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×
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.
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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Fernando Álvarez de Miranda
1924 - 2016
Alfonso Osorio
1923 - 2018
François Asensi
Born 1945
Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez
1820 - 1882
José María Lassalle
Born 1966
Juan Hormaechea
1939 - 2020
Marcial Solana González-Camino
1880 - 1958
Jaime Blanco García
1944 - 2020
José Antonio Rodríguez Martínez
Born 1931
Juan Soler-Espiauba
Born 1960
Teófila Martínez
Born 1948
Pedro Salaverría
1821 - 1896
Luis Redonet y López-Dóriga
1875 - 1972
Rosana Alonso
Born 1970
Juan Ruiz Olazarán
1901 - 1999
Pedro Escalante
1913 - 1970
José Luis Zamanillo González-Camino
1903 - 1980
Ángel Díaz de Entresotos
1927 - 2009
Samuel Ruiz Fuertes
Born 1967
Rafael González Echegaray
1923 - 1985
José María Alonso de Beraza
1831 - 1901
Juan José Ruano de la Sota
1871 - 1930
Arturo van den Eynde
1945 - 2003
Eduardo Carriles
1923 - 2020
Francisco Labadie Otermin
1917 - 2001
Eduardo Torralba Beci
1881 - 1929
Fernando Barreda y Ferrer de la Vega
1887 - 1976
Gema Igual
Born 1973
Cristina Mazas
Born 1973
Leticia Díaz
Born 1969
José Manuel Pardo de Santayana
1913 - 1997
Faustino García-Moncó Fernández
1916 - 1996
Gonzalo Piñeiro
1954 - 1991
Raymond Planté
1797 - 1855
Rubén Gómez González
Born 1983
César de la Mora
1873 - 1937
Miguel Ángel Serna
Born 1953
Tomás Romojaro Sánchez
1907 - 1980
Isabel Urrutia
Born 1975
Manuel Huerta
Born 1947
Manuel Prieto Lavín
1876 - 1949
Guillermo Gómez Martínez-Conde
1928 - 2016
Eduardo van den Eynde
1959 - 2020
María Jesús Susinos
Born 1968
Alonso Gonzalez Calderón
1600 - 1696
Leandro Valle González-Torre
1918 - 2014
Manuel Garrido Martínez
Born 1943
Francisco Martín Gallego
Born 1966
Emilio Pino Patiño
1883 - 1945
Ángel Garvín
1918 - 1942
Eduardo Cadenas Camino
Died 1980
Miguel Ángel Castanedo
1948 - 2010
Antonio Labat
1795 - 1864
Elena María Moreno González
Born 1941
Félix de la Fuente Boada
1928 - 2013
Prudencio Sañudo
Died 1881