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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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Showing 23 of 444 notable people

0013 PAINTER

María Blanchard

1881 - 1932

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0014 PAINTER

José de Madrazo y Agudo

1781 - 1859

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0023 PAINTER

Juan Navarro Baldeweg

Born 1939

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0025 PAINTER

Francisco Iturrino

1864 - 1924

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Juan Uslé

Born 1954

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Rogelio de Egusquiza

1845 - 1915

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Okuda San Miguel

Born 1980

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Enrique Gran

1928 - 1999

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Luis Quintanilla Isasi

1893 - 1978

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Fernando Calderón López

1928 - 2003

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0191 PAINTER

Julio Maruri

1920 - 2018

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Tomás Campuzano y Aguirre

1857 - 1934

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Antonio Quirós

1912 - 1984

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Fernando Delapuente

1909 - 1975

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0239 PAINTER

Ceferino Araujo

1829 - 1897

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Joaquín Capa

Born 1941

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Carlos Sansegundo

1930 - 2010

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Ricardo Saro

Born 1947

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Fernando Pérez de Camino

1859 - 1901

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Victoriano Polanco

1853 - 1890

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Luis Cuervas-Mons

1851 - 1943

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Berta Jayo

Born 1971

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Teresa Blanco Piñal

Born 1964

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