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El Escorial ranks 13,795th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Evesham, Aure, Norway, and Kleve (district). Memorable people born in El Escorial include Ferdinand VII of Spain. Memorable people who died in El Escorial include Antonio Soler, and Luca Cambiaso. El Escorial has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many composers, and painters. El Escorial is located in Spain.

El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, or Monasterio de El Escorial, is a historical residence of the King of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 2.06 kilometres (1.28 mi) up the valley from the town of El Escorial and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. Built between 1563 and 1584 by order of King Philip II, El Escorial is the largest Renaissance building in the world. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, basilica, royal palace, pantheon, library, museum, university, school, and hospital. Read more on Wikipedia

People

In 1784, El Escorial was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Ferdinand VII of Spain. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in El Escorial including Antonio Soler, and Luca Cambiaso. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in El Escorial than were born there.

People Born in El Escorial

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People Deceased in El Escorial

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day El Escorial were politicians (1),  while most who died were composers (1), and painters (1).

Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day El Escorial, including Ferdinand VII of Spain.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in El Escorial since 1700.