This list, in alphabetical order within categories, of notable hispanic people of Spanish heritage and descent born and raised in Spain, or of direct Spanish descent.
Note: The same person may appear under several headings.
Reino de España (Spanish)
Actors
Fernando Rey Francisco Rabal Sara Montiel Antonio Banderas Penélope Cruz Javier Bardem
Artists
El Greco Diego Velázquez Francisco de Zurbarán Francisco Goya Antoni Gaudí Pablo Picasso Salvador Dalí Joan Miró David Aja (born 1977), comics artistLeonardo Alenza (1807–1845), Romantic painterHermenegildo Anglada (1871–1959), Catalan modernist painterAlonso Berruguete (c. 1488–1561), Spanish Renaissance painter and sculptorPedro Berruguete (c. 1450–1504), Spanish Renaissance painterAureliano de Beruete (1845–1912), painterFelipe Bigarny (c. 1475–1542), Spanish Renaissance sculptorMaría Blanchard (1881–1932), Cubist painterLita Cabellut (born 1961), painterEugenio Cajés (c. 1534–1574), Baroque painterAlonso Cano (1601–1667), Baroque painterJuan Caro de Tavira (fl. 17th century), painterJuan Carreño de Miranda (1614–1685), Baroque painterRamon Casas (1866–1932), Catalan Modernist painterAntonio del Castillo (1616–1668), Baroque painterCharris Chumy Chúmez (1927–2003), cartoonistJosé de Creeft (1884–1982), Modernist sculptor and teacherClaudio Coello (1642–1693), Baroque painterAnabel Colazo (born 1993), illustrator and cartoonistSalvador Dalí (1904–1989), Surrealist artistÓscar Domínguez (1906–1957), Surrealist artistAntonio María Esquivel (1806–1857), Romantic painterJoaquim Espalter (1809–1880), Orientalist painterGregorio Fernández (1576–1636), Baroque sculptorPasqual Ferry (born 1961), comics artistMarià Fortuny (1838–1874), Romantic painterPablo Gargallo (1881–1934), Cubist sculptorAntoni Gaudí (1852–1926), Catalan Modernist architect and sculptorFrancisco de Goya (1746–1828), Romantic painter and engraver Julio González (1876–1942), Cubist sculptorEugenio Granell (1912–2001), Surrealist painterEl Greco (1541–1614), Spanish Renaissance painter and sculptorJuan Gris (1887–1927), Cubist painterCarlos de Haes (1829–1898), Realist painterFrancisco Herrera the Elder (1576–1656), painterFrancisco Herrera the Younger (1622–1685), painter and architectJuan de Juanes Antonio López (born 1936), Realist painter and sculptorJosé de Madrazo (1781–1859), Neoclassical painterJuan Bautista Maíno (1581–1649), Baroque painterMaruja Mallo (1902–1995), Surrealist painterJuan Bautista Martínez del Mazo (1612–1667), Baroque painterPedro de Mena (1628–1688), Baroque sculptorJoaquin Mir (1873–1940), Catalan Modernist painterJoan Miró (1893–1983), Surrealist painter, sculptor and ceramistJuan Fernández Navarrete (1526–1579), Spanish Renaissance painterIsidre Nonell (1872–1911), Modernist painterDarío de Regoyos (1857–1913), Impressionist painterJusepe de Ribera (1591–1652), Baroque painterLluís Rigalt (1814–1894), Romantic painterDiego de Siloé (c. 1495–1563), Spanish Renaissance architect and sculptorJoaquín Sorolla (1863–1923), Impressionist painterBartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618–1682), Baroque painterPilar Nouvilas i Garrigolas (1854–1938), Spanish painterBartolomé Ordóñez (c. 1480–1520), Spanish Renaissance sculptorPedro Orrente (1580–1645), Baroque painterRodrigo de Osona (c. 1440–c. 1518), Spanish Renaissance painterCarlos Pacheco (born 1961), comics artistJuan Pantoja de la Cruz (1553–1608), painterLaura Pérez Vernetti (born 1958), cartoonist and illustratorPablo Picasso (1881–1973), painter and sculptor, co-founder of Cubism Francesc Ribalta (1565–1628), Baroque painterLuisa Roldán (1652–1706), Baroque sculptorPedro Roldán (1624–1699), Baroque sculptorJulio Romero de Torres (1874–1930), Symbolist painterEduardo Rosales (1836–1873), Purist painterSantiago Rusiñol (1861–1931), Catalan Modernist painter and poetAlonso Sánchez Coello (1531–1588), Spanish Renaissance painterJuan Sánchez Cotán (1560–1627), Baroque painterAntoni Tàpies (1923–2012), abstract Expressionist painterTrini Tinturé (born 1935), cartoonist and illustratorLuis Tristán (c. 1585–1624), Spanish Renaissance painterJuan de Valdés Leal (1622–1690), Baroque painterJuan Van der Hamen (1596–1631), Romantic painterEugenio Lucas Velázquez (1817–1870), Romantic painterDiego Velázquez (1599–1660), Baroque painterJenaro Pérez Villaamil (1807–1854), painterFernando Yáñez de la Almedina (1505–1537), Spanish Renaissance painterIgnacio Zuloaga (1870–1945), painterFrancisco de Zurbarán (1598–1644), Baroque painter
Explorers and conquerors
Hernán Cortés Francisco Pizarro Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Lope de Aguirre (1511–1561), soldier and adventurer, explored the Amazon River looking for El Dorado Diego de Almagro (1475–1538), explorer and conquistador , first European in ChileLuis de Moscoso Alvarado (1505–1551), explorer and conquistador.Juan Bautista de Anza (1736–1788), soldier and explorer, founded San Francisco, CaliforniaSebastián de Belalcázar (1480–1551), first explorer in search of El Dorado in 1535 and conqueror of Ecuador and southern Colombia (Presidencia of Quito), founded Quito 1534, Cali 1536, Pasto 1537, and Popayán 1537Fray Tomás de Berlanga (1487–1551), bishop of Panama , discovered the Galápagos Islands Juan Bermúdez (1450–1520), explorer and skier, discovered the Bermuda Islands Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (c. 