Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca ranks 419th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kuwait City, Schwerin, and Uruguay. Memorable people born in Palma de Mallorca include Ramon Llull, Abraham Cresques, and Rossy de Palma. Memorable people who died in Palma de Mallorca include Joan Miró, Jean Dausset, and James II of Majorca. Palma de Mallorca has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Palma de Mallorca is located in Spain.
Palma, also known as Palma de Mallorca, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca on the Bay of Palma. With a population of 438,234 as of 2024, it is the 8th-largest city in Spain. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1232 and 2003, Palma de Mallorca was the birth place of 43 globally memorable people, including Ramon Llull, Abraham Cresques, and Rossy de Palma. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Palma de Mallorca including Joan Miró, Jean Dausset, and James II of Majorca.
People Born in Palma de Mallorca
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Ramon Llull
PHILOSOPHER
1232 - 1316
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 21
Abraham Cresques
GEOGRAPHER
1325 - 1387
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 37
Rossy de Palma
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 14
Antonio Maura
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1925
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 43
Joan Alcover
WRITER
1854 - 1926
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 41
Carlos Moyá
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 9
Marco Asensio
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 17
Valeriano Weyler
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1930
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 40
Arturo Pomar
CHESS PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 39
Joaquín Jovellar y Soler
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1892
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 42
Jorge Lorenzo
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 25
Maria del Mar Bonet
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 11
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Jordi Calafat
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 36
David Castedo
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 35
Tano Bonnín
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 34
Adrián Dalmau
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 33
Marvin Park
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.23
Rank: 30
Hugo González
SWIMMER
1999 - Present
HPI: 32.63
Rank: 31
Monchu
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 29.50
Rank: 32
People Deceased in Palma de Mallorca
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Joan Miró
PAINTER
1893 - 1983
HPI: 82.90
Rank: 11
Jean Dausset
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 2
James II of Majorca
POLITICIAN
1243 - 1311
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 6
Abraham Cresques
GEOGRAPHER
1325 - 1387
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 5
Guillermo Mordillo
COMIC ARTIST
1932 - 2019
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 8
Juan José Nogués
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1998
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 12
Alphonsus Rodriguez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1532 - 1617
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 1
Joan Alcover
WRITER
1854 - 1926
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 9
Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda
WRITER
1862 - 1932
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 7
Léon Krier
ARCHITECT
1946 - 2025
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 3
Jean Batten
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1982
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 10
Javier Dorado
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2025
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Palma de Mallorca
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Most individuals born in present day Palma de Mallorca were soccer players (16), athletes (5), politicians (4), actors (3), and racing drivers (3), while most who died were politicians (2), soccer players (2), writers (2), painters (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Palma de Mallorca, including Marco Asensio, Paco Soler, and José Luis Martí. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Palma de Mallorca, including Marco Asensio, Paco Soler, and José Luis Martí.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Palma de Mallorca since 1700.
