28.1272° N, 15.4313° W
LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
Most Famous People Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
- Notable people
- 450
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1967
- Most distinctive
- Swimmer 8.3×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 93 notable births.
What Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Is Known For
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Football is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's biggest profession — 33% of all notables (147).
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria over-indexes on swimmer — 8.3× the global rate.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Javier Bardem
Born 1969
Benito Pérez Galdós
1843 - 1920
Juan Negrín
1892 - 1956
Jesé
Born 1993
Alfredo Kraus
1927 - 1999
Antonia San Juan
Born 1961
Sandro Ramírez
Born 1995
Vitolo (footballer, born 1989)
Born 1989
Rubén Castro
Born 1981
Carla Suárez Navarro
Born 1988
Jonathan Viera
Born 1989
Ana Wagener
Born 1962
Fabricio Agosto Ramírez
Born 1987
Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Born 1961
Mateo Gil
Born 1972
Paco Jémez
Born 1970
Ángel López
Born 1981
Manolo Millares
1926 - 1972
Momo (Spanish footballer)
Born 1982
Iban Iyanga
Born 1987
José Manuel Soria
Born 1958
El Guincho
Born 1983
Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre
1887 - 1938
Sven Giegold
Born 1969
Jerónimo Saavedra
Born 1936
Martín Chirino
1925 - 2019
Dani Quintana
Born 1987
Nauzet Pérez
Born 1985
Nili (footballer)
Born 1994
Josefina de la Torre
1907 - 2002
Nauzet Alemán
Born 1985
Jorge Larena
Born 1981
Carmelo González (footballer)
Born 1983
Tana (footballer)
Born 1990
Cristian Herrera
Born 1991
Leticia Romero
Born 1995
Héctor Hernández Marrero
Born 1995
Juan Hidalgo Codorniu
1927 - 2018
Marta Mangué
Born 1983
Antonio Guayre
Born 1980
Magüi Serna
Born 1979
Luis Rubiales
Born 1977
Javi Castellano
Born 1987
Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez
Born 1988
Marta Marrero
Born 1983
Mar Sodupe
Born 1972
Juanpe (footballer, born 1991)
Born 1991
David Simón Rodríguez Santana
Born 1989
Dani Castellano
Born 1987
Jonathan Sesma
Born 1978
Daniel Sarmiento Melián
Born 1983
Raúl Lizoain
Born 1991
Asdrúbal Padrón
Born 1991
Alberto Rivera (activist)
1935 - 1997
Rafa Cabrera-Bello
Born 1984
Deivid Rodríguez
Born 1989
Tyronne del Pino
Born 1991
Juan Hilario Marrero
1905 - 1989
Manuel Marchena
Born 1959
David López (artist)
Born 1975
Selena Millares
Born 1963
Joaquín Valle
1916 - 1980
Thaïs Henríquez
Born 1982
Nacho Casanova
Born 1987
Justo Jorge Padrón
Born 1943
Enhamed Enhamed
Born 1987
Nicolás Estévanez
1838 - 1914
Pinito del Oro
1931 - 2017
Sonia Lafuente
Born 1991
Alfonso Silva
1926 - 2007
Sabrina Vega (chess player)
Born 1987
Carmelo Cabrera
Born 1950
Eufemiano Fuentes
Born 1955
Ione Cabrera
Born 1985
Paco Campos
1916 - 1995
María Vallet-Regí
Born 1946
Nicolás García (taekwondo)
Born 1988
José Doreste
Born 1956
Diego Flores
Born 1982
Luis Doreste
Born 1961
Aridai Cabrera
Born 1988
Omar Perdomo
Born 1993
Teddy Bautista
Born 1943
Armiche Ortega
Born 1988
Juan Jesús Armas Marcelo
Born 1946
Rayco García Dauta
Born 1987
