Famous People and Sportspeople of A Limia
Directory of well-known Limians by occupation: sportspeople, actors, musicians, advertising people, models, bishops, writers, researchers and historical figures, with links to their entry or to Galipedia.
- Selection source
- Wikidata and Galipedia (place of birth in the eleven municipalities)
- Own entries
- 20+ people in this directory
- Criterion
- people with a public source; no personal data on living people
This directory gathers people born in the eleven municipalities of A Limia (Xinzo de Limia, Baltar, Os Blancos, Calvos de Randín, Porqueira, Rairiz de Veiga, Sandiás, Sarreaus, Trasmiras, Vilar de Barrio and Vilar de Santos) who have an article on Galipedia or Wikipedia, grouped by occupation. The list starts from a Wikidata query by place of birth and is completed with the site’s own entries. Only public and professional data are cited; living people appear without personal details [1][2].
Sport
- Carlos Canal (Xinzo de Limia, 2001), professional cyclist with Movistar [1].
- Germán Novoa (Morgade, Xinzo de Limia, 1996), footballer with Arenteiro and the Galician national team [1].
- Rubén Colmenero (Vilar de Santos, 1985), former footballer and former mayor, according to Galipedia [2].
Actors, presenters and models
- Serxio Pazos (Sandiás, 1965), actor, presenter and reporter [2].
- Héctor Carballo (Trasmiras, 1985), theatre and television actor [2].
- Iván Cabrera (Xinzo de Limia, 1984), firefighter and model, Mister Universe 2008 [2].
Music
- Carmen Penim (Covas, Os Blancos, 1965), composer and singer [2].
- Eulogio Gallego Martínez (Xinzo de Limia, 1880), musician, and Alfredo Nan de Allariz, composer and playwright [1].
Media, advertising and journalism
- Luís Carballo (Xinzo de Limia, 1938-2019), advertising man of Galician fashion [2].
- José Santiago Taboada, journalist, and Antonio Nieto Oliva, journalist [1].
- Xosé Luís Martínez Carneiro (Calvos de Randín, 1961), television scriptwriter and producer, coordinator of the book Antela. A memoria asolagada [1]; see Antela in photography and memory.
Church
- Xosé Rodríguez Carballo (Lodoselo, Sarreaus, 1953), archbishop [2].
- Cándido Lorenzo González (Laroá, 1925-2019), bishop in Brazil [2].
- Jerónimo de San Félix (1758-1828), Hidatius (5th century) and Airas Vasques (13th century, bishop of Lisbon), historical bishops [1]. Felip-Juli Rodríguez i Piñel (Xinzo de Limia, 1954) is rector of the Barcelona Conciliar Seminary and a canon of the cathedral, according to Viquipèdia [1].
- Juan Campos Rodríguez, missionary in China and Singapore [2].
Letters and language
Antón Tovar, Carlos Casares, Isaac Alonso Estraviz and Cástor Méndez Brandón have entries, as do the writers Antón Riveiro Coello (novelist), Rafael Laso Lorenzo, Concha Rousia, Cándido Paniagua Pousa, Xabier Domínguez Pérez (children’s literature and publisher), Federico Cocho and Javier Romero (journalists), Luís Álvarez Pousa (journalist and professor) and the teachers and critics Isabel Mociño, Francisco Martínez Bouzas, Xosé Manuel Cid and Carmen Agulló Díaz [1][2]. More at Authors and artists of A Limia.
History and science
Edelmiro Martínez Cerredelo, historian; Carmen Agulló Díaz, historian of education; Olimpia Valencia, Galicia’s first woman doctor; Óscar Rivero Salgado (1994), mathematician; and Nelson Zumel (Baltar, 1928), painter [1][2]. People who held public office are in Politicians and public officials of A Limia; those of the historical memory of 1936 are in a section of their own.
Frequently asked questions
Are there famous actors or sportspeople in A Limia? Yes: the actor Serxio Pazos (Sandiás), the cyclist Carlos Canal (Xinzo) and the footballer Germán Novoa (Morgade) [1][2].
Where does this list come from? From Wikidata (place of birth) and Galipedia [1][2].
Links
Sources
- Wikidata, query by place of birth (P19) in the municipalities of A Limia, 2026 (CC0). https://www.wikidata.org/
- Galipedia, articles on the people cited (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://gl.wikipedia.org/
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