40.9581° N, 5.6327° W
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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- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
0006 WRITER
Carmen Martín Gaite
1925 - 2000
0015 LINGUIST
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
1922 - 2020
0016 LINGUIST
Emilio Alarcos Llorach
1922 - 1998
0039 ARCHITECT
Antonio Fernández Alba
Born 1927
0058 BASKET
Domingo Bárcenas
1927 - 2000
0073 PHILOLOGIST
Antonio Llorente
1922 - 1998
0086 ACADEMIC
Pablo Lucas
1923 - 2011
0089 POET
Luciano G. Egido
Born 1928
0093 PHILOLOGIST
Elena Catena
1920 - 2012
0141 PAINTER
Zacarías González
1922 - 2003
0148 BIOLOGIST
José del Castillo Nicolau
1920 - 2002
0177 POET
José Ledesma Criado
1926 - 2005
0213 WRITER
Emilio Salcedo Salcedo
1929 - 1992
0253 FOOTBALL
Juan Escudero
1920 - 2012