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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.

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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.