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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Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala
1841 - 1871
Juan de Echevarría
1875 - 1931
Aurelio Arteta
1879 - 1940
Ramiro Arrue
1892 - 1971
Adolfo Guiard
1860 - 1916
Víctor Patricio de Landaluze
1830 - 1889
Juan de Barroeta
1835 - 1906
Mari Puri Herrero
Born 1942
Álvaro Alcalá Galiano y Vildósola
1873 - 1936
Darío Urzay
Born 1958
Ignacio García Ergüin
Born 1934
Carmelo García Barrena
1926 - 2000
Manuel Losada Pérez de Nenin
1865 - 1949
Juan Ugalde
Born 1958
Abigail Lazkoz
Born 1972
Begoña Izquierdo
1926 - 1999
Ángel Larroque
1874 - 1961
Antonio de Guezala
1889 - 1956
José Ramón Muro
Born 1954
Iñigo Cabo
Born 1970
Alberto Labad
Born 1940
Regina Raull
1931 - 2019
Gonzalo Etxebarria
Born 1954