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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0179 POLITICIAN

Luis Redonet y López-Dóriga

1875 - 1972

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0221 ARCHITECT

Luis Sainz de los Terreros

1876 - 1936

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0243 MARQUESA

Fernando María de Ybarra y de la Revilla

1875 - 1936

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0277 POLITICIAN

Juan José Ruano de la Sota

1871 - 1930

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0337 ACTOR

Soledad Jiménez

1874 - 1966

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0346 ARCHITECT

Eloy Martínez del Valle

1870 - 1939

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0362 EDUCATION

Aurelia Gutiérrez-Cueto Blanchard

1877 - 1936

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0367 POLITICIAN

César de la Mora

1873 - 1937

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0380 BUSINESS

Gabriel María de Pombo e Ybarra

1878 - 1969

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0388 POLITICIAN

Manuel Prieto Lavín

1876 - 1949

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0429 ASSESSOR

Arthur Johannes Gaitzsch

1879 - 1951

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