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.
Standouts
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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Diego Velázquez
1599 - 1660
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
1617 - 1682
Juan de Valdés Leal
1622 - 1690
Francisco Herrera the Elder
1576 - 1656
Josefa de Óbidos
1630 - 1684
Francisco Herrera the Younger
1622 - 1685
Antonio María Esquivel
1806 - 1857
José Villegas Cordero
1844 - 1921
Valeriano Bécquer
1833 - 1870
José Jiménez Aranda
1837 - 1903
Juan de las Roelas
1558 - 1625
Luis Gordillo
Born 1934
Helios Gómez
1905 - 1956
Emilio Sánchez Perrier
1855 - 1907
José Domínguez Bécquer
1805 - 1841
Gonzalo Bilbao
1860 - 1938
Luis Jiménez Aranda
1845 - 1928
Joaquín Domínguez Bécquer
1817 - 1879
Francisco Preciado
1712 - 1789
José Gutiérrez de la Vega
1791 - 1865
Manuel García y Rodríguez
1863 - 1925
Lucas de Valdés
1661 - 1725
Pedro Nuñez de Villavicencio
1644 - 1695
Juan del Castillo
1584 - 1640
Carmen Laffón
Born 1934
Antonio Cabral Bejarano
1798 - 1861
Bernardo Germán de Llórente
1680 - 1759
Francisco Antolínez
1645 - 1700
Alfonso Grosso Sánchez
1893 - 1983
Sebastián de Llanos y Valdés
1605 - 1677
Juan de Espinal
1714 - 1783
Francisco Meneses Osorio
1640 - 1721
Virgilio Mattoni
1842 - 1923
Pepi Sánchez
1929 - 2012
Sebastián López de Arteaga
1610 - 1656
Andrés de la Concha
Died 1612
Pedro de Villegas Marmolejo
1519 - 1596
Juan de Uceda
1570 - 1631
Domingo Martínez (pintor)
1688 - 1749
Manuel Cabral Aguado-Bejarano
1827 - 1891
Francisco Lopez Caro
1578 - 1662
Manuel García Hispaleto
1836 - 1898
José García y Ramos
1852 - 1912
Francisco Venegas
1525 - 1594
Baldomero Romero Ressendi
1922 - 1977
Manuel Barrón y Carrillo
1814 - 1884
Bernabé de Ayala
1600 - 1678
Carlos Esquivel y Rivas
1830 - 1867
Nicolás Alperiz
1865 - 1928
José Rico Cejudo
1864 - 1939
José María Rodríguez de Losada
1826 - 1896
Manuel Rodríguez de Guzmán
1818 - 1867
Pedro Sánchez de Castro
1454 - 1484
Geronimo de Bobadilla
1630 - 1709
Fernando Tirado
1862 - 1907
Francisco Caro
1627 - 1667
Francisco Polanco
1600 - 1651
Joaquín Turina y Areal
1847 - 1903
Andrés Cortés y Aguilar
1812 - 1879
Juan Sánchez de Castro
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Fernando Márquez Joya
1610 - 1672
José María Romero López
1815 - 1880
Francisco Peralta del Campo
1837 - 1897
Hermenegildo Lanz
1893 - 1949
Javier Winthuysen Losada
1874 - 1956
Rafael Senet Pérez
1856 - 1926
José Roldán Martínez
1808 - 1871
Miguel del Aguila (painter)
Died 1736
Teresa Duclós
Born 1934
Manuel González Santos
1875 - 1949
Miguel Ángel del Pino Sardá
1890 - 1973
Vicente Esquivel
1867 - 1868
Francisco Cabral y Aguado Bejarano
1824 - 1890
Manolo Quejido
Born 1946
José Bautista (pintor)
Born 1955
Enrique Segura
1906 - 1994
Joaquín Valverde Lasarte
1896 - 1982
Enrique Marin
1935 - 2020
Curro González
Born 1960
Federico Delgado Montiel
1929 - 2016
José Chaves Ortiz
1839 - 1903
Ricardo Villegas Cordero
1849 - 1896
José de Sarabia (pintor)
1608 - 1699
José de la Vega Marrugal
1827 - 1896
Diego López García
1875 - 1969
Rafael García Hispaleto
1832 - 1854
Juan Antonio Rodríguez Hernández
1922 - 2017
Vicente Alanís
1730 - 1807
Miki Leal
Born 1974
José María Murillo y Bracho
1827 - 1882
Antonio Agudo
Born 1940
José Manuel Fernández Melero
Born 1941
Juan Antonio Vera Calvo
1825 - 1905
Rafael Benjumea (pintor)
1845 - 1888
Antonio Cortés y Aguilar
1827 - 1908
Felipe Gil Gallango
1868 - 1938
Francisco Díaz Carreño
1836 - 1903
Antonio Mensaque y Alvarado
1825 - 1900
Josef Lopez
1650 - 1700
Andrés Ruiz de Sarabia
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Juan García Ramos
1856 - 1915
Francisco Narbona
1861 - 1928
Marcos Hiráldez de Acosta
1830 - 1896
Enrique Rumoroso
1843 - 1897
Augusto Manuel de Quesada
1824 - 1891
Pepe Yáñez
Born 1964
Alfonso Romero Mesa
1882 - 1940
Agustín Larra
-
Antonio Kiernam Flores
1902 - 1976
José Suárez Gómez
Born 1935
Leonardo Jaramillo
Died 1643
Antonio Gómez Díaz
Born 1951
José Martínez del Cid
1904 - 1986
Miguel Legot
Died 1695