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Famous people · Madrid
4 famous people were born in Madrid from 1830 to 1983
Most widely known is Edward Hilliard, the American missionary, with articles in 2 languages. Close behind are George Z. Erwin and James F. Pierce. The list’s best known name, Edward Hilliard, dates from 1851. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Edward Hilliard
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
James F. Pierce
Youngest
1983
Matt Curley
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Madrid
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Madrid’s famous people were born
The 1850s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Politics & LawFaithSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Madrid is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Madrid
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Potsdam’s, at 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madrid and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- George Z. Erwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank B. Kellogg: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Ricalton: James Ricalton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons