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CORDOBA
Most Famous People Born in Cordoba, Spain
- Notable people
- 523
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1941
- Most distinctive
- Calife 534.4×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Cordoba during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Cordoba Is Known For
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Football is Cordoba's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (85).
Cordoba over-indexes on calife — 534.4× the global rate.
Cordoba under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Cordoba's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
Seneca the Younger
-4 - 65
Averroes
1126 - 1198
Maimonides
1135 - 1204
Luis de Góngora
1561 - 1627
Abd al-Rahman III
889 - 961
Lucan
39 - 65
Seneca the Elder
-54 - 39
Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas
1791 - 1865
Ibn Hazm
994 - 1064
Ferdinand Columbus
1488 - 1539
Julio Romero de Torres
1874 - 1930
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
1482 - 1517
Al-Hakam II
915 - 976
Juan de Mena
1411 - 1456
Macarena Gómez
Born 1978
Abraham ibn Daud
1110 - 1180
Samuel ibn Naghrillah
993 - 1055
Joaquín Cortés
Born 1969
Manolete
1917 - 1947
Al-Hakam I
770 - 822
Ibn Zaydún
1003 - 1071
Fernando Tejero
Born 1967
Paco Peña
Born 1942
Eulogius of Córdoba
810 - 859
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Yucatán conquistador)
1475 - 1517
Bartolomé Bermejo
1440 - 1500
Hosius of Corduba
256 - 357
Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi
844 - 912
Roderic
688 - 711
Felipe Reyes
Born 1980
Hisham II
965 - 1013
Miguel Reina
Born 1946
Ibn 'Abd al-Barr
978 - 1071
Muhammad I of Córdoba
823 - 886
Jonah ibn Janah
990 - 1050
José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez
1859 - 1935
Beatriz Enríquez de Arana
1467 - 1521
Hisham I of Córdoba
757 - 796
India Martínez
Born 1985
Ibn Quzman
1078 - 1160
Juan de Mesa
1583 - 1627
Pedro Tafur
1410 - 1490
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (founder of Nicaragua)
1475 - 1526
Pablo García Baena
1923 - 2018
Ibn Hayyan
987 - 1076
Ibn Abd Rabbih
860 - 940
Fede Vico
Born 1994
Vega (singer)
Born 1979
Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra
1616 - 1668
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi
994 - 1091
Francisco de Toledo (Jesuit)
1532 - 1596
José Antonio Dorado
Born 1982
Ambrosio Morales
1513 - 1591
Josefina Molina
Born 1936
F. Javier Gutiérrez
Born 1973
Alejo Fernández
1475 - 1545
Juan Rafael Fuentes
Born 1990
Ibn Masarra
883 - 931
Francisco Delicado
1480 - 1535
Thomas Sanchez
1550 - 1610
Rafael Molina Sánchez
1841 - 1900
Juan Rufo
1547 - 1620
Javier Hervás
Born 1989
Rafael Orozco (pianist)
1946 - 1996
Rafael Berges
Born 1971
Rosa Aguilar
Born 1957
Gabi Delgado-López
1958 - 2020
Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus
1 - 65
Elipando
717 - 808
Joseph de la Vega
1650 - 1692
Álvaro of Córdoba (Mozarab)
800 - 861
Hisham III of Córdoba
975 - 1036
Al-Mundhir of Córdoba
842 - 888
Juan Bautista Villalpando
1552 - 1608
Rafael Muñoz (swimmer)
Born 1988
Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar
975 - 1008
Rafael Guerra Bejarano
1862 - 1941
Fernan Perez de Oliva
Died 1531
Ibn Juljul
943 - 994
Mateo Inurria
1867 - 1924
Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante
1633 - 1669
Ibn Faradi
962 - 1013
Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo
983 - 1009
Antonio Muñoz Gómez
Born 1968
Elena Medel
Born 1985
Sulayman ibn al-Hakam
Died 1016
Rafael Lozano
Born 1970
Pedro Messía de la Cerda, 2nd Marquis of Vega de Armijo
1700 - 1783
Vicente Luis Mora
Born 1970
Álvaro José Jiménez Guerrero
Born 1995
Álvaro Novo
Born 1978
Baqī ibn Machlad
817 - 889
Lourdes Mohedano
Born 1995
Pedro Lombardía
1930 - 1986
Diego de León, 1st Count of Belascoáin
1807 - 1841
Leopoldo de Luis
1918 - 2005
José Murcia
Born 1964
Juan de Alfaro y Gámez
1643 - 1680
José Manuel Fernández Reyes
Born 1989
Francisco Hurtado Izquierdo
1669 - 1725
Alberto Toril
Born 1973
Mario Maya
1937 - 2008
Javi Flores
Born 1986
Gerardo Olivares
Born 1964
Antonio de Espejo
1540 - 1585
Ibn al-Saffar
Died 1035
Bernardo Víctor Cruz Torres
Born 1993
Julio Anguita Parrado
1971 - 2003
Isabel Pérez Montalbán
Born 1964
Antonio Tapia
Born 1959
Joseph ibn Tzaddik
1075 - 1149
Muhammad II (Omeyyade)
980 - 1010
Luz Valdenebro
Born 1975
Abd al-Rahman IV
1017 - 1018
Carlos Villarías
1892 - 1976
Antonio Raíllo
Born 1991
Gaspar Gálvez Burgos
Born 1979
Francisco Martín Fernández de Posadas
1644 - 1713
Andrés Pérez de Ribas
1576 - 1655
Acisclus
Died 304
Gervasio Sánchez
Born 1959
Ibn Maḍāʾ
1120 - 1196
Jesús Berrocal
Born 1988
Hernán Ruiz the Younger
1514 - 1569
Fali (footballer, born 1986)
Born 1986
Elio Berhanyer
1929 - 2019
Ibn Baschkuwāl
1101 - 1183
Marcus Porcius Latro
-58 - -4
Felipe Mellizo
1932 - 2000
Pedro de Córdoba
1482 - 1525
Rafael Clavero Prados
Born 1977
Paco Montalvo
Born 1992
Álvaro Jurado
Born 1981
Perfectus
Died 850
Antonio Álamo
Born 1964
Raulo Cáceres
Born 1976
Pedro Ponce de León (bishop of Plasencia)
1509 - 1573
Manuel Sánchez López
Born 1988
Abu al-Hakam al-Kirmani
970 - 1066
José Villalonga Llorente
1919 - 1973
Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce
1589 - 1673
Diego de Arana
1468 - 1493
Jorge Luque
Born 1981
Pedro Ruiz Pérez
Born 1959
Pepe Espaliú
1955 - 1993
El Pele
Born 1954
Fernando Velasco Salazar
Born 1985
Saint Laura
800 - 864
Sergio Torres Guardeño
Born 1984
José Antonio Rodríguez (musician)
Born 1964
Manuel Moyano
Born 1963
Enrique Romero de Torres
1872 - 1956
Muhammad III of Córdoba
976 - 1025
Rafael Wellington
Born 1985
Rafa Gálvez
Born 1993
Fran Cruz
Born 1991
Rubén Cuesta
Born 1981
Machaquito
1880 - 1955
Tomás Muñoz Lucena
1860 - 1943
José Antonio García Aparicio
Born 1976
Marisol Membrillo
Born 1966
Javi Cabezas
Born 1990
Columba of Spain
Died 853
Francisco Javier González Muñoz
Born 1989
Juan de Córdova
1503 - 1595
Guillermo Roldán
Born 1981
Pablo García Casado
Born 1972
Carlos Martínez Garrido
Born 1989
Moses ibn Gikatilla
Died 1080
José Manuel Cruz Orozco
Born 1988
Concha Lagos
1909 - 2007
Diego de Simancas
Died 1583
Rosa Godoy
Born 1982
Adri Castellano
Born 1994
Juan Carlos Ortiz Padilla
Born 1985
Rafael Merino
Born 1959
Juan de Almoguera
1605 - 1676
Víctor Pérez (director)
Born 1981
Antonio Fernández Grilo
1845 - 1906
Ibn al-Samh
979 - 1035
Speraindeo
Died 853
Rafael Carlos Santacruz
Born 1983
Antonio Jaén Morente
1879 - 1964
Rafael Navarro (painter)
1946 - 2015
Celia Jiménez (chef)
Born 1976
Carlos Clementson
Born 1944
Ibn al-Kattani
951 - 1029
Pepete (José Dámaso Rodríguez y Rodríguez) —
1824 - 1862
Carlos Machado (table tennis)
Born 1980
Gaius Dillius Vocula
Died 70
Antonio Barroso Castillo
1854 - 1916
Rafael Conde y Luque
1835 - 1922
Lagartijo Chico
1880 - 1910
Rafael García Aguilera
Born 1990
