The Most Famous
BULLFIGHTERS from Spain
This page contains a list of the greatest Spanish Bullfighters. The pantheon dataset contains 2 Bullfighters, 1 of which were born in Spain. This makes Spain the birth place of the most number of Bullfighters.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Spanish Bullfighters of all time. This list of famous Spanish Bullfighters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Manolete (1917 - 1947)
With an HPI of 62.21, Manolete is the most famous Spanish Bullfighter. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages on wikipedia.
Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez (4 July 1917 – 29 August 1947), known as Manolete, was a Spanish bullfighter.
2. Cristina Sánchez (b. 1972)
With an HPI of 40.69, Cristina Sánchez is the 2nd most famous Spanish Bullfighter. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Cristina Sánchez de Pablos (born 20 February 1972) is a Spanish bullfighter who gained prominence during the 1990s for being one of the first female bullfighters. She is the first woman to complete her alternativa in Europe.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Spanish bullfighters born between 1917 and 1972. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Spanish bullfighters include Cristina Sánchez. The most famous deceased Spanish bullfighters include Manolete. As of April 2024, 1 new Spanish bullfighters have been added to Pantheon including Cristina Sánchez.
