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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Camilo Nogueira Román
Born 1936
Basilio Álvarez
1877 - 1943
José Manuel Otero Novas
Born 1940
Raimundo Viejo
Born 1969
Enrique Curiel
1947 - 2011
Francisco de Asís Sesto Novas
Born 1943
Chus Lago
Born 1964
Johan Carballeira
1902 - 1937
Urania Mella Serrano
1899 - 1945
Alexandra Fernández Gómez
Born 1988
Juan de Lara
1809 - 1869
Diego Gago
Born 1987
Carmela Silva
Born 1960
Jorge Juan Suárez Fernández
Born 1975
Emilio Martínez Garrido
1886 - 1936
Sócrates Gómez
1914 - 1989
Carmen Avendaño
Born 1954
Eva Solla
Born 1984
Nidia Arévalo
Born 1975
Antonio Erias
Born 1952
José Antela
1900 - 1936
José Posada
1940 - 2013
Ventura Pérez Mariño
Born 1948
Javier Dorado Soto
Born 1988
Marta Fernández Currás
Born 1963
Joaquín García Picher
1932 - 1985
José Franco Montes
1879 - 1939
Lois Pérez Castrillo
Born 1961
Carlos González Príncipe
Born 1956
María Olaia Fernández Davila
Born 1954
Donato Fuejo
Born 1926
Humberto Solleiro
1896 - 1936
Vicente Luis Irisarri Castro
Born 1951
Carmen Leyte
Born 1953
Francisco Javier Vázquez Varela
1754 - 1818
Francisco Barreiro
Died 1942
Joaquín Yáñez
1814 - 1892
Miguel Fidalgo Iglesias
Born 1971
José Manuel Bar Cendón
Born 1955
Estanislao Durán Gómez
Born 1906