37.3833° N, 5.9834° W
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.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Sevilla during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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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.
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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- Filtered to 1800s Clear ×
Nicholas Wiseman
1802 - 1865
Antonio María Esquivel
1806 - 1857
Pascual de Gayangos y Arce
1809 - 1897
José Domínguez Bécquer
1805 - 1841
Manuel Cortina
1802 - 1879
Antonio Delgado y Hernández
1805 - 1879
Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada
1809 - 1879
José Roldán Martínez
1808 - 1871
José García de Villalta
1801 - 1846
Juan Yust
1807 - 1842
Vicente Mamerto Casajús y Espinosa
1802 - 1864
José Valero
1808 - 1891
José de los Santos
1806 - 1847
Fernando Espinosa y Fernández de Córdoba
1807 - 1864