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VIGO

Most Famous People Born in Vigo, Spain

Notable people
326
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1954
Most distinctive
Rower 5.8×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football69
  2. Politician40
  3. Writer22
  4. Actor17
  5. Journalist12
  6. Business9
  7. Sport8
  8. Architect7
  1. Rower75.8×
  2. Business92.8×
  3. Architect72.4×
  4. Journalist122.3×
  5. Writer222.1×
  6. Football691.9×
  7. Athletic61.7×

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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0033 FILM

Cesáreo González

1903 - 1968

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0035 FILM

Manuel Mur Oti

1908 - 2003

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0090 FOOTBALL

José Tapia

Born 1905

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0092 FOOTBALL

Pedro Bergés

1906 - 1978

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0119 POLITICIAN

Johan Carballeira

1902 - 1937

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0127 PHYSICIAN

Eduardo Martínez Alonso

1903 - 1972

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0128 SCULPTOR

Camilo Nogueira Martínez

1904 - 1982

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0163 ARCHITECT

Francisco Castro Represas

1905 - 1997

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0191 MILITAR

Fernando Condés

1906 - 1936

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0205 POLITICIAN

José Antela

1900 - 1936

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0243 SINGER

Antonio Rodríguez Lesende

1905 - 1979

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0290 FOOTBALL

José Vega Lago

1904 - 1981

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0308 POLITICIAN

Estanislao Durán Gómez

Born 1906

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0323 DANCER

Joaquín Pérez Fernández

1906 - 1989

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