Historical figures in San José
The atlas holds 8 people and 8 moments here, from 1891 to 2025. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and Che Guevara. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Physicians, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Che Guevara
in 1953
1 moment here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
John F. Kennedy
in 1963
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
José Martí
in 1893
1 moment here
Cuban nationalist, writer, journalist, and organizer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. Martí lived and worked across Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala,…
José Mujica
in 2015
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1982
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Rubén Darío
in 1891
1 moment here
Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a central initiator of Spanish-language Modernismo.…
Sebastián Piñera
in 2018
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Violeta Chamorro
in 2025
1 moment here
Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro was a Nicaraguan newspaper publisher and politician. After succeeding her assassinated husband at La Prensa, she…
Moments
- 1891 Installation in San José Rubén Darío
- 1893 Meeting Antonio Maceo José Martí
- 1953 Letter from San José Che Guevara
- 1963 Attended Central American summit John F. Kennedy
- 1982 Visits San José Ronald Reagan
- 2015 CELAC summit José Mujica
- 2018 State visit to San José Sebastián Piñera
- 2025 Death in San Jose Violeta Chamorro