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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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0086 PRESENTER

Margarita Landi

1918 - 2004

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0121 WRITER

José Ricardo Morales

1915 - 2016

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0136 EDITOR

Ángel Caffarena

1914 - 1998

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0194 WRITER

Enrique Llovet

1917 - 2010

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0204 PAINTER

Francisco Palma Burgos

1918 - 1985

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0319 FOOTBALL

Juan de Cárcer

1910 - 1920

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0421 WRITER

María del Carmen Garrido

Born 1911

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0443 GUERRILLER

Antonio Gan Vargas

1918 - 1947

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0457 SCIENTIST

Teresa Loring

1918 - 2008

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0466 PHYSICIAN

Antonio Gutiérrez Mata

1915 - 1983

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0475 HIDALGO

Pedro Pérez Hidalgo

1912 - 2005

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0557 MARQUÉS

José Marqués Íñiguez

Born 1910

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0561 JOURNALIST

José María Bugella

1910 - 1970

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