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SALAMANCA
Most Famous People Born in Salamanca, Spain
- Notable people
- 316
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1939
- Most distinctive
- Matador 122.5×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Salamanca during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Salamanca Is Known For
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Football is Salamanca's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (44).
Salamanca over-indexes on matador — 122.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Salamanca's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Vicente del Bosque
Born 1950
Alfonso XI of Castile
1311 - 1350
Yann Martel
Born 1963
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
1510 - 1554
Álvaro Arbeloa
Born 1983
Carmen Martín Gaite
1925 - 2000
José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones
1898 - 1980
Abraham Zacuto
1450 - 1515
Tomás Bretón
1850 - 1923
Charo López
Born 1943
Diego de Torres Villarroel
1698 - 1770
Fernando Gallego
1440 - 1507
Beatriz Galindo
1465 - 1534
Mark Russinovich
Born 1966
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
1922 - 2020
Emilio Alarcos Llorach
1922 - 1998
María Fernanda Espinosa
Born 1964
Pedro Garfias
1901 - 1967
Óscar González Marcos
Born 1982
José Luis García Sánchez
Born 1941
Francisco de Montejo
1479 - 1553
Ventura Ruiz Aguilera
1820 - 1881
Daniel Navarro
Born 1983
Álvaro Benito
Born 1976
Eleuterio Sánchez
Born 1942
Carlos Peña (Spanish footballer)
Born 1983
Ignacio Cosidó
Born 1965
Antonio Carnicero
1748 - 1814
Federico de Onís
1885 - 1966
María Sánchez Lorenzo
Born 1977
Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro
1837 - 1905
Diego Pisador
1509 - 1550
Ibán Cuadrado
Born 1979
Lucas Fernández
1474 - 1542
Laslo Đere
Born 1995
José Iglesias de la Casa
1748 - 1791
Javi Hernández
Born 1989
Juan Vázquez de Coronado
1523 - 1565
Antonio Fernández Alba
Born 1927
Silvia Alonso
Born 1992
Pedro de Soto
1493 - 1563
Tito García
1931 - 2003
Toti (footballer)
Born 1987
Diego de Zúñiga
1536 - 1597
Mario Ramos (actor)
Born 1973
José Antonio Pascual
Born 1942
Manuel Francisco Álvarez de la Peña
1727 - 1797
Juan Antonio Pérez López
1934 - 1996
Kike (footballer, born 1988)
Born 1988
Álvaro de Arriba
Born 1994
Jorge Alonso
Born 1985
Javier Carpio
Born 1984
Juan Antonio González Iglesias
Born 1964
Adolfo González Montes
Born 1946
Carme Chaparro
Born 1973
José Ángel Alonso
Born 1989
Francisco Maldonado
1480 - 1521
Domingo Bárcenas
1927 - 2000
María Bernabéu
Born 1988
Antonio Salamanca
1479 - 1562
José Luis Muñoz (écrivain)
Born 1951
Alejandro Muñoz-Alonso
1934 - 2016
Paz Battaner
Born 1938
Jean-Bertrand Pégot-Ogier
1877 - 1915
Jerónimo Bécker
1857 - 1925
Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero
Born 1961
Vicente Nieto
1769 - 1810
Sergio Martín Herrera
Born 1977
Julio Velázquez
Born 1981
Enrique Gil Robles
1849 - 1908
Fátima Miranda
Born 1952
Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo
1440 - 1512
Antonio Llorente
1922 - 1998
Carlos Boyero
Born 1953
Jaime Vera López
1859 - 1918
Salvador Vila Hernández
1904 - 1936
Josefa Martín Luengo
1944 - 2009
Roberto Olabe del Arco
Born 1996
Mercedes de Jesús Egido
1935 - 2004
Eugenio Cuello Calón
1879 - 1963
Esther Vaquero
Born 1982
Luis López de Solís
1534 - 1606
Tomás Francisco Prieto
1716 - 1782
Eduardo Pérez Pujol
1830 - 1894
Eloy Bullón Fernández
1879 - 1957
Pablo Lucas
1923 - 2011
Dolores Cebrián Fernández de Villegas
1881 - 1973
Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias
Born 1960
Luciano G. Egido
Born 1928
Aarón Sánchez (footballer)
Born 1996
Juan Domínguez Berrueta
1866 - 1959
Quequé
Born 1977
Elena Catena
1920 - 2012
Gustavo Cañete
Born 1977
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga
Born 1945
Carmen Pena
Born 1947
Bartolomé de Ledesma
1524 - 1604
Bernardo Hernández González
Born 1970
Ramón García Mateos
Born 1960
María Jesús Moro Almaraz
Born 1961
Pedro Cornejo de Pedrosa
1536 - 1618
Francisco Giral
1911 - 2002
Fernando González Bernáldez
1933 - 1992
Luis Pérez Garcia
Born 1966
Casto Prieto Carrasco
1886 - 1936
Héctor Ladero
Born 1989
Miguel Beato del Rosal
Born 1939
Camilo García
Born 1947
Mariano Venancio
Born 1947
Pedro de Zúñiga y de la Cueva
1560 - 1631
Cristóbal Pérez de Herrera
1558 - 1620
Guadalupe Lancho
Born 1971
José María Lamamié de Clairac
1887 - 1956
José Luis Casaseca
1800 - 1869
Jonathan Martín (footballer)
Born 1981
Jesús Hernández de la Torre
Born 1989
Manuel Doyagüe
1755 - 1842
Aníbal Núñez
1944 - 1987
Santiago Pedraz
Born 1958
Diego Barri
Born 1995
Helena Pimenta
Born 1955
Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso
Born 1952
Ángel Manuel Ballesteros García
Born 1942
Francisco Villar y Ortiz de Urbina
Born 1945
Ricardo Soriano
1883 - 1973
Carlos Cristeto
Born 1994
Susana Marcos Celestino
Born 1970
Manuel Gil Maestre
1844 - 1912
Enrique Vicente Hernández
Born 1945
Diego Sevilla
Born 1996
Francisco Bernis Madrazo
1916 - 2003
Fátima Blázquez
Born 1975
Graciano Tarragó
1892 - 1973
Félix Prieto
Born 1975
Luis Manuel de Pando y Sánchez
1846 - 1927
Alfonso Fernández Mañueco
Born 1965
Francisco Castaño
Born 1951
Carlos Therón
Born 1978
Matilde Cherner
1833 - 1880
Alonso del Castillo Maldonado
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Zacarías González
1922 - 2003
David Montero del Río
Born 1985
María Gómez (artista)
Born 1953
Chema de la Peña
Born 1964
Francisco Maldonado de Guevara
1891 - 1985
Diego José Gómez Heredia
Born 1990
Daniel López Alcañiz
Born 1982
José del Castillo Nicolau
1920 - 2002
Diego de Anaya Maldonado
1357 - 1437
José Andrés y Manso
1896 - 1936
Tomás Jiménez Álvarez
Born 1979
Álvaro Molina González
Born 1994
Gonzalo Bravo Castañeda
Born 1951
Norberto Cuesta Dutari
1907 - 1989
Cristina González Ramos
Born 1983
Flora de Pablo
Born 1952
José Antonio Gómez de Eulate
Born 1955
Diego Caballo
Born 1994
Hugo Martín Cuervo
Born 1987
Santiago Diego-Madrazo
1816 - 1890
Daniel Retuerta
Born 1989
Manuel García Blanco
1902 - 1966
Ignacio Bellido
Born 1938
Carlos Revilla
1933 - 2000
Diana Sorel (actress)
Born 1946
José Polo Benito
1879 - 1936
El Niño de la Capea
Born 1952
Carlos Torres Vila (banker)
Born 1966
Cristina Luján
-
José Núñez Larraz
1916 - 1995
Alfonso Navalón
1933 - 2005
María Isabel Núñez Paz
Born 1964
Ángela Serna
-
José Ángel Juanes Seseña
Born 1940
Carmen Bernis Madrazo
1919 - 2001
Carlos Encinas González
1907 - 1997
José Ledesma Criado
1926 - 2005
Luis Ignacio de Horna
Born 1942
Pablo Alonso de la Avecilla
1810 - 1860
Vicky Gómez
Born 1988
Lorenzo de Benito y Endara
1855 - 1932
Felisa Verdejo
Born 1950
Sancho de Muñón
-
Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira
1300 - 1379
Manuel Villar y Macías
1828 - 1891
Juan Iturralde
1917 - 1999
Florentino Hernández Girbal
1902 - 2002
Joaquín Ramos Marcos
Born 1946
Luis Maldonado de Guevara
1860 - 1926
Felipe José de Tres-Palacios y Verdeja
1722 - 1799
Juan Álvarez Maldonado
Died 1608
Mariano Domínguez Berrueta
1871 - 1956
