Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares ranks 1,232nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Üsküdar, Indore, and Valletta. Memorable people born in Alcalá de Henares include Miguel de Cervantes, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Manuel Azaña. Memorable people who died in Alcalá de Henares include John I of Castile, Andrés Nin Pérez, and Didacus of Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Alcalá de Henares is located in Spain.
Alcalá de Henares is a Spanish city in the Community of Madrid. Straddling the Henares River, it is located 31 kilometres to the northeast of the center of Madrid. As of 2018, it has a population of 193,751, making it the region's third-most populated municipality. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1283 and 1994, Alcalá de Henares was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Miguel de Cervantes, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Manuel Azaña. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Alcalá de Henares including John I of Castile, Andrés Nin Pérez, and Didacus of Alcalá.
People Born in Alcalá de Henares
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Miguel de Cervantes
WRITER
1547 - 1616
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 1
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1564
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 2
Manuel Azaña
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1940
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 3
Juan Ruiz
WRITER
1283 - 1350
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 4
Carlos del Cerro Grande
REFEREE
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 5
Rafael Guijosa
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 6
Javier Calleja
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 7
Pedro Obiang
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 8
Daniel Diges
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.11
Rank: 9
Demetrio Lozano
HANDBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 31.51
Rank: 10
Cristian Benavente
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.31
Rank: 11
Toño García
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 24.37
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Alcalá de Henares
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John I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1358 - 1390
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 1
Andrés Nin Pérez
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1937
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 2
Didacus of Alcalá
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 - 1463
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 3
Ferdinand Daučík
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 4
Antonio de Nebrija
WRITER
1441 - 1522
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 5
Wilfred Agbonavbare
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - 2015
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Alcalá de Henares were soccer players (4), politicians (3), writers (2), referees (1), and singers (1), while most who died were politicians (2), soccer players (2), religious figures (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Alcalá de Henares, including Javier Calleja, Pedro Obiang, and Cristian Benavente. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Alcalá de Henares, including Javier Calleja, Pedro Obiang, and Cristian Benavente.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Alcalá de Henares since 1700.
