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×
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.
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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Mario Camus
Born 1935
Emilio Botín
1934 - 2014
Álvaro Pombo
Born 1939
Juan Navarro Baldeweg
Born 1939
Marcos Alonso (footballer, born 1933)
1933 - 2012
Juan Carlos Calderón
1938 - 2012
Vital Alsar
1933 - 2020
Julia Martínez
Born 1931
Chiqui de la Fuente
1933 - 1992
Ricardo López Aranda
1934 - 1996
Daniel Gil
1930 - 2004
Juan Hormaechea
1939 - 2020
Ventura Díaz
Born 1937
Marta May
Born 1939
Isabel Penagos
Born 1931
Jaime Botín
Born 1936
Juby Bustamante
1938 - 2014
José de la Colina
1934 - 2019
Ramón de la Fuente
1931 - 1984
Joaquín González Echegaray
1930 - 2013
José Ramón Sánchez
Born 1936
José Antonio Rodríguez Martínez
Born 1931
Ramón Sota
1938 - 2012
Francisco Santamaría
Born 1936
Angelina Lamelas
Born 1935
Coco Piris
1939 - 1990
José Antonio Saro
Born 1938
Fernando Chinarro
Born 1939
Carlos Sansegundo
1930 - 2010
Rafael Álvarez Alarcia
Born 1938
Emilio Bolado
1936 - 2008
Goyo Zamoruca
1931 - 2011