List of Spaniards
This is a list of famous people from Spain. (In alphabetical order within categories.)
Actors
- Antonio Banderas, (born 1960)
- Penélope Cruz (born 1974)
- Angelines Fernández
- Sara Montiel
- Fernando Rey
Architects
- Ricardo Bofill
- Santiago Calatrava
- Ildefons Cerdà (1815 - 1876)
- Antoni Gaudí, (1852-1926)
- Rafael Moneo
Authors
- Mateo Aleman, (1547-c. 1609)
- Jacinto Benavente
- Pedro Calderón de la Barca, playwright and poet
- Miguel de Cervantes, (1547-1616), writer of El Quijote, or Don Quixote
- Antonio Gala
- Benito Pérez Galdós
- Federico García Lorca, (1898-1936), Spanish poet
- Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet
- Salvador de Madariaga
- Tirso de Molina, playwright
- Agustín Moreto y Cavana, playwright
- Francisco de Quevedo
- Fernando de Rojas
- Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, playwright
- Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, playwright
- Garcilaso de la Vega
- Félix Lope de Vega
- José Zorrilla y Moral, poet
Explorers
- Hernán Cortés, (Spanish conquistador)
- Sebastián Elcano, (1476-1526)
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa, (c. 1475-1519), first to sight the Pacific Ocean, founded Darién
- Francisco Pizarro, (1471-1541), conqueror of the Inca Empire
Leaders
- José María Aznar, former prime minister
- El Cid, (c. 1045-1099), Spanish knight and hero
- Buenaventura Durruti, (1896-1936)
- Franco
- Juan Carlos de Borbón, (born 1938)
- El Gran Capitán
- José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, prime minister
Musicians
- Isaac Albeniz, (1860-1909), musician
- Pau Casals, (1876-1973), musician
- Manuel de Falla, (1876-1946), Spanish composer
- Enrique Granados
- Antonio Katrasca
- Joaquín Turina
Singers
- Miguel Bosé
- Montserrat Caballé
- José Carreras
- Plácido Domingo
- Enrique Iglesias
- Julio Iglesias
- Julio José Iglesias
- Alfredo Kraus
- La Pandilla teen group, all members are from Spain
- Raphael
- Melody Ruiz Gutiérrez
- Camilo Sesto
- Camarón de la Isla
Painters
- Salvador Dalí, (1904-1989), visionary artist
- Francisco Goya, (1746-1828), painter
- El Greco
- Joan Miró
- Pablo Picasso, (1881-1973), Spanish painter
- Antoni Tàpies
- Diego Velázquez, (1599-1660), Spanish painter
- Ignacio Zuloaga, (1870-1945), Spanish painter
- Francisco de Zurbarán, (1598-1644), Spanish painter
Philosophers
- Maimónides, (1135-1204), Philosopher
- George Santayana, (1863-1952), US writer
- José Ortega y Gasset
Scientists
- Algafequi, glasses inventor (Cordoba)
- Gregorio Marañón
- Severo Ochoa de Albornoz, (1905-1993)
- Joan Oró
- Isaac Peral
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal, (1852-1934), father of Neuroscience
- Miguel Servet
- Leonardo Torres y Quevedo, Spanish inventor
Sports
- Severiano Ballesteros, golfer
- Galo Blanco, tennis player
- Fermin Cacho Ruiz, athlete, Olympic 1,500 Gold Medalist
- Pedro Carrasco, world champion boxer
- Javier Castillejo, world champion boxer
- Juan Carlos Ferrero, tennis player, French Open champion
- Sergio García, golfer
- Pau Gasol, NBA basketball player
- Luis Miguel González Lucas, better known as Luis Miguel Dominguín, bullfighter, father of Miguel Bosé
- Miguel Induráin, Tour de France champion cyclist
- Carlos Moya, tennis player
- José Maria Olazábal, golfer
- Raúl, football player
- Carlos Sainz, rally driver
- Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, tennis player, French Open champion
- Cristina Sanchez, bullfighter
- Javier Sanchez, tennis player, brother of Aranxta
Others
- Luis Buñuel, movie director
- Pedro Almodóvar, movie director
- Alejandro Amenábar, movie director
- Chabeli Iglesias, reporter, daughter of Julio Iglesias
- Federica Montseny, anarchist, politician, writer
- Diego Salcedo, priest, first Spaniard killed by Puerto Rican Taínos
- Juan Sánchez Vidal, renowned collector
See also: List of people by nationality, List of Catalans, list of Spanish language poets, List of Spanish monarchs