Famous People with Name Jorge

Jorge Rossi Chavarría            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jorge Rossi Chavarría: was a Costa Rican politician. He was a lawyer, businessman. He co-founded the National Liberation Party (PLN) with Jose Figueres. He was Vice-President of the Republic of Costa Rica from 1970 to 1974 and representative from 1986 to 1990.

Jorge Volio Jiménez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jorge Volio Jiménez: was a Costa Rican priest, soldier and politician.In 1922, Volio was seated in the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, representing the independence party of San Ramón. In 1923, he founded the Reform Party (Partido Reformista) to fight for the working class and the poor. He ran as the Reform Party candidate for President of Costa Rica in 1924, coming in third behind Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (Partido Republicano Nacional) and Alberto Echandi Montero (Partido Agrícola). Later, he served as director of the National Archives.

Jorge Hine Saborío            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jorge Hine Saborío: was a Costa Rican politician.

Jorge Urbina            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jorge Urbina: is the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Costa Rica. He assumed the position in October 2006. He is married with two children.From 1982 to 1984, Urbina was the Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Costa Rica. After this appointment, he was Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs for two years from 1984 to 1986. In 1986, Urban then moved to the position of the Executive President of the National Institute for Municipal Counselling and Promotion until 1990; he also served as Costa Rica’s Minister of Information from 1989 to 1990.

Jorge Enrique Pedre            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jorge Enrique Pedre: is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Kansas City Royals for ten games during the 1991 Kansas City Royals season and four games during the 1992 Chicago Cubs season.