Vigo
Vigo ranks 838th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mount Vernon, New York, Trier, and Bayonne. Memorable people born in Vigo include Pahiño, Pedro Alonso, and Carlos Núñez Muñoz. Memorable people who died in Vigo include Ramón Gil, Álvaro Cunqueiro, and Valentín Paz-Andrade. Vigo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many writers, and soccer players. Vigo is located in Spain.
Vigo is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the Ria de Vigo, the southernmost of the Rías Baixas. It is the capital of the comarca of Vigo. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1923 and 2004, Vigo was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Pahiño, Pedro Alonso, and Carlos Núñez Muñoz. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Vigo including Ramón Gil, Álvaro Cunqueiro, and Valentín Paz-Andrade.
People Born in Vigo
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Pahiño
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 8
Pedro Alonso
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 7
Carlos Núñez Muñoz
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 15
Stefan Bajcetic
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 4
Diego Martínez
COACH
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 9
Iago Falque
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 13
Quique Álvarez
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 1
Jonny
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 3
Borja Oubiña
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 5
Santi Mina
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 16
Begoña Fernández
HANDBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 6
Diego Mariño
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Vigo
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Ramón Gil
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Álvaro Cunqueiro
WRITER
1911 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Valentín Paz-Andrade
WRITER
1898 - 1987
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Rosalía de Castro
WRITER
1837 - 1885
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Concepción Arenal
WRITER
1820 - 1893
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Delio Rodríguez
CYCLIST
1916 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Vigo
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SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Álvaro Cunqueiro
WRITER
1911 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Valentín Paz-Andrade
WRITER
1898 - 1987
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Rosalía de Castro
WRITER
1837 - 1885
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Concepción Arenal
WRITER
1820 - 1893
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Delio Rodríguez
CYCLIST
1916 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Vigo were soccer players (13), actors (1), musicians (1), coaches (1), and handball players (1), while most who died were writers (4), soccer players (1), and cyclists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vigo, including Stefan Bajcetic, Iago Falque, and Quique Álvarez. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vigo, including Pahiño, Stefan Bajcetic, and Iago Falque.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Vigo since 1700.
