A Coruña ranks 506th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Šibenik, Novosibirsk, and Ehime Prefecture. Memorable people born in A Coruña include Luis Suárez, Fernando Rey, and Gérard Encausse. Memorable people who died in A Coruña include Rosalía Mera, John Moore, and Arsenio Iglesias. A Coruña has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians 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. It is Galicia's second largest city, 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
Between 820 and 2002, A Coruña was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Luis Suárez, Fernando Rey, and Gérard Encausse. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in A Coruña including Rosalía Mera, John Moore, and Arsenio Iglesias.
1935 - 2023
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 1
1917 - 1994
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2
1865 - 1916
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 3
1922 - 1996
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 4
1939 - 2023
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 5
820 - 873
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 6
1851 - 1921
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 7
1944 - 2013
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 8
1886 - 1978
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 9
1869 - 1968
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 10
1856 - 1921
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 11
1884 - 1950
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 12
1944 - 2013
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 1
1761 - 1809
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 2
1930 - 2023
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3
1897 - 1938
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 4
1835 - 1917
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 5
1923 - 2001
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 6
1911 - 1979
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 7
Most individuals born in present day A Coruña were soccer players (9), politicians (4), actors (3), writers (3), and occultists (1), while most who died were soccer players (3), businesspeople (1), military personnels (1), singers (1), and writers (1).
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 Juan Acuña.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in A Coruña since 1700.