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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Yann Martel
Born 1963
Carmen Martín Gaite
1925 - 2000
Diego de Torres Villarroel
1698 - 1770
Federico de Onís
1885 - 1966
José Luis Muñoz (écrivain)
Born 1951
Aníbal Núñez
1944 - 1987
Francisco Castaño
Born 1951
Matilde Cherner
1833 - 1880
José Polo Benito
1879 - 1936
Cristina Luján
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Pablo Alonso de la Avecilla
1810 - 1860
Manuel Villar y Macías
1828 - 1891
Juan Iturralde
1917 - 1999
Andrés Martínez Oria
Born 1950
Emilio Salcedo Salcedo
1929 - 1992
Joaquín Guerrero Casasola
Born 1962
César Martín Ortiz
1958 - 2010
Jorge Barco Ingelmo
Born 1977