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MALAGA

Most Famous People Born in Malaga, Spain

Notable people
576
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1952
Most distinctive
Golf 6.1×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Malaga during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Malaga Is Known For

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Football is Malaga's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (110).

Malaga over-indexes on golf — 6.1× the global rate.

  1. Football110
  2. Politician49
  3. Actor45
  4. Writer41
  5. Painter30
  6. Singer18
  7. Poet17
  8. Basket17
  1. Golf66.1×
  2. Handball63.3×
  3. Poet172.8×
  4. Basket172.3×
  5. Writer412.2×
  6. Painter302.0×
  7. Physician71.8×
  8. Football1101.8×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0044 PAINTER

José Ruiz y Blasco

1838 - 1913

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0145 LIBRETTIST

Luis de Olona

1830 - 1891

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0155 RESEARCH

Amalia Heredia Livermore

1830 - 1902

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0192 LAWYER

José de Carvajal y Hué

1835 - 1899

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0199 WRITER

Isabel Cheix

1839 - 1899

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0265 NAVY

Manuel de la Cámara

1836 - 1920

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0268 DIPLOMAT

Bernabé Dávila y Bertololi

1839 - 1914

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0365 JOURNALIST

Teobaldo Nieva

1834 - 1894

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0373 WRITER

Eduardo de Palacio

1835 - 1900

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0415 BUSINESS

Manuel Domingo Larios

1836 - 1895

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0444 SCULPTOR

Antonio Gutiérrez de León

1831 - 1896

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0495 PAINTER

Manuel Criado Baca

1839 - 1899

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0528 POLITICIAN

Eduardo León y Llerena

1839 - 1900

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