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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David Herrero
Born 1979
Iñaki Gastón
Born 1963
Miguel Mínguez
Born 1988
Ramón González Arrieta
Born 1967
Jonathan Lastra
Born 1993
Txema del Olmo
Born 1973
María Quintanal
Born 1969
Izaskun Bengoa
Born 1975
Ibai Salas
Born 1991
Pablo Carrera
Born 1986
César Solaun
Born 1970
Juan Carlos González Salvador
Born 1964
Eduardo González Salvador
Born 1960
Aitor Oroza Flores
Born 1976
Andoni Ituarte
Born 1919
Íñigo Elosegui
Born 1998
Román Carbajo
Born 1967
Ariane Ochoa Torres
Born 1998
Alfonso Postigo Armendariz
Born 1970
Jesús Dermit
Born 1909
Olatz Rivera Olmedo
Born 1996
Beatriz Arregui Gamir
Born 1995
Sergio Manuel Rodríguez
Born 1987
Antonio Sacristán Barazón
Born 1969
José María T. Amézaga Asensio
Born 1946