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[[Image:Ibarretxe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Juan Jose Ibarretxe]]]] |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Juan de Anchieta]], composer |
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*{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Juanes|Juanes (Juan Esteban Aristizábal)]], singer and songwriter |
*{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Juanes|Juanes (Juan Esteban Aristizábal)]], singer and songwriter |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga]], composer |
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*{{flagicon|France}} [[Manu Chao]], French-born singer and political activist of Galician and Basque origin |
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Manu Chao]], French-born singer and political activist of Galician and Basque origin |
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*{{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Placido Domingo]], singer. Basque mother from Getaria. |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Mikel Erentxun]] and/or [[Diego Vasallo]] : (''[[Duncan Dhu]]'',..) |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Aita Donostia]], composer |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} Francisco Escudero, composer |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Tomas Garbizu]], composer |
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*{{flagicon|Navarre}} [[Julián Gayarre]], singer from Navarre |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Jesús Guridi]], composer |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Alberto Iglesias]], composer. Twice nominated for Oscar. |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} {{flagicon|Valencia}} [[Paco Ibáñez]], Spanish singer. His mother is Basque. |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Sebastian de Yradier y Salaverri]], composer |
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*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Jose Iturbi]], composer, conductor, and pianist. |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Imanol Larzabal]], singer |
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*{{flagicon|Spain}} {{flagicon|Galicia}} [[Carlos Jean]] Arriaga, singer and DJ. His mother is Basque. |
*{{flagicon|Spain}} {{flagicon|Galicia}} [[Carlos Jean]] Arriaga, singer and DJ. His mother is Basque. |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Mikel Laboa]], singer and songwriter |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} The group ''[[La Oreja de Van Gogh]]'' with/or [[Amaia Montero]] |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Luis Mariano]], singer |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} The group [[Mocedades]] |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Fermin Muguruza]], singer and songwriter |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Javier Maria de Munibe Idiaquez]], composer |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Nemesio Otaño]], composer |
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*{{flagicon|Aragon}} [[Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izardui]] (aka [[Enrique Bunbury]]) |
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*{{flagicon|England}} [[Roland Orzabal]], musician ([[Tears for Fears]]) |
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Roland Orzabal]], musician ([[Tears for Fears]]) |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Maurice Ravel]], composer |
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*{{flagicon|United States}} Domingo Samuido, from [[Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs]] |
*{{flagicon|United States}} Domingo Samuido, from [[Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs]] |
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*{{flagicon|Navarre}} [[Pablo Sarasate]], composer. |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Pablo Sorozábal]], composer |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Álex Ubago]], singer |
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*{{flagicon|Madrid}} [[Jaime Urrutia]], singer. |
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*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Jorge Urrutia]], Chilean composer |
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Jorge Urrutia]], Chilean composer |
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*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Jose Maria Usandizaga]], composer |
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*{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Nicanor Zabaleta]], musician |
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===Business people=== |
Revision as of 23:15, 14 September 2008
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This is a list of famous Basque people. It includes people born or resident in the Basque Country and people born elsewhere with significant Basque ancestry.
Artists
Carlos Alazraqui, Television actor
Isabel Allende, writer.
Jean Anouilh, dramatist
Joe Ansolabehere, animation screenwriter and producer
Imanol Arias, actor
Montxo Armendáriz, filmmaker.
Pedro Armendáriz, actor
Bernardo Atxaga, writer
Juanma Bajo Ulloa, filmmaker
Pío Baroja, writer
Earl W. Bascom, artist/sculptor, actor
Frank Bidart, poet
Samuel Esparza, painter, artist
Léon Bonnat, painter from Bayonne.
Eduardo Chillida, sculptor
Chumy Chúmez, cartoonist
Ramona Tompkins, artist
Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet
Marie Darrieussecq, writer
René Echevarria, television writer and producer.
Liza Echeverría, Mexican actress and model
Hector Elizondo, Puerto Rican actor
Luisito Escauriaga (Escauriaza), storyboard artist
María Félix, Mexican actress
Galen Gering, Movie actor
Agustín Ibarrola, painter
Álex de la Iglesia, filmmaker
Alejandro González Iñárritu, film director.
Alfredo Landa, actor. Born in Pamplona and raised in San Sebastian.
Mariasun Landa, writer
Robert Laxalt, writer
John Leguizamo(leguizamon), actor and film producer.
Maitena, Argentinian cartoonist of Basque-Polish descent.
Boris Izaguirre Venezuelan-Spanish scriptwriter, journalist, writer and showman.
