A Coruña
A Coruña ranks 511th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Columbia, South Carolina, Gijón, and Fujieda, Shizuoka. The most famous people from A Coruña are Luis Suárez, Fernando Rey, and Gérard Encausse. The most famous people who died in A Coruña are Rosalía Mera, John Moore, and Arsenio Iglesias. A Coruña has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and businesspeople. A Coruña is located in Spain.
A Coruña is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. With a population of 249,255, it is the 2nd-largest city in Galicia behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province of A Coruña, having also served as political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and as a regional administrative centre between 1833 and 1982. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 820 and 2004, A Coruña was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Luis Suárez, Fernando Rey, and Gérard Encausse. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in A Coruña including Rosalía Mera, John Moore, and Arsenio Iglesias.
People Born in A Coruña
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Luis Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2023
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 1
Fernando Rey
ACTOR
1917 - 1994
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 2
Gérard Encausse
OCCULTIST
1865 - 1916
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 3
Amancio Amaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 4
Vímara Peres
POLITICIAN
820 - 873
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 5
María Casares
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 6
Emilia Pardo Bazán
WRITER
1851 - 1921
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 7
Rosalía Mera
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2013
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 8
Salvador de Madariaga
WRITER
1886 - 1978
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 9
Ramón Menéndez Pidal
LINGUIST
1869 - 1968
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 10
Santiago Casares Quiroga
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1950
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 11
José Millán-Astray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1954
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in A Coruña
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Luis Moya
RACING DRIVER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 23
María Pujalte
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 24
Raúl García
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.31
Rank: 29
Toni Dovale
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.27
Rank: 31
Juan Carlos Real
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.17
Rank: 32
People Deceased in A Coruña
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BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2013
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 1
John Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1809
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 2
Arsenio Iglesias
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2023
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 3
Eduardo Pondal
WRITER
1835 - 1917
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4
Miguel Fleta
SINGER
1897 - 1938
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 5
Eduardo González Valiño
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 6
Juan Acuña
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2001
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 7
Luis Otero
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1955
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day A Coruña were soccer players (14), actors (4), politicians (4), writers (3), and athletes (2), while most who died were soccer players (4), businesspeople (1), military personnels (1), writers (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in A Coruña, including Luis Suárez, Amancio Amaro, and Lucas Pérez. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day A Coruña, including Luis Suárez, Amancio Amaro, and Eduardo González Valiño.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in A Coruña since 1700.
