Seville
Seville ranks 129th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vilnius, Reykjavík, and Lviv. Memorable people born in Seville include Diego Velázquez, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and Bartolomé de las Casas. Memorable people who died in Seville include María de Villota, Ferdinand III of Castile, and Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba. Seville has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Seville is located in Spain.
Seville is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Seville was the birth place of 93 globally memorable people, including Diego Velázquez, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and Bartolomé de las Casas. Additionaly, 46 globally memorable people have passed away in Seville including María de Villota, Ferdinand III of Castile, and Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba.
People Born in Seville
Go to all RankingsDiego Velázquez
PAINTER
1599 - 1660
HPI: 86.97
Rank: 14
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
PAINTER
1617 - 1682
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 83
Bartolomé de las Casas
WRITER
1484 - 1566
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 93
Henry II of Castile
POLITICIAN
1334 - 1379
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 12
Vicente Aleixandre
WRITER
1898 - 1984
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 33
John, Prince of Asturias
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1497
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 19
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi
POLITICIAN
650 - 732
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 7
Antonio Machado
WRITER
1875 - 1939
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 35
Felipe González
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 56
Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain
COMPANION
1729 - 1785
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 50
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
WRITER
1836 - 1870
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 5
Ferdinand IV of Castile
POLITICIAN
1285 - 1312
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Seville
Go to all RankingsMaría de Villota
RACING DRIVER
1980 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Ferdinand III of Castile
POLITICIAN
1199 - 1252
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Theudigisel
POLITICIAN
500 - 549
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Elena Huelva
WRITER
2002 - 2023
HPI: 34.38
Rank: 5
Hermenegild
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
564 - 585
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Cristóbal de Morales
WRITER
1600 - 1655
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 7
Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati
BIOLOGIST
1166 - 1239
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 8
Ernesto Laclau
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Francisco Guerrero
COMPOSER
1528 - 1599
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 10
Ibn Zuhr
PHYSICIAN
1091 - 1162
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Alfonso X of Castile
WRITER
1221 - 1284
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Seville
Go to all RankingsMaría de Villota
RACING DRIVER
1980 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Ferdinand III of Castile
POLITICIAN
1199 - 1252
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Theudigisel
POLITICIAN
500 - 549
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Hermenegild
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
564 - 585
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Ernesto Laclau
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Ibn Zuhr
PHYSICIAN
1091 - 1162
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Alfonso X of Castile
WRITER
1221 - 1284
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Alonso Mudarra
COMPOSER
1510 - 1580
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Ibn Zaydún
WRITER
1003 - 1071
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Blas Infante
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1936
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Leander of Seville
PHYSICIAN
534 - 600
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Seville were soccer players (19), politicians (18), writers (13), actors (10), and athletes (7), while most who died were politicians (12), writers (7), soccer players (6), religious figures (3), and physicians (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Seville, including Antonio Puerta, Juan Santisteban, and Adrián. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Seville, including Antonio Puerta, Juan Santisteban, and Adrián.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Seville since 1700.