Málaga
Málaga ranks 325th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Podgorica, Turku, and Chiba (city). Memorable people born in Málaga include Pablo Picasso, Antonio Banderas, and Solomon ibn Gabirol. Memorable people who died in Málaga include Léon Degrelle, Jesús Franco, and Don Cherry. Málaga has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Málaga is located in Spain.
Málaga is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia and the sixth most populous in the country. It lies in Southern Iberia on the Costa del Sol of the Mediterranean, primarily in the left bank of the Guadalhorce. The urban core originally developed in the space between the Gibralfaro Hill and the Guadalmedina. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1021 and 2001, Málaga was the birth place of 41 globally memorable people, including Pablo Picasso, Antonio Banderas, and Solomon ibn Gabirol. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Málaga including Léon Degrelle, Jesús Franco, and Don Cherry.
People Born in Málaga
Go to all RankingsPablo Picasso
PAINTER
1881 - 1973
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 1
Antonio Banderas
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 2
Solomon ibn Gabirol
PHILOSOPHER
1021 - 1058
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 3
Ibn al-Baitar
BIOLOGIST
1197 - 1248
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 4
Victoria Abril
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 5
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1897
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 6
Ruy López de Villalobos
EXPLORER
1500 - 1544
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 7
Idris al-Ma'mun
POLITICIAN
1186 - 1232
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 8
Marisol
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 9
Victoria Kent
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1987
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 10
Chiquito de la Calzada
SINGER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 11
Brahim Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Málaga
Go to all RankingsKoke
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 23
Dani Rovira
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 24
Bryan Zaragoza
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 33.60
Rank: 28
Pablo Ganet
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 28.65
Rank: 36
Juanito
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 26.90
Rank: 38
Azahara Muñoz
GOLFER
1987 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 41
People Deceased in Málaga
Go to all RankingsLéon Degrelle
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1994
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 1
Jesús Franco
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 2
Don Cherry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1995
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 3
Miguel Najdorf
CHESS PLAYER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 4
Lina Romay
ACTOR
1954 - 2012
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 5
Prince Carl Bernadotte
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2003
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 6
Muhammad IV of Granada
POLITICIAN
1315 - 1333
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 7
Francisco Bru
SOCCER PLAYER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 8
Romano Scarpa
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 2005
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 9
Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun
POLITICIAN
965 - 1025
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 10
Miguel Cabanellas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1938
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 11
Jorge Guillén
WRITER
1893 - 1984
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Málaga
Go to all RankingsAl-Qasim al-Ma'mun
POLITICIAN
965 - 1025
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 10
Javier Imbroda
POLITICIAN
1961 - 2022
HPI: 36.04
Rank: 18
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Málaga were soccer players (16), actors (7), politicians (4), singers (2), and musicians (2), while most who died were politicians (5), actors (2), writers (2), film directors (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Málaga, including Brahim Díaz, Alexis, and Koke. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Málaga, including Brahim Díaz, Alexis, and Koke.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Málaga since 1700.