Cultural Production in

Present Day

Santiago de Compostela (esp)

Santiago de Compostela ranks 1,704th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tarzana, Los Angeles, Hitachi, Ibaraki, and Sutton Coldfield. The most famous people from Santiago de Compostela are Alfonso VI of León and Castile, Mariano Rajoy, and Rosalía de Castro. The most famous people who died in Santiago de Compostela are William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, and Ramón Piñeiro López. Santiago de Compostela has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Santiago de Compostela is located in Spain.

Between 1040 and 1993, Santiago de Compostela was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Alfonso VI of León and Castile, Mariano Rajoy, and Rosalía de Castro. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Santiago de Compostela including William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, and Ramón Piñeiro López.

Alfonso VI of León and Castile
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1109
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 1
Mariano Rajoy
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 2
Rosalía de Castro
WRITER
1837 - 1885
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 3
Rodrigo Paz
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 4
Diego Gelmírez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1069 - 1140
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 5
Eugenio Montero Ríos
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1914
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 6
Tomás Reñones
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 7
Borja Iglesias
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 8
Verónica Boquete
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 9
Rubén González
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 10
Tamar Novas
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 11
Nerea Barros
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 12

Most individuals born in present day Santiago de Compostela were soccer players (5), politicians (4), actors (2), writers (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were politicians (2), and writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Santiago de Compostela, including Tomás Reñones, Borja Iglesias, and Verónica Boquete. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Santiago de Compostela, including Tomás Reñones, Borja Iglesias, and Verónica Boquete.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Santiago de Compostela since 1700.