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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0301 MATADOR
El Capea
Born 1979
0302 SPORT
Jesús Tendero
Born 1981
0303 MILITAR
Juan de Tejeda
Died 1610
0304 FOOTBALL
Juan F. Fernández
Born 1989
0305 POLITICIAN
Carmen Juanes Barciela
Born 1970
0306 SPORT
José Luis Albarrán Calles
Born 1935
0307 BUSINESS
Francisco García Sánchez
Born 1942
0308 POLITICIAN
Rafael González-Cobos
1886 - 1970
0309 MILITAR
Diego Enríquez de Castañeda y Manrique
1535 - 1601
0310 POLITICIAN
José Luis González Marcos
1938 - 2001
0311 FOOTBALL
Roberto Gándara
Born 1990
0312 WRITER
Jorge Barco Ingelmo
Born 1977
0313 ARCHAEOLOGIST
Rosalía González Rodríguez
Born 1956
0314 LAWYER
Juan Antonio García de Samaniego
1681 - 1751
0315 PLAYER
Arturo Cruz
Born 1993
0316 FUNCIONARI
Francisco Arias Maldonado
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