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 Barreda y Ferrer de la Vega
1887 - 1976
Justo del Castillo Quintana
1841 - 1912
Ana Cirré
Born 1972
José-María Larrabeiti
Born 1900
Eduardo Peralta Labrador
Born 1957
Federico Moja Bolívar
1842 - 1897
Álvaro Cabanas
Born 1990
Nuria Labari
Born 1979
Óscar Santiago
Born 1991
Quico Taronjí
Born 1970
José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes
Born 1970
Carlos Camino
Born 1991
Victoriano Polanco
1853 - 1890
Santiago Pérez Obregón
1941 - 2018
Rosa Pereda
Born 1949
Rafa Lomana
Born 1965
Toribio de Peñalva
1610 - 1718
Gema Igual
Born 1973
Yayo Sanz
Born 1914
Eloisa Compostizo de Andrés
Born 1988
Julio Martínez Gómez
Born 1970
Gema Soldevilla
Born 1950
Ignacio Romero Raizábal
1901 - 1975
Manuel Trueba
1908 - 1981
Concha García (artista)
Born 1960
Eugenio Rodríguez Ruiz de la Escalera
1856 - 1933
Rafael Orbe Cano
1922 - 1996
Cristina Mazas
Born 1973
Carmen García del Diestro
1908 - 2001
Emilio Carral
1869 - 1926
Leticia Díaz
Born 1969
Alejandro Navamuel
Born 1973
Jacobo Odriozola
Born 1973
Juan Pombo Conejo
1815 - 1889
Iván Hierro
Born 1978
José Manuel Pardo de Santayana
1913 - 1997
Soledad Jiménez
1874 - 1966
Pepe Aguilar (futbolista)
Born 1970
Berna González Harbour
Born 1965
Faustino García-Moncó Fernández
1916 - 1996
Álvaro Trueba
Born 1993
Manín
1915 - 1987
Francisco de Miguel Álvarez
Born 1958
Gonzalo Piñeiro
1954 - 1991
Cioli
1922 - 2011
Eloy Martínez del Valle
1870 - 1939
Francisco Alsedo y Bustamante
1758 - 1805
Luis Cuervas-Mons
1851 - 1943
Raymond Planté
1797 - 1855
Javier Gómez (periodista)
Born 1983
Mario García-Oliva
1928 - 2008
Fabri Salcedo
1914 - 1985
Agus Ruiz
Born 1979
Venancio López de Ceballos y Aguirre
1856 - 1917
Berta Jayo
Born 1971
Javi Roncal
Born 1969
María Cristina Gonzalo Pintor
1913 - 2005
Gelucho
Born 1962
Ángela Gómez
Born 1988
José Bourgón López-Dóriga
1917 - 1985
Teresa Blanco Piñal
Born 1964
Aurelia Gutiérrez-Cueto Blanchard
1877 - 1936
Rubén Gómez González
Born 1983
Adrián Cordero Vega
Born 1984
Marcos Bárcena
Born 1970
Miguel Ángel Fernández
Born 1997
César de la Mora
1873 - 1937
Juan del Camino
1497 - 1578
Villita
Born 1956
Miguel Ángel Serna
Born 1953
Joseph Tezanos
1920 - 1985
Tomás Romojaro Sánchez
1907 - 1980
Pedro Alba
Born 1955
Fernando Pombo García
1943 - 2011
Deogracias Mariano Lastra
1889 - 1955
Isabel Urrutia
Born 1975
Natalia García Suárez
Born 1980
Penélope Velasco
Born 1975
Diego García de Palacio
1540 - 1595
Gabriel María de Pombo e Ybarra
1878 - 1969
Mariano Fernández Urresti
-
Milagro Almenara Pérez
1900 - 1936
Mario Fernández Garín
Born 1992
Manuel Huerta
Born 1947
Pedro Corral
Born 1948
Clemente López Dóriga
1895 - 1957
Pablo Zaldívar Miquelarena
Born 1951
Manuel Prieto Lavín
1876 - 1949
Santiago López-Vázquez
Born 1971
Jimena Pérez
Born 1997
Guillermo Gómez Martínez-Conde
1928 - 2016
Eduardo van den Eynde
1959 - 2020
Ignacio Antoñanzas
Born 1964
Álvaro Ortiz Rozas
1855 - 1907
Jesús Bombín
Born 1964
Luis Bezeta
Born 1976
Vicente Fernández y Valliciergo
1830 - 1909
Emilio Bolado
1936 - 2008
María Jesús Susinos
Born 1968
Alonso Gonzalez Calderón
1600 - 1696
Leandro Valle González-Torre
1918 - 2014
Marta Mantecón
Born 1971
Vicente de Herrera y Rivero
1743 - 1794
Francisco de Abarca
Born 1748
Francisco Javier Hergueta Garnica
Born 1958
Nando Vidiella
Born 1977
Miguel del Río Martínez
Born 1960
José Antonio López Toca
Born 1982
Rafael Botín y Sánchez de Porrúa
1867 - 1946
Manuel Garrido Martínez
Born 1943
Francisco Martín Gallego
Born 1966
Emilio Pino Patiño
1883 - 1945
Mertxe J. Badiola
Born 1963
Ángel Sánchez Losada
1887 - 1922
Jesús Antonio San Martín
Born 1945
Ángel Garvín
1918 - 1942
José Francisco García de Soto
Born 1947
Eduardo Cadenas Camino
Died 1980
Miguel Ángel Castanedo
1948 - 2010
Antonio Labat
1795 - 1864
Ángel Lavín Rivero
Born 1968
Valentín Ramón Lavín Casalís
1863 - 1939
Marino Fernández-Fontecha
-
José Luis Diestro
1919 - 1997
Manuel Sañudo Olmo
Born 1993
Goyo Zamoruca
1931 - 2011
Gonzalo Diego
Born 1992
Miguel Vázquez Pesquera
1921 - 2010
Arthur Johannes Gaitzsch
1879 - 1951
Rafael de la Vega Lamera
1897 - 1957
Mario Ceballos
Born 1986
Manuel Roncal
Born 1962
José Ramón Revilla
Born 1966
María Ascensión Fresnedo
1909 - 2007
Elena María Moreno González
Born 1941
Félix de la Fuente Boada
1928 - 2013
Estanislao Abarca y Fornes
1880 - 1950
María Teresa de Huidobro
1922 - 1997
Prudencio Sañudo
Died 1881
Sirio Blanco
Born 1909
Francisco Fervenza Fernández
Born 1907
Manuel Pardo (governor)
Born 1774
Marcos Díez Manrique
Born 1976
Ramón de la Quintana
Born 1774