Pontevedra
Pontevedra ranks 2,047th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bruneck, Most (city), and Rosenheim. The most famous people from Pontevedra are Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Ramón Encinas, and Manuel Portela Valladares. The most famous people who died in Pontevedra are Felicia Țilea-Moldovan. Pontevedra has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many athletes. Pontevedra is located in Spain.
People
Between 1532 and 2000, Pontevedra was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Ramón Encinas, and Manuel Portela Valladares. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Pontevedra including Felicia Țilea-Moldovan.
People Born in Pontevedra
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Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
WRITER
1532 - 1592
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 1
Ramón Encinas
COACH
1893 - 1967
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 2
Manuel Portela Valladares
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1952
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 3
Valentín Paz-Andrade
WRITER
1898 - 1987
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4
José Ufarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 5
Luis Otero
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1955
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 6
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 7
Diego Castro
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 8
Teresa Abelleira
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.99
Rank: 9
Antía Jácome
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 22.39
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Pontevedra
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Newly Added People Deceased in Pontevedra
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Most individuals born in present day Pontevedrawere soccer players (4), writers (2), coaches (1), politicians (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were athletes (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Pontevedra since 1700.
