Pontevedra
Pontevedra ranks 2,047th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bruneck, Most (city), and Rosenheim. Memorable people born in Pontevedra include Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Luis Otero, and Ramón Encinas. Pontevedra has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers. Pontevedra is located in Spain.
Pontevedra is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the Comarca and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is also the capital of its own municipality which is often considered an extension of the actual city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1532 and 1999, Pontevedra was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Luis Otero, and Ramón Encinas.
People Born in Pontevedra
Go to all RankingsPedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
WRITER
1532 - 1592
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 1
Luis Otero
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1955
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2
Ramón Encinas
COACH
1893 - 1967
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 3
Manuel Portela Valladares
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1952
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 4
José Ufarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 5
Valentín Paz-Andrade
WRITER
1898 - 1987
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 6
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.50
Rank: 7
Diego Castro
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.29
Rank: 8
Antía Jácome
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Pontevedra
Go to all RankingsLuis Otero
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1955
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2
José Ufarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 5
Antía Jácome
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pontevedra were soccer players (3), writers (2), coaches (1), politicians (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pontevedra, including José Ufarte, and Diego Castro. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pontevedra, including Luis Otero, José Ufarte, and Diego Castro.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Pontevedra since 1700.