Barcelona
Barcelona ranks 21st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Prague, Seoul, and Copenhagen. The most famous people from Barcelona are Joan Miró, Montserrat Caballé, and José Carreras. The most famous people who died in Barcelona are Antoni Gaudí, Johan Cruyff, and Montserrat Caballé. Barcelona has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Barcelona is located in Spain.
People
Between 0 and 2006, Barcelona was the birth place of 354 globally memorable people, including Joan Miró, Montserrat Caballé, and José Carreras. Additionaly, 141 globally memorable people have passed away in Barcelona including Antoni Gaudí, Johan Cruyff, and Montserrat Caballé.
People Born in Barcelona
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Joan Miró
PAINTER
1893 - 1983
HPI: 82.90
Rank: 1
Montserrat Caballé
SINGER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 2
José Carreras
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 3
Juan Antonio Samaranch
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2010
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 4
Joan Enric Vives Sicília
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 5
Ramón Mercader
EXTREMIST
1913 - 1978
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 6
Ricardo Zamora
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1978
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 7
Frederick III of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1272 - 1337
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 8
Juan Pujol García
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1988
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 9
Raymond of Penyafort
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1175 - 1275
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 10
Antoni Tàpies
PAINTER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 11
Fernando Sor
MUSICIAN
1778 - 1839
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Barcelona
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Alberto Puig
RACING DRIVER
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 165
Jaume Collboni
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 176
Oriol Paulo
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 189
García Pimienta
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 191
Tintín Márquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 192
Iván Massagué
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 212
Mercedes Abad
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 213
Lydia Bosch
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 219
Héctor Fort
SOCCER PLAYER
2006 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 220
Antonio Orozco
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 234
Mayte Martín
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 238
Javier García
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 241
People Deceased in Barcelona
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Antoni Gaudí
ARCHITECT
1852 - 1926
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 1
Johan Cruyff
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 2
Montserrat Caballé
SINGER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 3
Peter III of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1239 - 1285
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 4
Athaulf
POLITICIAN
374 - 415
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 5
Francisco Tárrega
COMPOSER
1852 - 1909
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 6
Joan Gamper
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1930
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 7
Sándor Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1979
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 8
László Kubala
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2002
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 9
Ricardo Zamora
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1978
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 10
José Eduardo dos Santos
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2022
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 11
James II of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1267 - 1327
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Barcelona were soccer players (82), actors (36), athletes (34), politicians (29), and writers (26), while most who died were politicians (30), soccer players (27), writers (13), singers (7), and architects (6).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Barcelona, including Gerard Piqué, Ferran Olivella, and Joan Segarra. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Barcelona, including Ricardo Zamora, Antoni Ramallets, and Josep Samitier.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Barcelona since 1700.
