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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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0089 WRITER

Isabel Oyarzábal Smith

1878 - 1974

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0144 ILLUSTRATOR

Francisco Sancha Lengo

1874 - 1936

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0162 ACTOR

Rosario Soler

1879 - 1944

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0170 POET

Salvador González Anaya

1879 - 1955

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0209 ARCHITECT

Fernando Guerrero Strachan

1879 - 1930

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0269 ACTOR

Rosario Pino

1871 - 1933

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0272 PAINTER

Ricardo Verdugo Landi

1870 - 1930

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0322 PHYSICIAN

Clemente Álvarez (médico)

1872 - 1948

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0374 PLAYWRIGHT

Félix Limendoux

1870 - 1908

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0427 JOURNALIST

Francisco Verdugo Landi

1874 - 1959

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0468 FOOTBALL

Gustavo Green

Born 1878

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0470 WRITER

Manuel Carretero

1878 - 1908

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0507 ARCHITECT

Manuel Rivera Vera

1879 - 1940

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