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Las Palmas ranks 385th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Croydon, Salzburg, and Lambeth. Memorable people born in Las Palmas include Javier Bardem, Benito Pérez Galdós, and Juan Negrín. Memorable people who died in Las Palmas include Estanislau Basora, Luis Molowny, and José Benito de Churriguera. Las Palmas has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and architects. Las Palmas is located in Spain.

Las Palmas, officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands in Spain. With a population of 383,516 as of 2024, it is the 9th-largest city in Spain. It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and, depending on sources, ninth or tenth most populous metropolitan area in Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2003, Las Palmas was the birth place of 54 globally memorable people, including Javier Bardem, Benito Pérez Galdós, and Juan Negrín. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Las Palmas including Estanislau Basora, Luis Molowny, and José Benito de Churriguera.

People Born in Las Palmas

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Las Palmas were soccer players (24), athletes (8), politicians (6), tennis players (4), and actors (3),  while most who died were soccer players (4), architects (1), racing drivers (1), politicians (1), and athletes (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Las Palmas, including Jesé, Luis Rubiales, and Raúl Asencio. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Las Palmas, including Juan Hilario Marrero, Jesé, and Luis Rubiales.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Las Palmas since 1700.