Sines
Sines ranks 10,586th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Holt, Norfolk, Westlake Village, California, and Romilly-sur-Seine. Memorable people born in Sines include Vasco da Gama, and Mário Rui. Sines has been the birth place of many explorers, and soccer players. Sines is located in Portugal.
Sines is a town and a municipality in Portugal. The municipality, divided into two parishes, has around 14,214 inhabitants (2021) in an area of 203.30 km2 (78.49 sq mi). Sines holds an important oil refinery and several petrochemical industries. It is also a popular beach spot and the main fishing harbour of Alentejo region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1460 and 1991, Sines was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Vasco da Gama, and Mário Rui.
People Born in Sines
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Vasco da Gama
EXPLORER
1460 - 1524
HPI: 89.42
Rank: 1
Mário Rui
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sines were explorers (1), and soccer players (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 Sines, including Mário Rui. Whereas, throughout history, explorers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sines, including Vasco da Gama.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Sines since 1700.
