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OVIEDO

Most Famous People Born in Oviedo, Spain

Notable people
448
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1946
Most distinctive
King 8.5×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 64 notable births.

What Oviedo Is Known For

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Football is Oviedo's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (78).

Oviedo over-indexes on king8.5× the global rate.

Oviedo under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football78
  2. Politician54
  3. Writer45
  4. Journalist20
  5. Painter16
  6. Singer12
  7. Sport12
  8. Actor12
  1. King58.5×
  2. Sculptor124.1×
  3. Writer453.1×
  4. Journalist202.8×
  5. Militar112.0×
  6. Academic81.8×
  7. Sport121.6×
  8. Football781.6×
  1. Actor120.5×

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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Showing 23 of 448 notable people

0013 POET

Antonio Gamoneda

Born 1931

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0020 FILM

Gonzalo Suárez

Born 1934

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0072 FOOTBALL

Francisco García Gómez

Born 1938

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0088 PAINTER

Manuel Calvo Abad

1934 - 2018

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0103 WRITER

Marino Gómez-Santos

Born 1930

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0136 ACADEMIC

Alfonso Nieto Tamargo

1932 - 2012

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0143 ACADEMIC

Josefina Martínez Álvarez

Born 1937

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0167 ACTOR

Juan José Otegui

Born 1936

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0173 WRITER

Mercedes Neuschäfer-Carlón

Born 1931

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0174 WRITER

Maribel Álvarez

Born 1935

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0206 WRITER

Héctor Vázquez-Azpiri

Born 1931

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0224 JOURNALIST

Emilio Tamargo

1938 - 2009

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0285 PHILOLOGIST

María del Carmen Bobes Naves

Born 1930

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0287 FOOTBALL

Toni Cuervo

1932 - 2017

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0288 PROFESSOR

José Amodia

1936 - 2006

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0290 POLITICIAN

Juan Luis de la Vallina

1932 - 2010

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0296 BUSINESS

Pedro Masaveu Peterson

1939 - 1993

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0317 FOOTBALL

Armando Fernández (football)

1932 - 2001

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0319 ILLUSTRATOR

Alfredo (ilustrador)

Born 1933

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0338 FOOTBALL

Mariano Medina Iglesias

1933 - 2013

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0421 FOOTBALL

Luis Alberto Rojo Parajón

1931 - 1961

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0441 FOOTBALL

Ricardo Pegnotti

1934 - 2015

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0446 FOOTBALL

Luis Pérez Rodríguez (futbolista)

1930 - 2011

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