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
- Field: Actor Clear ×
Mark Consuelos
Born 1971
Fernando Sancho
1916 - 1990
Alexandra Jiménez
Born 1980
Diego Domínguez (actor)
Born 1991
Miki Nadal
Born 1967
Carlos Ballesteros
1935 - 2011
Carmen de Lirio
1923 - 2014
Fernando Esteso
Born 1945
Salomé Jiménez
Born 1975
Luisa Gavasa
Born 1951
Armando del Río
Born 1970
Andrea Dueso
Born 1988
Ana Labordeta
Born 1965
Teodora Lamadrid
1820 - 1896
Antonio Garisa
1916 - 1989
Pablo Palitos
1906 - 1989
Nacho Aldeguer
Born 1985
Luis Larrodera
Born 1973
Joel Bosqued
Born 1989
Mayrata O'Wisiedo
1929 - 1998
José Luis Pellicena
1933 - 2018
Rafa Casette
Born 1965
Javier Dotú
Born 1943
Ainhoa Aldanondo
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Ciro Altabás
Born 1977
Juan Antonio Hormigón
1943 - 2019
Rosa Fontana
Born 1938
Victoria Argota
Born 1884
Pilar Bayona Sarriá
Born 1947
Juan Antonio Quintana
Born 1939
Manuel Cano García
1926 - 1994
Aurora Bayona Sarriá
Born 1947
Jorge Pobes
Born 1983
Raúl Sénder
Born 1943
Luisa Ezquerra
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Marcelino Ornat
1898 - 1959
Andrea del Río
Born 1991
Aure Sánchez
Born 1977