Granada
Granada ranks 415th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Valladolid, Szczecin, and Kumamoto. Memorable people born in Granada include Eugénie de Montijo, Leo Africanus, and Francisco Suárez. Memorable people who died in Granada include John of God, Muhammad I of Granada, and Yusuf I of Granada. Granada has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Granada is located in Spain.
Granada is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro, the Genil, the Monachil and the Beiro. Ascribed to the Vega de Granada comarca, the city sits at an average elevation of 738 m (2,421 ft) above sea level, yet is only one hour by car from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. Nearby is the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, where the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1998, Granada was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Eugénie de Montijo, Leo Africanus, and Francisco Suárez. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Granada including John of God, Muhammad I of Granada, and Yusuf I of Granada.
People Born in Granada
Go to all RankingsEugénie de Montijo
COMPANION
1826 - 1920
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 1
Leo Africanus
WRITER
1494 - 1554
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 2
Francisco Suárez
PHILOSOPHER
1548 - 1617
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 3
Alonzo Cano
ARCHITECT
1601 - 1667
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 4
Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1485
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 5
Ibrahim ibn Yaqub
WRITER
912 - 966
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 6
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1588
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 7
Manuel Orantes
TENNIS PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 8
Mariano Fortuny
DESIGNER
1871 - 1949
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 9
Abu Hamid al-Gharnati
WRITER
1080 - 1170
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 10
Luis Ricardo Falero
PAINTER
1851 - 1896
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 11
Muhammad IV of Granada
POLITICIAN
1315 - 1333
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Granada
Go to all RankingsNasr of Granada
POLITICIAN
1287 - 1322
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 15
Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 18
Muhammad VI of Granada
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1362
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 22
Mariana Pineda
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1831
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 23
Luis Rosales
WRITER
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 28
Natalya Goncharova
ATHLETE
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 29
Laura Bueno
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.14
Rank: 35
Ignacio Fontes
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 24.00
Rank: 36
People Deceased in Granada
Go to all RankingsJohn of God
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1495 - 1550
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 1
Muhammad I of Granada
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1273
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 2
Yusuf I of Granada
POLITICIAN
1318 - 1354
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 3
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1453 - 1515
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 4
Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1498 - 1500
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5
Alonzo Cano
ARCHITECT
1601 - 1667
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 6
Samuel ibn Naghrillah
WRITER
993 - 1055
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 7
Muhammad II of Granada
POLITICIAN
1235 - 1302
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 8
Juan Sánchez Cotán
PAINTER
1560 - 1627
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 9
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
HISTORIAN
1457 - 1526
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 10
Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji
ASTRONOMER
1200 - 1204
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 11
Muhammad V of Granada
ARCHITECT
1339 - 1391
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Granada
Go to all RankingsAbu Ishaq al-Shatibi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 14
Mariana Pineda
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1831
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 15
Yusuf III of Granada
POLITICIAN
1376 - 1417
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 16
Muhammad VII of Granada
NOBLEMAN
1370 - 1408
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 19
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Granada were writers (8), politicians (7), singers (3), soccer players (3), and athletes (3), while most who died were politicians (6), writers (3), religious figures (2), architects (2), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Granada, including Miguel Ríos, Enrique Morente, and Estrella Morente. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Granada, including Leo Africanus, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub, and Abu Hamid al-Gharnati.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Granada since 1700.