1490–c. 1559), first European to explore the southwestern of what is now the United States (1528–1536), also explored South America (1540–1542)Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499–1543), explorer, discovered CaliforniaAndrés Dorantes de Carranza (ca. 1500–1550), explorer and one of the four last survivors of the Narváez expedition .Gabriel de Castilla (1577–1620), sailor; in 1603 he became probably the first man ever to sight Antarctica [citation needed Cosme Damián Churruca (1761–1805), explorer, astronomer and naval officer, mapped the Strait of Magellan (1788–1789)Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (c. 1510–1554), explored New Mexico and other parts of the southwest of what is now the United States (1540–1542)Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), conquistador of the Aztec Empire , explorer of Baja California Peninsula Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476–1526), explorer and sailor, first man to circumnavigate the worldGaspar de Espinosa (1467/1477–1537), soldier and explorer, first European to reach the coast of Nicaragua , co-founder of Panama City Diego Duque de Estrada (1589–1647), soldier, explorer, writerSalvador Fidalgo (1756–1803), naval officer and cartographer , explored Alaska in 1790, he named Cordova , Port Gravina , and Valdez Miguel López de Legazpi (1502–1572), explored and conquered the Philippine Islands in 1565Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475–1519), first European to sight the Pacific Ocean, founder of Darién Francisco de Orellana (c. 1500–c. 1549), first European to explore the Amazon River Pedrarias Dávila (Pedro Arias de Ávila, 1440–1531), conquistador , founder of Panama and governor of Nicaragua Francisco Pizarro (1471–1541), conqueror of the Inca Empire in PeruJuan Ponce de León (1460–1521), first European to explore Florida (1513); founded the first European settlement in Puerto Rico (1508)Alonso del Castillo Maldonado (died c. 1540), explorer and one of the four last survivors of the Narváez expedition .Gaspar de Portolà (c. 1717–aft. 1784), explorer, founder of Monterey , CaliforniaBartolomé Ruiz (c. 1482–1532), first European to explore Ecuador ; pilot for Pizarro and Columbus Hernando de Soto (1500–1542), explorer and conquistador , first European to explore the plains of eastern North America; discovered the Mississippi River and the Ohio River Pedro de Valdivia (c. 1500–1554), conquistador of Chile, founder of Santiago , Concepción , and Valdivia Pedro de los Ríos y Gutiérrez de Aguayo (died 1547), Royal Spanish governor of Castilla del OroVicente Yáñez Pinzón (c. 1461?–1514), explorer and sailor, first European to reach the coast of BrazilAmaro Rodríguez Felipe (c. 1678–1747), pirate Isabel de Urquiola (1854–1911), explorer
Film directors
Luis Buñuel Pedro Almodóvar Carlos Saura Luis García Berlanga Victor Erice
Leaders and politicians
Medieval ancestors
Pelagius of Asturias
Modern
Isabella I of Castile Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Philip II of Spain Isabella of Castilethe Catholic (1451–1504), Queen of Castile and León (1474–1504, with Ferdinand)Ferdinand II the Catholic King of Aragon (1479–1516), Castile and León (1474–1504, with Isabella), Sicily (1479–1516), Naples (1504–1516) and Valencia (1479–1516)Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436–1517), cardinal, statesman, and regent of SpainJuana of Castile , frequently called "the Mad", queen of Castile and León; daughter of Isabella and FerdinandCharles V Holy Roman Emperor (1530–1556 but did not formally abdicate until 1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506–1555), King of Spain (1516–1556), King of Naples and Sicily (1516–1554), Archduke of Austria (1519–1521), King of the Romans (or German King) ; often referred to as "Carlos V", but he ruled officially as "Carlos I", hence "Charles I of Spain"Philip II Philip V King of Spain (1700–1746)Charles III King of Spain (1759–1788)Ferdinand VII King of Spain (1813–1833)Manuel de Aróstegui Sáenz de Olamendi (1758–1813), liberal Spanish politician[ 1]
Contemporary
Francisco Franco Leopoldo O'Donnell, Duke of Tetuan (1809–1867), general and Prime Minister (1856; 1858–1863; 1864–1866)Juan Prim (1814–1870), general, liberal leader, revolutionary and statesmanAntonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828–1897), Prime Minister Fernando de los Ríos Urruti (1879–1949) was a Minister of Justice, Minister of State, and a Spanish Politician.20th and 21st centuries :
Manuel Azaña (1880–1940), Premier (twice) and President during the Second Spanish Republic José María Aznar (born 1953), Prime Minister (1996–2004)Josep Borrell (born 1947), President of the European Parliament (2004–2007)Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo (1926–2008), Prime Minister (1981–1982)Santiago Carrillo (1915–2012), the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) from 1960 to 1982Buenaventura Durruti (1896–1936), anarchist leaderFrancisco Franco (1892–1975), Army general and president, ruled Spain for 36 years as "Caudillo " (1939–1975)María Teresa Fernández de la Vega (born 1949), Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician and the first female Vice PresidentFelipe González (born 1942), Prime Minister (1982–1996)Sara Giménez Giménez (born 1977), president, Fundación Secretariado