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Famous Polo Players - Trivia, Interesting Facts & Records

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Sarah Rodriguez

Updated on January 17, 2026

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Nacho Figueras

(Argentine Model and Polo Player)

Nacho Figueras

Birthdate: March 4, 1977

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires Province

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 2 

Nic Roldan

(American Polo Player and Model)

Nic Roldan

Birthdate: December 4, 1982

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

 3 

Facundo Pieres

(Argentine Polo Player)

Facundo Pieres

Birthdate: May 19, 1986

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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 4 

Bartolomé Castagnola

(Argentine Polo Player)

Bartolomé Castagnola

Birthdate: June 16, 1970

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

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 5 

Pablo Mac Donough

(Argentine Professional Polo Player)

Pablo Mac Donough

Birthdate: February 21, 1982

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

 6 

Michael Grace Phipps

(American Polo Player)

Michael Grace Phipps

Birthdate: January 10, 1910

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: United States

Died: March 13, 1973

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Sunny Hale

(American Professional Polo Player)

Sunny Hale

Birthdate: December 30, 1968

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Carmel, California , United States

Died: February 26, 2017

 8 

David Stirling

(Uruguayan Polo Player)

David Stirling

Birthdate: January 4, 1981

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Young, Uruguay

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 9 

Carlos Gracida

(Mexican-American Polo Player)

Carlos Gracida

Birthdate: September 5, 1960

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico

Died: February 25, 2014

 10 

Tommy Hitchcock Jr.

(American Polo Player and Aviator)

Tommy Hitchcock Jr.

Birthdate: February 11, 1900

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Aiken, South Carolina, United States

Died: April 19, 1944

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 11 

Gonzalo Pieres

(Argentine Polo Player)

Gonzalo Pieres

Birthdate: December 17, 1982

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

 12 

Mariano Aguerre

(Argentine Polo Player)

Mariano Aguerre

Birthdate: May 25, 1969

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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 13 

Lucas Monteverde

(Argentine Professional Polo Player)

Lucas Monteverde

Birthdate: December 18, 1976

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Veinticinco de Mayo Partido, Argentina

 14 

Luke Tomlinson

(British Polo player)

Luke Tomlinson

Birthdate: March 27, 1977

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: England

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Evelyn Robert de Rothschild

(Banker, Polo player)

Evelyn Robert de Rothschild

Birthdate: August 29, 1931

Sun Sign: Virgo

 16 

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

(American Businessman, Producer and Polo Player)

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

Birthdate: February 20, 1899

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Roslyn, New York, United States

Died: December 13, 1992

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 17 

Foxhall P. Keene

(American Equestrian and Polo Player)

Foxhall P. Keene

Birthdate: December 18, 1867

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Died: September 25, 1941

 18 

Mike Azzaro

(American Professional Polo Player)

Mike Azzaro

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Johnny Traill

(Argentine Polo Player)

Johnny Traill

Birthdate: 1882 AD

Birthplace: Argentina

Died: 1958 AD

 20 

Prince Mateen of Brunei

(Military personnel)

Prince Mateen of Brunei

Birthdate: August 10, 1991

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Aidan Roark

(Irish Polo Player)

Aidan Roark

Birthdate: October 23, 1905

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Carlow, Ireland

Died: March 27, 1984

 22 

Juan C. Harriott Jr.

(Argentine Polo Player)

Juan C. Harriott Jr.

Birthdate: October 28, 1936

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Coronel Suárez, Argentina

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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 23 

Adolfo Cambiaso

(Argentine Professional Polo Player)

Adolfo Cambiaso

Birthdate: April 15, 1975

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Cañuelas, Argentina

 24 

Gonzalo Pieres Sr.

(Former Argentine 10-Goal Handicap Polo Player)

Gonzalo Pieres Sr.

Birthdate: December 22, 1955

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Argentina

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Guillermo Gracida Jr.

(Polo Player)

Guillermo Gracida Jr.

Birthdate: July 25, 1956

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico

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Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba

(Foreign Minister of Spain)

Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba

Birthdate: October 17, 1878

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Madrid, Spain

Died: September 24, 1953

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Ed Ramsey

(American Army Officer and Polo Player)

Ed Ramsey

Birthdate: May 9, 1917

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Carlyle, Illinois, United States

Died: March 7, 2013

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Cecil Smith

(American Polo Player)

Cecil Smith

Birthdate: February 14, 1904

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Llano, Texas, United States

Died: January 21, 1999

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 29 

Sonia Couling

(Actress, Model)

Sonia Couling

Birthdate: June 18, 1974

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Man Singh II

(Polo player, Diplomat)

Man Singh II

Birthdate: August 21, 1912

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Thikana of Isarda, India

Died: June 24, 1970

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Lewis Lacey

(Argentine Polo Player)

Lewis Lacey

Birthdate: February 17, 1887

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Montreal, Canada

Died: October 31, 1966

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Neku Atawodi-Edun

(Nigerian Polo Player)

Neku Atawodi-Edun

Birthdate: 1987 AD

Birthplace: Nigeria

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Owen Rinehart

(American Polo Player)

Owen Rinehart

Birthplace: United States

 34 

Tommy Biddle

(American Polo Player)

Tommy Biddle

Birthplace: United states

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Alejandro Díaz-Alberdi

(Argentine 7-Goal Professional Polo Player)

Alejandro Díaz-Alberdi

Birthdate: April 1, 1963

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

 36 

Juan Miles

(Argentine Polo Player)

Juan Miles

Birthdate: June 24, 1895

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died: December 18, 1981

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Stewart Iglehart

(American Ice Hockey Defensemen)

Stewart Iglehart

Birthdate: February 22, 1910

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Valparaíso, Chile

Died: December 21, 1993

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Fernando Sandoval

(Water polo player)

Fernando Sandoval

Birthdate: November 18, 1942

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: São Paulo, Brazil

Died: May 1, 2020

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Sue Sally Hale

(American Polo Player)

Sue Sally Hale

Birthdate: August 23, 1937

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: April 29, 2003

List of famous polo players with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, records and life history.