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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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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
- Art & Design
- Music
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- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Blas de Otero
1916 - 1979
Julian de Ajuriaguerra
1911 - 1993
Tomás Blanco (actor)
1910 - 1990
Leonardo Cilaurren
1912 - 1969
José Luis Pinillos
1919 - 2013
Javier Ybarra Bergé
1913 - 1977
José Luis Molinuevo
1917 - 2002
Manuel Aznar Acedo
1916 - 2001
Javier de Bengoechea
1919 - 2009
Javier Martínez de Bedoya
1914 - 1991
Imanol Agirre
1913 - 1983
Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende
1918 - 1984
Jesús Romeo Gorría
1916 - 2001
Gregorio Barrios
1911 - 1978
José Miguel de Azaola
1917 - 2007
Félix Padín
1916 - 2014
Joaquín Urquiaga
1910 - 1965
José Luis Banús Aguirre
1914 - 1991
Rafael Escudero Etxebarria
1919 - 1953
Tomas Agirre Lekube
1912 - 1977
Julio de Jáuregui
1910 - 1981
Félix de los Heros
1910 - 1984
Andoni Ituarte
Born 1919
Ricardo de Irezábal
1910 - 1987
Manuel Agüero Ereño
1910 - 1990
Luis Díez Espadas
1916 - 1949
José Agüero Ereño
1913 - 1997
José María Olazábal Zaldumbide
1915 - 1946
Germán Aguirre Urrutia
1912 - 1989