Gijón
Gijón ranks 509th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Iași, Monterrey, and Columbia, South Carolina. Memorable people born in Gijón include Luis Enrique, Santiago Carrillo, and Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos. Memorable people who died in Gijón include Quini, and Corín Tellado. Gijón has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. Gijón is located in Spain.
Gijón or Xixón is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the central-northern part of Asturias; it is approximately 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Oviedo, the capital of Asturias, and 26 km (16 mi) from Avilés. With a population of 273,744 as of 2023, Gijón is the 15th largest city in Spain. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1744 and 1997, Gijón was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Luis Enrique, Santiago Carrillo, and Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Gijón including Quini, and Corín Tellado.
People Born in Gijón
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Luis Enrique
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 1
Santiago Carrillo
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 2
Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1811
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 3
Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1980
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 4
Benito Floro
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 5
Paco Ignacio Taibo II
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 6
Abelardo Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 7
Arturo Fernández Rodríguez
ACTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 8
Francisco Uría
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 9
Eloy Olaya
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 10
Ángeles Caso
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 11
Raúl Entrerríos
HANDBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Gijón
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Juan Ramón López Muñiz
COACH
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.04
Rank: 19
Rubén Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 26.28
Rank: 23
Nacho Cases
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 22.50
Rank: 25
Juan Muñiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 14.97
Rank: 27
People Deceased in Gijón
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gijón were soccer players (12), politicians (3), handball players (3), coaches (2), and writers (2), while most who died were soccer players (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gijón, including Luis Enrique, Abelardo Fernández, and Francisco Uría. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gijón, including Luis Enrique, Abelardo Fernández, and Francisco Uría.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Gijón since 1700.