GitanoDolores Ibárruri (1895–1989), known as "La Pasionaria", leader of the Spanish Civil War and communist politicianEugenio Montero Ríos (1832–1914) Spanish Prime Minister and President of the Senate of Spain.Juan Carlos I Federica Montseny (1905–1994), Minister of Health (1936–1937) and anarchist - first woman to be a minister in Spanish HistoryJosé Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903–1936)Mariano Rajoy (born 1955), Prime Minister (2011–2018)Rodrigo Rato (born 1949), managing director of the IMF since 2004Benjamín Rubio (1925–2007), trade unionistPedro Sánchez (born 1972), Prime Minister (2018–present)Ana Sigüenza (born c. 1957), general secretary of the CNT (2000–2003) and anarchist - first woman to be secretary general of a national trade union centre in SpainAdolfo Suárez (1932–2014), Prime Minister (1976–1981)Javier Solana (born 1942), Secretary General of NATO (1995–1999) and High Representative (since 1999) of the CFSP of the Council of the European Union José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (born 1960), Prime Minister (2004–2011)Felipe VI
Literature
Miguel de Cervantes Francisco de Quevedo Félix Lope de Vega Benito Pérez Galdós Federico García Lorca Rafael Alberti (1902–1999), poet, Cervantes Prize laureate (1983)Vicente Aleixandre (1888–1984), poet, Nobel Prize laureate (1977)Concepción Arenal (1820–1893), writer and feministMatilde Asensi (1962), writerLola Badia (1951), philologist, medievalistElia Barceló (1957), writerPío Baroja (1872–1956), novelist of the Generation of '98 Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870), romantic poet and tale writerWallada bint al-Mustakfi (994-1091), poetAntonio Buero Vallejo (1916–2000), playwright of the Generation of '36 Carmen de Burgos (1867–1932), writer and journalistFernán Caballero (1796–1877), writer and novelistPedro Calderón de la Barca (1600–1681), playwright and poet of the Spanish Golden Age Clara Campoamor (1888–1972), essayist and politicianVictoria Camps (born 1941), essayist and philosopherInmaculada Casal (born 1964), journalist and television presenterSofía Casanova (1861–1958), novelist, poet and journalistRosalía de Castro (1837–1885), romanticist and poetCamilo José Cela (1916–2002), novelist, Nobel Prize laureate (1989)Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), novelist, poet and playwright, author of Don Quixote Rosa Chacel (1898–1994), writer, poet and essayistCarmen Conde Abellán (1907–1996), writerCarolina Coronado (1820–1911), poetMiguel Delibes (1920–2010), novelist, Cervantes Prize laureate (1993)María Dueñas (born 1964), writer and professorJosé Echegaray (1832–1916), dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (1904)Concha Espina (1869–1955), poet, writer and journalistCristina Fernández Cubas (born 1945), writer and journalistAmanda Figueras , journalist and writerGloria Fuertes (1917–1998), poet and writerFederico García Lorca (1898–1936), poet and dramatist of the Generation of '27 Alicia Giménez Bartlett (born 1951), writerGertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814–1873), writerLuis de Góngora (1561–1627), lyric poet considered to be among the most prominent Spanish poets of all timeAlmudena Grandes (1960–2021), writerJorge Guillén (1893–1984), poet, Cervantes Prize laureate (1976), four-time Nobel Prize nomineeJuan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958), poet, Nobel Prize laureate (1956)John of the Cross mystic poetCarmen Laforet (1921–2004), writerMaría de la O Lejárraga (1874-1974), feminist writer, dramatist , translator and politicianMaría Teresa León (1903–1988), writer and novelistElvira Lindo (born 962), writer and journalistGaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744–1811), main figure of the Spanish Age of Enlightenment , philosopher, statesman, poet and essayistAntonio Machado (1875–1939), leading poet of the Generation of '98 Salvador de Madariaga (1886–1978), essayist and two-time Nobel Prize nomineeJorge Manrique (1440–1479), major Castilian poetJuan Marsé (1933–2020), novelist and Cervantes prize laureateCarmen Martín Gaite (1925–2000), writerAna María Matute (1925–2014), writerEduardo Mendoza (born 1943), novelist and Cervantes prize laureateSara Mesa (born 1976), writerMaría Moliner (1900–1981), librarian and lexicographerRosa Montero (born 1951), writer and journalistCristina Morales (born 1985), writerJuliana Morell (1594–1653), poet and humanistJulia Navarro (born 1953), writerMargarita Nelken (1898–1966), writer, essayist and feministEmilia Pardo Bazán (1851–1921), writer of prose and poetry who introduced naturalism and feminist ideas to Spanish literatureÁnxeles Penas (born 1943), poetBenito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920), realist novelist considered by some to be second only to Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelistArturo Pérez-Reverte (born 1951), best-selling novelist and journalist, member of the Royal Spanish Academy Marta Pessarrodona (born 1941), Spanish poet, literary critic, essayist, biographerFrancesc Pi i Margall (1824–1901), romanticist writer who was briefly president of the short-lived First Spanish Republic Berta Piñán (born 1963), writer, poet, politicianFrancisco de Quevedo (1580–1645), novelist, essayist and poet, master of Conceptism Carme Riera (born 1948), novelist and essayistMercedes Salisachs (1916–2014), writerClara Sánchez (born 1955), writerMarta Sanz (born 1967), writerEnrique Tierno Galván (1918–1986), essayist and lawyer who served as Mayor of Madrid from 1979 to 1986Josefina de la Torre (1907–2002), writerÀxel Torres (born 1983), sports (football) journalistMaruja Torres (born 1943), journalist and writerEsther Tusquets (1936–2012), writerMiguel de Unamuno (1864–1936), Basque essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher, professor of Greek and Classics, and later rector at the University of SalamancaRamón María del Valle-Inclán (1866–1936), radical dramatist, novelist and member of the Generation of '98 Garcilaso de la Vega (1501–1536), Renaissance poet who was influential in introducing Italian Renaissance verse forms, poetic techniques, and themes to Spain"El Inca " Garcilaso de la Vega (1539–1616), first mestizo Inca historyFélix Lope de Vega (1562–1635), one of the key literary figures of the Spanish Golden Age María Zambrano (1904–1991), writer and philosopherMaría de Zayas y Sotomayor (1590–1660), female novelist of the Spanish Golden Age , and one of the first Spanish feminist authors
Military
El Cid Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba 3rd Duke of Alba (Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 1507–1582), general and governor of the Spanish Netherlands (1567–1573)Diego García de Paredes (1466–1534), soldier and duellist, he never commanded an army or rose to the position of a general, but he was a notable figure in the wars, when personal prowess had still a considerable share in deciding combat.Diego de los Ríos (1850–1911) Spanish Governor-General of the PhilippinesDon Juan de Austria (1547–1578), general and admiral; defeated Müezzinzade Ali Pasha in the Battle of Lepanto (1571) Blas de Lezo (1687–1741), admiral; leading 6 warships and 3.700 men, defeated a British invasion force of 28.000 troops and 186 warships, during the Siege of Cartagena in 1741Álvaro de Bazán , 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz (1526–1588), admiralFrancisco Javier Castaños , 1st Duke of Bailén (1758–1852), general; he defeated Dupont in the Battle of Bailén (1808)El Cid knight and heroGonzalo Fernández de Córdoba , "El Gran Capitán" (1453–1515), general and strategist of Early modern warfare Luis de Córdova y Córdova (1706– 1796), admiral. During the Anglo-Spanish War captured two merchant convoys totalling 79 ships.Francisco Franco (1892–1975), general; from 1939 caudillo and formal Head of State of SpainManuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo (1767–1835), Spanish cavalry officer and general officer during the Peninsular War, and later Defense MinisterBernardo de Gálvez (1746–1786), Field Marshal and governor of Louisiana , Spanish hero of the American Revolution Juan Martín Díez , "El Empecinado" (1775–1825), head of guerrilla bands promoted to Brigadier-General of cavalry during the Peninsular War Casto Méndez Núñez (1830–1880), admiralPedro Navarro , Count of Oliveto (c. 1460–1528), prominent generalÁlvaro de Navia Osorio y Vigil, Marqués de Santa Cruz de Marcenado , (1684–1732), general, author of the treatise Reflexiones Militares (Military Reflections) Pablo Morillo y Morillo (1775–1837), Count of Cartagena and Marquess of La Puerta, a.k.a. El Pacificador (The Peace Maker) was a Spanish general who fought in the napoleonic wars and hispanoamerican war of independence.Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545–1592), Spanish general and military governor of the Spanish Netherlands Francisco Pérez de Grandallana (1774–1841), brigadier of the Royal Spanish NavyAmbrosio Spinola , marqués de los Balbases (1569–1630), generalFernando Villaamil (1845–1898), naval officer, designer of the first destroyer
Models
Jon Kortajarena
Musicians
Classical
Isaac Albéniz Pablo Casals Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), composerSalvador Bacarisse (1898–1963), composerPablo Casals (1876–1973), cello player and conductorManuel de Falla (1876–1946), composerRafael Frühbeck de Burgos (1933–2014), conductorEnrique Granados (1867–1916), composerEnrique Jordá (1911–1996), conductor, music director of the San Francisco Symphony (1954–1963)Francisco Lara (born 1968), composer and conductorAlicia de Larrocha (1923–2009), pianistVicente Martín y Soler (1754–1806), composerSofía Noel (1915–2011), Belgian-born soprano and ethnomusicologistLuis de Pablo (1930–2021), composerBlas de Laserna , composerMaría Teresa Oller (1920–2018), composer and folkloristEugenia Osterberger (1852–1932), Galician pianist and composerJoaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999), composer and pianist, known for his Concierto de Aranjuez Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710), composer, dominate figure of Spanish baroque music Jordi Savall (born 1941), early and baroque music conductor and viol playerAndrés Segovia (1893–1987), classical guitarist Ángel Sola (1859–1910), bandurrista Antonio Soler (1729–1783), composer, known for his harpsichord sonatas Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909), composer and classical guitaristJoaquín Turina (1882–1949), composerTomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611), most famous composer of the 16th century (late Renaissance ) in SpainPaco de Lucía (1947–2014), flamenco guitarist and composer; regarded as one of the finest guitarists in the world and the greatest living guitarist of the flamenco genre
Opera singers
Plácido Domingo Montserrat Caballé Victoria de los Ángeles (1923–2005), soprano Maite Arruabarrena (born 1964), mezzo-sopranoTeresa Berganza (1935–2022), mezzo-soprano Montserrat Caballé (1933–2018), sopranoAvelina Carrera (1871–1939), soprano from BarcelonaNancy Fabiola Herrera (born 19??), mezzo-soprano José Carreras (born 1946), one of The Three Tenors Antonio Cortis (1891–1952), tenor Plácido Domingo (born 1941), one of The Three TenorsManuel del Pópulo Vicente García (1775–1832), tenorMaría Gay (1879–1943), mezzo-sopranoAlfredo Kraus (1927–1999), tenorHipólito Lázaro (1887–1974), tenorCarlos Marín (born 1968), baritone, member of operatic quartet Il Divo María José Montiel' , mezzo-sopranoMaría Orán (1943–2018), sopranoAdelina Patti (1843–1919), coloratura sopranoConchita Supervía (1895–1936), mezzo-sopranoFrancisco Viñas (1863–1933), tenor
Singers
Julio Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Edward Aguilera (born 1976), Menudo singerDolores Agujetas (born 1960), flamenco singerAlaska (born 1963), pop-rock singerPablo Alboran (born 1989), singerEva Amaral (born 1972), pop and folk rock singerAna Belén (born 1951), singer and actressDavid Bisbal (born 1979), singer-songwriterMiguel Bosé (born 1956), pop singerNino Bravo (1944–1973), singerCamarón de la Islaflamenco singer, real name José Monje CruzLuz Casal (born 1958), pop singerEstrellita Castro (1908–1983), singer and actressMontse Cortés (born 1972), flamenco singerRocío Dúrcal (1944–2006), singerManolo Escobar (1931–2013), singerManolo García (born 1955), singer-songwriterEnrique Iglesias (born 1975), singerJulio Iglesias (born 1943), pop singerAntonio José (born 1995), singerRocío Jurado (1946–2006), singerGloria Lasso (1922–2005), singerLola Flores (1923–1995), singer and flamenco dancerLolita Flores (born 1958), singer and actressDani Martín (born 1977), singerVíctor Manuel (born 1947), singerShakira (born 1977), singerAbraham Mateo (born 1998), singerAlba Molina (born 1978), Flamenco singerAmaia Montero (born 1976) pop singerLola Montes , (1898-1983), Spanish singerSarita Montiel (1928–2013), singer and actressCarlos Núñez (born 1971), bagpipes and Galician (Celtic) music performerAitana Ocaña Morales (born 1999), spanish singer-songwriterAmaia Romero (born 1999),spanish singer-songwriterPaloma San Basilio , singerJordi Savall (born 1941), film music composerJosé Luis Perales (born 1945), singerCamilo Sesto (1946–2019), singerIsabel Pantoja (born 1956), singerNiña Pastori , (born María Rosa García García in 1978), flamenco singerJosé Luis Perales (born 1945), singerRaphael Rosalía (born 1992), singer-songwriterJoaquín Sabina (born 1949), singer-songwriterMarta Sanchez (born 1966), singer-songwriterAlejandro Sanz (born 1968), pop singerJoan Manuel Serrat (born 1943), Catalan singer-songwriterChanel' Terrero (born 1991),singerAna Torroja (born 1959), pop rock singerEnrique Urquijo (1960–1999), founder of the band Los Secretos with his brother Álvaro, lead voice and composer
Philosophers and humanists
Alfonso X of Castile Ramon Llull Bartolomé de Las Casas José Ortega y Gasset Alfonso X of CastileFrancisco de Enzinas (1518–1552), humanist and translator of the New Testament Francisco Giner de los Ríos (1839–1915), philosopher, educator and one of the most influential Spanish intellectuals at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.Baltasar Gracián (1601–1658), author of El Criticón , influenced European philosophers such as Schopenhauer Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484–1566), humanist, advocate of the rights of Native Americans Ramon Llull (1232–1315), philosopher, theologian, poet, missionary, and Christian apologist from the Kingdom of Majorca. Inventor of a philosophical system known as the Art and a precursor of the computer, pioneer of computation theory.Salvador de Madariaga (1886–1978), humanist, co-founder of the College of Europe (1949)Gregorio Marañón (1887–1960), humanist and medical scientist, important intellectual of the 20th century in SpainMarcelino Menéndez Pelayo (1856–1912), philologist , historian and eruditeJulián Marías (1914–2005), philosopher; wrote the History of Philosophy Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869–1968), philologist, historian and erudite member of Generation of '98 Antonio de Nebrija (1441–1522), scholar, published the first grammar of the Spanish language (Gramática Castellana Romance language Rocío Orsi (1976–2014), philosopher, professorJosé Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955), philosopher, social and political thinker, author of The Revolt of the Masses Bernardino de Sahagún (1499–1590), Franciscan missionary, researched Nahua culture and Nahuatl language and compiled an unparalleled work in Spanish and NáhuatlGeorge Santayana (1863–1952), philosopher, taught at Harvard , author of The Sense of Beauty The Life of Reason Fernando Savater (born 1947), philosopher and essayist, known for his writings on ethicsFrancisco Suárez (1548–1617), one of the most influential scholastics after Thomas Aquinas Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936), existentialist writer and literary theoretician Juan Luis Vives (1492–1540), prominent figure of Renaissance humanism , taught at Leuven and Oxford (while tutor to Mary Tudor )Xavier Zubiri (1889–1983), philosopher, critic of classical metaphysics
