Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim ranks 2,640th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bloomington, Illinois, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and Karlovy Vary. Memorable people born in Póvoa de Varzim include José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Bruno Alves, and Diogo Freitas do Amaral. Póvoa de Varzim has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers. Póvoa de Varzim is located in Portugal.
Póvoa de Varzim is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, 30 km (18.6 mi) from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers. In 2001, there were 63,470 inhabitants, with 42,396 living in the city proper. The city expanded southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there are about 100,000 inhabitants in the urban area alone. It is the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in Portugal and the third largest in Northern Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1845 and 1988, Póvoa de Varzim was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Bruno Alves, and Diogo Freitas do Amaral.
People Born in Póvoa de Varzim
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José Maria de Eça de Queirós
WRITER
1845 - 1900
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 1
Bruno Alves
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 2
Diogo Freitas do Amaral
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2019
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 3
Rui Costa
CYCLIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 4
António Lima Pereira
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2022
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 5
Luís Neto
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Póvoa de Varzim
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Most individuals born in present day Póvoa de Varzim were soccer players (3), writers (1), politicians (1), and cyclists (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 Póvoa de Varzim, including Bruno Alves, António Lima Pereira, and Luís Neto. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Póvoa de Varzim, including Bruno Alves, António Lima Pereira, and Luís Neto.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Póvoa de Varzim since 1700.
