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CADIZ
Most Famous People Born in Cadiz, Spain
- Notable people
- 387
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1893
- Most distinctive
- Militar 6.0×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cadiz during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Cadiz Is Known For
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Politician is Cadiz's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (50).
Cadiz over-indexes on militar — 6.0× the global rate.
Cadiz under-produces actor — only 0.7× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Cadiz's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Sports
- Music
- Military
- Art & Design
- Other
Manuel de Falla
1876 - 1946
George Meade
1815 - 1872
Emilio Castelar
1832 - 1899
Columella
4 - 70
José Celestino Mutis
1732 - 1808
Bethany Hamilton
Born 1990
Elvira Lindo
Born 1962
Suso (footballer)
Born 1993
José María Pemán
1897 - 1981
José Cadalso
1741 - 1782
Juanito (footballer, born 1976)
Born 1976
José Manuel González López
Born 1966
Segismundo Moret
1833 - 1913
Antonio Alcalá Galiano
1789 - 1865
Pedro Antonio de Cevallos
1715 - 1778
Sara Baras
Born 1971
Paco Tous
Born 1964
Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque
1827 - 1895
Chico (footballer, born March 1987)
Born 1987
Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito
1754 - 1835
Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona
1811 - 1871
Paz Padilla
Born 1969
Fermín Salvochea
1842 - 1907
Ismael Falcón
Born 1985
José de Iturrigaray
1742 - 1815
Diego José de Cádiz
1743 - 1801
Chano Domínguez
Born 1960
Marc Cardona
Born 1995
Carlos Edmundo de Ory
1923 - 2010
Salvador Viniegra
1862 - 1915
José María Narváez
1768 - 1848
Lucius Cornelius Balbus (proconsul)
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María Parrado
Born 2001
José Joaquín de Mora
1783 - 1864
El Barrio (singer)
Born 1970
Carlos Fernández Shaw
1865 - 1911
Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas
1860 - 1933
José Cubiles
1894 - 1971
Luisito Rey
1945 - 1992
Esther Arroyo
Born 1968
Josefa de Tudó, 1st Countess of Castillo Fiel
1779 - 1869
Salvador de Sá
1602 - 1688
Merche
Born 1974
Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero
1790 - 1871
Antonio Momplet
1899 - 1974
Chano Lobato
1927 - 2009
Lucius Cornelius Balbus (consul)
Born -100
Eduardo Benot
1822 - 1907
Joseph Lacalle
1860 - 1937
Juan Ignacio González del Castillo
1763 - 1800
Antonio Calderón
Born 1967
Mariano Bombarda
Born 1972
Sebastián Rodríguez Veloso
Born 1957
Alejandro Christophersen
1866 - 1946
Rafael Marín
Born 1959
Adolfo de Castro
1823 - 1898
Pablo Carbonell
Born 1962
José María de Urquinaona y Vidot
1814 - 1883
Moderatus of Gades
50 - 100
Mercedes Formica
1913 - 2002
Juan José Jiménez Collar
Born 1957
José de Vargas Ponce
1760 - 1821
Manolo Carrasco
Born 1971
Basilio Augustín
1840 - 1910
Vicente Tofiño de San Miguel
1732 - 1795
Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos
1847 - 1923
Pablo Sánchez (footballer, born 1983)
Born 1983
Sancho Dávila y Fernández de Celis
1905 - 1972
Antonio Machado Núñez
1815 - 1896
Raúl Navas
Born 1978
Rafael Manzano Martos
Born 1936
José Antonio Solano Moreno
Born 1985
Enrique el Mellizo
1848 - 1906
Vicente González Moreno
1778 - 1839
José María Quevedo
Born 1969
José Villalba Riquelme
1856 - 1944
Julio Diamante
1930 - 2020
Marta Carro
Born 1991
Federico de Roncali, 1st Count of Alcoy
1806 - 1857
Francisco de Meneses Brito
1615 - 1672
Manuel González Salmón
1778 - 1832
Alejandro de Pinedo
Born 1965
Aicardo
Born 1988
Alejandrina Gessler y Lacroix
1831 - 1907
Juan Francisco Camacho
1813 - 1896
Félix Azzati
1874 - 1929
José Ramón Montero
Born 1948
Philippe Libon
1775 - 1838
Beatriz Cienfuegos
1701 - 1786
Carlos Martínez (footballer, born 1989)
Born 1989
Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara
1940 - 2009
Francisco García-Escámez
1893 - 1951
José Pedro Pérez-Llorca
1940 - 2019
Paco Alcázar
Born 1970
Jerónimo Mihura
1902 - 1990
Manuel Marliani
1795 - 1873
Begoña García Piñero
Born 1976
José Pérez de Barradas
1897 - 1981
José Mejías
Born 1959
Alberto Pérez Quintana
Born 1996
Joaquín de Alba
1912 - 1983
Fernando de la Puente y Primo de Rivera
1808 - 1867
Alberto Moncayo
Born 1991
Andrés de Pez
1657 - 1723
Ángel Torres Quesada
Born 1940
José Jackson Veyán
1852 - 1935
Noelia Vera
Born 1985
Daniel Miguélez Martínez
Born 1985
Clemente de Torres
1662 - 1730
Alejandro Llorente y Lannas
1814 - 1901
Fran Cortés
Born 1986
José María Barreiro
1793 - 1819
Carmen Montes
Born 1963
Ángel Salcedo y Ruiz
1859 - 1921
Julio Alcaide Inchausti
1921 - 2013
Arteaga (footballer)
Born 1969
Christopher Ramos de la Flor
Born 1997
Manuel Antonio Cordero y Bustamante
1753 - 1823
Eloísa D'Herbil
1847 - 1943
Antonio Martínez Ares
Born 1967
Juan Luis Vassallo
1908 - 1986
Cayetano Fernández
1820 - 1901
Salvador Mejías
Born 1963
Pedro de Novo y Colson
1846 - 1931
Antonio Reparaz
1831 - 1886
Juan Carlos Aragón Becerra
1967 - 2019
Alejo Malia
Born 1987
José María Sánchez Casas
1942 - 2001
Vicente Poleró y Toledo
1824 - 1911
Manuel Botubot
Born 1955
Pedro Miguel Lamet
Born 1941
Elías Ahúja y Andría
1863 - 1951
Frasquita Larrea
1775 - 1838
Alberto Heredia Ceballos
Born 1987
Beni de Cádiz
1929 - 1992
Francisco de Paula Pavía y Pavía
1812 - 1890
Porfiria Sanchíz
1917 - 1983
Jesus Merino
Born 1965
Fermín Bohórquez Escribano
1933 - 2016
Juanito Villar
Born 1947
Manuel Morón
Born 1956
Ángel Laborde
1772 - 1834
José Velázquez
1826 - 1879
Miguel Nández
Born 1978
Manuel Bendala Galán
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Jesús Cañadas
Born 1980
Gaspar de Molina y Zaldívar
1741 - 1806
Daniel Vázquez
Born 1976
Antonio Sambruno Aragón
Born 1978
Andrés Fernández Díaz
Born 1938
Manuel Tallafé
Born 1963
José Ramón Ripoll
Born 1952
Juan Bolea
Born 1959
Antonio Rodríguez Martínez (el Tío de la Tiza)
1861 - 1912
Manuel T. Gonzaullas
1891 - 1977
Lara López
Born 1967
Felipe Rodríguez Chacartegui
Born 1998
Eduardo de Ory
1884 - 1939
Hernán Cortés Moreno
Born 1953
Joaquín Rubio y Muñoz
1788 - 1874
José Manuel de Vadillo
1777 - 1858
Augusto Conte Lacave
1900 - 1971
Alphonse Martainville
1777 - 1830
Cayetano del Toro
1842 - 1915
Félix Bayón
1952 - 2006
Belén Mozo
Born 1988
Ramón de Carranza Gómez
1898 - 1988
José María Beránger
1824 - 1907
José María Sbarbi y Osuna
1834 - 1910
Dorio de Gádex
1887 - 1924
Juan Manuel Cajigal
1754 - 1823
La Perla de Cádiz
1924 - 1975
Francisco Pierrá
1895 - 1975
Pablito de Cádiz
1908 - 2004
José Vázquez de Figueroa
1770 - 1855
Ildefonso Antonio Bermejo
1820 - 1892
Marian Womack
Born 1975
Enrique Salamanca
Born 1943
Francisca Efigenia Meléndez y Durazzo
1770 - 1825
Ángel Sánchez-Gijón
1934 - 2007
El Planeta
1789 - 1856
Manuel Bermúdez de Castro y Díez
1811 - 1870
Juan de Cigorondo
1560 - 1611
Augusto Delkáder
Born 1950
Mariana Cornejo
1947 - 2013
Juan José Lerena y Barry
1796 - 1866
Pedro Payán Sotomayor
Born 1937
Areuger
1881 - 1937
Mercedes Escolano
Born 1964
Joaquín Quiñones Madera
Born 1951
Andrew Fernando Holmes
1797 - 1860
Julio Benjumea
1910 - 1987
Antonio Serrano Cueto
Born 1965
José Manuel Barla
Born 1967
Pericón de Cádiz
1901 - 1980
Abelardo de Carlos
1822 - 1884
Rosario Troncoso
Born 1978
Pasqual Enrile y Alcedo
1772 - 1836
Carlitos (Spanish footballer, born 1985)
Born 1985
Iván Moreno
Born 1989
Auxiliadora Honorato
Born 1974
Fernando Lobo (músico)
Born 1979
Pascual Enrile Acedo
1772 - 1836
Teodomiro Ramírez de Arellano
1828 - 1909
Joaquín de Frías y Moya
1784 - 1851
José García Otero
1794 - 1856
José Guerrero Roldán
Born 1967
Ana Romero Galán
Born 1966
Fernando Medina (diseñador gráfico)
Born 1945
Manuel Rancés y Villanueva
1824 - 1897
Manuel Díaz-Rubio García
Born 1941
Antonio de la Calle
1843 - 1889
Torcuato Cayón
1725 - 1783
Jesús Fernández Palacios
Born 1947
Lourdes Ortega
Born 1968
Aurelio Sellés
1887 - 1974
Mari Carmen Sánchez
-
Eduardo Navarro Álvarez
1929 - 2009
Francisco Lema "Fosforito"
1869 - 1940
Vicenta Maturana
1793 - 1859
José Torné Jiménez
1893 - 1965
Servando Arbolí Faraúdo
1840 - 1904
Juanito Mariana
Born 1946
Eduardo González Mazo
Born 1965
José Juan Rodríguez Fernández
1860 - 1927
Jesús Brenes
Born 1983
José Macpherson y Hemas
1839 - 1902
Dieguito (footballer, born 1989)
Born 1989
El Lavi
1812 - 1858
Santiago del Granado, 1st Count of Cotoca
1757 - 1823
José Manuel Paredes Grosso
1934 - 1996
Juan Gandulla Habichuela
1871 - 1925
José de la Mata Amaya
Born 1961
Manuel de la Pila Iglesias
1884 - 1950
Chico Linares
Born 1958
Juan Carlos Barcala
Born 1984
Oliva Acosta
Born 1960
Belisardo Pumpido Flores
1818 - 1875
Juan Miguel de Roncali
1729 - 1794
Víctor Maña
Born 1960
Diego Sales Márquez
Born 1952
Joaquín de Roncali, 1st Marquis of Roncali
1811 - 1875
Amelia Pina de Cuadro
1916 - 1994
Rafael Rocafull y Monfort
1825 - 1902
José Cándido Esposito
1734 - 1771
José Antonio Benjumeda y Fernández
1817 - 1888
Ramoní
Born 1946
Antonio Martín García
Born 1950
Dolores García Pineda
Born 1916
Esteban Piñero Camacho
Born 1981
Ciriaco Ramírez
1772 - 1840
Mateo Núñez de Sepúlveda
1611 - 1660
Théodore de Lesseps
1802 - 1874
Bernard Cabanon
1766 - 1839
Joseph Nogué
1801 - 1871
José David Domínguez
Born 1980
José Sanjurjo y Rodríguez de Arias
1874 - 1938
Aurora Seco Torrecillas
Born 1954
Andrés Pato Bernal
Born 1980
Laura Lobo
Born 1980
Blas de Loma Corradi
1825 - 1902
Manuel Fernández de los Senderos
1797 - 1860
José E. Triay
1844 - 1907
Suso Saiz
Born 1957
Manuel López Cañamaque
1882 - 1953
Carlos Calderson
Born 1973
Miguel Martínez del Cerro y Gómez
1912 - 1971
Manuel Iglesias y Domínguez
Died 1853
Fernando de Mendoza y Mate de Luna
1610 - 1692
Ruth Bernárdez
Born 1970
Emanuele Marliani
1799 - 1873
Carl Ramon Soter von Lederer
1817 - 1890
Rafael Menacho
1766 - 1811
Juan Antonio Enríquez Lozano
1733 - 1809
Juan Bautista Viniegra
1842 - 1918
José Benjumeda y Gens
1787 - 1870
Manuel Codeso Ruiz
1926 - 2005
Ismael Warleta de la Quintana
1896 - 1976
David Franco Monthiel
Born 1976
José Sánchez Albarrán
Died 1883
Alonso de Llera Zambrano
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Maribel Peinado
Born 1966
Juan Rodríguez García
1816 - 1880
José León de Carranza
1892 - 1969
Cristina López (handballer)
Born 1975
Joaquín García Pontes
Born 1948
Francisco Danio Granados
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Manuel Pasquín y de Juan
1828 - 1901
Lisi Linder
Born 1984
Kalvellido
Born 1968
José Loaiza
Born 1958
Anabel Armario
Born 1980
José María Velázquez
Born 1942
Juan de Dios Dozo
-
José Joaquín Rodríguez
Born 1980
Fermín Bohórquez Domecq
Born 1970
Manuel Alejandro González Maline
1991 - 2018
Juan González Mesa
Born 1975
Rocío Aragón
1925 - 2018
Eduardo Escobar de Ribas
1879 - 1942