43.2624° N, 2.9531° W
BILBAO
Most Famous People Born in Bilbao, Spain
- Notable people
- 815
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1948
- Most distinctive
- Presenter 5.9×
A Basque industrial capital with a surprisingly media-heavy cast: the Presenter, Economist and Lawyer benches trace the Bilbao bourgeoisie that built the Banco de Bilbao and staffed the Republic's civil service. The Film thread is the Álex de la Iglesia generation, and Unamuno quietly shadows the whole Writer line.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Bilbao Is Known For
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Football is Bilbao's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (158).
Bilbao over-indexes on presenter — 5.9× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Bilbao's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Art & Design
- Music
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- Filtered to 1860s Clear ×
Miguel de Unamuno
1864 - 1936
Sabino Arana
1865 - 1903
Adolfo Guiard
1860 - 1916
Lewis Waller
1860 - 1915
Manuel Losada Pérez de Nenin
1865 - 1949
Ricardo García Mercet
1860 - 1933
Luis Bulffi de Quintana
1867 - 1910
Enrique Epalza
1860 - 1933
Ernesto Ercoreca
1866 - 1957
Ramón Godó
1864 - 1931
Pedro de Zubiría e Ibarra
1862 - 1921
Enrique Salazar y Zubia
1861 - 1922
Eduardo Aburto Uribe
1864 - 1941
Adolfo de Urquijo e Ibarra
1866 - 1933