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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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0023 WRITER

Antón Reixa

Born 1957

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0044 ACTOR

Manuel Manquiña

Born 1953

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0055 ACTOR

Antonio Durán (actor)

Born 1959

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0056 WRITER

Alfonso Armada (escritor)

Born 1958

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0067 WRITER

Antonio García Teijeiro

Born 1952

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0074 ATTIVISTA

José Humberto Baena Alonso

1950 - 1975

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0086 FILM

Juan Pinzás

Born 1955

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0094 LITERARY

Xosé María Álvarez Cáccamo

Born 1950

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0103 BIOLOGIST

Julio Abalde

Born 1956

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0107 WRITER

Alfonso Álvarez Cáccamo

Born 1952

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0109 PAINTER

Menchu Lamas

Born 1954

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0132 PHOTOGRAPHER

Delmi Álvarez

Born 1958

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0138 FOOTBALL

José Fernando Martínez Rodilla

Born 1950

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0139 WRITER

Manolo Romón

Born 1956

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0143 LINGUIST

Celso Álvarez Cáccamo

Born 1958

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0147 ARCHITECT

Alfonso Penela

Born 1955

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0172 FOOTBALL

Ramón Sanromán

Born 1952

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0174 FOOTBALL

Santiago Formoso

Born 1953

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0175 GRUPO

José Luis Sánchez Bravo

1954 - 1975

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0179 ARTIST

Matusa Barros

Born 1954

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0183 POLITICIAN

Carmen Avendaño

Born 1954

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0189 DRIVER

Beny Fernández

Born 1950

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0202 POLITICIAN

Antonio Erias

Born 1952

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0208 FOTÓGRAF

Manuel González Vicente

Born 1958

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0213 JOURNALIST

Josemi Rodríguez-Sieiro

Born 1950

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0218 DIPLOMAT

Alejandro Alvargonzález

Born 1959

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0230 BIOLOGIST

Margarita Costa Tenorio

1951 - 2012

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0244 POLITICIAN

Carlos González Príncipe

Born 1956

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0248 POLITICIAN

María Olaia Fernández Davila

Born 1954

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0249 BASKET

Quino Salvo

1958 - 2016

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0259 BASKET

Alberto Abalde Rodríguez

Born 1958

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0261 JOURNALIST

Magis Iglesias

Born 1956

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0266 POLITICIAN

Vicente Luis Irisarri Castro

Born 1951

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0271 FOOTBALL

Antonio Gómez Fernández

Born 1957

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0272 POLITICIAN

Carmen Leyte

Born 1953

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0275 SPORT

Javier de la Gándara

Born 1959

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0302 POLITICIAN

José Manuel Bar Cendón

Born 1955

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0304 SPORT

José Pereira Domínguez

Born 1958

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0305 ROWER

José Manuel Bermúdez

Born 1958

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0306 ROWER

Jesús González (rower, born 1959)

Born 1959

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0319 DIPLOMAT

Alfonso Manuel Portabales Vázquez

Born 1954

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