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PALMA

Most Famous People Born in Palma, Spain

Notable people
503
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1952
Most distinctive
Swimmer 5.8×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Palma Is Known For

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Football is Palma's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (66).

Palma over-indexes on swimmer — 5.8× the global rate.

  1. Football66
  2. Politician59
  3. Writer44
  4. Painter25
  5. Actor24
  6. Basket18
  7. Sport15
  8. Swimmer14
  1. Swimmer145.8×
  2. Basket182.8×
  3. Writer442.7×
  4. Diplomat72.4×
  5. Poet112.1×
  6. Architect92.0×
  7. Engineer61.9×
  8. Painter251.9×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Palma's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0062 COMPOSER

Bartolomé Calatayud

1882 - 1973

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0184 MILITAR

José Monasterio Ituarte

1882 - 1952

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0223 WRITER

Miquel Forteza

1888 - 1969

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0235 LAWYER

Félix Escalas

1880 - 1972

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0377 TEACHER

Cristòfol Ferrer i Ferrà

1888 - 1986

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0406 POLITICIAN

Mateo Zaforteza Musoles

1886 - 1961

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0418 ENGINEER

Pío García-Escudero y Fernández de Urrutia

1887 - 1977

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0454 TRABAJADOR

Bartomeu Llabrés Albertí

1886 - 1951

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0472 WRITER

María Francisca Clar Margarit

1888 - 1952

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