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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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0098 MILITAR

Juan Picasso González

1857 - 1935

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0153 WRITER

Juan Gualberto López-Valdemoro de Quesada

1855 - 1935

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0284 LAWYER

Andrés Parladé

1859 - 1933

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0327 WRITER

Guillermo Perrín

1857 - 1923

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0370 PAINTER

Laura García Hoppe

1853 - 1946

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0378 MILITAR

Agustín de Luque y Coca

1850 - 1935

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0383 WRITER

Josefa Ugarte Barrientos y Casaux

1854 - 1891

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0436 ARCHITECT

Eduardo Strachan Viana-Cárdenas

Born 1856

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0456 WRITER

José Encina Candebat

1857 - 1929

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