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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- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
Julio de Urquijo e Ibarra
1871 - 1950
Juan de Echevarría
1875 - 1931
Aurelio Arteta
1879 - 1940
Horacio Echevarrieta
1870 - 1963
Esteban de Bilbao Eguía
1879 - 1970
Ricardo Bastida
1879 - 1953
José Luis de Oriol y Urigüen
1877 - 1972
Manuel María Smith
1879 - 1956
Álvaro Alcalá Galiano y Vildósola
1873 - 1936
Marquesa de Parabere
1877 - 1949
Nemesio Mogrobejo
1875 - 1910
Cocherito de Bilbao
1876 - 1928
Ángel Larroque
1874 - 1961
Anacleto Ortueta
1877 - 1959
Luis de Arana
1874 - 1951
Federico Moyúa
1873 - 1939
Rufino Laiseca
1872 - 1944
Enrique Allende
1877 - 1931
Jose María de Urquijo e Ybarra
1872 - 1936
Julio Francisco Domingo de Arteche y Villabaso
1878 - 1960
Guillermo Torrijos
1876 - 1942
Ambrosio Garbisu
1877 - 1965
Pedro Eguillor
1877 - 1937
Serafín Ajuria Urigoitia
1879 - 1937
Gabriel María Ybarra de la Revilla
1877 - 1951
Daniel Irézabal Goti
1879 - 1937
Jeanne de Joannis
1877 - 1961