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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 writer4.0× 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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0007 FOOTBALL

Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)

Born 1935

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0015 FOOTBALL

Amancio Amaro

Born 1939

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0059 MAGISTRAT

José Antonio Martín Pallín

Born 1936

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0073 POLITICIAN

José Luis Meilán Gil

1933 - 2018

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0139 POET

Manuel Álvarez Torneiro

1932 - 2019

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0147 HISTORIAN

José Luis López Sangil

1938 - 2016

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0163 OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Manuel Sánchez Salorio

Born 1930

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0171 HISTORIAN

María Cruz Seoane

1935 - 2014

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0199 WRITER

Teresa Barro

Born 1936

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0215 PAINTER

Reimundo Patiño

1936 - 1985

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0228 SCREENWRITER

Juan Antonio Porto

Born 1937

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0235 ARTIST

Rafael Méndez (auteur)

Born 1938

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0249 PAINTER

Alfonso Pedro Abelenda Escudero

1931 - 2019

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0278 STORYTELLER

Lázaro Candal

Born 1931

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0294 POLITICIAN

Domingos Merino

1939 - 2018

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0295 SPORT

Jaime González (sport shooter)

1933 - 2011

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0299 FILÓSOF

Enrique Martínez Reguera

Born 1935

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0320 POLITICIAN

Antonio Landeta y Álvarez-Valdés

Born 1936

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0330 WRITER

Carlos Laredo Verdejo

Born 1939

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0331 LABORER

Manolo Sanchez (Nixon staff member)

Born 1930

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0333 LAWYER

José Luis Rodríguez Pardo

1936 - 2018

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0352 POLITICIAN

Joaquín López Menéndez

1939 - 2019

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0361 BUSINESS

Manuel Calvo Pumpido

1938 - 2007

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0382 LAWYER

Carlos Blanco-Rajoy

1930 - 2011

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0386 FOOTBALL

Carlos Torres Barallobre

1934 - 2020

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0416 COMPOSER

Luis Izquierdo (director)

Born 1931

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