María Reina Salas Alonso
Born 1959
José de Solís y Valderrábano
1643 - 1713
Enrique Estevan y Vicente
1849 - 1927
Asier García (cestista)
Born 1978
Andrés Martínez Oria
Born 1950
Ángel Crego
Born 1964
Juan Luis González García
Born 1970
Francisco de Solís Quiñones y Montenegro
Died 1545
Vicente Vera y López
1855 - 1934
Primitivo Santa Cecilia
1875 - 1954
Julián Lanzarote
Born 1951
Antonio de Paz
1590 - 1647
Tomás Rodríguez Pinilla
1814 - 1886
Álvaro Gómez Martín
Born 1997
Fernando López-Amor
Born 1952
Blanca Cerón
Born 1974
Pedro Hernández (sculptor)
1585 - 1665
Eugenio Santos
Born 1953
Bruno Fernández de los Ronderos
Born 1822
Diégue de Zuniga
1525 - 1577
Emilio Salcedo Salcedo
1929 - 1992
José María Guervós Hoyos
1917 - 2001
Luis Fuentes Rodríguez
Born 1960
Raúl Lozano Marcos
Born 1977
Amparo Cebrián
1883 - 1955
Andrés Catalán
Born 1983
Jerónimo García de Quiñones
1730 - 1808
José Ignacio Hernández Fraile
Born 1969
José Antonio Sayagués
Born 1952
Ricardo Íscar
Born 1962
David Prieto Ruiz
Born 1977
Maximino Carpio García
Born 1945
José Sánchez Gómez
1884 - 1936
María Pimentel de Fonseca y Zúñiga
1549 - 1594
Francisco de Salamanca (rejero)
-
Antonio Guerrero (pintor)
Born 1777
Baltasar Maldonado
Died 1552
Serafín Holgado de Antonio
1950 - 1977
Maria Mercedes Cabezas Terrero
1911 - 1993
Pedro Bello
-
Antonio Escribano
1902 - 1972
José Maestro San José
1900 - 1936
Francisco Sepúlveda
1819 - 1895
Antonio de la Ascensión
-
Carlos Sánchez-Reyes de Palacio
Born 1939
Victoriano Encinas y Reyes
1857 - 1896
Miguel García Martín
1935 - 2014
Luis Roberto Álvarez
Born 1982
Eva María Pérez López
Born 1972
Sancho Pérez de Paz
1280 - 1314
Diego Brochero
Died 1625
Sito (footballer, born 1988)
Born 1988
Juan Moreno Yagüe
Born 1973
Bernardo Dorado
1710 - 1778
Lourdes Guerras
Born 1950
Emilio Ortuño "Jumillano"
Born 1933
Joaquín Guerrero Casasola
Born 1962
Juan Fernando Fernández
Born 1989
Antonio Avendaño y Paz
1520 - 1590
Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez
1547 - 1613
Juan Escudero
1920 - 2012
Fernando de Carvajal y Ribera
1632 - 1701
Andrés Alonso García
Born 1961
Roque Pro Alonso
1912 - 1983
Tomás del Estal
-
Carmen Comadrán
-
José Luis Isabel Sánchez
Born 1940
Arcade (martyr)
Died 437
Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza
1574 - 1641
Isidoro García Barrado
1856 - 1902
Luis Landínez
1911 - 1962
Elena Diego
Born 1972
Pedro Encinas y Reyes
1868 - 1920
Eugenio Arias Herranz
Born 1909
Juan Manuel Sánchez Marcos
1893 - 1960
Nicolás Carrizo
1521 - 1582
Francisco Cortés Gabaudán
Born 1954
Garban
Born 1988
Pedro Maldonado Pimentel
1490 - 1522
Miguel Ramírez de Salamanca
Died 1534
David Rodríguez Encinas
Born 1984
Damián Villar
1917 - 2003
Helena Cortés
Born 1962
Juan Portocarrero
Died 1631
Felipe Yagüe Hernández
Born 1978
Baldassare de Benavente
1638 - 1687
María Luisa Peña Tabernero
Born 1935
Javier Valverde
Born 1977
Antolín de Santiago
Born 1918
Manuel Sánchez Cuesta (periodista)
1884 - 1939
Manuel de Herrera
1635 - 1689
Nicolás-María de Ojesto y Díaz-Agero
Died 1918
César Martín Ortiz
1958 - 2010
Francisco de Solís Osorio
-
Jesús López Lira
1888 - 1961
Roberto Rodríguez Encinas
Born 1979
Sergio Jiménez Rodríguez
Born 1980
Jesús Esperabé de Arteaga González
1909 - 1987
Juan Lamamié de Clairac
1831 - 1919
Eduardo Gallo
Born 1984
José Ignacio Sánchez
Born 1971
Blanca Marcos
Born 1986
Gaspar Ruiz de Pereda
Died 1610
Isabel de Ocampo
-
Manuel Estella
Born 1939
Miguel Ángel Cilleros
Born 1962
Tadeu de Almeida Furtado
1810 - 1901
José Revilla
Born 1963