43.3619° N, 5.8493° W
OVIEDO
Most Famous People Born in Oviedo, Spain
- Notable people
- 448
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1946
- Most distinctive
- King 8.5×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Oviedo during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Oviedo Is Known For
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Football is Oviedo's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (78).
Oviedo over-indexes on king — 8.5× the global rate.
Oviedo under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Oviedo's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Indalecio Prieto
1883 - 1962
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
1880 - 1962
Federico Romero
1886 - 1976
Sebastián Miranda
1885 - 1975
José María Fernández-Ladreda
1885 - 1954
Eduardo Martínez Torner
1888 - 1955
Ramón Prieto Bances
1889 - 1972
Leopoldo García-Alas García-Argüelles
1883 - 1937
Víctor Hevia Granda
1885 - 1957
Ignacio Herrero de Collantes
1881 - 1961
Plácido Álvarez-Buylla Lozana
1885 - 1938
Luis Noval Ferrao
1887 - 1909
Augusto Ordóñez
1883 - 1957
Concha Mori
1883 - 1972
Luis López-Dóriga
1885 - 1962
Giovanni Díaz Nosti
1880 - 1936
José de Legorburu y Domínguez-Matamoros
1882 - 1935