Famous Costa Rican Women

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Maribel Guardia
(Actress)
Maribel Guardia
13
Birthdate: May 29, 1959
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 2 
Debi Nova
(Singer-songwriter)
Debi Nova
6
Birthdate: August 6, 1980
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
 3 
Laura Chinchilla
(46th President of Costa Rica (2010 - 2014))
Laura Chinchilla
12
Birthdate: March 28, 1959
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Carmen, Costa Rica

The first female president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, had worked as an NGO consultant in Africa and Latin America before stepping into politics. The National Liberation Party member has earned several honorary doctorates and now teaches public policy at Georgetown University. Though an LGBT sympathizer, she opposes same-sex marriages.

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 4 
Hanna Gabriel
(Costa Rican Professional Boxer)
Hanna Gabriel
3
Birthdate: January 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 5 
Yokasta Valle
(Costa Rican Professional Boxer)
Yokasta Valle
6
Birthdate: August 28, 1992
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 6 
Raquel Rodríguez
(Costa Rican Professional Footballer Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder)
Raquel Rodríguez
5
Birthdate: October 28, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 7 
Natalia Carvajal
(Model)
Natalia Carvajal
8
Birthdate: September 14, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Escazú, Costa Rica
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 8 
Epsy Campbell Barr
(Politician)
Epsy Campbell Barr
6
Birthdate: July 4, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
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 9 
Christiana Figueres
(Diplomat)
Christiana Figueres
10
Birthdate: August 7, 1956
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
 10 
MishCatt
(Costa Rican Singer-Songwriter)
MishCatt
6
Birthdate: January 29, 1989
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Costa Rica
 11 
Shirley Cruz
(Costa Rican Retired Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Shirley Cruz
4
Birthdate: August 28, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 12 
Chavela Vargas
(She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras)
Chavela Vargas
6
Birthdate: April 17, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Joaquín de Flores, Costa Rica
Died: August 5, 2012
 13 
Karina Ramos
(Model)
Karina Ramos
2
Birthdate: July 14, 1993
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Heredia, Costa Rica
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 14 
Anastasia Acosta
(Actress)
Anastasia Acosta
5
Birthdate: April 24, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
 15 
Bali Rodríguez
(Model)
Bali Rodríguez
4
Birthdate: August 8, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
 16 
Carmen Lyra
(Writer)
Carmen Lyra
3
Birthdate: January 15, 1888
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Died: May 14, 1949
 17 
Silvia Poll
(Swimmer)
Silvia Poll
2
Birthdate: September 24, 1970
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Managua Managua, Nicaragua
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 18 
Paola Chacón
(Model)
Paola Chacón
2
Birthdate: April 21, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 19 
Claudia Poll
(Swimmer)
Claudia Poll
10
Birthdate: December 21, 1972
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Managua Managua, Nicaragua
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 20 
Ines Sanchez
(Journalist)
Ines Sanchez
0
Birthdate: June 11, 1931
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
 21 
Natasha Aguilar
(Swimmer)
Natasha Aguilar
0
Birthdate: June 2, 1970
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Costa Rica
Died: January 1, 2016
 22 
Andrea Vargas
(Athlete)
Andrea Vargas
1
Birthdate: May 28, 1996
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 23 
Karen Olsen Beck
(Diplomat)
Karen Olsen Beck
3
Birthdate: January 31, 1933
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
 24 
Xenia de la Ossa
(Physicist)
Xenia de la Ossa
1
Birthdate: June 30, 1958
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
 25 
Sandra Cauffman
(Electrical engineer)
Sandra Cauffman
0
Birthdate: May 10, 1962
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Costa Rica
 26 
Maria Gonzalez Roesch
(Actress)
Maria Gonzalez Roesch
2
Birthdate: June 6, 1992
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
 27 
Melissa Herrera
(Costa Rican Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Melissa Herrera
0
Birthdate: October 10, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 28 
Isabel Urcuyo
(Diplomat)
Isabel Urcuyo
0
Birthdate: July 31, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Costa Rica
Died: August 30, 2014
 29 
Gabriela Traña
(Costa Rican Marathon Runner)
Gabriela Traña
2
Birthdate: March 3, 1980
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 30 
Pancha Carrasco
(Soldier)
Pancha Carrasco
0
Birthdate: April 8, 1816
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cartago, Costa Rica
Died: December 31, 1890
 31 
Gabriela Guillen
(Costa Rican Footballer Who Plays as a Defender)
Gabriela Guillen
0
Birthdate: March 1, 1992
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tibás, Costa Rica
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 32 
Doris Yankelewitz Berger
(Artist)
Doris Yankelewitz Berger
0
Birthdate: May 7, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Died: May 18, 2016
 33 
Gloriana Villalobos
(Costa Rican Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Gloriana Villalobos
0
Birthdate: August 20, 1999
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 34 
Leonora Jiménez
(Model)
Leonora Jiménez
4
Birthdate: January 17, 1983
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 35 
Elizabeth Odio Benito
(Judge)
Elizabeth Odio Benito
1
Birthdate: September 15, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Punta Arenas, Costa Rica
 36 
Yolanda Oreamuno
(Writer)
Yolanda Oreamuno
1
Birthdate: April 8, 1916
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Jose, Costa Rica
Died: July 8, 1956
 37 
Daniela Cruz
(Costa Rican Footballer Who Plays as a Defender)
Daniela Cruz
1
Birthdate: March 8, 1991
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tibás, Costa Rica
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 38 
Johanna Solano
(Model)
Johanna Solano
1
Birthdate: October 9, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 39 
Shirley Campbell Barr
(Activist)
Shirley Campbell Barr
1
Birthdate: 1965 AD
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
 40 
Carmen Naranjo
(Novelist)
Carmen Naranjo
0
Birthdate: January 30, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cartago, Costa Rica
Died: January 4, 2012
 41 
María José Castillo
(Singer)
María José Castillo
0
Birthdate: August 11, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Heredia, Costa Rica
 42 
Brenda Castro
(Model)
Brenda Castro
2
Birthdate: July 25, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Guapiles, Costa Rica
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 43 
Carmen Muñoz
(Politician)
Carmen Muñoz
1
Birthdate: December 27, 1963
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Alajuelita, Costa Rica
 44 
Eunice Odio
(Poet)
Eunice Odio
0
Birthdate: October 18, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Died: March 23, 1974
 45 
Wendy Acosta
(Costa Rican Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Wendy Acosta
2
Birthdate: December 19, 1989
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: San Sebastián, Costa Rica
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 46 
Carolina Venegas
(Costa Rican Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Carolina Venegas
1
Birthdate: September 28, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 47 
Ángela Acuña Braun
(Lawyer)
Ángela Acuña Braun
0
Birthdate: October 2, 1888
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cartago, Costa Rica
Died: October 10, 1983
 48 
Margarita Madrigal
(Costa Rican American Language Teacher and Author)
Margarita Madrigal
1
Birthdate: May 15, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Died: July 23, 1983
 49 
Alda Facio
(Writer)
Alda Facio
1
Birthdate: January 26, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, United States
 50 
Patricia Mora Castellanos
(Politician)
Patricia Mora Castellanos
0
Birthdate: January 13, 1951
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Unknown