Seville
Seville ranks 129th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vilnius, Reykjavík, and Lviv. Memorable people born in Seville include Diego Velázquez, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and Bartolomé de las Casas. Memorable people who died in Seville include Amerigo Vespucci, Isidore of Seville, and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Seville has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Seville is located in Spain.
Seville is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Seville was the birth place of 93 globally memorable people, including Diego Velázquez, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and Bartolomé de las Casas. Additionaly, 46 globally memorable people have passed away in Seville including Amerigo Vespucci, Isidore of Seville, and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.
People Born in Seville
Go to all RankingsDiego Velázquez
PAINTER
1599 - 1660
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 1
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
PAINTER
1617 - 1682
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 2
Bartolomé de las Casas
WRITER
1484 - 1566
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 3
Henry II of Castile
POLITICIAN
1334 - 1379
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 4
John, Prince of Asturias
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1497
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 5
Antonio Machado
WRITER
1875 - 1939
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 6
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi
POLITICIAN
650 - 732
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 7
Felipe González
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 8
Vicente Aleixandre
WRITER
1898 - 1984
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 9
Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain
COMPANION
1729 - 1785
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 10
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
WRITER
1836 - 1870
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 11
Ferdinand IV of Castile
POLITICIAN
1285 - 1312
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Seville
Go to all RankingsAbu al-Abbas al-Nabati
BIOLOGIST
1166 - 1239
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 45
María Galiana
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 54
Manuel González García
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1940
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 58
Luisa Fernanda Rudi
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 67
Nando Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 70
Olga Carmona
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 72
María León
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 32.64
Rank: 75
Abel Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 80
Elena Huelva
WRITER
2002 - 2023
HPI: 25.82
Rank: 86
Carolina Robles
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 88
Severo Jurado
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 89
Cayetano García
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 90
People Deceased in Seville
Go to all RankingsAmerigo Vespucci
EXPLORER
1454 - 1512
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 1
Isidore of Seville
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
560 - 636
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 2
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
PAINTER
1617 - 1682
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 3
Alfonso X of Castile
WRITER
1221 - 1284
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 4
Ferdinand III of Castile
POLITICIAN
1199 - 1252
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 5
Ibn Zuhr
PHYSICIAN
1091 - 1162
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 6
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 7
Ferdinand Columbus
EXPLORER
1488 - 1539
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 8
Ernesto Laclau
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 9
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1949
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 10
Theudis
POLITICIAN
470 - 548
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 11
Gunderic
POLITICIAN
379 - 428
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Seville
Go to all RankingsMuhammad VI of Granada
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1362
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 30
Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati
BIOLOGIST
1166 - 1239
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 40
Roque Olsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1992
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 44
José Amador de los Ríos
WRITER
1818 - 1878
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 45
Elena Huelva
WRITER
2002 - 2023
HPI: 25.82
Rank: 46
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Seville were soccer players (19), politicians (18), writers (13), actors (10), and athletes (7), while most who died were politicians (12), writers (7), soccer players (6), explorers (3), and religious figures (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Seville, including Antonio Puerta, Juan Santisteban, and Sergio Rico. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Seville, including Antonio Puerta, Juan Santisteban, and Guillermo Eizaguirre.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Seville since 1700.