Portimão
Portimão ranks 9,375th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Shpola, Tenby, and Düsseldorf-Benrath. Memorable people born in Portimão include Manuel Teixeira Gomes, and João Vieira. Portimão has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes. Portimão is located in Portugal.
Portimão is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2022 was 63,079 in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão. In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. Historically a fishing and shipbuilding centre, it has nonetheless developed into a strong tourist centre oriented along its beaches and southern coast. The two largest population centers in the Algarve are Portimão and Faro. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1860 and 1976, Portimão was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Manuel Teixeira Gomes, and João Vieira.
People Born in Portimão
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Manuel Teixeira Gomes
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1941
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 1
João Vieira
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Portimão were politicians (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Portimão, including João Vieira. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Portimão, including Manuel Teixeira Gomes.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Portimão since 1700.
