42.2356° N, 8.7268° W
VIGO
Most Famous People Born in Vigo, Spain
- Notable people
- 326
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1954
- Most distinctive
- Rower 5.8×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Vigo during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Vigo Is Known For
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Football is Vigo's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (69).
Vigo over-indexes on rower — 5.8× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Vigo's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Art & Design
- Music
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Iago Falque
Born 1990
Martin Codax
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Pío Moa
Born 1948
Carlos Núñez Muñoz
Born 1971
Jonathan Castro Otto
Born 1994
Santi Mina
Born 1995
Diego Mariño
Born 1990
Jonathan Pereira Rodríguez
Born 1987
Roberto Lago
Born 1985
Manolo Fábregas
1921 - 1996
Yoel Rodríguez Oterino
Born 1988
David Costas
Born 1995
Borja Oubiña
Born 1982
Julián Ríos
Born 1941
Ricardo Mella
1861 - 1925
María Castro (actress)
Born 1981
Casto Méndez Núñez
1824 - 1869
Leopoldo Eijo y Garay
1878 - 1963
Maria José Martínez-Patiño
Born 1961
Quique Álvarez
Born 1975
Pahiño
1923 - 2012
Serafín Avendaño
1838 - 1916
Antón Reixa
Born 1957
Camilo Nogueira Román
Born 1936
Xesús Alonso Montero
Born 1928
Roberto Losada
Born 1976
Dani Giménez
Born 1983
Eugenio Montes
1897 - 1982
Begoña Fernández
Born 1980
Pedro Alonso (acteur)
Born 1971
Domingo Villar
Born 1971
Quique Costas
Born 1947
Cesáreo González
1903 - 1968
Celia Freijeiro
Born 1983
Manuel Mur Oti
1908 - 2003
María Vázquez
Born 1979
Felipe Martínez Marzoa
Born 1943
Basilio Álvarez
1877 - 1943
José Manuel Otero Novas
Born 1940
Marta Larralde
Born 1981
Antonio M. Pérez
Born 1947
Luis Barboo
1927 - 2001
Ricardo Álvarez Puig
Born 1984
Manuel Manquiña
Born 1953
Ignacio Quirós
1931 - 1999
José Juan Figueras
Born 1979
Raimundo Viejo
Born 1969
Hugo Álvarez Quintas
Born 1985
Luisa Fernandez
Born 1961
Santi Comesaña
Born 1996
François-Xavier Guerra
1942 - 2002
Borja Fernández (footballer, born 1995)
Born 1995
Yelko Pino
Born 1996
Carlos Muñoz (actor)
1919 - 2005
Antonio Durán (actor)
Born 1959
Alfonso Armada (escritor)
Born 1958
Carlos Portela
Born 1967
Antón Costas Comesaña
Born 1949
Santiago Lopo
Born 1974
Carlos Barros Guimeráns
Born 1946
Diego Martínez Penas
Born 1980
Ledicia Costas
Born 1979
Teodosio Vesteiro Torres
1847 - 1876
Ramón Gil
1897 - 1965
Enrique de la Fuente
Born 1975
Capi (footballer, born 1981)
Born 1981
Antonio García Teijeiro
Born 1952
Enrique Curiel
1947 - 2011
Miguel Costas
Born 1961
Senel
Born 1984
Francisco José Pérez
1920 - 1999
José María de Azcárate
1919 - 2001
María Xosé Queizán
Born 1939
José Humberto Baena Alonso
1950 - 1975
Teo Cardalda
Born 1962
Borja Domínguez Domínguez
Born 1992
María Lopo
Born 1967
Rubén Durán
Born 1983
José María Seoane
1913 - 1989
Alberto Comesaña
Born 1961
Begoña Caamaño
1964 - 2014
Samu Araújo
Born 1995
Francisco Cerecedo
1940 - 1977
Juan Lozano Rico
Born 1933
Francisco Marcó del Pont
1765 - 1819
Juan Pinzás
Born 1955
Marian Lopez Fernandez-Cao
Born 1964
Dieguito
Born 1983
