Santander, Spain
Santander, Spain ranks 404th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yamanashi Prefecture, Kiel, and Bradford. Memorable people born in Santander, Spain include Quique Setién, Mario Camus, and Marcos Alonso. Memorable people who died in Santander, Spain include Ildefons Cerdà, Mario Camus, and Marcos Alonso. Santander, Spain has been the birth place of many soccer players and writers and the death place of many writers and engineers. Santander, Spain is located in Spain.
Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. It has a population of 172,000 (2017). It is a port city located in the northern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, facing the Cantabrian Sea. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1781 and 1996, Santander, Spain was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Quique Setién, Mario Camus, and Marcos Alonso. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Santander, Spain including Ildefons Cerdà, Mario Camus, and Marcos Alonso.
People Born in Santander, Spain
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Quique Setién
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1
Mario Camus
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 2
Marcos Alonso
1933 - 2012
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 3
Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola
1831 - 1888
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 4
Seve Ballesteros
1957 - 2011
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 5
José de Madrazo y Agudo
1781 - 1859
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 6
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
1856 - 1912
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 7
María Blanchard
1881 - 1932
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 8
Gerardo Diego
1896 - 1987
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 9
Iván Helguera
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 10
Marcos Alonso
1959 - 2023
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 11
Iván de la Peña
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 12
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Ildefons Cerdà
1815 - 1876
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 1
Mario Camus
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 2
Marcos Alonso
1933 - 2012
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 3
Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola
1831 - 1888
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 4
Seve Ballesteros
1957 - 2011
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 5
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
1519 - 1574
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 6
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
1856 - 1912
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 7
José María de Pereda
1833 - 1906
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 8
Most individuals born in present day Santander, Spain were soccer players (11), writers (3), handball players (3), painters (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were writers (2), engineers (1), film directors (1), soccer players (1), and archaeologists (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Santander, Spain, including Quique Setién, Marcos Alonso, and Iván Helguera. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Santander, Spain, including Quique Setién, Marcos Alonso, and Iván Helguera.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Santander, Spain since 1700.
