BULLFIGHTER

Manolete

1917 - 1947

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Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez (4 July 1917 – 29 August 1947), known as Manolete, was a Spanish bullfighter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manolete is the most popular bullfighter, the 367th most popular biography from Spain (down from 302nd in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Bullfighter.

Manolete is most famous for being a bullfighter. He was killed in the ring in 1947.

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Among BULLFIGHTERS

Among bullfighters, Manolete ranks 1 out of 2After him are Cristina Sánchez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Manolete ranks 68Before him are Leonora Carrington, John Lee Hooker, Thelonious Monk, Juan Rulfo, Cyrus Vance, and Louis Zamperini. After him are Sidney Nolan, Dinu Lipatti, Maurice Duverger, Masahiko Kimura, Obdulio Varela, and Kamal Jumblatt. Among people deceased in 1947, Manolete ranks 51Before him are Herbert Backe, Luigi Russolo, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Albert Marquet, Reynaldo Hahn, and Paul P. Harris. After him are Gusztáv Jány, Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Karel Čurda, Black Dahlia, and Franz Böhme.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Manolete ranks 367 out of 3,355Before him are Jorge Semprún (1923), José Sanjurjo (1872), Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844), Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (-100), Chindasuinth (563), and Fernando Hierro (1968). After him are Rosalía de Castro (1837), Hisham II (965), Juana Enríquez (1425), Yusuf I of Granada (1318), Juan Negrín (1892), and Fernando Torres (1984).

Among BULLFIGHTERS In Spain

Among bullfighters born in Spain, Manolete ranks 1After him are Cristina Sánchez (1972).