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MURCIA

Most Famous People Born in Murcia, Spain

Notable people
314
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1948
Most distinctive
Sculptor 4.4×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Murcia Is Known For

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Football is Murcia's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (52).

Murcia over-indexes on sculptor — 4.4× the global rate.

  1. Football52
  2. Politician32
  3. Writer26
  4. Painter20
  5. Sport19
  6. Actor19
  7. Journalist12
  8. Sculptor9
  1. Sculptor94.4×
  2. Sport193.6×
  3. Writer262.5×
  4. Painter202.4×
  5. Journalist122.4×
  6. Composer71.7×
  7. Poet51.5×
  8. Basket61.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0009 SINGER

Mari Trini

1947 - 2009

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0040 PRIEST

Francisco Gil Hellín

Born 1940

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0053 POLITICIAN

Manuel Sánchez Ayuso

1941 - 1982

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0054 PROFESSOR

Pancracio Celdrán

1942 - 2019

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0078 ART HISTORIAN

José Luis Morales y Marín

1945 - 1998

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0100 POET

Eloy Sánchez Rosillo

Born 1948

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0105 PRIEST

Jesús Juárez Párraga

Born 1942

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0112 PRIEST

José Manuel Lorca Planes

Born 1949

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0117 PHILOSOPHER

Francisco Jarauta

Born 1941

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0121 WRITER

Luis Delgado Bañón

Born 1946

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0127 PAINTER

Pedro Alberto Saura Ramos

Born 1948

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0129 FOOTBALL

Jose Luis Borja

Born 1947

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0139 ARCHITECT

Ricardo Aroca

Born 1940

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0141 POLITICIAN

Andrés Hernández Ros

1948 - 2016

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0142 MATHEMATICIAN

Antonio Córdoba Barba

Born 1949

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0164 SCULPTOR

Elisa Séiquer

1945 - 1996

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0216 FOOTBALL

José Francisco Pérez Sánchez

1948 - 2016

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0226 ACTOR

Juan Messeguer

Born 1948

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0232 PRIEST

Francisco Lerma Martínez

1944 - 2019

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0233 WRITER

Josa Fructuoso

Born 1947

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0257 POLITICIAN

Juan Ramón Calero

Born 1947

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0262 POLITICIAN

Juan Francisco Fernández Jiménez

Born 1940

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0273 FOOTBALL

Juan Antonio López Gallego

Born 1943

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0287 DIPLOMAT

José Turpín

Born 1948

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0294 FOOTBALL

Alfonso Alarcón

Born 1947

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0305 FOOTBALL

Antonio Ruiz Robles

1940 - 2014

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