Daniel Carril Freire
Born 1980
José Tapia
Born 1905
Kiko da Silva
Born 1979
Pedro Bergés
1906 - 1978
Jacinto Rey
Born 1972
Xosé María Álvarez Cáccamo
Born 1950
Diego Sarmiento Valladares
1611 - 1695
Rodolfo Ucha
1882 - 1981
Daniel Granada
1847 - 1929
Fernando González «Gonzo»
Born 1976
Manuel Gómez Román
1875 - 1964
Francisco de Asís Sesto Novas
Born 1943
Luis Taboada
1848 - 1906
Xosé Bar Boo
1922 - 1994
Julio Abalde
Born 1956
Alejandro Gómez (athlete)
Born 1967
Chus Lago
Born 1964
Alba Caride
Born 1980
Alfonso Álvarez Cáccamo
Born 1952
Laura Ponte
Born 1973
Menchu Lamas
Born 1954
Nino Lema
Born 1964
María Araújo
Born 1997
José María Posada
1817 - 1886
Adrián Alonso Pereira
Born 1988
Sansón
1924 - 2012
Cándido Pazó
Born 1960
Ramón Souto
Born 1976
Fernando Zunzunegui
1943 - 2014
Coté Soler
Born 1971
Johan Carballeira
1902 - 1937
Urania Mella Serrano
1899 - 1945
Jaime Guasp
1913 - 1986
Román Raña
Born 1960
Helena González Fernández
Born 1967
Yago González
Born 1979
Ricardo Castro Ríos
1920 - 2001
Alexandra Fernández Gómez
Born 1988
Eduardo Martínez Alonso
1903 - 1972
Camilo Nogueira Martínez
1904 - 1982
Isabel Soto López
Born 1969
Carlos Pérez Álvarez
1971 - 2006
Iolanda Zúñiga
Born 1975
Delmi Álvarez
Born 1958
Juan José Mantecón
1895 - 1964
Emilio López Fernández
Born 1965
Demetrio Bilbatúa
Born 1935
José Carlos Adán
Born 1967
Juan de Lara
1809 - 1869
José Fernando Martínez Rodilla
Born 1950
Manolo Romón
Born 1956
Juan Durán
Born 1960
Oriana Méndez
Born 1984
Amparo Alonso Betanzos
Born 1961
Celso Álvarez Cáccamo
Born 1958
Javier Álvarez (athlete)
Born 1943
Fernando Hoyos
1943 - 1982
Pedro Vázquez Viñas
Born 1989
Alfonso Penela
Born 1955
Andrea Rica
Born 1984
Jacobo Campos
Born 1981
Beatriz González López-Valcárcel
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Diego Gago
Born 1987
Carlos Mouriño
Born 1948
José Villar Fernández
1928 - 2007
Lucía Martínez
Born 1982
Juan Zunzunegui
Born 1976
Susana Reboreda
Born 1962
Santiago Pérez (racewalker)
Born 1972
Carmela Silva
Born 1960
José Enrique Porto Lareo
Born 1977
Beda Docampo Feijóo
Born 1948
Domingo García y Vásquez
1859 - 1912
Carme Nogueira
Born 1970
Francisco Castro Represas
1905 - 1997
Jorge Juan Suárez Fernández
Born 1975
Miguel Anxo Bastos
Born 1967
Pablo Daniel Suárez Barreiro
Born 1984
Gloria Cámara
Born 1939
Marga do Val
Born 1964
Moncho Iglesias Míguez
Born 1974
Avelino González (actor)
Born 1962
Yolanda Vázquez
Born 1965
Ramón Sanromán
Born 1952
María Lama Trigo
Born 1980
Santiago Formoso
Born 1953
José Luis Sánchez Bravo
1954 - 1975
Emilio Martínez Garrido
1886 - 1936
Sócrates Gómez
1914 - 1989
Óscar Bruzón
Born 1977
Matusa Barros
Born 1954
Raúl Baltar Estévez
Born 1963
Isidoro Araujo de Lira
1816 - 1861
Rafael Cid Palacios
1918 - 2004
Carmen Avendaño
Born 1954
Antonio García Vázquez
Born 1926
Eva Solla
Born 1984
Gloria Lago
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Begoña Vila
Born 1963
Antonio Gude
Born 1946
Beny Fernández
Born 1950
Darío Vilas Couselo
Born 1979
Fernando Condés
1906 - 1936
Gustavo Souto
Born 1983
Juan Neira Cancela
1849 - 1909
Pablo Novoa
Born 1961
Carlota Corredera
Born 1974
Jenaro de la Fuente Álvarez
1891 - 1963
Fernando Fernández Tapias
