Lisbon (prt)

Lisbon

Lisbon ranks 63rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baltimore, Atlanta, and Tehran. Memorable people born in Lisbon include Anthony of Padua, Fernando Pessoa, and Pope John XXI. Memorable people who died in Lisbon include Eusébio, Fernando Pessoa, and Manuel I of Portugal. Lisbon has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Lisbon is located in Portugal.

Lisbon is the capital and most populous municipality of Portugal, with an estimated population of 575,739, as of 2024, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city, and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, on the northern shore of the River Tagus. The western portion of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca. Read more on Wikipedia