Algeciras ranks 3,978th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wilmette, Illinois, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, and Gavà. Memorable people born in Algeciras include Paco de Lucía, Pomponius Mela, and Álvaro Morte. Memorable people who died in Algeciras include Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq. Algeciras has been the birth place of many musicians and geographers and the death place of many politicians. Algeciras is located in Spain.
Algeciras is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. Located in the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, near the Strait of Gibraltar, it is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 15 and 1993, Algeciras was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Paco de Lucía, Pomponius Mela, and Álvaro Morte. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Algeciras including Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq.
1947 - 2014
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 1
15 - 100
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 2
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 3
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Algeciras were musicians (1), geographers (1), actors (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Algeciras since 1700.