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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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0006 SINGER

Maria del Mar Bonet

Born 1947

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0008 SCREENWRITER

Carme Riera

Born 1948

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0049 SINGER

Juan Pardo (chanteur)

Born 1942

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0055 POLITICIAN

Félix Pons

1942 - 2010

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0061 DIPLOMAT

Jorge Dezcallar de Mazarredo

Born 1945

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0063 WRITER

Pau Riba Romeva

Born 1948

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0095 WRITER

Carlos García Gual

Born 1943

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0112 SPORT

José Amengual

Born 1944

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0115 HISTORIAN

Josep Massot

Born 1941

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0121 WRITER

Valentí Puig

Born 1949

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0126 PAINTER

Ferran García Sevilla

Born 1949

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0130 POLITICIAN

Gabriel Cañellas

Born 1941

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0142 PRODUCER

Claudio Biern Boyd

Born 1940

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0146 LAWYER

Santiago Rodríguez-Miranda

Born 1940

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0175 WRITER

Pere Morey i Severa

1941 - 2019

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0178 WRITER

Ana María Fernández Martínez

Born 1949

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0181 SCULPTOR

Carlos Mata

1949 - 2008

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0194 MILITAR

Fulgencio Coll Bucher

Born 1948

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0210 LAWYER

Juan Ramallo Massanet

Born 1943

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0236 ACTOR

Ana Frau

Born 1944

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0255 WRITER

Jaume Pomar

1943 - 2013

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0261 WRITER

Antoni-Lluc Ferrer

Born 1942

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0262 POET

Antonina Canyelles i Colom

Born 1942

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0264 HISTORIAN

Joan Oleza

Born 1946

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0269 LAWYER

Margarita Retuerto

1944 - 2005

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0276 POET

Guillem Simó

1945 - 2004

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0278 BOTANIST

Leonardo Llorens

Born 1946

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0292 DIPLOMAT

Josep Maria Pons Irazazábal

Born 1948

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0316 LAWYER

Guillem Vidal Andreu

1941 - 2007

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0329 MEDIEVALIST

Pau Cateura Bennàsser

1949 - 2018

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0330 CHEMIST

Víctor Cerdà Martín

Born 1946

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0350 BOOKSELLER

Xavier Abraham

Born 1945

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0360 SINGER

Joan Ramon Bonet

Born 1944

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0365 DIPLOMAT

Melitón Cardona Torres

Born 1944

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0368 PRESENTER

Paquita Tomàs

Born 1943

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0380 PAINTER

Irene Bordoy García

Born 1940

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0403 BALLET

Isabel Llull

Born 1946

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0409 POLITICIAN

Emilio Alonso Sarmiento

Born 1942

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0413 DIPLOMAT

Eduardo Junco Bonet

Born 1945

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0421 MODEL

Maruja García

Born 1943

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0443 WRITER

José Arce (Autor)

Born 1942

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0448 PRIEST

Bartomeu Suau

Born 1944

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0456 CHEMIST

Esteban Chornet

Born 1942

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0465 WORKER

Maria Salleras

Born 1947

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0482 LAWYER

Miquel Capellà Moià

1946 - 2020

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0487 POLITICIAN

Paulino Buchens

1944 - 1999

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0498 FOOTBALL

Pedro Taberner

Born 1946

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