39.5668° N, 2.6497° E
PALMA
Most Famous People Born in Palma, Spain
- Notable people
- 503
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1952
- Most distinctive
- Swimmer 5.8×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Palma during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 62 notable births.
What Palma Is Known For
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
Football is Palma's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (66).
Palma over-indexes on swimmer — 5.8× the global rate.
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.
- Sports
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Film & TV
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1930s Clear ×
0022 CHESS
Arturo Pomar
1931 - 2016
0045 BANK
Prince Rupert Loewenstein
1933 - 2014
0085 WRITER
Fernando Aínsa
1937 - 2019
0117 COMPOSER
Román Alís
1931 - 2006
0152 HISTORIAN
Guillermo Rosselló Bordoy
Born 1932
0166 ILLUSTRATOR
Fina Rifà
Born 1939
0193 COMPOSER
Bernat Pomar
1932 - 2011
0196 HISTORIAN
Juan Nadal Cañellas
1934 - 2016
0253 BUSINESS
Bartomeu Fiol
1933 - 2011
0272 SINGER
Margaluz
1939 - 2006
0274 PAINTER
Maria Dolors Miró
1931 - 2004
0352 DIPLOMAT
José Luís Dicenta Ballester
Born 1937
0410 GALLERIST
Josep Pinya Bonnin
Born 1935
0422 JOURNALIST
Carlos Zayas
Born 1933
0427 WRITER
Francisco de Oleza Le-Senne
Born 1938
0444 POLITICIAN
Victorino Anguera Sansó
1933 - 2010
0500 FOOTBALL
Lorenzo Homar
Born 1936