Leça da Palmeira
Leça da Palmeira ranks 10,643rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Solbergelva, Molsheim, and Denekamp. The most famous people from Leça da Palmeira are Nené, and Domingos Paciência. Leça da Palmeira has been the birth place of many soccer players. Leça da Palmeira is located in Portugal.
Leça da Palmeira is a civil parish in the Portuguese city of Matosinhos north of the Leça river. It was merged with the parish of Matosinhos in 2013, forming Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira. It was restored in 2025. The parish covers 5.97 square kilometres (2.31 sq mi) and had 18,502 inhabitants in the 2011 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1949 and 1969, Leça da Palmeira was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Nené, and Domingos Paciência.
People Born in Leça da Palmeira
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Nené
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1
Domingos Paciência
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Leça da Palmeira were soccer players (2), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Leça da Palmeira, including Nené, and Domingos Paciência. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Leça da Palmeira, including Nené, and Domingos Paciência.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Leça da Palmeira since 1700.
