Córdoba, Spain
Córdoba, Spain ranks 213th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Thessaloniki, Casablanca, and Oxford. Memorable people born in Córdoba, Spain include Seneca the Younger, Averroes, and Maimonides. Memorable people who died in Córdoba, Spain include Abd al-Rahman III, Abd al-Rahman I, and Abbas ibn Firnas. Córdoba, Spain has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Córdoba, Spain is located in Spain.
Córdoba, or sometimes Cordova, is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. It is the third most populated municipality in Andalusia. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 54 BC and 1994, Córdoba, Spain was the birth place of 59 globally memorable people, including Seneca the Younger, Averroes, and Maimonides. Additionaly, 33 globally memorable people have passed away in Córdoba, Spain including Abd al-Rahman III, Abd al-Rahman I, and Abbas ibn Firnas.
People Born in Córdoba, Spain
Go to all RankingsSeneca the Younger
PHILOSOPHER
4 BC - 65
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 1
Averroes
PHILOSOPHER
1126 - 1198
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 2
Maimonides
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1138 - 1204
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 3
Abd al-Rahman III
POLITICIAN
889 - 961
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 4
Lucan
WRITER
39 - 65
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 5
Roderic
POLITICIAN
688 - 711
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 6
Seneca the Elder
WRITER
54 BC - 39
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 7
Ibn Hazm
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
994 - 1064
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 8
Al-Hakam II
POLITICIAN
915 - 976
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 9
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
COMPANION
1482 - 1517
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 10
Luis de Góngora
WRITER
1561 - 1627
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 11
Muhammad I of Córdoba
POLITICIAN
823 - 886
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Córdoba, Spain
Go to all RankingsJosé Villalonga
COACH
1919 - 1973
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 26
Ibn 'Abd al-Barr
WRITER
978 - 1071
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 30
Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo
POLITICIAN
983 - 1009
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 32
Julio Romero de Torres
PAINTER
1874 - 1930
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 43
Pedro Tafur
EXPLORER
1410 - 1490
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 45
Rafael Lozano
BOXER
1970 - Present
HPI: 32.88
Rank: 54
Javier Hervás
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 22.29
Rank: 58
People Deceased in Córdoba, Spain
Go to all RankingsAbd al-Rahman III
POLITICIAN
889 - 961
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 1
Abd al-Rahman I
POLITICIAN
731 - 788
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 2
Abbas ibn Firnas
INVENTOR
810 - 887
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 3
Al-Zahrawi
PHYSICIAN
936 - 1013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 4
Ziryab
MUSICIAN
789 - 857
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 5
Al-Hakam II
POLITICIAN
915 - 976
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 6
Abd al-Rahman II
POLITICIAN
788 - 852
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 7
Luis de Góngora
WRITER
1561 - 1627
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 8
Muhammad I of Córdoba
POLITICIAN
823 - 886
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 9
Hisham II
POLITICIAN
965 - 1013
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 10
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
WRITER
1539 - 1616
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 11
Al-Hakam I
POLITICIAN
770 - 822
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Córdoba, Spain
Go to all RankingsAbd al-Rahman Sanchuelo
POLITICIAN
983 - 1009
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 25
Julio Romero de Torres
PAINTER
1874 - 1930
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 28
Pedro Tafur
EXPLORER
1410 - 1490
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 30
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Córdoba, Spain were politicians (18), writers (10), soccer players (6), explorers (5), and philosophers (3), while most who died were politicians (17), writers (5), physicians (2), astronomers (2), and religious figures (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Córdoba, Spain, including Miguel Reina, Rafael Berges, and Chechu Dorado. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Córdoba, Spain, including Abd al-Rahman III, Roderic, and Al-Hakam II.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Córdoba, Spain since 1700.