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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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0111 WRITER

Eduardo González Lanuza

1900 - 1984

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0158 WRITER

Maximiano García Venero

1907 - 1975

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0167 JOURNALIST

José Simón Cabarga

1902 - 1980

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0185 JOURNALIST

José Montero Alonso

1904 - 2000

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0207 SCENOGRAPHER

Santiago Ontañón

1903 - 1989

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0211 POLITICIAN

Juan Ruiz Olazarán

1901 - 1999

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0217 NATURALIST

Ramón Agenjo Cecilia

1908 - 1984

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0219 FOOTBALL

Emilio Vidal

1900 - 1968

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0233 PAINTER

Fernando Delapuente

1909 - 1975

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0236 POLITICIAN

José Luis Zamanillo González-Camino

1903 - 1980

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0261 PHYSICIAN

César Agenjo Cecilia

1909 - 1998

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0268 WRITER

Ana María de Cagigal

1900 - 2001

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0304 ATHLETIC

José-María Larrabeiti

Born 1900

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0323 WRITER

Ignacio Romero Raizábal

1901 - 1975

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0324 MILITAR

Manuel Trueba

1908 - 1981

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0329 EDUCATION

Carmen García del Diestro

1908 - 2001

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0372 POLITICIAN

Tomás Romojaro Sánchez

1907 - 1980

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0382 PHARMACIST

Milagro Almenara Pérez

1900 - 1936

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0434 WRITER

María Ascensión Fresnedo

1909 - 2007

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0440 FOOTBALL

Sirio Blanco

Born 1909

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0441 SINDICALISTA

Francisco Fervenza Fernández

Born 1907

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