Figueres
Figueres ranks 2,237th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Taiyuan, Burlington, Iowa, and Wilmington, North Carolina. Memorable people born in Figueres include Salvador Dalí, Narcís Monturiol, and Maverick Viñales. Memorable people who died in Figueres include Salvador Dalí, Jacques François Dugommier, and José María Ventura Casas. Figueres has been the birth place of many painters, and inventors and the death place of many painters, and military personnels. Figueres is located in Spain.
Figueres is the capital city of Alt Empordà county, in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1819 and 1996, Figueres was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Salvador Dalí, Narcís Monturiol, and Maverick Viñales. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Figueres including Salvador Dalí, Jacques François Dugommier, and José María Ventura Casas.
People Born in Figueres
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Salvador Dalí
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 1
Narcís Monturiol
INVENTOR
1819 - 1885
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 2
Maverick Viñales
RACING DRIVER
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 3
Mónica Naranjo
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 4
Vicenç Pagès
WRITER
1963 - 2022
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 5
Joel González
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.90
Rank: 6
Aitor Embela
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 23.56
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Figueres
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Go to all RankingsSalvador Dalí
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 1
Jacques François Dugommier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1794
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2
José María Ventura Casas
MUSICIAN
1817 - 1875
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Figueres were painters (1), inventors (1), racing drivers (1), singers (1), and writers (1), while most who died were painters (1), military personnels (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, racing drivers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Figueres, including Maverick Viñales. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Figueres, including Salvador Dalí.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Figueres since 1700.
