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.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Art & Design
- Music
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- Field: Film Clear ×
Álex de la Iglesia
Born 1965
Enrique Urbizu
Born 1962
Pedro Olea
Born 1938
Koldo Serra
Born 1975
Luis Bayón Herrera
1889 - 1956
Mikel Rueda
Born 1980
Gaizka Urresti
Born 1967
Arantxa Echevarría
Born 1968
Karlos Alastruey
Born 1963
Oskar Santos
Born 1972
Nemesio Manuel Sobrevila
1889 - 1969
Laida Lertxundi
Born 1981
Alice Waddington
Born 1990
Juan Flahn
Born 1966
Javier Angulo
Born 1949
Nahikari Ipiña
Born 1977
Joaquín Trincado
Born 1961
Juan Xiol Marchal
1921 - 1977
Iñaki Pinedo Otaola
Born 1960
Javier Ibarretxe
1961 - 2014