Jesús Mari Lazkano, painter
Julio Medem, filmmaker
Jorge Oteiza, sculptor
Julia Otxoa, poet
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, sculptor, architect.Peace Nobel Prize.
Jorge Perugorría, Cuban actor
Frederic Remington, artist-sculptor
Frank J. Urioste, film editor
Benjamin Urrutia, writer
Jenaro de Urrutia Olaran, painter
Matilde Urrutia, wife of Pablo Neruda
Ignacio Zuloaga, painter
Jorge Oteiza, sculptor
Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, architect from Navarre.
Roberto Matta Echaurren, Painter
Rafael Moneo, architect from Navarre.
Paco Rabanne, fashion designer.
Cristobal Balenciaga, fashion designer.
History related
Doroteo Arango (Pancho Villa) Mexican revolutionary
Earl W. Bascom, rodeo history
Antonio Fernandez Saenz, lawyer and human-rights defender
Dominique-Joseph Garat, writer and politician
Martin Guerre, French peasant object of a bizarre case of identity theft
Che Guevara, Argentinian revolutionary
Agustin Lizarraga, Melchor Arteaga, Toribio Recarte,.: discovery of machu picchu (world's 7 wonders)
Étienne de Silhouette, French Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV.
Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, Marquis of Ensenada Prime Minister of Spain
Juan de Urbieta
Journalists
Manuel Aznar Zubigaray, Nationalist journalist turned Francoist diplomat
Cristina Saralegui, Cuban television journalist
Musicians
Juan de Anchieta, composer
Juanes (Juan Esteban Aristizábal), singer and songwriter
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, composer
Manu Chao, French-born singer and political activist of Galician and Basque origin
Placido Domingo, singer. Basque mother from Getaria.
Mikel Erentxun and/or Diego Vasallo : (Duncan Dhu,..)
Aita Donostia, composer
Francisco Escudero, composer
Tomas Garbizu, composer
Julián Gayarre, singer from Navarre
Jesús Guridi, composer
Alberto Iglesias, composer. Twice nominated for Oscar.
Paco Ibáñez, Spanish singer. His mother is Basque.
Sebastian de Yradier y Salaverri, composer
Jose Iturbi, composer, conductor, and pianist.
Imanol Larzabal, singer
Carlos Jean Arriaga, singer and DJ. His mother is Basque.
Mikel Laboa, singer and songwriter
The group La Oreja de Van Gogh with/or Amaia Montero
Luis Mariano, singer
The group Mocedades
Fermin Muguruza, singer and songwriter
Javier Maria de Munibe Idiaquez, composer
Nemesio Otaño, composer
Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izardui (aka Enrique Bunbury)
Roland Orzabal, musician (Tears for Fears)
Maurice Ravel, composer
Domingo Samuido, from Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Pablo Sarasate, composer.
Pablo Sorozábal, composer
Álex Ubago, singer
Jaime Urrutia, singer.
Jorge Urrutia, Chilean composer
Jose Maria Usandizaga, composer
- {flagicon|Basque Country}} Nicanor Zabaleta, musician
Business people
Pedro Altube 'Palo Alto', Californian businessman.
Dominique Amestoy, founder of the Farmers and Merchants Bank
Jose María Aristrain, steel industries.
John Arrillaga. Real State businessman in Silicon Valley and philanthropist .
Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala, Owner of Grupo Modelo Brewery, Richest woman in Mexico
Hilario Arbelaitz, world famous cook, main cook of the Restaurant Zuberoa
Karlos Arguiñano, cook and entertainer
José María Arizmendiarrieta, founder of the Mondragón cooperatives.
Juan María Arzak, cook. Michelin stars winner.
John Ascuaga, founder of John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, Nevada
Emilio Azcarraga Vidaurreta, Televisa founder.
Martin Berasategui, cook. Michelin stars winner.
François Cabarrus, adventurer and Spanish financier from Bayonne, father of Madame Tallien
José Ramón Cengotitabengoa, president Society of Basque Studies in America
John A. Elorriaga, former U.S.Bank's Chairman and CEO, president of the U.S. Bancorp
Robert F. Erburu, former Chairman, president and CEO of the Times Mirror company
Roberto Goizueta, Cuban Exile, Former president,Chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company
Jose María Korta ,businessmen association leader. Victim of terrorism.
Jacques Laffitte, banker and politician
Miguel Leonis, 'king of calabasas'. Leonis Adobe.
