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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 king — 8.5× 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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0017 DESIGNER

Patricia Urquiola

Born 1961

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0045 PRESENTER

Ana García-Siñeriz

Born 1965

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0055 SINGER

Cristina del Valle

Born 1960

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0063 ACTOR

Sonia Grande

Born 1964

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0065 FOOTBALL

Paco Fernández

Born 1967

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0073 TEACHER

Enrique Moradiellos

Born 1961

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0098 FOOTBALL

Luis Manuel Arias Vega

Born 1967

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0117 ECONOMIST

José Manuel Campa

Born 1964

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0124 PHYSICIST

Ángel Rubio (Physiker)

Born 1965

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0165 WRITER

Cristina Gallo

Born 1965

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0172 BICICLETA

Álvaro Neil

Born 1967

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0181 WRITER

Ana Galán

Born 1964

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0186 WRITER

Pedro Olalla

Born 1966

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0187 SCULPTOR

Paco Cao

Born 1965

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0197 PHYSICIST

Ramon Torrecillas

Born 1963

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0198 JOURNALIST

Javier Bauluz

Born 1960

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0204 PHILOLOGIST

Mercedes Arriaga Flórez

Born 1960

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0219 WRITER

Javier Almuzara

Born 1969

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0220 LINGUIST

Álvaro Arias

Born 1969

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0240 JOURNALIST

Antonio Lobato

Born 1965

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0248 JOURNALIST

Eulogio López

Born 1960

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0267 WRITER

Inaciu Iglesias

Born 1966

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0303 PRESENTER

Minerva Piquero

Born 1967

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0305 JOURNALIST

Carmen del Riego

Born 1960

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0335 ADVENTURER

Carmen Domínguez

Born 1969

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0336 JOURNALIST

Susana Roza

Born 1965

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0359 DIPLOMAT

Juan Carlos Sánchez Alonso

Born 1961

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0361 FOOTBALL

Gaspar Rodríguez Llaneza

Born 1968

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0368 POLITICIAN

Paloma Sainz

Born 1961

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0371 FOOTBALL

Santiago García Barrero

Born 1961

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0373 FOOTBALL

Antonia Is Piñera

Born 1966

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0377 JOURNALIST

Florentino Alonso Piñón

Born 1963

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0380 POLITICIAN

Reinerio Álvarez Saavedra

Born 1962

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0382 FOOTBALL

Juan Manuel Mata Rodríguez

Born 1964

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0393 SPORT

Vicente Bultó Estébanez

Born 1968

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0396 JOURNALIST

Pablo Vaquero

Born 1966

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0398 FOOTBALL

José Joaquín Melgar

Born 1968

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0403 FOOTBALL

Juan Alberto Fernández Argüelles

Born 1969

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0406 LITERARY

José Luis Campal

Born 1965

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0407 FOOTBALL

José Manuel Gómez Ondina

Born 1960

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0416 BASEBALL

Al Pardo

Born 1962

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0423 POET

Emma Cabal

Born 1968

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0444 POLITICIAN

Alfonso Jesús Rodríguez-Hevia González

Born 1962

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