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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×
Through the Centuries

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.

  1. Football44
  2. Politician32
  3. Writer18
  4. Actor16
  5. Poet11
  6. Sport9
  7. Lawyer9
  8. Painter8
  1. Matador5122.5×
  2. Prelate814.9×
  3. Philologist512.1×
  4. Biologist58.7×
  5. Poet113.4×
  6. Writer181.8×
  7. Sport91.7×
  8. Lawyer91.6×

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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Showing 44 of 316 notable people

0001 FOOTBALL

Vicente del Bosque

Born 1950

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Álvaro Arbeloa

Born 1983

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Óscar González Marcos

Born 1982

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Álvaro Benito

Born 1976

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Carlos Peña (Spanish footballer)

Born 1983

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Ibán Cuadrado

Born 1979

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Javi Hernández

Born 1989

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Toti (footballer)

Born 1987

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Kike (footballer, born 1988)

Born 1988

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Jorge Alonso

Born 1985

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Javier Carpio

Born 1984

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José Ángel Alonso

Born 1989

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Julio Velázquez

Born 1981

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Roberto Olabe del Arco

Born 1996

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Aarón Sánchez (footballer)

Born 1996

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Gustavo Cañete

Born 1977

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Héctor Ladero

Born 1989

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Jonathan Martín (footballer)

Born 1981

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Jesús Hernández de la Torre

Born 1989

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Diego Barri

Born 1995

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Carlos Cristeto

Born 1994

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Enrique Vicente Hernández

Born 1945

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Félix Prieto

Born 1975

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David Montero del Río

Born 1985

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Diego José Gómez Heredia

Born 1990

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Tomás Jiménez Álvarez

Born 1979

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Álvaro Molina González

Born 1994

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José Antonio Gómez de Eulate

Born 1955

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Diego Caballo

Born 1994

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Joaquín Ramos Marcos

Born 1946

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Ángel Crego

Born 1964

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Álvaro Gómez Martín

Born 1997

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Raúl Lozano Marcos

Born 1977

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Miguel García Martín

1935 - 2014

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Sito (footballer, born 1988)

Born 1988

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Juan Fernando Fernández

Born 1989

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Juan Escudero

1920 - 2012

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Andrés Alonso García

Born 1961

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Garban

Born 1988

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David Rodríguez Encinas

Born 1984

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Felipe Yagüe Hernández

Born 1978

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Roberto Rodríguez Encinas

Born 1979

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Juan F. Fernández

Born 1989

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Roberto Gándara

Born 1990

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