José Ignacio López de Arriortúa, automotive industry
Sir Ramón de la Sota, shipping businessman. 'Euskalduna' founder.
Pedro Subijana, cook. Michelin stars winner.
Zobel de Ayala family, real estate, banking, and telecommunications
Narcisa Tamborindeguy, businesswoman & socialite
Richard G. Navarro - Former President of AAA (American Automobile Association) Idaho.
Joseph A. Unanue, Businessman, Goya Foods.
Clergy
Saint Miguel Aozaraza
Pedro Arrupe, general of the Society of Jesus.
Martín de Azpilicueta. Navarrese
Earl W. Bascom, Mormon Bishop
Saint Valentín de Berrio-Ochoa
Ignacio Ellacuría, theologian.
Roger Cardinal Etchegaray
Michel Garicoïts, roman catholic saint.
Saint Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia
Saint Martin Loinaz
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus
Francisco de Vitoria, jurist and theologian
Saint Francis Xavier. Patron of Navarre and evangelizer of Asia.
Miguel Zugastegui
Friar Juan de Zumárraga
José Maria de Zalvidea
Explorers and conquistadors
Lope de Aguirre
Pascual de Andagoya
Juan Bautista de Anza I
Juan Bautista de Anza
Domingo de Bonechea
Cosme Damián de Churruca y Elorza
Juan Sebastián de Elcano
Catalina de Erauso
Alonso de Ercilla
Juan de Esquivel
Martin Ruiz de Gamboa
Juan de Garay
Francisco de Garay
Martin de Goiti
Bruno de Heceta
Martin de Hoyarçabal
Diego de Ibarra
Francisco de Ibarra
Domingo Martinez de Irala
Miguel López de Legazpi
Martín Ignacio de Loyola
Juan Ortiz de Zarate
Cristobal de Oñate
Juan de Oñate
Martín García Óñez de Loyola
Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa. Basque mother.
Jedediah Smith
Juan de Tolosa
Andrés de Urdaneta, conqueror of the Philippines with Legazpi
Martin de Ursua
Pedro de Ursua
Pedro de Zarate
- Some of the Basque clergymen can be included in this explorers' chapter.
Politics
Abd-ar-Rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba (his mother and paternal grandmother were Basques).
- Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo, son Hisham II
Michèle Alliot-Marie, French minister and mayor of Saint-Jean-de-Luz
José Antonio Aguirre (politician), leader of Basque Nationalist Party during 1930s
Jerry Apodaca, former Governor of New Mexico.
Sabino Arana, founder of the Basque Nationalist Party.
José Antonio Ardanza Garro Former Basque President
Xabier Arzalluz, PNV leader.
Jose Joaquin de Arrillaga, California Governor
Rodrigo Soriano Barroeta Aldamar , politician, diplomat and writer
Fernando Belaúnde, twice President of Peru
David H. Bieter, mayor of Boise, Idaho
Miguel Ángel Blanco Victim of terrorism
Simón Bolívar, South American revolutionary whose family came from Bolibar, Biscay.
Juan María Bordaberry, President of Uruguay
Bryant B. Brooks, governor of Wyoming
Fernando Buesa, Socialist member of the Basque Government
René Cassin, jurist and judge from Bayonne, recipient of the 1968 Nobel Peace Prize
Michel Camdessus, from Bayonne, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1997 to 2000.
Pete T. Cenarrusa, secretary of State of Idaho
Luis Echeverría, president of Mexico
Peter Echeverria, lawyer and former president of 'American Board Of Trial Advocates'.
Pete Ernaut, state assemblyman, Nevada
Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish politician.
Carlos Garaikoetxea, Former Basque President
John Garamendi, Lt. Governor of California
Emilio Garrastazu Medici, president of Brazil
Che Guevara, revolutionary
- Hisham II, caliph of Cordoba
Juan José Ibarretxe, Current Basque President
Dolores Ibárruri, Pasionaria, Communist leader from Gallarta
Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry, politician
Agustín de Iturbide, Emperor of Mexico
José de Iturrigaray,viceroy of New Spain.
Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo(Larrasolo), former governor of New Mexico.
