Córdoba, Spain
Córdoba, Spain ranks 213th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Thessaloniki, Casablanca, and Oxford. Memorable people born in Córdoba, Spain include Seneca the Younger, Averroes, and Maimonides. Memorable people who died in Córdoba, Spain include Julio Anguita, Luis de Góngora, and Pedro Tafur. Córdoba, Spain has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Córdoba, Spain is located in Spain.
Córdoba, or sometimes Cordova, is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. It is the third most populated municipality in Andalusia. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 54 BC and 1994, Córdoba, Spain was the birth place of 59 globally memorable people, including Seneca the Younger, Averroes, and Maimonides. Additionaly, 33 globally memorable people have passed away in Córdoba, Spain including Julio Anguita, Luis de Góngora, and Pedro Tafur.
People Born in Córdoba, Spain
Go to all RankingsSeneca the Younger
PHILOSOPHER
4 BC - 65
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 50
Averroes
PHILOSOPHER
1126 - 1198
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 43
Maimonides
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1138 - 1204
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 19
Abd al-Rahman III
POLITICIAN
889 - 961
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 58
Roderic
POLITICIAN
688 - 711
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 59
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
COMPANION
1482 - 1517
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 24
Ibn Hazm
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
994 - 1064
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 55
Seneca the Elder
WRITER
54 BC - 39
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 51
Al-Hakam II
POLITICIAN
915 - 976
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 52
Luis de Góngora
WRITER
1561 - 1627
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 11
Lucan
WRITER
39 - 65
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 23
Muhammad I of Córdoba
POLITICIAN
823 - 886
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 39
People Deceased in Córdoba, Spain
Go to all RankingsJulio Anguita
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Luis de Góngora
WRITER
1561 - 1627
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 2
Pedro Tafur
EXPLORER
1410 - 1490
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 3
Julio Romero de Torres
PAINTER
1874 - 1930
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 4
Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī
ASTRONOMER
1029 - 1087
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Pedro Antonio de Cevallos
POLITICIAN
1715 - 1778
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Muhammad I of Córdoba
POLITICIAN
823 - 886
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 20
Hisham II
POLITICIAN
965 - 1013
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 8
Hasdai ibn Shaprut
PHYSICIAN
910 - 975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Al-Hakam II
POLITICIAN
915 - 976
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 26
Sulayman ibn al-Hakam
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1016
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 22
Newly Added People Deceased in Córdoba, Spain
Go to all RankingsJulio Anguita
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī
ASTRONOMER
1029 - 1087
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Pedro Antonio de Cevallos
POLITICIAN
1715 - 1778
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Hasdai ibn Shaprut
PHYSICIAN
910 - 975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Ermengol I, Count of Urgell
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Abbas ibn Firnas
INVENTOR
810 - 887
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Al-Zahrawi
PHYSICIAN
936 - 1013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
WRITER
1539 - 1616
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Al-Bakri
GEOGRAPHER
1014 - 1094
HPI: NaN
Rank: 18
Dunash ben Labrat
WRITER
920 - 990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 21
Ziryab
MUSICIAN
789 - 857
HPI: NaN
Rank: 24
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Córdoba, Spain were politicians (18), writers (10), soccer players (6), explorers (5), and philosophers (3), while most who died were politicians (17), writers (5), astronomers (2), physicians (2), and religious figures (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Córdoba, Spain, including Miguel Reina, Rafael Berges, and Chechu Dorado. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Córdoba, Spain, including Abd al-Rahman III, Roderic, and Al-Hakam II.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Córdoba, Spain since 1700.