Coimbra
Coimbra ranks 551st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cluj-Napoca, Chelsea, London, and Aleppo. Memorable people born in Coimbra include Peter I of Portugal, Afonso III of Portugal, and Sancho I of Portugal. Memorable people who died in Coimbra include Afonso I of Portugal, Inês de Castro, and Sancho I of Portugal. Coimbra has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and companions. Coimbra is located in Portugal.
Coimbra is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of 319.40 square kilometres (123.3 sq mi). The fourth-largest agglomerated urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest city of the district of Coimbra and the Centro Region. About 460,000 people live in the Região de Coimbra, comprising 19 municipalities and extending into an area of 4,336 square kilometres (1,674 sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1150 and 2002, Coimbra was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Peter I of Portugal, Afonso III of Portugal, and Sancho I of Portugal. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Coimbra including Afonso I of Portugal, Inês de Castro, and Sancho I of Portugal.
People Born in Coimbra
Go to all RankingsPeter I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1367
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 1
Afonso III of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1210 - 1279
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 2
Sancho I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1154 - 1211
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 3
Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1527 - 1545
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 4
Afonso II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1223
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 5
Ferdinand I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1345 - 1383
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 6
Sancho II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1209 - 1248
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 7
Beatrice of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1373 - 1420
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 8
Berengaria of Portugal
COMPANION
1198 - 1221
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 9
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1186 - 1220
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 10
Ferdinand, Count of Flanders
NOBLEMAN
1188 - 1233
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 11
Urraca of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1150 - 1211
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Coimbra
Go to all RankingsFerdinand, Count of Flanders
NOBLEMAN
1188 - 1233
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 11
Mimicat
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 35.55
Rank: 22
Francisco Conceição
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 32.41
Rank: 23
Nanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 29.80
Rank: 24
Sarah Ndunde
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 25
Catarina Costa
WRESTLER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 26
Joana Ramos
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 27
People Deceased in Coimbra
Go to all RankingsAfonso I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1109 - 1185
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 1
Inês de Castro
COMPANION
1325 - 1355
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 2
Sancho I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1154 - 1211
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 3
Afonso II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1223
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 4
Sister Lúcia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 2005
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 5
Aristides Pereira
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2011
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 6
Pedro Nunes
MATHEMATICIAN
1502 - 1577
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 7
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1186 - 1220
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 8
Dulce of Aragon
COMPANION
1160 - 1198
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 9
Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1125 - 1157
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 10
Miguel Torga
WRITER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 11
Carlos Mota Pinto
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1985
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Coimbra were politicians (14), soccer players (5), athletes (2), companions (1), and noblemen (1), while most who died were politicians (7), companions (2), religious figures (1), mathematicians (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Coimbra, including Sérgio Conceição, Miguel Veloso, and Zé Castro. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Coimbra, including Peter I of Portugal, Afonso III of Portugal, and Sancho I of Portugal.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Coimbra since 1700.