41.6500° N, 0.8833° W
ZARAGOZA
Most Famous People Born in Zaragoza, Spain
- Notable people
- 857
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1941
- Most distinctive
- Basket 3.0×
Aragonese crossroads energy: the Writer and Painter benches carry the long shadow of Goya (trained under Bayeu, whose family the city still claims), and the Architect cluster belongs to the Mudéjar tradition that gave Zaragoza its UNESCO brickwork. The Basket line is the CAI/Casademont dynasty, genuinely the city's second religion after the Pilar.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Zaragoza during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Zaragoza Is Known For
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Football is Zaragoza's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (105).
Zaragoza over-indexes on basket — 3.0× the global rate.
Zaragoza under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Zaragoza's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Science
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1900s Clear ×
Amparo Poch y Gascón
1902 - 1968
José Bueno y Monreal
1904 - 1987
Ramón Rey Ardid
1903 - 1988
Eduardo del Pueyo
1905 - 1986
Joaquín Ascaso Budria
1906 - 1977
Rafael Lorente de Nó
1902 - 1990
Plácido Domingo Ferrer
1907 - 1987
Eduardo Comín Colomer
1908 - 1975
María Pilar Izquierdo Albero
1906 - 1945
Honorio García Condoy
1900 - 1953
Joaquín María de Navascués
1900 - 1975
Luis Legaz Lacambra
1906 - 1980
Luis Arellano Dihinx
1906 - 1969
José Ramón Arana
1905 - 1973
Pablo Palitos
1906 - 1989
Manuel del Arco Álvarez
1909 - 1971
Mercedes Serós
1900 - 1970
José Luis González Bernal
1908 - 1939
José Gella Iturriaga
1907 - 1993
Pedro Caba
1900 - 1992
Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo
1901 - 1990
Francisco Buscarons
1906 - 1989
Julián Sanz Ibáñez
1904 - 1963
José Ignacio Mantecón
1902 - 1982
Jaime Oliver Asín
1905 - 1980
Elvira de Amaya
1904 - 1995
Ángel Sagardía
1901 - 1990
José Oto
1906 - 1961
Andrés Aráiz
1901 - 1982
Manuel Mendizábal
1905 - 1996
Cesáreo Alierta
1909 - 1974
Jenara Vicenta Arnal Yarza
1902 - 1960
Luis Gómez Laguna
1907 - 1995
José Yarza García
1907 - 1995
María Antonia Zorraquino
1904 - 1993
Chas (humorista)
1909 - 1959
Luis Cámara Ciércoles
1905 - 1987
Alfonso Sorrosal de Villalonga
1900 - 1946
Antonio Ejarque Pina
1905 - 1950
Joaquín Gil Marraco
1901 - 1984
Pedro Antonio Muñoz Casayús
1903 - 1991