Matosinhos
Matosinhos ranks 22,567th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Snow Hill, London, Harku, and Jada, Nigeria. The most famous people from Matosinhos are Álvaro Siza Vieira, Rodrigo Mora, and Angélica André. The most famous people who died in Matosinhos are Florbela Espanca. Matosinhos has been the birth place of many architects, and soccer players and the death place of many writers. Matosinhos is located in Portugal.
Matosinhos, officially the City of Matosinhos, is a city and a municipality in the district of Porto in Portugal. The municipality covers an area of approximately 62.42 square kilometres (24.10 mi2) and had 172,557 inhabitants in 2021. It is bordered by the municipalities of Porto to the south, Maia to the east and Vila do Conde to the north and the Atlantic Ocean lies to its west. It is a part of the Porto metropolitan area, the second largest urban area in Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1933 and 2007, Matosinhos was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Álvaro Siza Vieira, Rodrigo Mora, and Angélica André. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Matosinhos including Florbela Espanca.
People Born in Matosinhos
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Álvaro Siza Vieira
ARCHITECT
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 1
Rodrigo Mora
SOCCER PLAYER
2007 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 2
Angélica André
SWIMMER
1994 - Present
HPI: 24.18
Rank: 3
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Matosinhos were architects (1), soccer players (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, architects have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Matosinhos, including Álvaro Siza Vieira. Whereas, throughout history, architects have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Matosinhos, including Álvaro Siza Vieira.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Matosinhos since 1700.
