A Coruña
A Coruña ranks 511th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Columbia, South Carolina, Gijón, and Fujieda, Shizuoka. Memorable people born in A Coruña include Luis Suárez, Fernando Rey, and Gérard Encausse. Memorable people who died in A Coruña include Eduardo González Valiño, Arsenio Iglesias, and Miguel Fleta. A Coruña has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players, and singers. A Coruña is located in Spain.
A Coruña is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province of A Coruña, having also served as political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and as a regional administrative centre between 1833 and 1982. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 820 and 2004, A Coruña was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Luis Suárez, Fernando Rey, and Gérard Encausse. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in A Coruña including Eduardo González Valiño, Arsenio Iglesias, and Miguel Fleta.
People Born in A Coruña
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Luis Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2023
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 9
Fernando Rey
ACTOR
1917 - 1994
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 26
Gérard Encausse
OCCULTIST
1865 - 1916
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 8
Amancio Amaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 7
Vímara Peres
POLITICIAN
820 - 873
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 6
María Casares
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1
Emilia Pardo Bazán
WRITER
1851 - 1921
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 12
Rosalía Mera
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2013
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 27
Salvador de Madariaga
WRITER
1886 - 1978
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 10
Ramón Menéndez Pidal
LINGUIST
1869 - 1968
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 5
Santiago Casares Quiroga
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1950
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 28
José Millán-Astray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1954
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 3
People Deceased in A Coruña
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Eduardo González Valiño
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1
Arsenio Iglesias
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Miguel Fleta
SINGER
1897 - 1938
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Eduardo Pondal
WRITER
1835 - 1917
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Juan Acuña
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2001
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 5
Luis Otero
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1955
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Rosalía Mera
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2013
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 7
John Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1809
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in A Coruña
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SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Miguel Fleta
SINGER
1897 - 1938
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Eduardo Pondal
WRITER
1835 - 1917
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Luis Otero
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1955
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
John Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1809
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day A Coruña were soccer players (11), politicians (4), actors (3), writers (3), and athletes (2), while most who died were soccer players (4), singers (1), writers (1), businesspeople (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in A Coruña, including Luis Suárez, Amancio Amaro, and Lucas Pérez. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day A Coruña, including Luis Suárez, Amancio Amaro, and Eduardo González Valiño.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in A Coruña since 1700.
