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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.