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Valencia ranks 150th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Memphis, Tennessee, Osaka, and Belfast. Memorable people born in Valencia include Pope Alexander VI, Jusepe de Ribera, and Santiago Calatrava. Memorable people who died in Valencia include El Cid, Vincent of Saragossa, and Solomon ibn Gabirol. Valencia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players, and religious figures. Valencia is located in Spain.

Valencia is the capital of the province and autonomous community of the same name in Spain. It is the third-most populated municipality in the country, with 807,693 inhabitants within the commune, 1,582,387 inhabitants within the urban area and 2,522,383 inhabitants within the metropolitan region. It is located on the banks of the Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1145 and 1998, Valencia was the birth place of 76 globally memorable people, including Pope Alexander VI, Jusepe de Ribera, and Santiago Calatrava. Additionaly, 29 globally memorable people have passed away in Valencia including El Cid, Vincent of Saragossa, and Solomon ibn Gabirol.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Valencia were soccer players (24), politicians (8), painters (6), religious figures (5), and writers (5),  while most who died were soccer players (6), religious figures (5), writers (4), politicians (2), and companions (2).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Valencia, including Roberto Soldado, Voro, and José Francisco Molina. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Valencia, including Roberto Soldado, Voro, and José Francisco Molina.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Valencia since 1700.