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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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Biggest Most distinctive

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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Film & TV
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Rafael Moreno Aranzadi

1892 - 1922

Notable Births by Decade

What Bilbao Is Known For

Profession Mix Over Time

Rafael Moreno Aranzadi

Juan Larrea (poet)

Jean Cassou

Julián Zugazagoitia

José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza

Andrés Isasi

Domingo Acedo

Ramiro Arrue

Felisa Mary

Jacinto Miquelarena

Tomás Bilbao

Carmelo Goyenechea

La Goya

Ramón Unzaga

Manuel Ignacio Galíndez Zabala

Paulino Gómez Beltrán

Alejandro de la Sota Aburto

José María Laca

Justo Somonte Iturrioz

José Entrecanales Ibarra

Patricio Caicedo

Víctor Zubizarreta

Adolfo González de Careaga

José Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo

Ignacio González de Careaga

José María González de Careaga y Urquijo

Tomás Pero-Sanz Zorrilla

Manuel Marín Triana

Simonne Volterra

Aquilino Gómez-Acedo

Chatillo de Bilbao

Ernesto Vega de la Iglesia

José María García Verde