Religion
Isidore of Seville St Ignatius of Loyola Maria Pilar Bruguera Sábat (1906–1994), Roman Catholic nun and physicianFrancisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436–1517), religious reformer, bishop, cardinal and statesman St Dominic of Guzmán (1170–1221), founder of the Order of Preachers St Isidore of Seville (c. 560–636), bishop, humanist and doctor of the Church St Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556), founder of the Society of Jesus St John of Avila (1500–1569), priest, preacher, theologian and mystic St John of the Cross (1542–1591), mystic and monastic reformer, doctor of the Church Saints Nunilo and Alodia (died c. 842/51), child martyrs Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (1907–1994), bishop, cardinal and president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference St Teresa of Avila (1515–1582), mystic and monastic reformer, doctor of the Church Tomás de Torquemada (1420–1498), Grand Inquisitor St Joaquina Vedruna (1783–1854), founder of the Carmelite Sisters of the CharitySt Vincent Martyr (died c. 304), deacon martyr St. Toribio de Mogrovejo (1538–1606), prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop of Lima from 1579 until his deathSt Francis Xavier (1506–1552), missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur (1626–1667), missionary in GuatemalaJosé de Anchieta (1534–1597), missionary in Brazil; founder of city São Paulo and co-founder of city Rio de Janeiro Bernardo de Alderete (1565–1641), canon of the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba Ángela María de la Concepción (1649-1690), nun, mystical writer, and reformer; founder of Monasterio de las trinitarias de El Toboso and of the Trinitarias contemplativas
Science and technology
Michael Servetus Antonio de Ulloa Narcís Monturiol Santiago Ramón y Cajal Leonardo Torres Quevedo Juan de la Cierva Severo Ochoa Margarita Salas
José de Acosta (1540–1600), one of the first naturalists and anthropologists of the AmericasAlex Aguilar (born 1957), professor of Animal Biology at the University of BarcelonaSusana Agustí (graduated 1982), biological oceanographer, educatorJosé María Algué (1856–1930), meteorologist, inventor of the barocyclometer , the nephoscope , and the microseismograph Rafael Alvarado Ballester (1924–2001)Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont (1553–1613), registered design for steam-powered water pump for use in mines (1606)Ignacio Barraquer (1884–1965), leading ophthalmologist , pioneer of cataract surgery José Ignacio Barraquer (1916–1998), leading ophthalmologist, father of modern refractive surgery ; invented the microkeratome and the cryolathe , developed the surgical procedures of keratomileusis and keratophakia Agustín de Betancourt (1758–1824), engineer, worked in many rangs from steam engines and balloons to structural engineering and supervised the planning and construction of Saint Petersburg, Kronstadt, Nizhny Novgorod, and other Russian citiesPino Caballero Gil (born 1968), computer scientistÁngel Cabrera (1879–1960), naturalist, investigated South American faunaBlas Cabrera (1878–1945), physicist, worked in the domain of experimental physics with focus in the magnetic properties of matterNicolás Cabrera (1913–1989), physicist, did important work on the theories of crystal growth and the oxidisation of metals Santiago Calatrava (born 1951), architect, sculptor and structural engineerPedro Carlos Cavadas Rodríguez (born 1965), pioneering surgeonJuan de la Cierva (1895–1936), aeronautical engineer, pioneer of rotary flight , inventor of the autogyro Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain (born 1965), one of the pioneers of the field of quantum computing and quantum information theoryJosep Comas i Solà (1868–1937), astronomer, discovered the periodic comet 32P/Comas Solá and 11 asteroids , and in 1907 observed limb darkening of Saturn 's moon Titan (the first evidence that the body had an atmosphere)Jerónimo Cortés (c. 1560 - c. 1611), mathematician, astronomer, naturalist and Valencian compilerCarmen Domínguez (born 1969), glaciologistPedro Duque (born 1963), astronaut and veteran of two space missionsFausto de Elhúyar (1755–1833), chemist, joint discoverer of tungsten with his brother Juan José de Elhúyar in 1783Bernardo Hernández (born 1970), entrepreneur, leading figure in technologyFrancisco Hernández (1514–1587), botanicist, carried out important research about the Mexican floraJorge Juan y Santacilia (1713–1773), mathematician and naval officer. Determined that the Earth is not perfectly spherical but is oblat. Also measured the heights of the Andes mountains using a barometer.Carlos Jiménez Díaz (1898–1967), doctor and researcher, leading figure in pathology Asunción Linares (1921–2005), paleontologistGregorio Marañón (1887–1960), doctor and researcher, leading figure in endocrinologyRafael Mas Hernández (1950–2003), geographerNarcís Monturiol (1818–1885), physicist and inventor, pioneer of underwater navigation and first machine powered submarine José Celestino Bruno Mutis (1732–1808), botanicist, doctor, philosopher and mathematician, carried out relevant research about the American flora, founded one of the first astronomic observatories in America (1762)Severo