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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×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football147
  2. Politician34
  3. Writer21
  4. Basket20
  5. Actor19
  6. Swimmer18
  7. Sport18
  8. Poet10
  1. Swimmer188.3×
  2. Handball64.3×
  3. Basket203.5×
  4. Football1473.0×
  5. Sport182.4×
  6. Poet102.1×
  7. Artist81.7×
  1. Politician340.6×

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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0021 POLITICIAN

José Manuel Soria

Born 1958

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0059 MAGISTRAT

Manuel Marchena

Born 1959

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0072 BASKET

Carmelo Cabrera

Born 1950

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0073 ECOLOGIST

Eufemiano Fuentes

Born 1955

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0078 SKIPPER

José Doreste

Born 1956

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0114 POET

Andrés Sánchez Robayna

Born 1952

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0132 PHILOLOGIST

Fernando Galván

Born 1957

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0141 ENGINEER

Juan Manuel Suárez Del Toro Rivero

Born 1952

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0162 ACTOR

Paco España

1951 - 2012

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0192 ARCHITECT

José Antonio Sosa

Born 1957

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0210 WRITER

Emilio González Déniz

Born 1951

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0223 POLITICIAN

Agustín Millares Cantero

Born 1950

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0231 COACH

Juan Manuel Rodríguez Pérez

Born 1958

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0232 HISTORIAN

José Miguel Pérez García

Born 1957

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0234 CHESS

José Miguel Fraguela Gil

Born 1953

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0237 TEACHER

Sergio Millares Cantero

Born 1956

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0254 MILITAR

Jaime Muñoz-Delgado

Born 1952

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0260 WRITER

Maribel Lacave

Born 1951

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0273 SWIMMER

Miguel Lang

Born 1956

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0277 ARQUEOLÓGIC

María Dolores Camalich Massieu

Born 1953

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0278 POLITICIAN

Meri Pita

Born 1958

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0286 POLITICIAN

María del Mar Julios

Born 1958

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0295 ACADEMIC

Flora Pescador Monagas

Born 1953

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0309 ARCHITECT

Magüi González

Born 1953

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0322 PHYSICIST

Catalina Ruiz Pérez

1957 - 2019

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0326 POLITICIAN

Joaquín Sagaseta

Born 1952

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0336 POLITICIAN

Juan Carlos Alemán

1952 - 2016

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0344 ART CRITIC

Octavio Zaya

Born 1954

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0351 FOOTBALL

Ignacio Pedro Moreno Carballo

Born 1951

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0356 FOOTBALL

Pepe Juan

Born 1954

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0372 OLYMPIC

Joaquín Blanco Roca

Born 1957

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0389 FOOTBALL

Juani Castillo

Born 1955

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0392 FOOTBALL

José Luis Hernández Ortega

1950 - 2018

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0402 FOOTBALL

Benito Morales Viera

Born 1952

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0409 FOOTBALL

Juan Antonio Pérez Sáez

Born 1952

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0410 FOOTBALL

Roque Díaz

Born 1952

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0416 FOOTBALL

Félix Marrero Morán

Born 1955

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0417 SPORT

Juan Carlos Rodríguez (judoka)

Born 1956

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0419 POLITICIAN

Jorge Alberto Rodríguez Pérez

Born 1955

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0423 POLITICIAN

Emilio Mayoral

Born 1954

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0429 FOOTBALL

Mayé

Born 1956

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0430 FOOTBALL

José Juan Santana Farías

Born 1958

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0446 BASKET

Miguel Ángel Aranzábal

Born 1953

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