Murcia
Murcia ranks 633rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind California, Arezzo, and Bridgeport, Connecticut. Memorable people born in Murcia include Ibn Arabi, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, and José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca. Memorable people who died in Murcia include Narciso Yepes and Lanza del Vasto. Murcia has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors and the death place of many musicians and philosophers. Murcia is located in Spain.
Murcia is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It had a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021. The total population of the metropolitan area was 672,773 in 2020, covering an urban area of 1,230.9 km2. It is located on the Segura River, in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a climate with hot summers, mild winters, and relatively low precipitation. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1165 and 1998, Murcia was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Ibn Arabi, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, and José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Murcia including Narciso Yepes and Lanza del Vasto.
People Born in Murcia
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Ibn Arabi
1165 - 1240
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 1
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
1895 - 1936
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2
José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca
1728 - 1808
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 3
Enric Valor i Vives
1911 - 2000
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 4
Lobo Carrasco
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 5
Jaime Lorente
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 6
Nicolás Almagro
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 7
María José Martínez Sánchez
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.09
Rank: 8
Alberto Botía
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 9
Charo
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 10
Portu
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.43
Rank: 11
Nicolás Terol
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.53
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Murcia
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1961 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 10
Gonzalo Villar
1998 - Present
HPI: 29.21
Rank: 13
Rubén Fernández
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.81
Rank: 17
David Antón Guijarro
1995 - Present
HPI: 22.33
Rank: 19
People Deceased in Murcia
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Most individuals born in present day Murcia were soccer players (6), actors (2), tennis players (2), cyclists (2), and philosophers (1), while most who died were musicians (1) and philosophers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Murcia, including Lobo Carrasco, Alberto Botía, and Portu. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Murcia, including Lobo Carrasco, Alberto Botía, and Portu.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Murcia since 1700.
