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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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0003 POLITICIAN

José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca

1728 - 1808

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0016 POLITICIAN

Ramón Luis Valcárcel

Born 1954

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0026 POLITICIAN

Jesús Hernández Tomás

1907 - 1971

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0031 POLITICIAN

Mariano Ruiz-Funes

1889 - 1953

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0053 POLITICIAN

Manuel Sánchez Ayuso

1941 - 1982

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0058 POLITICIAN

Antonio García Alix

1852 - 1911

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0064 POLITICIAN

Vicente Martínez-Pujalte

Born 1956

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0066 POLITICIAN

Antonio Gálvez Arce

1819 - 1898

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0135 POLITICIAN

María González Veracruz

Born 1979

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0141 POLITICIAN

Andrés Hernández Ros

1948 - 2016

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0155 POLITICIAN

Antonio Pérez Crespo

1929 - 2012

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0169 POLITICIAN

José Ballesta Germán

Born 1958

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0177 POLITICIAN

Isidoro de la Cierva

1870 - 1939

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0191 POLITICIAN

Javier Sánchez Serna

Born 1985

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0192 POLITICIAN

Lope Gisbert

1824 - 1888

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0196 POLITICIAN

Javier Ruano

Born 1970

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0199 POLITICIAN

José María Aroca Ruiz-Funes

1933 - 2010

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0210 POLITICIAN

Luis Federico Guirao Girada

1848 - 1921

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0215 POLITICIAN

Joaquín Moya-Angeler Sánchez

Born 1954

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0227 POLITICIAN

Fernando Piñuela

1897 - 1939

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0242 POLITICIAN

Josefa Pardo Ortiz

Born 1951

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0244 POLITICIAN

José Ruiz del Toro

1903 - 1957

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0251 POLITICIAN

Pedro Alberto Cruz

Born 1972

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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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0265 POLITICIAN

Salvador López Sanz

1924 - 2009

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0268 POLITICIAN

Emilio Santa Cruz

Died 1925

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0279 POLITICIAN

José Macián Pérez

Born 1905

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0293 POLITICIAN

Antonio Sánchez-Solís

Born 1958

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0296 POLITICIAN

Miguel Antonio de Merlos

1669 - 1744

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0310 POLITICIAN

Francisco Javier Oñate Marín

Born 1955

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0311 POLITICIAN

Juan Luis Soto Burillo

Born 1978

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