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Spain ranks 8th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind France, Italy, and Russia. Memorable people born in present day Spain include Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Miguel de Cervantes. Memorable people who died in Spain include Christopher Columbus, Salvador Dalí, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Spain has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers.
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country primarily located in southwestern Europe with parts of territory in the Atlantic Ocean and across the Mediterranean Sea. The largest part of Spain is situated on the Iberian Peninsula; its territory also includes the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla in Africa. The country's mainland is bordered to the south by Gibraltar; to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea; to the north by France, Andorra and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. With an area of 505,990 km2 (195,360 sq mi), Spain is the second-largest country in the European Union (EU) and, with a population exceeding 47.4 million, the fourth-most populous EU member state. Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid; other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Málaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Bilbao. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 300 BC and 2007, present day Spain was the birth place of 2,932 globally memorable people, including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Miguel de Cervantes. Additionaly, 1,164 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Spain including Christopher Columbus, Salvador Dalí, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
1881 - 1973
HPI: 89.14
Rank: 1
1904 - 1989
HPI: 85.77
Rank: 2
1547 - 1616
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 3
1746 - 1828
HPI: 84.19
Rank: 4
1852 - 1926
HPI: 84.19
Rank: 5
4 BC - 65
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 6
1126 - 1198
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 7
1599 - 1660
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 8
53 - 117
HPI: 82.38
Rank: 9
1892 - 1975
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 10
1527 - 1598
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 11
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 12
1718 - 1781
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 141
1214 - 1273
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 363
1318 - 1354
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 426
1537 - 1618
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 429
1762 - 1802
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 440
1033 - 1101
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 483
1607 - 1632
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 518
1235 - 1302
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 527
795 - 844
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 541
1500 - 1485
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 553
1076 - 1148
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 607
1920 - 2007
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 616
1451 - 1506
HPI: 93.18
Rank: 1
1904 - 1989
HPI: 85.77
Rank: 2
1500 - 1558
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 3
1454 - 1512
HPI: 84.72
Rank: 4
1547 - 1616
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 5
1852 - 1926
HPI: 84.19
Rank: 6
1599 - 1660
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 7
1892 - 1975
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 8
1527 - 1598
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 9
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 10
1451 - 1504
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 11
1541 - 1614
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 12
1692 - 1766
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 80
1488 - 1536
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 169
1931 - 2022
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 321
1318 - 1354
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 347
1033 - 1101
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 391
1402 - 1466
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 408
1607 - 1632
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 423
1235 - 1302
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 430
1424 - 1492
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 466
1712 - 1759
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 495
1920 - 2007
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 498
1005 - 1035
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 523
Most individuals born in present day Spain were soccer players (964), politicians (505), writers (213), actors (172), and cyclists (123), while most who died were politicians (364), writers (156), soccer players (132), religious figures (48), and painters (45).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Spain, including Luis Suárez, Francisco Gento, and Xavi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Spain, including Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Luis Suárez, and Francisco Gento.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Spain since 1700.