Born 1938
Antonio Cominges
1897 - 1987
José de Santiago y Gómez
1858 - 1922
Diana Nogueira
Born 1976
Nidia Arévalo
Born 1975
Antonio Erias
Born 1952
Enrique Lorenzo Docampo
1892 - 1981
Belén Fernández
Born 1973
José Antela
1900 - 1936
José Posada
1940 - 2013
Armando Fernández-Xesta
1943 - 2016
Manuel González Vicente
Born 1958
Emilia Docet
1915 - 1995
Vicente Colino
1924 - 2005
Estela Estévez
Born 1965
Ventura Pérez Mariño
Born 1948
Josemi Rodríguez-Sieiro
Born 1950
Aída Fernández Ríos
1947 - 2015
Jovino González
Born 1975
David Fernández Rivera
Born 1986
Manuel Rivera y Sempere
1834 - 1918
Alejandro Alvargonzález
Born 1959
Julio Fernández Gayoso
Born 1931
Xulio Formoso
1949 - 2018
Javier Dorado Soto
Born 1988
Julio Luis Martínez Martínez
Born 1964
Santiago Torres Bernárdez
Born 1929
Marta Fernández Currás
Born 1963
José Antonio García Alonso
Born 1963
Aid (rapper)
Born 1990
Iván Pozo
Born 1979
Marieta Quesada Legido
Born 1962
Manito
1944 - 2011
Margarita Costa Tenorio
1951 - 2012
Joaquín García Picher
1932 - 1985
Genaro Borrás
1945 - 2008
Ignacio Ramón Ferrín Vázquez
Born 1943
José Franco Montes
1879 - 1939
Ceferino Maestú
1920 - 2016
Marta Ortega
Born 1983
Oscar Avendaño
Born 1973
Lois Pérez Castrillo
Born 1961
Rubén Simeó
Born 1992
Álex Vázquez
Born 1946
Waldo Gil Santóstegui
1879 - 1936
Béa González
Born 1962
Antonio Rodríguez Lesende
1905 - 1979
Carlos González Príncipe
Born 1956
Gonzalo Aguiar
Born 1966
Isidro Silveira Cameselle
1943 - 2016
José Rodríguez de Vicente
1895 - 1958
María Olaia Fernández Davila
Born 1954
Quino Salvo
1958 - 2016
Alfonso Paz-Andrade
Born 1940
Manuel de Castro González
1885 - 1944
Félix Carnero
Born 1948
Susanna Garabatos
Born 1979
Donato Fuejo
Born 1926
Quinocho
1933 - 1988
José María Tojeira
Born 1947
Mauro Rodríguez
Born 1932
Alba Lago
Born 1985
Alberto Abalde Rodríguez
Born 1958
David Pérez Pallas
Born 1987
Magis Iglesias
Born 1956
Herminio Martínez Álvarez
1896 - 1976
Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez
Born 1990
Humberto Solleiro
1896 - 1936
Vicente María de Acevedo
1726 - 1808
Vicente Luis Irisarri Castro
Born 1951
Gaitos
Born 1924
Alberto Cunha
Born 1973
Pablo Alberto Carnero Llauger
Born 1988
Luis Casado Escudero
1897 - 1936
Antonio Gómez Fernández
Born 1957
Carmen Leyte
Born 1953
Alberto Campillo García
Born 1988
Antonio Alfageme
1917 - 1974
Javier de la Gándara
Born 1959
Francisco Javier Vázquez Varela
1754 - 1818
Ángel Lemos
1917 - 2002
Xisela Aranda
Born 1986
José Rodríguez Vázquez
1889 - 1972
Alfredo Domínguez Collazo
1928 - 2018
Celso Pedro Blanco Álvarez
Born 1914
Manuel María Marcó del Pont
1771 - 1837
Antonio Alonso Santodomingo
1844 - 1917
Alejandro Chao
1835 - 1894
Fernando José Porto Collazo
Born 1974
Francisco Barreiro
Died 1942
Ángel de Lema y Marina
1820 - 1884
Ángel Armada
1929 - 2006
Rubén Albés
Born 1985
José Vega Lago
1904 - 1981
Ventura Miguel Marcó del Pont
1768 - 1836
Joaquín Yáñez
1814 - 1892
Ramón González Brunet
1886 - 1936
Tamara Valderrama
Born 1978
Andrés Rodríguez Barbeito
1898 - 1968
José Domínguez Rial
1940 - 2000
Joana Montouto
Born 1990
Armando González (rowing)
Born 1931
Miguel Fidalgo Iglesias
Born 1971
Miguel Álvarez (rower)
Born 1971