Famous People from Costa Rica — Obituaries

Lorena Clare Facio Costa Rican first lady dead at age 82

Costa Rican first lady from 1998 to 2002, died on March 17, 2026. She was born in San José, Costa Rica, on June 30, 1943, to Manuel Emilio Clare and María Elena Facio. The only daughter in her family, she… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other

March 17, 2026

Karen Olsen Beck

Danish-born American-Costa Rican diplomat and politician · 25 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 25 · Beck

September 26, 2025

José Ricardo Carballo

Costa Rican presenter · 16 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 16 · Carballo

August 17, 2025

Brunhilda de Portilla

Costa Rican villancico composer and educator · 14 July 2025 · July 2025 · Portilla · July 14

July 15, 2025

Marita Camacho Quirós

Costa Rican supercentenarian · 19 June 2025 · June 2025 · June 19 · Quirós · Other

June 20, 2025

Eduardo Cruickshank Smith

Costa Rican politician · 05 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 5 · Smith

March 6, 2025

Walter Pearson

Costa Rican footballer (football team) · 23 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 23

December 24, 2024

Hugo Barrantes Ureña

Costa Rican Roman Catholic prelate · 28 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 28 · Other · Ureña

September 29, 2024

Lencho Salazar

Costa Rican folk musician · 29 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 29

August 30, 2024

Carlos Alvarado

Costa Rican footballer · 26 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 26

July 27, 2024

Danilo Montero Campos

Costa Rican footballer (Herediano · 22 June 2024 · June 2024 · June 22 · Campos

June 23, 2024

Felo García

Costa Rican painter · 02 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 2

December 3, 2023

Hugo Chamberlain

Costa Rican sports shooter · 13 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 13 · Other

November 14, 2023

José María Agüero

Costa Rican football player · 05 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 5 · Agüero

September 6, 2023

Fernando Herrero Acosta

Costa Rican economist and politician · 23 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 23 · Acosta

August 24, 2023

Edgar Marín

Costa Rican footballer · 17 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 17 · Marin

August 18, 2023

Franz Hinkelammert

German-born Costa Rican theologian and economist · 17 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 17

July 18, 2023

Inés Sánchez

Cuban-Costa Rican journalist · 06 April 2023 · April 2023 · April 6

April 7, 2023

Walter Ferguson

Panamanian-born Costa Rican calypso singer-songwriter · 24 February 2023 · February 2023 · February 24

February 25, 2023

Tatiana Lobo

Costa Rican writer · 22 February 2023 · February 2023 · February 22

February 23, 2023

Julieta Pinto

Costa Rican educator and writer · 22 December 2022 · December 2022 · December 22

December 23, 2022

José León Sánchez

Costa Rican novelist · 15 November 2022 · November 2022 · November 15 · Sánchez

November 16, 2022

Román Solís Zelaya

Costa Rican jurist · 22 August 2022 · August 2022 · August 22 · Zelaya · Roman

August 23, 2022

Javier Astúa

Costa Rican footballer (Puntarenas · 03 January 2022 · January 2022 · January 3

January 4, 2022

Leroy Sherrier Lewis

Costa Rican football player (Limonense · 14 September 2021 · September 2021 · September 14 · Lewis

September 15, 2021

Alejandro Oviedo

Costa Rican sports journalist · 05 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 5

August 6, 2021

José Uriel Delgado

Costa Rican Day labor · 27 May 2021 · May 2021 · Delgado · May 27 · Other

May 28, 2021

María Amalia Revelo

Costa Rican businesswoman · 14 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 14 · Revelo · Maria · Other

May 15, 2021

María Amalia Revelo Raventós

Costa Rican businesswoman · 14 May 2021 · May 2021 · Raventós · May 14 · Maria · Other

May 15, 2021

Bernal Jiménez Monge

Costa Rican economist and politician · 20 March 2021 · March 2021 · March 20 · Monge

March 21, 2021

José Rafael Barquero Arce

Costa Rican Roman Catholic bishop · 29 November 2020 · November 2020 · November 29 · Other · Arce

November 30, 2020

Teresita Aguilar

Costa Rican dentist and politician · 09 October 2020 · October 2020 · October 9

October 10, 2020

Jorge Hernán Monge

Costa Rican footballer (Saprissa · 28 November 2019 · November 2019 · November 28 · Monge

November 28, 2019

José María Rico

Costa Rican lawyer · 17 April 2019 · April 2019 · April 17 · Rico

April 17, 2019

Estrella Zeledón Lizano

Costa Rican politician · 11 April 2019 · April 2019 · April 11 · Lizano

April 11, 2019

Francisco Hernández

Costa Rican football player (Saprissa · 15 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 15

January 15, 2019

Gonzalo Facio Segreda

Costa Rican politician · 25 January 2018 · January 2018 · January 25 · Segreda

January 25, 2018

Gonzalo Morales Sáurez

Costa Rican painter · 28 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 28 · Sáurez

December 28, 2017

Héctor Morera Vega

Costa Rican Roman Catholic prelate · 24 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 24 · Other · Vega

December 24, 2017

Marvin Rodríguez

Costa Rican footballer and coach (national team · 16 October 2017 · October 2017 · October 16 · Rodriguez

October 16, 2017

Juan Ulloa

Costa Rican footballer · 12 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 12

February 12, 2017

Gabriel Badilla

Costa Rican footballer · 20 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 20

November 20, 2016

Germán Serrano Pinto

Costa Rican politician · 21 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 21 · Pinto

May 22, 2016

Natasha Aguilar

Costa Rican swimmer · 01 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 1

January 3, 2016

Antonio Troyo Calderón

Costa Rican Roman Catholic prelate · 01 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 1 · Calderón · Other

December 3, 2015

Jairo Mora

Costa Rican environmentalist · 31 May 2013 · May 2013 · May 31 · Other

May 2, 2015

Luis Paulino Mora Mora

Costa Rican jurist · 17 February 2013 · February 2013 · February 17 · Mora

May 2, 2015

Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez

Costa Rican Roman Catholic prelate · 11 February 2013 · February 2013 · February 11 · Álvarez · Other

May 2, 2015

Emilia Castro de Barish

Costa Rican diplomat · 17 August 2014 · August 2014 · August 17 · Barish

May 2, 2015

Alberto Cañas Escalante

Costa Rican writer · 14 June 2014 · Escalante · June 2014 · June 14

May 2, 2015

Deaths from Costa Rica