43.4664° N, 3.7998° W

SANTANDER

Most Famous People Born in Santander, Spain

Notable people
444
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1947
Most distinctive
Handball 6.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Santander during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Santander Is Known For

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Football is Santander's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (85).

Santander over-indexes on handball — 6.5× the global rate.

  1. Football85
  2. Politician56
  3. Writer26
  4. Actor25
  5. Painter23
  6. Journalist23
  7. Sport20
  8. Lawyer11
  1. Handball96.5×
  2. Journalist233.3×
  3. Sport202.7×
  4. Architect82.0×
  5. Painter232.0×
  6. Writer261.8×
  7. Football851.8×
  8. Business71.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Santander's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0019 NOVELIST

Concha Espina

1869 - 1955

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0025 PAINTER

Francisco Iturrino

1864 - 1924

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0161 WRITER

Enrique Menéndez Pelayo

1861 - 1921

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0254 PARSON

Sixto de Córdova

1869 - 1956

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0269 ACADEMIC

José Ramón Lomba de la Pedraja

1868 - 1951

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0330 JOURNALIST

Emilio Carral

1869 - 1926

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0409 LAWYER

Rafael Botín y Sánchez de Porrúa

1867 - 1946

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0422 ARCHITECT

Valentín Ramón Lavín Casalís

1863 - 1939

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