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A CORUNA

Most Famous People Born in A Coruna, Spain

Notable people
447
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1939
Most distinctive
Writer 4.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in A Coruna during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What A Coruna Is Known For

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Football is A Coruna's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (62).

A Coruna over-indexes on writer — 4.0× the global rate.

  1. Football62
  2. Writer59
  3. Politician49
  4. Actor27
  5. Painter15
  6. Journalist14
  7. Sport13
  8. Militar12
  1. Writer594.0×
  2. Architect123.0×
  3. Physician72.3×
  4. Militar122.2×
  5. Journalist142.0×
  6. Poet91.9×
  7. Film101.8×
  8. Business81.8×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of A Coruna's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0005 LINGUIST

Ramón Menéndez Pidal

1869 - 1968

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0008 PHYSICIAN

Gérard Encausse

1865 - 1916

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0024 POET

Sofía Casanova

1861 - 1958

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0051 WRITER

Francisca Herrera Garrido

1869 - 1950

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0180 POET

Manuel Amor Meilán

1867 - 1933

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0190 WRITER

Manuel Casas Fernández

1867 - 1960

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0303 JOURNALIST

Eladio Fernández Diéguez

1865 - 1935

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0343 ENGINEER

José Moreno Osorio

1869 - 1963

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0355 POET

Emilio Fernández Vaamonde

1867 - 1913

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