42.3449° N, 3.6965° W
BURGOS
Most Famous People Born in Burgos, Spain
- Notable people
- 335
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1912
- Most distinctive
- Religious 16.5×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Burgos during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Burgos Is Known For
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Politician is Burgos's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (44).
Burgos over-indexes on religious — 16.5× the global rate.
Burgos under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Burgos's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Sports
- Religion
- Art & Design
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
0040 COMPOSER
Rafael Calleja Gómez
1870 - 1938
0141 PRIEST
Valentín Palencia
1871 - 1937
0183 ARCHAEOLOGIST
Manuel Díez Sanjurjo
1870 - 1941
0219 MAYOR
Luis Gallardo Pérez
1870 - 1937
0229 ANTHROPOLOGIST
Saturio González Salas
1875 - 1958
0264 POLITICIAN
José Rocamora
1874 - 1936
0274 EDUCATION
María Villén
1871 - 1961
0276 TRADE UNION
Luis Labín Besuita
1875 - 1948
0327 POLITICIAN
Lucas Saiz Sevilla
1875 - 1965