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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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0016 POLITICIAN

Ramón Luis Valcárcel

Born 1954

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0062 ACADEMIC

Francisco Javier de Lucas Martín

Born 1952

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0064 POLITICIAN

Vicente Martínez-Pujalte

Born 1956

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0079 MUSICOLOGIST

Enrique Máximo García

1954 - 2008

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0086 SOCIOLOGIST

José María González García

Born 1950

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0103 JUDGE

Juan del Olmo

Born 1958

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0109 JOURNALIST

Francisco Pérez Abellán

1954 - 2018

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0148 PRODUCTOR

Julián Ruiz

Born 1950

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0169 POLITICIAN

José Ballesta Germán

Born 1958

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0171 POET

Juana J. Marín Saura

Born 1953

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0185 JOURNALIST

Chema Conesa

Born 1952

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0207 FOOTBALL

Carmelo Navarro

Born 1959

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0215 POLITICIAN

Joaquín Moya-Angeler Sánchez

Born 1954

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0229 ACTOR

Juan Bastida

1953 - 2018

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0238 MUSIC

Anton Ignorant

Born 1957

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0242 POLITICIAN

Josefa Pardo Ortiz

Born 1951

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0249 ACTOR

Ángel Amorós Riquelme

Born 1956

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0256 CURATOR

Luis Luna Moreno

1950 - 2018

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0269 CHEMIST

Ernesto Martínez Ataz

Born 1950

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0278 FOOTBALL

Patricio Pelegrín

1958 - 2017

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0293 POLITICIAN

Antonio Sánchez-Solís

Born 1958

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0310 POLITICIAN

Francisco Javier Oñate Marín

Born 1955

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