Coimbra
Coimbra ranks 380th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bath, Somerset, Italy, and Bamako. Memorable people born in Coimbra include Afonso I of Portugal, Peter I of Portugal, and Afonso III 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 at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of 319.40 square kilometres (123.3 sq mi). The fourth-largest urban centre in Portugal, 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
Between 1109 and 1986, Coimbra was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Afonso I of Portugal, Peter I of Portugal, and Afonso III of Portugal. Additionaly, 11 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
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Afonso I of Portugal
1109 - 1185
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 1
Peter I of Portugal
1320 - 1367
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 2
Afonso III of Portugal
1210 - 1279
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 3
Sancho I of Portugal
1154 - 1211
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 4
Ferdinand I of Portugal
1345 - 1383
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 5
Afonso II of Portugal
1185 - 1223
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 6
Sancho II of Portugal
1209 - 1248
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 7
Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal
1527 - 1545
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 8
Beatrice of Portugal
1373 - 1420
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 9
Fernão Mendes Pinto
1509 - 1583
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 1
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal
1186 - 1220
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 10
Álvaro Cunhal
1913 - 2005
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Coimbra
Go to all RankingsAfonso I of Portugal
1109 - 1185
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 1
Inês de Castro
1325 - 1355
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 2
Sancho I of Portugal
1154 - 1211
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 3
Sister Lúcia
1907 - 2005
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 4
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal
1186 - 1220
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 5
Aristides Pereira
1923 - 2011
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 6
Pedro Nunes
1502 - 1577
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 7
Dulce of Aragon
1160 - 1198
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 8
Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal
1125 - 1157
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 9
Miguel Torga
1907 - 1995
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 10
Carlos Mota Pinto
1936 - 1985
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 11
Most individuals born in present day Coimbra were politicians (13), soccer players (3), explorers (1), composers (1), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (6), companions (2), religious figures (1), mathematicians (1), and writers (1).
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 Afonso I of Portugal, Peter I of Portugal, and Afonso III of Portugal.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Coimbra since 1700.
