argentina and Mexico. As a coach, La Volpe was in ...

, footballer * Francesco Lo Celso, footballer * Giovani Lo Celso, footballer *

Marcelo Loffreda Marcelo Loffreda (born May 17, 1959, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine former rugby union footballer and coach. Loffreda won 44 caps with one as captain, playing at centre for the Argentine rugby union side (''los Pumas''). He played muc ...

, rugby union player *

Ezequiel Lavezzi Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi (; born 3 May 1985) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. During his career, his most important attributes were his pace, hardworking style of play, technique, creativity, and dribbling ab ...

, footballer *

Nicolino Locche Nicolino Locche (September 2, 1939 – September 7, 2005) was an Argentine boxer from Tunuyán, Mendoza who held the World Junior Welterweight title from 1968 to 1972. Locche is often cited as one of the finest defensive boxers of all time an ...

, boxer * Augusto Lotti, footballer * Cristian Lucchetti, footballer * Rosario Luchetti, field hockey player * Sofía Maccari, field hockey player * Julián Malatini, footballer *

Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona (; 30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the F ...

, footballer * Tomás Marchiori, footballer * Alan Marinelli, footballer * Gonzalo Maroni, footballer * Gerardo Martino, footballer and manager *

Javier Mascherano Javier Alejandro Mascherano (born 8 June 1984) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Argentina national under-20 team. As a player, he played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, most not ...

, footballer *

Humberto Maschio Humberto Dionisio Maschio (; born 20 February 1933) is an Italian-Argentine former football player and manager who played as a forward or midfielder. At international level, he represented both the Argentina national team, winning the 1957 C ...

, footballer *

César Luis Menotti César Luis Menotti (; born 5 November 1938), known as ''El Flaco'' ("Slim"), is an Argentine former football manager and player who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the Argentina national team. During his playing days, he pl ...

, football coach * Delfina Merino, field hockey player *

Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés Messi (; born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the ...

, footballer * Nicolás Messiniti, footballer * Gonzalo Miceli, footballer *

Diego Milito Diego Alberto Milito (born 12 June 1979) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently a sports manager. Milito began his club career in Argentina with Racing Club in 1999, and later moved to Italian ...

, footballer * Gabriel Milito, footballer * Federico Molinari, artistic gymnast * Fernando Monetti, footballer *

Alejandro Montecchia Alejandro Ariel Montecchia (born 1972) is a retired Argentine-Italian professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. Professional career In his pro career, Montecchia won the South American League and Argentine League ch ...

, basketball player *

Luis Monti Luis Felipe Monti (15 May 1901 – 9 September 1983) was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder and an Olympian. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams ...

, footballer * Antonio Napolitano, footballer * Juan Ignacio Nardoni, footballer * Andrés Nocioni, basketball player *

Fabricio Oberto Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto (; born March 21, 1975) is an Argentine-Italian color analyst and former professional basketball player. At , he played as a center and power forward. With the LNB club Atenas, in his native Argentina, Oberto began ...

, basketball player *

Vanina Oneto Vanina Paula Oneto (born June 15, 1973, in San Fernando) is a retired field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with the Nationa ...

, field hockey player * Raimondo Orsi, footballer * Nicolás Orsini, footballer * Juan Ignacio Pacchini, footballer * Martin Palermo, footballer *

Paula Pareto Paula Belén Pareto (born 16 January 1986) is an Argentine retired judoka and physician. She was the flag bearer for her country at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She competed at the 2020 Summer ...

, judoka * Pedro Pasculli, footballer *

Daniel Passarella Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

, footballer * Lucas Passerini, footballer * Agustín Pastorelli, footballer * Nicolás Pasquini, footballer *

Germán Pezzella Germán Alejo Pezzella (; born 27 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Betis and the Argentina national team, with whom he won the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Club career Early career Pe ...

, footballer *

Ignacio Piatti Ignacio Alberto Piatti (born 4 February 1985) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a winger. Club career Piatti has played professional football in Europe with Saint-Étienne and Lecce. In his native Argentina, he has p ...

, footballer * Santiago Pierotti, footballer * Tomás Pochettino, footballer *

Pablo Prigioni Pablo Prigioni (born May 17, 1977) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played the point guard position, and was a member of the senior Argentina ...

, basketball player * Carla Rebecchi, field hockey player * Antonino Rocca, wrestler * Cecilia Rognoni, field hockey player *

Leandro Romagnoli Leandro Atilio Romagnoli (born 17 March 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. His thin build, short stature and playing style were reminiscent of compatriot Osvaldo Ardiles. What the ...

, footballer *

Agustín Rossi Agustín Oscar "Chivo" Rossi (born 18 October 1959) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. Rossi has held a number of important political posts throughout his career, most notably as Minister of Defense during the presidencies of Cristin ...

, footballer *

Oscar Ruggeri Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (born 26 January 1962) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as centre-back. Nicknamed ''El Cabezón'' ("The Big-Headed One"), Ruggeri achieved success at the international level with the Argentina nati ...

, footballer *

Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (; born 16 May 1970) is an Argentine-Italian former professional tennis player. A former world No. 3 in both singles and doubles, Sabatini was one of the leading players from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, amassing 41 ...

, tennis player * Lionel Scaloni, footballer and manager * Mariela Scarone, field hockey player * Ezequiel Schelotto, footballer *

Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born April 30, 1980) is an Argentine former professional basketball player and current executive who currently serves as the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. ...

, basketball player *

Hugo Sconochini Hugo Ariel Sconochini (born 10 April 1971) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.Diego Simeone Diego Pablo Simeone González (; ; born 28 April 1970, nicknamed El Cholo (), is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder; he has been the manager of Atlético Madrid since December 2011. In his cl ...

, football coach *

Omar Sívori Enrique Omar Sívori (, ; 2 October 1935 – 17 February 2005) was an Italian-Argentine football player and manager who played as a forward. At club level, he is known for his successful time with Italian side Juventus during the late 1950s and ...

, footballer * Guillermo Stradella, footballer * Belén Succi, field hockey player * Nicolás Tagliafico, footballer * Alberto Tarantini, footballer * Renzo Tesuri, footballer *

Diego Valeri Diego Hernán Valeri (born 1 May 1986) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. From 2013 to 2021, Valeri played for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers, and is regarded as one of the league' ...

, footballer * Manuel Vicentini, footballer * Javier Zanetti, footballer

Writers

* Orlando Barone, writer and journalist * Hector Bianciotti, novelist * Enrique Breccia, comic artist * Susana Calandrelli, poet * María Luisa Carnelli, writer and poet * Oscar Conti, humorist * Pascual Contursi, poet * Roberto Cossa, playwright *

, cartoonist * Josefina Passadori, writer * Syria Poletti, writer *

Manuel Puig Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne (December 28, 1932 – July 22, 1990), commonly called Manuel Puig, was an Argentine author. Among his best-known novels are '' La traición de Rita Hayworth'' (''Betrayed by Rita Hayworth'', 1968), ''Boquitas pint ...

, writer *

Ernesto Sabato Ernesto Sabato (June 24, 1911 – April 30, 2011) was an Argentine novelist, essayist, painter and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary w ...

, writer, painter, and physicist * Juan Jose Sebreli, sociologist, essayist, and writer

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