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SEVILLA

Most Famous People Born in Sevilla, Spain

Notable people
1,395
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1928
Most distinctive
Matador 166.5×

Flamenco and the bullring, at concentrations unmatched anywhere in the dataset. Seville's two most distinctive professions are matador and torero at more than 140 times the global rate, joined by dancers, explorers, poets, sculptors, and painters — the statistical shadow of Velázquez, Murillo, Machado, and a bullfighting tradition that runs from Joselito and Belmonte through Curro Romero to the present. The Casa de Contratación sent Columbus and Magellan down the Guadalquivir, and the 16th- and 17th-century bench is one of the heaviest in Spain.

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What Sevilla Is Known For

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Football is Sevilla's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (162).

Sevilla over-indexes on matador 166.5× the global rate.

Sevilla under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football 162 1.1×
  2. Painter 114 3.1×
  3. Politician 106 0.6×
  4. Writer 100 2.2×
  5. Actor 72 1.0×
  6. Poet 56 3.9×
  7. Singer 45 1.6×
  8. Matador 30 166.5×
  1. Matador 30 166.5×
  2. Torero 16 142.1×
  3. Dancer 18 12.1×
  4. Explorer 17 7.9×
  5. Poet 56 3.9×
  6. Sculptor 30 3.3×
  7. Painter 114 3.1×
  8. Writer 100 2.2×
  1. Politician 106 0.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Sevilla's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Music
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  • Other
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0347 PAINTER

Sebastián de Llanos y Valdés

1605 - 1677

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0494 PAINTER

Bernabé de Ayala

1600 - 1678

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0571 PAINTER

Francisco Polanco

1600 - 1651

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0611 POET

Fernando de la Torre Farfán

1609 - 1677

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0890 PAINTER

José de Sarabia (pintor)

1608 - 1699

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1252 PRELATE

Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor

1600 - 1676

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