Badajoz
Badajoz ranks 2,043rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fuzhou, Kochi, and Viborg, Denmark. Memorable people born in Badajoz include Pedro de Alvarado, Manuel Godoy, and Luis de Morales. Memorable people who died in Badajoz include Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, and Luis de Morales. Badajoz has been the birth place of many soccer players, and military personnels and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Badajoz is located in Spain.
Badajoz is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. The population in 2011 was 151,565. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1485 and 1994, Badajoz was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Pedro de Alvarado, Manuel Godoy, and Luis de Morales. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Badajoz including Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, and Luis de Morales.
People Born in Badajoz
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Pedro de Alvarado
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1485 - 1541
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 1
Manuel Godoy
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1851
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 2
Luis de Morales
PAINTER
1509 - 1586
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 3
Adelardo Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 4
Luis Alcoriza
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1992
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 5
Joaquín Vázquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1965
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 6
Fernando Pacheco Flores
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 7
Javi Galán
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 34.49
Rank: 8
Miriam Casillas
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Badajoz
Go to all RankingsJavi Galán
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 34.49
Rank: 8
Miriam Casillas
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Badajoz
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Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain
POLITICIAN
1549 - 1580
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 1
Luis de Morales
PAINTER
1509 - 1586
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Badajoz were soccer players (4), military personnels (1), politicians (1), painters (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Badajoz, including Adelardo Rodríguez, Fernando Pacheco Flores, and Javi Galán. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Badajoz, including Adelardo Rodríguez, Joaquín Vázquez, and Fernando Pacheco Flores.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Badajoz since 1700.
