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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 51 notable births.

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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0053 HANDBALL

Beatriz Fernández

Born 1985

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0061 HANDBALL

Verónica Cuadrado

Born 1979

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0098 HANDBALL

Alberto Urdiales

Born 1968

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0099 HANDBALL

Jesús Fernández (handballer)

Born 1974

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0109 HANDBALL

Alex Dujshebaev

Born 1992

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0122 HANDBALL

Daniel Dujshebaev

Born 1997

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0184 HANDBALL

Ángel Fernández Pérez

Born 1988

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0259 HANDBALL

Santiago Urdiales

Born 1980

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Álvaro Cabanas

Born 1990

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