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 1880s Clear ×
José María Belauste
1889 - 1964
Secundino Zuazo
1887 - 1970
Nicolás Achúcarro
1880 - 1918
María Pilar López de Maturana Ortiz de Zárate
1884 - 1934
Luis Bayón Herrera
1889 - 1956
Ricardo Gutiérrez Abascal
1883 - 1963
Ramón de Basterra
1888 - 1928
Luis Antón del Olmet
1886 - 1923
José María Mateos
1888 - 1963
Concha Catalá
1881 - 1968
Antonio de Guezala
1889 - 1956
Nemesio Manuel Sobrevila
1889 - 1969
Nazario Oleaga
1884 - 1961
Blanca Vidal
1885 - 1962
Manuel Robles Aranguiz
1884 - 1982
Juan Gracia Colás
1888 - 1941
Lorenzo Hurtado de Saracho Arregui
1889 - 1984
Manuel de Eguileor
1884 - 1970
Antonio de Arteche y Villabaso
1880 - 1962
Eleonora Maturana
1884 - 1931
Ricardo de Gondra
1885 - 1951
Juan Estefanía
1884 - 1943
Alberto de Gorostiaga
Born 1880