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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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0041 PLAYWRIGHT

Joaquín Calvo Sotelo

1905 - 1993

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0052 FILM

Ramón Torrado

1905 - 1990

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0063 ACTOR

Xan das Bolas

1908 - 1977

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0077 PAINTER

Urbano Lugrís

1908 - 1973

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0088 FOOTBALL

Juan Monjardín

1903 - 1950

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0107 POLITICIAN

Emilio González López

1903 - 1990

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0128 ACTOR

José Jaspe

1906 - 1974

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0129 WRITER

Jenaro Marinhas del Valle

1908 - 1999

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0166 CONDUCTOR

Ricardo Dorado Janeiro

1907 - 1988

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0197 PRESENTER

Victoriano Fernández de Asís

1906 - 1991

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0206 LAWYER

Manuel Iglesias Corral

1901 - 1989

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0232 MILITAR

Manuel Arias-Paz

1901 - 1965

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0259 ARCHITECT

Santiago Rey Pedreira

1902 - 1977

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0277 WRITER

Madeleine Gilard

1906 - 2002

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0298 ARCHITECT

Germán Álvarez de Sotomayor

1907 - 1988

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0310 COACH

Rodrigo García Vizoso

1909 - 2009

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0317 SINGER

Fernando Navarrete Monteserin

1903 - 1999

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0326 ENTREPRENEUR

Rafael González Iglesias

1900 - 1951

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0351 POLITICIAN

Víctor Casas

1900 - 1936

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0368 FOOTBALL

Irene González

1909 - 1928

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0370 TRADE UNION

Eduardo Val

1906 - 1992

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0381 ARCHITECT

Julio Galán Gómez

1908 - 1975

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0420 FOOTBALL

Fernando Carazo

1904 - 1986

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0435 FILM

Manuel Peña Rodríguez

1906 - 1970

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