Key Personalities of

Argentina
By Ayushman Biswas
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi, in full Lionel Andrés Messi, also called Leo Messi, (born June 24,
1987, Rosario, Argentina), Argentine-born football (soccer) player who received a
record-setting seven Ballon d’Or awards as the world’s top male player (2009–12,
2015, 2019, and 2021). In 2022 he helped Argentina win the Fédération Internationale
de Football Association (FIFA)’s World Cup.
Jorge Luis Borges
• Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo. 24 August 1899 – 14
June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and
translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and
international literature.
José de San Martín
• José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 1778 – 17
August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín or the Liberator of
Argentina, Chile and Peru, was an Argentine general and the primary
leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful
struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire who served as
the Protector of Peru. Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes, in modern-day
Argentina, he left the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata at the early age
of seven to study in Málaga, Spain.
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 from jazz and classical
music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own
compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music
critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost
composer of Tango music".
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