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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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0006 WRITER

Salvador de Madariaga

1886 - 1978

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0014 POLITICIAN

Santiago Casares Quiroga

1884 - 1950

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0069 PHYSICIAN

Roberto Nóvoa Santos

1885 - 1933

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0113 BUSINESS

Pedro Barrié de la Maza

1888 - 1971

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0123 COMPOSER

Eduardo Rodríguez-Losada Rebellón

1886 - 1973

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0126 FOOTBALL

Adolfo Meléndez

1884 - 1968

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0150 WRITER

María Barbeito

1880 - 1970

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0159 WRITER

Ángel del Castillo López

1886 - 1961

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0160 LEXICOGRAPHER

Leandro Carré Alvarellos

1888 - 1976

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0168 WRITER

Uxío Carré Alvarellos

1885 - 1967

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0169 PAINTER

Manuel Abelenda Zapata

1889 - 1957

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0194 ARCHITECT

Rafael González Villar

1887 - 1941

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0242 WRITER

Xosé Lesta Meis

1887 - 1930

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0272 PHYSICIAN

Enrique Hervada

1883 - 1953

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0302 ACTOR

Francisco López Silva

1880 - 1960

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0316 SCULPTOR

Emilio Madariaga

1887 - 1920

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0321 WRITER

Prudencio Iglesias Hermida

1884 - 1919

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0336 POLITICIAN

Alfredo Suárez Ferrín

1881 - 1936

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0337 PLAYWRIGHT

Nicolás de las Llanderas

1888 - 1938

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0346 SOLDIER

Lisardo Doval Bravo

1888 - 1975

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0362 POLITICIAN

Gonzalo Acosta Pan

1889 - 1936

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0412 POLITICIAN

Arturo Taracido

1887 - 1982

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0426 PHOTOGRAPHER

Julio Requejo Santos

1885 - 1951

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