Cantabria
Cantabria ranks 4,401st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ariana (Tunisian city), La Garenne-Colombes, and Glastonbury, Connecticut. Memorable people born in Cantabria include Matilde Camus, Alfonso I of Asturias, and Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba. Memorable people who died in Cantabria include Matilde Camus. Cantabria has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many writers. Cantabria is located in Spain.
Cantabria is an autonomous community and province in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a comunidad histórica, a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east by the Basque autonomous community, on the south by Castile and León, on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, which forms part of the Bay of Biscay. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 693 and 1958, Cantabria was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Matilde Camus, Alfonso I of Asturias, and Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Cantabria including Matilde Camus.
People Born in Cantabria
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WRITER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 1
Alfonso I of Asturias
POLITICIAN
693 - 757
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 2
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2019
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 3
José Manuel Abascal
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Cantabria
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Most individuals born in present day Cantabria were politicians (2), writers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cantabria, including Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cantabria, including Alfonso I of Asturias, and Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Cantabria since 1700.