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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0088 JOURNALIST

Eulalio Ferrer

1921 - 2009

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Fernando Jáuregui

Born 1950

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0143 JOURNALIST

Juby Bustamante

1938 - 2014

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0148 JOURNALIST

José Luis Moreno-Ruiz

Born 1953

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Eusebio Cuerno de la Cantolla

1850 - 1922

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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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Menchu Álvarez del Valle

Born 1928

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José del Río «Pick»

1884 - 1964

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Ramón Pérez-Maura

Born 1966

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Javier de Hoyos

Born 1990

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Jesús de la Serna

1926 - 2013

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Walter García

Born 1965

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Lucía Villalón

Born 1988

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Raúl Gómez Samperio

Born 1956

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Malén Aznárez

1943 - 2017

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Nuria Labari

Born 1979

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Quico Taronjí

Born 1970

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Eugenio Rodríguez Ruiz de la Escalera

1856 - 1933

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Emilio Carral

1869 - 1926

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Berna González Harbour

Born 1965

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Javier Gómez (periodista)

Born 1983

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Miguel del Río Martínez

Born 1960

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