Antonio de la Torre y del Cerro
1878 - 1966
Juan Carlos Gómez Díaz
Born 1973
Juan Verdugo
Born 1949
Pedro de los Ríos y Gutiérrez de Aguayo
1490 - 1547
Francisco Parreño
Born 1949
Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Razi
887 - 955
Eva María Pedraza López
Born 1970
Cipriano Martínez Rücker
1861 - 1924
Rubén Párraga
Born 1984
Manuel Álvarez Ortega
1923 - 2014
Luis Miguel Salvador García
Born 1963
Daniel Espejo Guillén
Born 1993
Francisco Aguilar Fernández
Born 1952
José María de Mena Calvo
1923 - 2018
Ángel Rubio Muñoz-Bocanegra
1901 - 1962
Manuel Torres (diplomat)
1764 - 1822
Yoná Ibn Yanáh
Died 1050
María Morales
Born 1975
Saint Zoilus
Died 304
Rafa Huertas
Born 1984
Javier Fernández Sánchez
Born 1971
Julia Figueroa
Born 1991
Francisco Varo Pineda
Born 1955
Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz
Born 1954
Rafael Jaén
Born 1949
Antonio Cabello
Born 1990
Antonio Escribano Zafra
Born 1950
Dani Torres
Born 1984
Andresito
Born 1991
Rafael Pérez de Guzmán
1803 - 1838
Carlos Moya Valgañón
Born 1936
Octavio Ruiz Manjón
Born 1945
Francisco Gálvez
Born 1945
Eduardo Reyes Pino
Born 1951
Hashim Ibrahim Cabrera
Born 1954
Francisco Ruiz (volleyball)
Born 1991
Evangelina Santos
Born 1963
Antonio José Galán
1948 - 2001
Mateu López
1549 - 1591
Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys
Born 1955
Yale (periodista)
1930 - 1994
Fran Serrano
Born 1995
Marina Álvarez Benito
Born 1961
Cecilio Valverde
1927 - 2001
María Dolores Baena Alcántara
Born 1962
Antonio Cruz-Conde
1910 - 2003
Santa Natalia
825 - 852
Lorenzo Lucena
1807 - 1881
Victoire de Cordoue
Died 303
Curro Vacas
Born 1979
Sergio Santamaría Santigosa
Born 1967
Santiago del Campo (pintor)
1928 - 2015
Javier Martínez-Torrón
Born 1955
Ángel López-Obrero Castiñeira
1910 - 1992
Martín Alonso de Córdoba
1398 - 1476
Antonio Vázquez Romero
Born 1951
Luis Felipe López-Jurado
Born 1952
Juan Serrano (flamenco)
Born 1935
Rafael Romero de Torres
1865 - 1898
Juan Luis Zambrano
1598 - 1639
Pedrito González
1940 - 2019
José Tomás Martín de Agar
Born 1949
Antonio Rojano
Born 1982
Sergio Torrico
Born 1979
Juan Antonio Devesa
Born 1955
José Ignacio Montoto
1979 - 2017
Francisco Javier Pérez Páez
Born 1986
Alejandra Vanessa
Born 1981
Bocanegra
1837 - 1889
Juan Burgos Ladrón de Guevara
Born 1954
Mariano Aguayo
Born 1932
Juan Serrano Muñoz
1929 - 2020
Álvaro Giménez Cañete
Born 1956
Antonio Jesús Seoane Ochoa
Born 1989
Rocío Gálvez
Born 1997
Primitiva Bueno Ramírez
Born 1957
Rafael Castejón y Martínez de Arizala
1893 - 1986
Miguel Salcedo Hierro
1923 - 2010
Aisha (poet)
Died 1009
Merengue de Córdoba
Born 1944
Carlos Rubio y Colell
1832 - 1871
José Cruz-Conde Fustegueras
1878 - 1939
Juan Antonio Bernier
Born 1976
María Dolores Belmonte López
Born 1952
José Luis Centella
Born 1958
José Jesús Lanza
Born 1978
El Cordobés (Julio Benítez)
Born 1985
José Daniel García
Born 1979
Juan Bernabé Palomino
1692 - 1777
Rafael Mir
Born 1930
Ismael Bolívar Fernández
Born 1989
David López Salido
Born 1967
Luis Rallo
Born 1973
Juan Pablo Durán
Born 1964
Cristobal de Vera
1577 - 1621
Francisco Onieva
Born 1976
Ángeles Muñoz Uriol
Born 1960
Antonio Calvache
1896 - 1984
Hanoch ben Moses
950 - 1024
José Duarte
1928 - 2017
Raúl Alonso
Born 1975
Luis María Ramírez de las Casas-Deza
1802 - 1874
Ricardo Burillo
1891 - 1940
Francisco Dionisio de Ribas
1616 - 1679
Cardo (artiste)
1924 - 2009
Mónica Ferrández
Born 1974