Sergio Suárez
Born 1987
Alexis (Spanish footballer, born 1974)
Born 1974
Agustín Millares Torres
1826 - 1896
Claudio de la Torre (writer)
1895 - 1973
Agustín Millares Carlo
1893 - 1980
Bartolomé Cairasco de Figueroa
1538 - 1610
Jenifer Benítez
Born 1988
Mónica López (actress)
Born 1969
Georgiana Houghton
1814 - 1884
María Núñez
Born 1988
Ubay Luzardo
Born 1983
Pablo Sicilia
Born 1981
José Manuel Artiles
Born 1993
Michael Noble, Baron Glenkinglas
1913 - 1984
Francis Suárez (footballer)
Born 1987
Héctor Figueroa
Born 1988
Francisco David González Borges
Born 1981
Geno Machado
Born 1982
Aythami Álvarez
Born 1988
Carlos Piñar
Born 1945
Javier Pulido
Born 1970
Sergio Rivero
Born 1986
Paola Tirados
Born 1980
Juan Bordes
Born 1948
Jefté Betancor
Born 1993
José Franchy y Roca
1871 - 1944
Rafa Mújica
Born 1998
Andrés Sánchez Robayna
Born 1952
Germán Dévora
Born 1943
Dani Ojeda
Born 1994
Rafael Batista Hernández
Born 1936
Patricia Guerra
Born 1965
Iván Benítez
Born 1988
Antonio Robaina
Born 1974
Pedro Déniz
Born 1964
Salva Reina
Born 1978
Orlando Quintana
Born 1978
Ramón (singer)
Born 1985
José Comas Quesada
1928 - 1993
Agustín Millares Sall
1917 - 1989
Adrián Martín Cardona
Born 1982
Alonso Quesada
1886 - 1925
Francisco Kraus Trujillo
1926 - 2016
José Antonio Ramos
1969 - 2008
Eric Barroso
Born 1990
Fernando Galván
Born 1957
Elio Quiroga
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Nacho (footballer, born 1993)
Born 1993
José Padrón
1906 - 1966
Miguel Noguera
Born 1979
Juan Espino
Born 1980
Leonor Rodríguez
Born 1991
Lola de la Torre
1902 - 1998
Domingo Manrique
Born 1962
Juan Manuel Suárez Del Toro Rivero
Born 1952
Borja Herrera González
Born 1993
José María Millares
1921 - 2009
Frederik Hviid
Born 1974
Concha Jerez
Born 1941
Colin Cameron Davies
1924 - 2017
Cristina Pérez (athlete)
Born 1965
Miguel Rio Branco
Born 1946
Carlos Cazorla
Born 1977
David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
Born 1982
Lola Massieu
1921 - 2007
Juanma (footballer, born 1982)
Born 1982
Luis Falcón
Born 1970
Alexis Trujillo
Born 1965
Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson
Born 1974
Samuel Carmona
Born 1996
Carlos Quiney
1937 - 2007
Juan José Falcón Sanabria
Born 1936
Alex Godoy
Born 1971
Andrés Alberto Hernández Socas
Born 1977
Fran Guerra
Born 1992
Paco España
1951 - 2012
Alexis Ravelo
Born 1971
Totoyo Millares
Born 1935
Borja del Rosario
Born 1985
Roberta Marrero
Born 1972
Luís Monzón
Born 1966
Leonardo del Cristo Ramírez Rodríguez
Born 1992
José Miguel Bravo de Laguna
Born 1944
Adrián Sosa Nuez
Born 1986
Víctor Afonso
Born 1971
Andrea Moranty
Born 1973
Fausto Cabrera
1924 - 2016
Aythami Ruano
Born 1977
Rosi Sánchez
Born 1974
Ruslan Elá
Born 1983
Alexis Valido
Born 1976
Rayco Rodríguez Medina
Born 1996
Fernando León Boissier
Born 1966
Enrique Castaño Cervera
Born 1993
Carlos Ramírez Suárez
1902 - 1978
Augusto Hidalgo
Born 1972
Alejandro Martín Méndez
Born 1990
Alexander Wähling
Born 1995
Lothar Siemens
1941 - 2017
Philip Köster
Born 1994
Yonathan David Rodríguez Auyanet
Born 1979
Tara Pacheco
Born 1988
Carla García
Born 1990
Danny Romero (DJ)
Born 1995
José Luis Correa
Born 1962
José Antonio Sosa
Born 1957
Eugenia Santana
Born 1974
