1. Debi Nova (1980)

Costa Rican Musician

Singer and dancer from Costa Rica known for her single One Rhythm and her collaborations with artists like Q-Tip.

2. Federico Miranda (1976)

Costa Rican Musician

Guitarist for the Costa Rican rock band Gandhi who also creates music with his jazz fusion group, Baula Project.

3. Francisco Calvo (1992)

Footballer

Center back who began playing for Saprissa in 2015. He previously played for Nordsjaelland and Herediano. He became popular on Instagram where he has attracted over 140,000 followers.

4. Leonardo Ly Rojas (1985)

Footballer

Leonardo Ly Rojas is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for A. D. San Carlos. His ancestor come from China. His last name Ly in Chinese is 李

5. Kenny Cunningham (footballer born 1985) (1985)

Footballer

Kenny Martin Cunningham Brown is a Costa Rican international footballer who plays in the A-League for Wellington Phoenix as a winger.

6. Guillermo Vargas (1975)

Visual Artist

Guillermo Vargas Jiménez also known as Habacuc is an artist best known for the controversy caused when he exhibited an emaciated dog in a gallery in Nicaragua in 2007.

7. Luis Guillermo Solís (1958)

Costa Rican Politician

Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera is the President-elect of Costa Rica. He is a member of the Citizens' Action Party Solís led the field in the 2014 presidential election and was...

8. Juan Antonio Marín (1975)

Costa Rican Tennis Player

Juan Antonio Marín is a former professional male tennis player from Costa Rica. He originally played on tour under the Spanish flag as he had lived in Spain since he...

9. Jonathan McDonald (1987)

Costa Rican Footballer

Jonathan McDonald is a Costa Rican footballer currently playing for Alajuelense.

10. Stephen Basso (1987)

American Soccer Player

Stephen Basso is a Costa Rican-born American soccer player currently playing for the Harrisburg City Islanders in the USL Professional Division.

11. Santos León Herrera (1874)

President Of Costa Rica

Santos León Herrera was interim president of Costa Rica for 18 days during the country's 1948 civil war serving from April 20 - May 8 of that year. He also...

12. Alonso Fernández Alvarez (1982)

Costa Rican Model

Alonso Fernández Alvarez is an international fashion model from San José Costa Rica.

13. Heiner Oviedo (1988)

Olympic Taekwondo Practitioner

Heiner Oviedo is a Costa Rican taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the 58 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the preliminary round by Aleksey Denisenko.

14. Pablo Salazar (1982)

Olympic Footballer

Pablo Salazar is an Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for CS Herediano. He earned his only international cap in 2005 in a friendly against France. He...

15. Andrés Núñez (1976)

Costa Rican Footballer

Andrés Núñez Vargas is a Costa Rican soccer player who currently plays as winger for Jacó Rays. Before being transferred to Saprissa several years ago Núñez played for A. D....

16. Juan Carlos Mendoza García (1975)

Costa Rican Civil Servant

Juan Carlos Mendoza García is a Costa Rican politician. He was a deputy with the Citizens' Action Party during the 2010 to 2014 and served as President of the Legislative...

17. Cristián Samper (1965)

American Biologist

Cristián T. Samper Kutschbach is a Colombian-American biologist and president and chief executive officer of the Wildlife Conservation Society. He was acting secretary of the Smithsonian from 2007 to 2008...

18. José María Figueres (1954)

President Of Costa Rica

José María Figueres Olsen is a Costa Rican businessman and politician. After he left the presidency of Costa Rica in 1998 Figueres has also been involved in global issues such...

19. Julian Monge Najera (1960)

unknow

Julián Monge-Nájera is a Costa Rican ecologist scientific editor educator and photographer. He has worked with the following institutions: Universidad de Costa Rica Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Universidad Estatal a...

20. Otto Guevara (1960)

Costa Rican Politician

Otto Guevara Guth is a politician in Costa Rica and founder of the Partido Movimiento Libertario. He served in the Costa Rican legislature from 1998-2006. Guevara is currently the president...

21. Allan Alemán (1983)

Football Player

Allan Alemán Avila is a Costa Rican professional football player who plays for Real España in the Honduran National League.

22. Enar Bolaños (1983)

Footballer

Enar Andrés Bolaños Cascante is a Costa Rican striker.

23. Manuel Aguilar Chacón (1797)

7th Costa Rican Head Of State

Manuel Aguilar Chacón was head of state of Costa Rica from April 1837 to March 1838.

24. Steven Bryce (1977)

Costa Rican Footballer

Steven Bryce Valerio is a former Costa Rican footballer. Bryce was well known along his career for his polyfunctuonality and his ability to play different roles at the field such...

25. Douglas Sequeira (1977)

Costa Rican Footballer

Douglas Sequeira Solano is a Costa Rican ex-football defender who last played for Saprissa. His older brother Alejandro Sequeira played as forward.

26. Froylán Ledezma (1978)

Costa Rican Footballer

án Ledezma Stevens is a retired Costa Rican international football forward. He is nicknamed as El Cachorro which means The Puppy.

27. Christal Clashing (1989)

Olympic Swimmer

Christal O'Reilly Clashing is an Antigua and Barbuda swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. As a one-time Olympian she is coached and trained by her mother Edith O'Reilly Clashing...

28. Diego Madrigal (1989)

Footballer

Diego Madrigal is a Costa Rican football midfielder who plays for Inter Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

29. Pablo Chinchilla (1978)

Costa Rican Footballer

Pablo Chinchilla Vega is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for SV Lochau in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

30. Armando Alonso (1984)

Costa Rican Football Player

Armando Alonso Rodríguez is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays for Alajuelense. Alonso scored a goal in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008 quarter-final match against Atlante F. C....

31. Luis Chaves (1969)

Costa Rican Poet

Luis Chaves is a Costa Rican poet considered one of the leading figures in contemporary Costa Rican poetry.

32. Jody Stewart (1986)

Costa Rican Footballer

Jody Stewart Jones is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Deportivo Saprissa.

33. Yosimar Arias (1986)

Footballer

Yosimar Arias Céspedes is a Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays for Herediano in the Campeonato Nacional de Costa Rica.

34. Olman Vargas (1985)

Costa Rican Footballer

Olman Vargas is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Herediano.

35. Ricardo González Fonseca (1974)

Costa Rican Footballer

Ricardo González Fonseca is a Costa Rican professional football goalkeeper. He currently plays for A. D. Belén in the Primera División de Costa Rica.

36. Jorge Castro (footballer) (1990)

Footballer

Jorge Alejandro Castro Salazar is a Costa Rican football forward. He plays for the Norwegian Tippeligaen club IK Start and was before active at Deportivo Saprissa. He was part of...