Madrid ranks 14th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Berlin, Saint Petersburg, and Budapest. Memorable people born in Madrid include Julio Iglesias, Lope de Vega, and Maria Theresa of Spain. Memorable people who died in Madrid include Miguel de Cervantes, Diego Velázquez, and Francisco Franco. Madrid has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers. Madrid is located in Spain.
Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi) geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 650 meters above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid, it is also the political, economic, and cultural centre of the country. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 135 BC and 2007, Madrid was the birth place of 364 globally memorable people, including Julio Iglesias, Lope de Vega, and Maria Theresa of Spain. Additionaly, 311 globally memorable people have passed away in Madrid including Miguel de Cervantes, Diego Velázquez, and Francisco Franco.
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 1
1562 - 1635
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 2
1638 - 1683
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 3
1600 - 1681
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 4
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 5
1883 - 1955
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 6
1528 - 1603
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 7
1887 - 1927
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 8
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 9
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 10
1928 - 2014
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 11
1903 - 1936
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 12
1762 - 1802
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 43
1607 - 1632
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 49
1920 - 2007
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 66
1484 - 1553
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 73
1478 - 1557
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 95
1917 - 1998
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 120
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 139
1887 - 1960
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 145
1883 - 1950
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 165
1823 - 1894
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 179
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 180
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 190
1547 - 1616
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 1
1599 - 1660
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 2
1892 - 1975
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 3
1683 - 1746
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 4
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 5
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 6
1926 - 2014
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 7
1578 - 1621
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 8
1685 - 1757
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 9
1562 - 1635
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 10
1908 - 1975
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 11
1826 - 1920
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 12
1607 - 1632
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 76
1567 - 1633
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 127
1897 - 1966
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 129
1734 - 1795
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 139
1554 - 1608
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 143
1938 - 2019
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 150
1864 - 1926
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 162
1938 - 2021
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 171
1823 - 1870
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 173
1655 - 1726
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 179
1917 - 1998
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 186
1848 - 1921
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 187
Most individuals born in present day Madrid were soccer players (91), politicians (67), actors (61), writers (31), and singers (20), while most who died were politicians (83), writers (62), soccer players (32), painters (18), and actors (18).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Madrid, including Iker Casillas, Emilio Butragueño, and Raúl. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Madrid, including Miguel Muñoz, Iker Casillas, and Emilio Butragueño.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Madrid since 1700.