Ávila
Ávila ranks 2,626th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Antakya, South Orange, New Jersey, and Otaru. Memorable people born in Ávila include Teresa of Ávila, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Feliciano Rivilla. Memorable people who died in Ávila include Tomás de Torquemada, Pedro Berruguete, and Julio Jiménez. Ávila has been the birth place of many soccer players, and cyclists and the death place of many religious figures, and painters. Ávila is located in Spain.
Ávila is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1515 and 1991, Ávila was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Teresa of Ávila, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Feliciano Rivilla. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Ávila including Tomás de Torquemada, Pedro Berruguete, and Julio Jiménez.
People Born in Ávila
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Teresa of Ávila
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1515 - 1582
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 1
Tomás Luis de Victoria
COMPOSER
1548 - 1611
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 2
Feliciano Rivilla
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 3
Julio Jiménez
CYCLIST
1934 - 2022
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 4
Rubén Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.15
Rank: 5
David Navas
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.38
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Ávila
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Tomás de Torquemada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1420 - 1498
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 1
Pedro Berruguete
PAINTER
1450 - 1504
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 2
Julio Jiménez
CYCLIST
1934 - 2022
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ávila were soccer players (2), cyclists (2), religious figures (1), and composers (1), while most who died were religious figures (1), painters (1), and cyclists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ávila, including Feliciano Rivilla, and Rubén Peña. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ávila, including Feliciano Rivilla, and Rubén Peña.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Ávila since 1700.
