Vigo
Vigo ranks 838th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mount Vernon, New York, Trier, and Bayonne. Memorable people born in Vigo include Pedro Alonso, Pahiño, and Santi Mina. Memorable people who died in Vigo include Rosalía de Castro, Concepción Arenal, and Ramón Gil. Vigo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many writers, and soccer players. Vigo is located in Spain.
Vigo is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the Ria de Vigo, the southernmost of the Rías Baixas. It is the capital of the comarca of Vigo. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1923 and 2004, Vigo was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Pedro Alonso, Pahiño, and Santi Mina. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Vigo including Rosalía de Castro, Concepción Arenal, and Ramón Gil.
People Born in Vigo
Go to all RankingsPedro Alonso
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1
Pahiño
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 2
Santi Mina
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 3
Carlos Núñez Muñoz
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 4
Iago Falque
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.43
Rank: 5
Diego Martínez
COACH
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 6
Quique Álvarez
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 33.93
Rank: 7
Diego Mariño
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.17
Rank: 8
Borja Oubiña
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.29
Rank: 9
Jonny
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 29.66
Rank: 10
Begoña Fernández
HANDBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 29.44
Rank: 11
Yoel Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.07
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Vigo
Go to all RankingsDiego Martínez
COACH
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 6
Santi Comesaña
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 27.18
Rank: 14
Stefan Bajcetic
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 26.58
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Vigo
Go to all RankingsRosalía de Castro
WRITER
1837 - 1885
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 1
Concepción Arenal
WRITER
1820 - 1893
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 2
Ramón Gil
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1965
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 3
Delio Rodríguez
CYCLIST
1916 - 1994
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 4
Álvaro Cunqueiro
WRITER
1911 - 1981
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 5
Valentín Paz-Andrade
WRITER
1898 - 1987
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Vigo
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Vigo were soccer players (13), actors (1), musicians (1), coaches (1), and handball players (1), while most who died were writers (4), soccer players (1), and cyclists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vigo, including Santi Mina, Iago Falque, and Quique Álvarez. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vigo, including Pahiño, Santi Mina, and Iago Falque.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Vigo since 1700.