Navarre
Navarre ranks 4,496th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Colony of Singapore, Saint-Doulchard, and Palmyra. Memorable people born in Navarre include Ferdinand I of León, Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne, and Arcadio Larraona Saralegui. Memorable people who died in Navarre include García Sánchez I of Pamplona. Navarre has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians. Navarre is located in Spain.
Navarre, officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Nouvelle-Aquitaine in France. The capital city is Pamplona. The present-day province makes up the majority of the territory of the medieval Kingdom of Navarre, a long-standing Pyrenean kingdom that occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, with its northernmost part, Lower Navarre, located in the southwest corner of France. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1016 and 1949, Navarre was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Ferdinand I of León, Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne, and Arcadio Larraona Saralegui. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Navarre including García Sánchez I of Pamplona.
People Born in Navarre
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Ferdinand I of León
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1065
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 1
Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne
POLITICIAN
1177 - 1229
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 2
Arcadio Larraona Saralegui
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1973
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 3
Montxo Armendáriz
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Navarre
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Navarre were politicians (2), religious figures (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Navarre, including Montxo Armendáriz. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Navarre, including Ferdinand I of León, and Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Navarre since 1700.
