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, Salvador Dalí, and Miguel de Cervantes. 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.
People
Between 300 BC and 2012, present day Spain was the birth place of 3,942 globally memorable people, including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Miguel de Cervantes. Additionaly, 1,325 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
Salvador Dalí
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 89.93
Rank: 2
Miguel de Cervantes
WRITER
1547 - 1616
HPI: 87.60
Rank: 3
Francisco Goya
PAINTER
1746 - 1828
HPI: 87.42
Rank: 4
Diego Velázquez
PAINTER
1599 - 1660
HPI: 86.97
Rank: 5
Antoni Gaudí
ARCHITECT
1852 - 1926
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 6
Seneca the Younger
PHILOSOPHER
4 BC - 65
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 7
Averroes
PHILOSOPHER
1126 - 1198
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 8
Trajan
POLITICIAN
53 - 117
HPI: 85.85
Rank: 9
Francisco Franco
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 10
Hernán Cortés
EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 11
Pope Alexander VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1431 - 1503
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Spain
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Karla Sofía Gascón
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 1,074
Ángel Fernández Artime
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 1,141
Rodrigo Paz
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,182
Salvador Illa
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 1,709
José Cobo Cano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,795
Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo
NOBLEMAN
1962 - 2015
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,802
François Bustillo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 1,852
Paul B. Preciado
PHILOSOPHER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 1,862
Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria
NOBLEMAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 1,889
Artur Balder
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 1,938
Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,939
Alberto Puig
RACING DRIVER
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 1,948
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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NOBLEMAN
1962 - 2015
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,240
Felicia Țilea-Moldovan
ATHLETE
1967 - 2025
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 1,293
Miguel Ángel Blanco
POLITICIAN
1968 - 1997
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 1,301
Bimba Bosé
SINGER
1975 - 2017
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 1,308
Sergi López
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2006
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 1,310
Javier Dorado
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2025
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,313
André Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - 2025
HPI: 4.03
Rank: 1,325
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Spain were soccer players (1328), politicians (536), athletes (276), actors (242), and writers (233), while most who died were politicians (389), writers (167), soccer players (167), religious figures (60), 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 Francisco Gento. 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 Luis Enrique.
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.
