Bilbao
Bilbao ranks 255th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fukuoka, Denmark, and Gdańsk. The most famous people from Bilbao are Miguel de Unamuno, Lope de Aguirre, and Rafael Moreno Aranzadi. The most famous people who died in Bilbao are Telmo Zarra, Johan August Arfwedson, and Rafael Moreno Aranzadi. Bilbao has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players, and chemists. Bilbao is located in Spain.
People
Between 1468 and 2000, Bilbao was the birth place of 56 globally memorable people, including Miguel de Unamuno, Lope de Aguirre, and Rafael Moreno Aranzadi. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Bilbao including Telmo Zarra, Johan August Arfwedson, and Rafael Moreno Aranzadi.
People Born in Bilbao
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Miguel de Unamuno
PHILOSOPHER
1864 - 1936
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 1
Lope de Aguirre
EXPLORER
1518 - 1561
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 2
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1922
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 3
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
COMPOSER
1806 - 1826
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 4
José Antonio Aguirre
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1960
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 5
Pedro Arrupe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 1991
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 6
Juan de Zumárraga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1468 - 1548
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 7
Ramón de la Fuente Leal
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1973
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 8
Joaquín Almunia
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 9
Julio Salinas
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 10
Gaizka Mendieta
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 11
Iñaki Sáez
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bilbao
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Patxi Salinas
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 35
Kepa Junkera
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 36
María Quintanal
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 40
Bolo
COACH
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 43
Aitor Paredes
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 47
Javier Casas
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 50
Iván Martín
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 34.92
Rank: 52
People Deceased in Bilbao
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Telmo Zarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 1
Johan August Arfwedson
CHEMIST
1792 - 1841
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 2
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1922
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 3
Guillermo Gorostiza
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1966
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 4
Jesús Garay
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1995
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5
Tomás de Zumalacárregui
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1788 - 1835
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6
Nando González
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1988
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 7
Gabriel Aresti
WRITER
1933 - 1975
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 8
Carlos Blixen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 9
Koldo Aguirre
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 10
Juan Antonio Ipiña
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1974
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 11
Rafael Iriondo
COACH
1918 - 2016
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bilbaowere soccer players (32), politicians (6), writers (4), composers (2), and religious figures (2), while most who died were soccer players (9), chemists (1), military personnels (1), writers (1), and basketball players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bilbao, including Julio Salinas, Gaizka Mendieta, and Iñaki Sáez. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bilbao, including Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Ramón de la Fuente Leal, and Julio Salinas.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Bilbao since 1700.
