Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca ranks 419th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kuwait City, Schwerin, and Uruguay. Memorable people born in Palma de Mallorca include Ramon Llull, Abraham Cresques, and Rossy de Palma. Memorable people who died in Palma de Mallorca include Joan Miró, Jean Dausset, and James II of Majorca. Palma de Mallorca has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Palma de Mallorca is located in Spain.
Palma, also known as Palma de Mallorca, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca on the Bay of Palma. The Cabrera Archipelago, though widely separated from Palma proper, is administratively considered part of the municipality. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1232 and 2003, Palma de Mallorca was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Ramon Llull, Abraham Cresques, and Rossy de Palma. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Palma de Mallorca including Joan Miró, Jean Dausset, and James II of Majorca.
People Born in Palma de Mallorca
Go to all RankingsRamon Llull
PHILOSOPHER
1232 - 1316
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 1
Abraham Cresques
GEOGRAPHER
1325 - 1387
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 2
Rossy de Palma
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 3
Antonio Maura
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1925
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 4
Maria del Mar Bonet
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 5
Valeriano Weyler
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1930
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 6
Carlos Moyá
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 7
Joan Alcover
WRITER
1854 - 1926
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 8
Marco Asensio
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 9
Jorge Lorenzo
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 10
Arturo Pomar
CHESS PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 11
Agustí Villaronga
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2023
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Palma de Mallorca
Go to all RankingsAgustí Villaronga
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2023
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 12
Gabriel Vidal
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.64
Rank: 24
Patricia Guijarro
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 32.27
Rank: 26
Chadi Riad
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 31.57
Rank: 27
Angy Fernández
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.22
Rank: 28
Carlos Carmona
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 31
Jaime Mateu
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 34
Mario Mola
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 35
Nicolau Mir
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 36
People Deceased in Palma de Mallorca
Go to all RankingsJoan Miró
PAINTER
1893 - 1983
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 1
Jean Dausset
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 2
James II of Majorca
POLITICIAN
1243 - 1311
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 3
Abraham Cresques
GEOGRAPHER
1325 - 1387
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 4
Guillermo Mordillo
COMIC ARTIST
1932 - 2019
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 5
Alphonsus Rodriguez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1532 - 1617
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 6
Juan José Nogués
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1998
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 7
Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda
WRITER
1862 - 1932
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 8
Joan Alcover
WRITER
1854 - 1926
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 9
Jean Batten
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1982
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Palma de Mallorca
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Most individuals born in present day Palma de Mallorca were soccer players (11), politicians (4), athletes (4), actors (3), and racing drivers (3), while most who died were politicians (2), writers (2), painters (1), biologists (1), and geographers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Palma de Mallorca, including Marco Asensio, Emilio Nsue, and José Luis Martí. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Palma de Mallorca, including Marco Asensio, Emilio Nsue, and José Luis Martí.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Palma de Mallorca since 1700.