Villena
Villena ranks 10,033rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mineral Wells, Texas, Turov, Belarus, and Tajov. Memorable people born in Villena include Ruperto Chapí, and María Teresa Torró Flor. Villena has been the birth place of many composers, and tennis players. Villena is located in Spain.
Villena is a city in Spain, in the Valencian Community. It is located at the northwest part of Alicante, and borders to the west with Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia, to the north with the province of Valencia and to the east and south with the province of Alicante. It is the capital of the comarca of the Alto Vinalopó. The municipality has an area of 345.6 km² and a population of 34,144 inhabitants as of INE 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1851 and 1992, Villena was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Ruperto Chapí, and María Teresa Torró Flor.
People Born in Villena
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Ruperto Chapí
COMPOSER
1851 - 1909
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1
María Teresa Torró Flor
TENNIS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Villena were composers (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Villena, including María Teresa Torró Flor. Whereas, throughout history, composers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Villena, including Ruperto Chapí.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Villena since 1700.
