Alicante
Alicante ranks 1,107th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Colchester, Taif, and Oradea. Memorable people born in Alicante include Juan Manuel Asensi, David Ferrer, and Pedro Solbes. Memorable people who died in Alicante include Barbara Murray, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, and Edmundo Ros. Alicante has been the birth place of many soccer players, and tennis players and the death place of many writers, and actors. Alicante is located in Spain.
Alicante is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 as of 2020, the second-largest in the Valencian Community. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1879 and 1999, Alicante was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Juan Manuel Asensi, David Ferrer, and Pedro Solbes. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Alicante including Barbara Murray, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, and Edmundo Ros.
People Born in Alicante
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Juan Manuel Asensi
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 6
David Ferrer
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 12
Pedro Solbes
ECONOMIST
1942 - 2023
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 15
Gabriel Miró
WRITER
1879 - 1930
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 1
José Bordalás
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 4
Iñaki Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 11
Fele Martínez
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 8
Juan Ignacio Martínez
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 9
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
TENNIS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 5
Paqui
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 13
Iván Navarro
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 14
Sandra Paños
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Alicante
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Barbara Murray
ACTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1936
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Edmundo Ros
SINGER
1910 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Edward Augustus Freeman
HISTORIAN
1823 - 1892
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Maurice Genevoix
WRITER
1890 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Miguel Hernández
WRITER
1910 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Alicante
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ACTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1936
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Edmundo Ros
SINGER
1910 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Edward Augustus Freeman
HISTORIAN
1823 - 1892
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Maurice Genevoix
WRITER
1890 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Miguel Hernández
WRITER
1910 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Alicante were soccer players (8), tennis players (3), economists (1), writers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were writers (2), actors (1), politicians (1), singers (1), and historians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Alicante, including Juan Manuel Asensi, José Bordalás, and Iñaki Peña. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Alicante, including Juan Manuel Asensi, José Bordalás, and Iñaki Peña.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Alicante since 1700.