Ochoa (1905–1993), doctor and biochemist, achieved the synthesis of ribonucleic acid (RNA), Nobel prize laureate (1959)Mateu Orfila (1787–1853), doctor and chemist, father of modern toxicology , leading figure in forensic toxicologyJoan Oró (1923–2004), biochemist, carried out important research about the origin of life, he worked with NASA on the Viking missions Isaac Peral (1851–1895), engineer and sailor, designer of the first fully operative military submarineSantiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), father of Neuroscience , Nobel prize laureate (1906)Julio Rey Pastor (1888–1962), mathematician, leading figure in geometryWifredo Ricart (1897–1974), engineer, designer and executive manager in the automotive industryAndrés Manuel del Río (1764–1849), geologist and chemist , discovered vanadium (as vanadinite ) in 1801Pío del Río Hortega (1882–1945), neuroscientist , discoverer of the microglia or Hortega cell Josef de Mendoza y Ríos (1761–1816) was a Spanish astronomer and mathematician of the 18th century, famous for his work on navigation.Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente (1928–1980), naturalist, leading figure in ornithology, ethology, ecology and science divulgationEnrique Rojas Montes (born 1949)Margarita Salas (1938–2019), biochemist, molecular geneticist and researcherMiguel Sarrias Domingo (1930–2002) was medical director of the Institut Guttmann in Barcelona.Miguel Servet (1511–1553), scientist, surgeon and humanist; first European to describe pulmonary circulation María Dolores Soria (1948–2004), paleontologist, researcher, professor, and biologistEsteban Terradas i Illa (1883–1950), mathematician, physicist and engineerLeonardo Torres Quevedo (1852–1936), engineer and computer scientist, pioneer of automated calculation machines, inventor of El Ajedrecista , pioneer of radio control , designer of the three-lobed non-rigid Astra-Torres airship and the funicular over the Niagara Falls Eduardo Torroja (1899–1961), civil engineer, structural architect, world-famous specialist in concrete structuresJosep Trueta (1897–1977), doctor, his new method for treatment of open wounds and fractures helped save many lives during World War IIAntonio de Ulloa (1716–1795), scientist, soldier and author; joint discoverer of element platinum with Jorge Juan y Santacilia (1713–1773)Arnold of Villanova carbon monoxide and pure alcohol
Social scientists
Francisco de Vitoria Gurutzi Arregi (1936–2020), Basque ethnographerMartín de Azpilicueta (1492–1586), economist, member of the School of Salamanca , precursor of the quantitative theory of moneyMercedes Bengoechea (born 1952), feminist sociolinguist, professor Agustín Blánquez Fraile (1883–1965], historian and latinistManuel Castells (born 1942), sociologist, author of trilogy The Information Age María Ángeles Durán (born 1942), sociologist and economistManuel Fernández López Salvador Giner (1934–2019), sociologist, he had researched on social theory, sociology of culture and modern industrial societyJesús Huerta de Soto (born 1956), major Austrian School economistJuan José Linz (1926–2013), Sterling Professor of Political and Social Science at Yale ; Prince of Asturias Award (1987) and Johan Skytte Prize (1996) laureatePilar Acosta Martínez (1938–2006), prehistorian and archeologistPatricia Mayayo (born 1967), art historianClaudio Sánchez-Albornoz (1893–1984), historian, prominent specialist in medieval Spanish history Juan Uría Ríu (1891–1979), historianJoseph de la Vega (1650–1692), businessman, wrote Confusion of Confusions (1688), first book on stock markets Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1480/86–1546), member of the School of Salamanca , precursor of international law theory
Sports
Athletics
Basketball
Pau Gasol
Boxing
Cycling
Carlos Sastre Federico Martín Bahamontes (1928–2023), 1959 Tour de France winnerJuan José Cobo (born 1981), 2011 Vuelta a España winnerAlberto Contador (born 1982), three-time Tour de France (2007,2009,2010), 2008 Giro d'Italia , 2008 Vuelta a España winnerPedro Delgado (born 1960), 1988 Tour de France winnerÓscar Freire (born 1976), three-time World Cycling Champion (1999, 2001, 2004)José Manuel Fuente (1945–1996), twice Vuelta a España winner (1972, 1974), second in Giro d'Italia (1972), third in Tour de France (1973)Roberto Heras (born 1974), three-time Vuelta a España winner (2000, 2003, 2004)Miguel Indurain (born 1964), gold medalist (1996 Olympics ), 1995 World Time-Trial Champion , World Hour recordman (1994), five consecutive times Tour de France winner (1991–1995), twice Giro d'Italia winner (1992, 1993)Joan Llaneras (born 1969), gold medalist (2000 Olympics ), silver medalist (2004 Olympics ), seven-time World Points race or Madison Track Cycling Champion (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007)Luis Ocaña (1945–1994), 1973 Tour de France winnerAbraham Olano (born 1970), 1995 World Cycling Champion and 1998 World Time-Trial Champion Óscar Pereiro (born 1977), 2006 Tour de France winnerSamu el SánchezBeijing 2008 Olympic Road Race Gold Medal Carlos Sastre (born 1975), 2008 Tour de France winnerJoane Somarriba (born 1972), three-time Grande Boucle winner (2000, 2001, 2003)Guillermo Timoner (1926–2023), six-time World Motor paced Track Cycling Champion (1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965)
