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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0038 BUSINESS

Ana Botín

Born 1960

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0049 DRIVER

Jesús Puras

Born 1963

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0050 SINGER

Germán Coppini

1961 - 2013

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0057 FILM

Álvaro Longoria

Born 1968

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0063 FOOTBALL

Emiliano González Arqués

Born 1969

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0064 ACADEMIC

Mara Dierssen

Born 1961

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0070 FOOTBALL

Francisco Liaño

Born 1964

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0075 PHILOSOPHER

Ana de Miguel

Born 1961

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0079 POLITICIAN

José María Lassalle

Born 1966

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0091 FOOTBALL

Ángel de Juana García

Born 1968

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0098 HANDBALL

Alberto Urdiales

Born 1968

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0100 POLO

Salvador Gómez (water polo)

Born 1968

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0103 MUSIC

Jaime Martín

Born 1965

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0121 DRIVER

Carlos del Barrio

Born 1968

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0131 HOCKEY

Antonio González (field hockey)

Born 1969

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0153 FOOTBALL

Javier Pinillos

Born 1969

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0163 POLITICIAN

Juan Soler-Espiauba

Born 1960

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0178 FOOTBALL

Balta (footballer)

Born 1962

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0180 ATHLETIC

Julián Sotelo

Born 1965

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0183 ACADEMIC

Carlos Villar Flor

Born 1966

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0186 HUMOURIST

Félix Álvarez Palleiro

Born 1966

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0203 JOURNALIST

Ramón Pérez-Maura

Born 1966

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0237 HISTORIAN

Julio de la Cueva Merino

Born 1964

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0248 JOURNALIST

Walter García

Born 1965

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0253 FOOTBALL

Manolo Higuera

Born 1964

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0257 SPORT

Juan Carlos Alonso Calleja

Born 1964

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0263 POLITICIAN

Samuel Ruiz Fuertes

Born 1967

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0276 FOOTBALL

Ángel Viadero

Born 1969

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0316 SPORT

Rafa Lomana

Born 1965

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0325 SCULPTOR

Concha García (artista)

Born 1960

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0331 POLITICIAN

Leticia Díaz

Born 1969

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0339 JOURNALIST

Berna González Harbour

Born 1965

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0356 FOOTBALL

Javi Roncal

Born 1969

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0358 FOOTBALL

Gelucho

Born 1962

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0361 PAINTER

Teresa Blanco Piñal

Born 1964

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0393 BUSINESS

Ignacio Antoñanzas

Born 1964

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0395 JOCKEY

Jesús Bombín

Born 1964

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0399 POLITICIAN

María Jesús Susinos

Born 1968

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0407 JOURNALIST

Miguel del Río Martínez

Born 1960

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0411 POLITICIAN

Francisco Martín Gallego

Born 1966

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0413 TEACHER

Mertxe J. Badiola

Born 1963

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0421 SPORT

Ángel Lavín Rivero

Born 1968

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0432 FOOTBALL

Manuel Roncal

Born 1962

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0433 FOOTBALL

José Ramón Revilla

Born 1966

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