40.4167° N, 3.7025° W
MADRID
Most Famous People Born in Madrid, Spain
- Notable people
- 6,346
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1951
- Most distinctive
- Presenter 5.8×
Court city, then capital city, then everything else. Madrid's distinctive professions are presenters, diplomats, journalists, architects, and writers — the trades of a city where the ministries, the Real Academia, and the national television studios sit within a few blocks of each other. Almost nothing here predates the 1500s, when Philip II made Madrid the seat of the Spanish empire and the rest of the country started moving in; the modern bench is built on Real Madrid footballers and an unusually deep film bench.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Madrid Is Known For
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Actor is Madrid's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (692).
Madrid over-indexes on presenter — 5.8× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Madrid's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1790s Clear ×
Charles II, Duke of Parma
1799 - 1883
Manuel de Pando, 6th Marquis of Miraflores
1792 - 1872
José María de Torrijos y Uriarte
1791 - 1831
Antonio Gil y Zárate
1793 - 1861
Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Alba
1794 - 1835
Eugenio de Aviraneta
1792 - 1872
Manuela Malasaña
1791 - 1808
Francisco de Luxán
1798 - 1867
Eusebio María del Valle
1799 - 1867
Alphonse de Bauffremont
1792 - 1860
Nicolás Osorio
1793 - 1866
Juan de Mata Sevillano y Fraile
1790 - 1864
Pablo Iglesias González
1792 - 1825
Vicente Jimeno y Carra
1796 - 1857
José María de Bassoco
1795 - 1877
Melchor Cano (arquitecto)
1794 - 1842
Cayetano Urbina y Daoiz
1797 - 1867
Ángel María de Carvajal y Fernández de Córdoba
1793 - 1839
Joaquín Blake y Tovar
1799 - 1866
Rigores
1799 - 1843