Torres celebrating victory with Spain at Euro 2008 Iker Casillas (born 1981), goalkeeper and Real Madrid ; captain of Spain's team that won UEFA Euro 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2012Francisco Gento (1933–2022), Real Madrid player; winner of six UEFA Champions League Raúl GonzálezXavi HernándezFC Barcelona player; UEFA Euro 2008 MVPAndrés Iniesta (born 1984), midfielder and FC Barcelona player; scored the winning goal at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final; UEFA Euro 2012 MVPAlexia Putellas (born 1994), FC Barcelona Femení midfielder and two-time Ballon d'Or Féminin winnerFernando Torres (born 1984), striker and Chelsea player; scored the winning goal at the Euro 2008 Final; winner of Golden Boot at Euro 2012David Villa (born 1981), striker and FC Barcelona player; Spain's all-time top goalscorerAndoni Zubizarreta (born 1961), Spanish internationalGerard Pique (born 1979), plays for the club FC Barcelona, and is a defender
Golf
Motor sports
Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso (born 1981), 2005 and 2006 Formula One World Champion Jaime Alguersuari (born 1990), 2008 British Formula Three championÁlvaro Bautista (born 1984), motorcycle racing raider, 125cc champion of the World in 2006Carlos Checa (born 1972), GP motorcycle racing rider and Superbike World Champion in 2011Marc Coma (born 1976), won the Dakar Rally in 2006Àlex Crivillé (born 1970), 500cc GP motorcycle racing World Champion in 1999Marc Gené (born 1974), Formula One driverJorge Lorenzo (born 1987), 2006 and 2007 GP motorcycle racing 250cc World Champion, 2010, 2012, and 2015 MotoGP World ChampionMarc Márquez (born 1993), Grand Prix motorcycle road racer , and is the 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 Moto GP World ChampionJorge Martínez Aspar (born 1962), GP motorcycle racing rider, four-time World ChampionPedro Martínez de la Rosa (born 1971), Formula One driverÁngel Nieto (1947–2017), GP motorcycle racing rider, 12+1 times World ChampionDaniel Pedrosa (born 1985), youngest GP motorcycle racing World Champion of 125cc and 250ccCarlos Sainz (born 1962), 1990 and 1992 World Rally Champion and 2010 Dakar Rally winnerCarlos Sainz , Jr. (born 1994), Formula One driver
Rugby union
Tennis
Rafael Nadal Galo Blanco (born 1976), professional tennis playerSergi Bruguera (born 1971), 1993 and 1994 French Open Men's Singles ChampionÀlex Corretja (born 1974), 1998 ATP Tour World Champion Albert Costa (born 1975), 2002 French Open Men's Singles ChampionJuan Carlos Ferrero (born 1980), 2003 French Open Men's Singles ChampionAndrés Gimeno (1937–2019), 1972 French Open Men's Singles ChampionConchita Martínez (born 1972), 1994 Wimbledon Women's Singles ChampionCarlos Moyá (born 1976), 1998 French Open Men's Singles ChampionGarbiñe Muguruza (born 1993), 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon Women's Singles ChampionRafael Nadal (born 1986), former World Number 1, 2005 French Open , 2006 French Open , 2007 French Open , 2008 French Open , 2010 French Open , 2011 French Open , 2012 French Open 2013 French Open , 2014 French Open , 2017 French Open , 2008 Wimbledon , 2010 Wimbledon , 2009 Australian Open , 2010 US Open , 2013 US Open , 2017 US Open Men's Singles Champion, 2008 Olympics and 2016 Olympics gold medallistManuel Orantes (born 1949), 1975 U.S. Open Men's Singles ChampionVirginia Ruano Pascual (born 1973), eight Grand Slam Doubles titles winnerArantxa Sánchez Vicario (born 1971), ten Grand Slam titles winner (four singles, six doubles)Emilio Sánchez Vicario (born 1965), three Grand Slam Doubles titles winnerJavier Sánchez Vicario , professional tennis player, brother of AranxtaManuel Santana (1938–2021), 5 Grand Slam titles winner (four singles, one doubles)Fernando Verdasco Carmona (born 1983), professional tennis playerCarlos Alcaraz Garfia
Others
Ferran Adrià Federica Montseny Georgina Rodríguez (born 1994), influencerGraciano Canteli, diplomat
Charo (birth year debated), actress, singer, and flamenco guitarist, known for her TV appearances in the 1970s & 1980sCarlos Dominguez Cidon (1959–2009), chefPilar Civeira , professor of medicine in PamplonaCharo Sádaba , professor of advertising in PamplonaMaría Josefa Cerrato Rodríguez (1897–1981), first woman veterinarianJosé Andrés (born 1969), chefFerran Adrià (born 1962), chefJoaquín Cortés (born 1969), dancerLola Greco (born 1964), dancer and choreographerRosario Hernández Diéguez (1916–1936), newspaper hawker and trade unionistJuan March Ordinas (1880–1962), politician and businessmanFrancisco Mesa , electrical engineerAna Morales (born 1982), flamenco dancer and choreographerAmancio Ortega Gaona (born 1936), entrepreneurPepita de Oliva (1830–1871), dancerAna María Pérez del Campo (born 1936), lawyer, feministJuan Pujol , alias Garbo (1912–1988), double agent who played a key role in the success of D-Day towards the end of World War IITamara Rojo (born 1974), prima ballerina Royal Ballet (since 2000); Prince of Asturias Award of Arts laureate (2005)Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira (1879–1955), woman who murdered her teenage daughter, conceived as a eugenics experimentDiego Salcedo (1575–1644), first Spaniard killed by Puerto Rican Taínos Elbira Zipitria (1906–1982), Spanish-Basque educator, promoter of the Basque language
See also
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