Matías Vega Guerra
1905 - 1989
Nira Juanco
Born 1978
Alejandro Rodríguez Marrero
Born 1994
Ana Correa
Born 1985
Tony Gallardo
1929 - 1996
Eduardo Millares Sall
1924 - 1992
Elton Julian
Born 1974
Eva León
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Patricia Hernández (basketball)
Born 1970
Miguel Martín-Fernández de la Torre
1894 - 1980
Carl Suneson
Born 1967
Juan de Miranda
1723 - 1805
Mary Sánchez
Born 1934
Luis Martínez (sailor)
Born 1973
Cristina Spinola
Born 1976
Luis Valle
1914 - 1974
Emilio González Déniz
Born 1951
Aridani Arbelo
Born 1980
Ariadne Artiles
Born 1982
Antonio de Béthencourt y Massieu
1919 - 2017
Víctor Morales Lezcano
-
Jorge Hernández Millares
1911 - 1966
Fernando Sagaseta
1927 - 1993
Toño Hernández
Born 1962
Roberto Jesús Melián Bolaños
Born 1995
Jeremy Betancor
Born 1998
Juan Guillermo
1916 - 1968
Roberto Guerra
Born 1983
Germán Santana Pérez
Born 1969
Agustín Millares Cantero
Born 1950
Ale González
Born 1994
Leopoldo Matos y Massieu
1878 - 1936
Walter Behrens (Maler)
1911 - 1999
Carmen Hernández Bento
Born 1963
Víctor Ramírez
Born 1944
Yeray Ortega Guarda
Born 1979
David Sainz
Born 1983
Juan Manuel Rodríguez Pérez
Born 1958
José Miguel Pérez García
Born 1957
Carolina Darias San Sebastián
Born 1965
José Miguel Fraguela Gil
Born 1953
Alan Brandi
Born 1987
Alexandra Rodríguez Long
Born 1997
Sergio Millares Cantero
Born 1956
Yaiza Martínez
Born 1973
Carmelo Suárez
Born 1949
Miguel Sarmiento
1876 - 1926
Chona Madera
1901 - 1980
Berni Hernández
Born 1975
Arturo Lang-Lenton
Born 1949
Eduardo Gregorio
1903 - 1974
Rafael Mújica
1927 - 1987
Ulrike Behrmann von Zerboni
Born 1940
Almudena Rodríguez
Born 1993
Rafael Álvarez (diver)
Born 1971
Domingo Tejera de Quesada
1881 - 1944
Óscar Bergasa
Born 1941
Gabriel Calzada
Born 1972
Baltasar Champsaur Sicilia
1856 - 1934
Néstor de la Torre Comminges
1875 - 1933
Jaime Muñoz-Delgado
Born 1952
Patricia Cabrera
Born 1991
José Antonio Santana
Born 1981
Natalia Pulido
Born 1969
Alba Rodríguez
Born 1987
Sindo Saavedra
1949 - 2005
Maribel Lacave
Born 1951
Pedro Linhart
Born 1962
Australia Navarro
Born 1961
Miguel Ángel Deniz Mendez
Born 1982
Onán Barreiros
Born 1981
José Luis Pernas
Born 1943
Maikel Nieves
Born 1989
Manuel Verdugo y Albiturría
1749 - 1816
Christian Díaz
Born 1992
Manolo Vieira
Born 1949
Noemí Santana Perera
Born 1984
Susana Abril
Born 1988
Fabio Santana
Born 1992
Miguel Lang
Born 1956
Sebastián Franquis
Born 1961
Alberto Manrique
1926 - 2018
Kimberley Tell
Born 1989
María Dolores Camalich Massieu
Born 1953
Meri Pita
Born 1958
Víctor Doreste Grande
1902 - 1966
Gabriela Rubio
Born 1966
Himar González
Born 1976
Davinia Rodríguez
Born 1980
Carmen Vicente Cabañas
Born 1987
Rita Pulido
Born 1945
Calixto Méndez
1937 - 2015
María del Mar Julios
Born 1958
Gabri (footballer, born 1993)
Born 1993
Manuel Guerra (swimmer)
1928 - 2020
Mónica Cavallé
Born 1967
Pino Caballero Gil
Born 1968
Aarón Sarmiento
Born 1986
Manuel Quevedo
1937 - 2016
Rafael Griera i Calderón
1934 - 2018
Gustavo Socorro
Born 1973
Flora Pescador Monagas
Born 1953
José Manuel León
1944 - 2020
Luis Suárez (actor)
1940 - 1992
Úrsula López
1870 - 1966
Pedro Flores (escritor)
Born 1968
Ángel Almeida
1972 - 1997