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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0043 LAWYER

Isabel Tocino

Born 1949

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0142 LAWYER

Manuel Díez de Velasco

1926 - 2009

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0202 LAWYER

Manuel Marañón

1855 - 1920

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0267 LAWYER

Eduardo Fungairiño

1946 - 2019

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0314 LAWYER

Santiago Pérez Obregón

1941 - 2018

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0351 LAWYER

Mario García-Oliva

1928 - 2008

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0374 LAWYER

Fernando Pombo García

1943 - 2011

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0403 LAWYER

Vicente de Herrera y Rivero

1743 - 1794

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0409 LAWYER

Rafael Botín y Sánchez de Porrúa

1867 - 1946

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0423 LAWYER

Marino Fernández-Fontecha

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0430 LAWYER

Rafael de la Vega Lamera

1897 - 1957

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