Balaguer
Balaguer ranks 5,060th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Qingfeng County, Château of Blois, and Cyzicus. Memorable people born in Balaguer include Peter IV of Aragon, James II, Count of Urgell, and Roberto Martínez. Memorable people who died in Balaguer include Hisham III of Córdoba, and Ángel Arocha. Balaguer has been the birth place of many politicians, and noblemen and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Balaguer is located in Spain.
Balaguer is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebro. The municipality includes an exclave to the east. Balaguer also has a sister city in the western United States, Pacifica, California. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1319 and 1973, Balaguer was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Peter IV of Aragon, James II, Count of Urgell, and Roberto Martínez. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Balaguer including Hisham III of Córdoba, and Ángel Arocha.
People Born in Balaguer
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Peter IV of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1319 - 1387
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 1
James II, Count of Urgell
NOBLEMAN
1380 - 1433
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 2
Roberto Martínez
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3
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Hisham III of Córdoba
POLITICIAN
975 - 1036
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1
Ángel Arocha
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1938
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Balaguer were politicians (1), noblemen (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Balaguer, including Roberto Martínez. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Balaguer, including Peter IV of Aragon.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Balaguer since 1700.
