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ALICANTE

Most Famous People Born in Alicante, Spain

Notable people
337
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1955
Most distinctive
Gymnast 10.4×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 54 notable births.

What Alicante Is Known For

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Football is Alicante's biggest profession — 26% of all notables (86).

Alicante over-indexes on gymnast10.4× the global rate.

  1. Football86
  2. Politician44
  3. Actor23
  4. Writer15
  5. Composer10
  6. Journalist9
  7. Painter8
  8. Artist8
  1. Gymnast610.4×
  2. Football862.3×
  3. Artist82.3×
  4. Composer102.3×
  5. Architect62.0×
  6. Militar71.7×
  7. Journalist91.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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  • Art & Design
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Showing 27 of 337 notable people

0003 SINGER

Jeanne Mas

Born 1958

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0046 TORERO

Manzanares (José María Dolls Abellán)

1953 - 2014

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0067 JOURNALIST

Mariano Sánchez Soler

Born 1954

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0089 FILM

Manuel Iborra

Born 1952

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0104 JOURNALIST

Asunción Valdés

Born 1950

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0125 LAWYER

Manuel Alcaraz

Born 1958

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0126 POLITICIAN

Llum Quiñonero

Born 1954

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0145 FOOTBALL

José Joaquín Albaladejo

Born 1955

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0162 POLITICIAN

José Asensi Sabater

Born 1950

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0176 MATADOR

Luis Francisco Esplá

Born 1958

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0178 FOOTBALL

Miguel Aracil

Born 1957

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0191 POLITICIAN

José Joaquín Ripoll

Born 1959

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0235 POLITICIAN

Antonio Mira-Perceval

Born 1955

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0236 FOOTBALL

Calsita

Born 1955

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0242 HISTORIAN

José Sala Catalá

1954 - 1991

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0245 POLITICIAN

Federico Suárez Hurtado

Born 1957

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0246 POLITICIAN

Mario Flores Lanuza

Born 1956

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0266 JOURNALIST

José Antonio Sentís

1953 - 2017

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0268 POLITICIAN

Juan Pedro Hernández Moltó

Born 1952

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0271 PIANIST

Diego Cayuelas

Born 1959

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0281 FOOTBALL

José Botella

Born 1953

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0311 ACTOR

Manuel Jurado

Born 1952

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0324 ARCHITECT

Lola Alonso Vera

Born 1951

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0327 POLITICS

Lucía Cerón

Born 1959

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0334 ARCHITECT

Jaime Giner Álvarez

Born 1953

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0335 FOOTBALL

Ernesto Llobregat

Born 1950

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0336 MANAGER

Gonzalo Ferre

Born 1954

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