Cultural Production in
Present Day
Spain
Spain
Spain ranks 8th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Japan, Italy, and Russia. Memorable people born in present day Spain include Pablo Picasso, Miguel de Cervantes, and Francisco Goya. Memorable people who died in Spain include Christopher Columbus, Salvador Dalí, and Miguel de Cervantes. Spain has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Spain by number of biographies are Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, and Pamplona.
People
Between 300 BC and 2012, present day Spain was the birth place of 3,963 globally memorable people, including Pablo Picasso, Miguel de Cervantes, and Francisco Goya. Additionaly, 1,335 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Spain including Christopher Columbus, Salvador Dalí, and Miguel de Cervantes.
People Born in Present Day Spain
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Pablo Picasso
PAINTER
1881 - 1973
HPI: 91.68
Rank: 1
Miguel de Cervantes
WRITER
1547 - 1616
HPI: 87.60
Rank: 2
Francisco Goya
PAINTER
1746 - 1828
HPI: 87.42
Rank: 3
Diego Velázquez
PAINTER
1599 - 1660
HPI: 86.97
Rank: 4
Antoni Gaudí
ARCHITECT
1852 - 1926
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 5
Seneca the Younger
PHILOSOPHER
4 BC - 65
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 6
Trajan
POLITICIAN
53 - 117
HPI: 85.85
Rank: 7
Francisco Franco
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 8
Hernán Cortés
EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 9
Pope Alexander VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1431 - 1503
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 10
Philip II of Spain
POLITICIAN
1527 - 1598
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 11
Hadrian
POLITICIAN
76 - 138
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Spain
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Margarita Salas
BIOLOGIST
1938 - 2019
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 195
Nino Bravo
SINGER
1944 - 1973
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 233
Eleuterio Sánchez
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 239
El Cordobés
BULLFIGHTER
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 241
Fernando Aramburu
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 266
Guillermo Fernández Vara
POLITICIAN
1958 - 2025
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 271
Charo López
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 272
Eduard Punset
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 283
Jeanne Mas
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 304
Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 332
José Andrés
BUSINESSPERSON
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 334
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 339
People Deceased in Present Day Spain
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Christopher Columbus
EXPLORER
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.91
Rank: 1
Salvador Dalí
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 89.93
Rank: 2
Miguel de Cervantes
WRITER
1547 - 1616
HPI: 87.60
Rank: 3
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1558
HPI: 87.50
Rank: 4
Diego Velázquez
PAINTER
1599 - 1660
HPI: 86.97
Rank: 5
Antoni Gaudí
ARCHITECT
1852 - 1926
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 6
Amerigo Vespucci
EXPLORER
1454 - 1512
HPI: 86.55
Rank: 7
Francisco Franco
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 8
Hernán Cortés
EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 9
Philip II of Spain
POLITICIAN
1527 - 1598
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 10
El Greco
PAINTER
1541 - 1614
HPI: 84.26
Rank: 11
Johan Cruyff
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Spain
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BIOLOGIST
1938 - 2019
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 776
Nino Bravo
SINGER
1944 - 1973
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,044
Guillermo Fernández Vara
POLITICIAN
1958 - 2025
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 1,236
Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo
NOBLEMAN
1962 - 2015
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,246
Joan Margarit
ARCHITECT
1938 - 2021
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 1,260
Eduard Punset
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 1,263
Javier Lambán
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2025
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 1,282
Ouka Leele
PHOTOGRAPHER
1957 - 2022
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,294
Felicia Țilea-Moldovan
ATHLETE
1967 - 2025
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 1,303
Miguel Ángel Blanco
POLITICIAN
1968 - 1997
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 1,311
Bimba Bosé
SINGER
1975 - 2017
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 1,318
Sergi López
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2006
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 1,320
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Spainwere soccer players (1329), politicians (529), athletes (279), actors (247), and writers (237), while most who died were politicians (393), writers (168), soccer players (167), religious figures (59), and actors (56).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Spain, including Luis Suárez, Luis Enrique, and Xavi (footballer, born 1980). Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Spain, including Luis Suárez, Luis Enrique, and Xavi (footballer, born 1980).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Spain since 1700.
