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
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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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José Antonio Bermúdez Rodríguez
1927 - 2017
Iris Junio
Born 1999
Encarnación Cubas Báez
1831 - 1915
Roko Peribonio
Born 1991
Lourdes Peláez
Born 1976
José Manuel Bermúdez Esparza
Born 1966
Daida Ruano
Born 1977
Andrés González Déniz
Born 1961
Magüi González
Born 1953
Juan Cedrés
1927 - 1979
Ignacio Crespo del Castillo
1908 - 2009
Wenceslao Benítez
1879 - 1954
Miguel Ángel Ramírez Alonso
Born 1969
Julio Cabrera (swimmer)
Born 1942
Juan Ramón Marrero
Born 1963
Santi Lampón
Born 1972
Orlando Suárez
Born 1972
Javier de Rivera
Born 1902
Seth Airam Vega
Born 1998
Juan Trujillo Domínguez
1913 - 1979
Jesús Navarro Mazzotti
Born 1910
Catalina Ruiz Pérez
1957 - 2019
Antonio Farré
Born 1961
Raquel Peña
Born 1988
Noelia Pérez Peñate
Born 1972
Joaquín Sagaseta
Born 1952
Patrick Dennis (musician)
Born 1968
Omar Santana
Born 1991
Luis Antúnez Monzón
1845 - 1915
Belinda Vega Gutiérrez
Born 1985
Gilberto Marquina López
1933 - 2009
Castor Elzo
1917 - 1989
Ana Padrón Barrera
Born 1933
José Lasa
Born 1973
Néstor Gordillo
Born 1989
Juan Carlos Alemán
1952 - 2016
Gonzalo Bozzoni
Born 1990
Oranda Rodríguez
Born 1970
Manolo Hussein
Born 1962
Silvia Doblado
Born 1987
Marcos Jesús Morales
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Pepa Luzardo
Born 1963
Cristian Cedrés
Born 1996
Octavio Zaya
Born 1954
Antonio Cedrés
1927 - 2015
Lolita Pluma
1904 - 1987
José Mesa Suárez
1915 - 1974
Diego Marrero Parras
Born 1995
Gustavo Martínez (sailor)
Born 1975
Jorge Santana
Born 1990
Ignacio Pedro Moreno Carballo
Born 1951
Oswaldo Guerra Sánchez
Born 1966
José Manuel Ojeda Sarmiento
Born 1974
Marta Moll de Alba
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Jesús Cabrera
Born 1945
Pepe Juan
Born 1954
Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios
Born 1965
Gonzalo Melián
Born 1979
Minerva Montero Pérez
Born 1976
Armando Marcos Placeres
Born 1947
Tomás Falcón Reyes
Born 1940
Adrián Guerra
Born 1984
José Pérez García
1909 - 1972
Alby Ojeda
Born 1979
Juan Luis Calero
Born 1960
Álvaro Antonio Pérez Domínguez
Born 1949
Willy Villar
Born 1969
Julio Suárez
Born 1960
Domingo Ruano
Born 1910
Jonay Díaz
Born 1988
Escarlata Bernard
Born 1989
Joaquín Blanco Roca
Born 1957
Fernando Bergasa Perdomo
Born 1938
José Juan Almeida
Born 1967
Tino Luis Cabrera
Born 1970
Pacuco Rosales
Born 1949
Sergio Marrero Barrios
Born 1962
Manuel Bermejo Pérez
1922 - 2005
Federico Páez Martín
Born 1948
Iballa Ruano
Born 1977
Francisco Machín Domínguez
1917 - 1979
Jaime O'Shanahan
1921 - 2010
Ardiel Zaya
Born 1981
Doug Baker (rugby union)
Born 1929
Abraham Noé Jesús Quesada
Born 1985
Gilberto Beneyto
Born 1927
Antonio López de Ávila Muñoz
Born 1968
María Isabel Rodríguez (futbolista)
Born 1999
Juani Castillo
Born 1955
Aday Santana
Born 1978
Gustavo del Castillo
Born 1977
José Luis Hernández Ortega
1950 - 2018
Nacor Medina Perez
Born 1988
Nazario Padrón
Born 1945
Juan Luis Pulido Santana
Born 1983
José Cossio
Born 1942
Ernesto Aparicio
1936 - 2019
Antonio Limiñana López
1904 - 1982
Fernando Ortiz Wiot
1932 - 2008
José Juan Navarro Batista
Born 1981
Heriberto de la Fe
Born 1941
Benito Morales Viera
Born 1952
Jorge Rodríguez Padrón
Born 1943
Amanda Delgado Johansson
Born 1995
Andrés Luis Cañadas Machado
Born 1941
Noly
Born 1949
Sebastián Daniel Oliveros García
Born 1984
Añaterve Cruz
Born 1986
Juan Antonio Pérez Sáez
Born 1952
Roque Díaz
Born 1952
José Manuel Naranjo
Born 1965
Javi Martel
Born 1979
Julia Domínguez
Born 1995
Juan Carlos Santomé
Born 1969
Niz (futbolista)
Born 1945
Félix Marrero Morán
Born 1955
Juan Carlos Rodríguez (judoka)
Born 1956
Manuel Naranjo
1930 - 2006
Jorge Alberto Rodríguez Pérez
Born 1955
Manuel M. Almeida
1962 - 2020
Alberto Molina
Born 1943
Manuel González Ortega
Born 1962
Emilio Mayoral
Born 1954
Manuel Torres Díaz
1927 - 2006
Brad Troup
Born 1982
Aarón Sarmiento Padilla
Born 1986
Guillermo Hernández Robaina
Born 1945
Matías Marrero
Born 1964
Mayé
Born 1956
José Juan Santana Farías
Born 1958
Javier Campos Cabrera
Born 1963
Manuel Santana Farias
Born 1923
Diego Parras
Born 1995
Ricardo Costa Álvarez
1933 - 1968
Victoria Escarlata Bernard
Born 1989
Gaspar de la Cueva (marqués de Bedmar)
1594 - 1664
Juan de Fustes
1500 - 1573
Jesús Montesdeoca
Born 1966
Jaime López Sánchez
Born 1986
Pedro Santana (skulptör)
Born 1929
Óscar Ramírez Hernández (futbolista español) -
Born 1944
Remigio Delgado
Born 1986
Cristian García Santana
Born 1987
María Luisa Garayzábal Medley
Born 1910
Diego Quintana Santana
Born 1978
Miguel Ángel Aranzábal
Born 1953
Amadou Tijane Diallo
Born 1992
Moritz Mauch
Born 1996
Elena Melián
Born 2001
Manuel del Toro
Born 1925