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GRANADA

Most Famous People Born in Granada, Spain

Notable people
521
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1936
Most distinctive
Émir 1629.2×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Granada during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Granada Is Known For

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Writer is Granada's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (49).

Granada over-indexes on émir — 1629.2× the global rate.

Granada under-produces actor — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Writer49
  2. Politician43
  3. Painter37
  4. Football35
  5. Poet20
  6. Sport19
  7. Singer14
  8. Lawyer14
  1. Émir101629.2×
  2. Prelate89.0×
  3. Pianist64.3×
  4. Poet203.7×
  5. Writer492.9×
  6. Painter372.7×
  7. Sculptor82.4×
  8. Sport192.2×
  1. Actor120.4×
  2. Football350.6×
  3. Politician430.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Granada's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0012 POLITICIAN

Antonio de Mendoza

1494 - 1552

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0071 POLITICIAN

José Bullejos

1899 - 1974

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0104 POLITICIAN

Cristino Martos y Balbí

1830 - 1893

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0111 POLITICIAN

Luis Sánchez Agesta

1914 - 1997

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0118 POLITICIAN

Felipe Alcaraz

Born 1943

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0154 POLITICIAN

Melchor Almagro

1882 - 1947

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0155 POLITICIAN

Antonio Jiménez Blanco

1924 - 2014

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0157 POLITICIAN

Andrés María de Guzmán

1752 - 1794

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0191 POLITICIAN

Ildefonso Díez de Rivera, Count of Almodóvar

1777 - 1846

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0194 POLITICIAN

Publius Cornelius Anullinus

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0196 POLITICIAN

Fernando de Páramo

Born 1987

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0202 POLITICIAN

Jaime Ballesteros

1932 - 2015

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0208 POLITICIAN

Matilde Cantos

1898 - 1987

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0211 POLITICIAN

Francisca Pleguezuelos

Born 1950

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0236 POLITICIAN

Rafael Entrena Cuesta

Born 1932

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0250 POLITICIAN

Joaquín García Labella

1905 - 1936

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0261 POLITICIAN

José Vida Soria

1937 - 2019

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0265 POLITICIAN

Gabriel Díaz Berbel

1940 - 2011

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0266 POLITICIAN

Francisco Cuenca

Born 1969

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0274 POLITICIAN

Ana Terrón

Born 1983

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0294 POLITICIAN

Manuel Peinado

Born 1953

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0322 POLITICIAN

Sebastián Jesús Pérez Ortiz

Born 1965

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0324 POLITICIAN

Francisco Castro y Orozco

1809 - 1847

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0328 POLITICIAN

Manuel Torres López

1900 - 1987

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0330 POLITICIAN

Francisco Álvarez de la Chica

Born 1960

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0338 POLITICIAN

Enrique Moratalla

Born 1955

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0349 POLITICIAN

Ángel Carvajal y Fernández de Córdoba

1841 - 1898

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0351 POLITICIAN

Manuel Fernández Montesinos

1901 - 1936

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0354 POLITICIAN

José Dionisio Marenco Gutiérrez

Born 1946

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0362 POLITICIAN

Blas de Peralta

1534 - 1592

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0371 POLITICIAN

Nicolás Paso y Delgado

1820 - 1897

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0386 POLITICIAN

Concepción de Santa Ana

Born 1973

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0400 POLITICIAN

Hermann Oehling

1940 - 1997

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0412 POLITICIAN

Luis González Ruiz

Born 1962

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0417 POLITICIAN

José Enrique Moratalla

Born 1949

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0435 POLITICIAN

Manuel Jiménez García de la Serrana

1879 - 1938

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0459 POLITICIAN

Francisco Manzano Alfaro

Died 1928

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0474 POLITICIAN

Baldomero Palomares

1933 - 1999

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0475 POLITICIAN

Begoña Álvarez Civantos

Born 1968

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0478 POLITICIAN

Antonio Morales Souvirón

Born 1920

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0495 POLITICIAN

Pedro de Luján

1500 - 1536

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0499 POLITICIAN

Francisco de Cabrera

1718 - 1787

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0508 POLITICIAN

María José Martín Gómez

Born 1975

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