Namesakes
Argentine Presidents:
1 president
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 1868-1874 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa 1532-1592
Notable Writers:
1 poet
Rubén Darío (a.k.a. Sarmiento) 1867-1916
Olympic Medalists:
1 silver/bronze
(silver/bronze) Mauro Sarmiento 2008; 2012 taekwondo