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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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0010 ACTOR

Manolo Fábregas

1921 - 1996

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0021 FOOTBALL

Pahiño

1923 - 2012

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0025 LITERARY

Xesús Alonso Montero

Born 1928

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0042 ACTOR

Luis Barboo

1927 - 2001

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0071 CHESS

Francisco José Pérez

1920 - 1999

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0102 ARCHITECT

Xosé Bar Boo

1922 - 1994

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0114 FOOTBALL

Sansón

1924 - 2012

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0125 ACTOR

Ricardo Castro Ríos

1920 - 2001

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0153 FOOTBALL

José Villar Fernández

1928 - 2007

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0184 FOOTBALL

Antonio García Vázquez

Born 1926

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0210 FOOTBALL

Vicente Colino

1924 - 2005

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0223 JUDGE

Santiago Torres Bernárdez

Born 1929

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0235 TRADE UNION

Ceferino Maestú

1920 - 2016

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0254 POLITICIAN

Donato Fuejo

Born 1926

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0267 FOOTBALL

Gaitos

Born 1924

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0280 OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Alfredo Domínguez Collazo

1928 - 2018

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0288 REGATISTA

Ángel Armada

1929 - 2006

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