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: Writer Clear ×
Ignacio de Luzán Claramunt de Suelves y Gurrea
1702 - 1754
Antonio Altarriba
Born 1952
José Camón Aznar
1898 - 1979
Ana Francisca Abarca de Bolea
1602 - 1685
Josefa Amar y Borbón
1749 - 1833
Leopoldo Abadía
Born 1933
Miguel Labordeta
1921 - 1969
Francesc Vicent Garcia
1582 - 1623
Patricia Esteban Erlés
Born 1972
Carlos Fernández Liria
Born 1959
José Pellicer de Ossau y Tovar
1602 - 1679
Amadeo Martínez Inglés
Born 1936
Fernando Lalana
Born 1958
Ángeles de Irisarri
Born 1947
Emilio Gastón
1935 - 2018
Ignacio García-Valiño
1968 - 2014
Félix Romeo
1968 - 2011
Manuel L. Alonso
Born 1948
Jesús Jiménez Domínguez
Born 1970
Juan Ramón Masoliver
1910 - 1997
Miguel Ángel Lamata
Born 1968
Irene Vallejo Moreu
Born 1979
Francisco de Asís Sancho Rebullida
1921 - 1995
Lluís Calvo
Born 1963
Magdalena Lasala
Born 1958
Ana María Navales
1939 - 2009
María del Pilar Sinués
1835 - 1893
Enrique Jarnes
1925 - 2002
Fernando Romanos
Born 1963
Ricardo Burguete
1871 - 1937
Eduardo Vicente de Vera
Born 1952
José Miguel Pallarés
Born 1966
Juan Francisco Andrés de Uztarroz
1606 - 1653
Antonio Iturbe
Born 1967
Sergio Algora
1969 - 2008
Antonio Hernández Fajarnés
1851 - 1909
Ricardo Mur Saura
Born 1962
Javier Sebastián Luengo
Born 1962
Manuel Lasala y Ximénez de Bailo
1803 - 1874
José María Conget Ferruz
Born 1948
Rosa María Aranda
1920 - 2005
Gaspar Sala y Berart
1605 - 1670
Pilar de Vicente-Gella
1942 - 2016
Ricardo Serna
Born 1954
Teresa Garbí
Born 1950
Fernando Sanmartín
Born 1959
Carlos Mendizábal Brunet
1864 - 1949
Mariano Nougués Secall
1801 - 1872
Constantino Gil y Luengo
1844 - 1914
Pedro Marquina Dutú
1834 - 1886
Reynaldo Brea
Born 1863
Antonio Tausiet
Born 1967
Ángela Cenarro Lagunas
Born 1965
Luis Royo y Villanova
1867 - 1900
Miguel Serrano Larraz
Born 1977
Jorge Gonzalvo Díaz
Born 1972
Fernando Castán Palomar
1898 - 1963
Calixto Navarro
1847 - 1900
Pilar Beltrami
Born 1957
Miguel María Astraín Bada
Born 1934
Manuel Abadal
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Fernando Mombiela
Born 1969
Jérôme de la Mère de Dieu
1590 - 1661
Sylvia Marx
Born 1966
Ángel Aznar Paniagua
Born 1947