Granada
Granada ranks 415th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Valladolid, Szczecin, and Kumamoto. Memorable people born in Granada include Eugénie de Montijo, Francisco Suárez, and Leo Africanus. Memorable people who died in Granada include John of God, Muhammad I of Granada, and Yusuf I of Granada. Granada has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Granada is located in Spain.
Granada is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro, the Genil, the Monachil and the Beiro. Ascribed to the Vega de Granada comarca, the city sits at an average elevation of 738 m (2,421 ft) above sea level, yet is only one hour by car from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. With a population of 233,532 as of 2024, it is the 20th-largest city in Spain. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1998, Granada was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including Eugénie de Montijo, Francisco Suárez, and Leo Africanus. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Granada including John of God, Muhammad I of Granada, and Yusuf I of Granada.
People Born in Granada
Go to all RankingsEugénie de Montijo
COMPANION
1826 - 1920
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 12
Francisco Suárez
PHILOSOPHER
1548 - 1617
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 17
Leo Africanus
WRITER
1494 - 1554
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 19
Ibrahim ibn Yaqub
WRITER
912 - 966
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 22
Alonzo Cano
ARCHITECT
1601 - 1667
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 21
Muhammad IV of Granada
POLITICIAN
1315 - 1333
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 31
Muhammad V of Granada
ARCHITECT
1339 - 1391
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 30
Muhammad III of Granada
POLITICIAN
1257 - 1314
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 24
Abu Hamid al-Gharnati
WRITER
1080 - 1170
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 20
Mariano Fortuny
DESIGNER
1871 - 1949
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 26
Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1485
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 7
Manuel Orantes
TENNIS PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 37
Newly Added People Born in Granada
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Granada
Go to all RankingsJohn of God
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1495 - 1550
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 8
Muhammad I of Granada
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1273
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 13
Yusuf I of Granada
POLITICIAN
1318 - 1354
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 6
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1453 - 1515
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 19
Samuel ibn Naghrillah
WRITER
993 - 1055
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 11
Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1498 - 1500
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 7
Muhammad II of Granada
POLITICIAN
1235 - 1302
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 15
Alonzo Cano
ARCHITECT
1601 - 1667
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 10
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
HISTORIAN
1457 - 1526
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 3
Juan Sánchez Cotán
PAINTER
1560 - 1627
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 17
Muhammad V of Granada
ARCHITECT
1339 - 1391
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 16
Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji
ASTRONOMER
1200 - 1204
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Granada were writers (8), politicians (7), singers (3), athletes (3), and soccer players (3), while most who died were politicians (6), writers (3), religious figures (2), architects (2), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Granada, including Miguel Ríos, Enrique Morente, and Estrella Morente. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Granada, including Leo Africanus, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub, and Abu Hamid al-Gharnati.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Granada since 1700.