Paul Laxalt, Governor of Nevada and US Senator for Nevada
Jesús María de Leizaola Sánchez Former Basque President
Jaime Mayor Oreja Former Interior Minister, leader of the PP in the European Parliament
Telesforo de Monzón, founder of Ertzaina regional police and Herri Batasuna party
Martín de Mujica y Buitrón, gobernor of Chile from 1646 to 1649
Arnaldo Otegi, former leader Batasuna party
José F. Ozámiz, Philippine senator from Misamis Occidental
Ron Parraguirre, Nevada Supreme Court Justice
Eva Peron, Argentine first lady
Indalecio Prieto, Socialist politician
Ramón Rubial Cavia, Spanish Socialist leader
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Rafael Urdaneta, last president of the Republic of Great Colombia
Roberto Urdaneta, President of Colombia
Álvaro Uribe Vélez, current President of Colombia.
Carlos Luis de Urrutia, governor of Santo Domingo
Francisco Jose Urrutia, Panamanian diplomat and statesman
Manuel Urrutia, President of Cuba
Ben Ysursa, Secretary of State of Idaho
Idoia Zenarrutzabeitia, Basque Vice-President
Máxima Zorreguieta, Argentinian wife of the heir of the Dutch throne
Tomás de Zumalacárregui, Carlist general
Don Diego de Gardoqui, diplomat
See also Iñigo Arista, Kings of Navarre
Sports
Javier Aguirre, football coach and former footballer
Luis Arconada, footballer
Xabi Alonso, footballer
Amezola, olympic gold medal.Paris 1900.
Mikel Arteta, footballer
Rodolfo Arruabarrena, el Vasco, footballer
Adolfo "Tito" Antuñano, 1967 world champion slalom waterskier
Earl W. Bascom, rodeo, Hall of Fame
Txiki Beguiristain, footballer
Joseba Beloki, cyclist
Alberto Berasategui, tennis player
Josune Bereziartu, Best rock climber woman in the world.
Serge Blanco, rugby player (Basque mother)
Jean Borotra, tennis player .Olympic medal Paris 1924.
Jorge Burruchaga, footballer. World cup winner.
Juan Curuchet, cyclist, olympic gold medal Beijing 2008
Didier Deschamps, footballer
Anthony Dupuis, professional tennis player from Bayonne.
Pierre Etchebaster, real tennis
Jean Etcheberry, rugby player , olympic medal 1924.
Pierre Etchegaray, olympic gold medal.Paris 1900.
Marco Etcheverry, Bolivian footballer
Joseba Etxeberria, footballer
Xabier Fernandez Gaztañaga, sayling 49er ;Olympic gold in 2004 & Olympic silver in 2008.
José Eulogio Gárate, footballer
Andoni Goikoetxea, the Butcher of Bilbao footballer
Sergio Goycochea, footballer
Imanol Harinordoquy, rugby player
Miguel Indurain, Navarrese cyclist. Olympic gold medal Atlanta 1996.
Alberto Iñurrategi, mountaineer
José Ángel Iribar, footballer
José Luis Korta, rowing recordman.
Luis María Lasúrtegui Berridi , rowing olympic medal.1984.
Marino Lejarreta, cyclist. Vuelta España winner.
Bixente Lizarazu, footballer. World Cup winner.
Iker Martínez de Lizarduy , sailing 49er ; Olympic gold in 2004 & Olympic silver in 2008.
Iban Mayo, cyclist
Leire Olaberria, cyclist.Olympic medal Beijing 2008.
Abraham Olano, cyclist.Olympic medal Atlanta 1996.
Juanito Oiarzabal, mountaineer. World record holder.
Julio Olarticoechea, footballer. World cup winner.
José María Olazábal, golfer and winner of the The Masters Tournament
Javier Otxoa Palacios, cyclist
Iñaki Perurena, stone-lifting recordman .
Miguel de la Quadra Salcedo, athlete, journalist and adventurer.
Julián Retegi, Pelota player
Joane Somarriba, cyclist
Jose Luis de Ugarte, brave solo-circumnavigator
Iñaki Urdangarín, His Excellency The Duke of Palma de Mallorca, Olympic Mens's Handball Bronze Medalist
Patricio Urrutia, World Cup footballer
José Ibar Urtain, boxer
Ismael Urzaiz, footballer
Patxi Usobiaga, rock climbing world champion
Paulino Uzcudun, boxer
Pichichi, footballer
Ted Williams, Former Major League Baseball Player
Telmo Zarraonaindía, also known as "Zarra", footballer
Andoni Zubizarreta, footballer
Note: Footballer = Soccer football player
Jeret Peterson, Mallea Family Olympic Skiier & World Cup Champion.
Note: Olympic Winter Sports - Freestyle Skiing
Astronauts
Léopold Eyharts, ESA astronaut, first Basque in space.
Scientists
Jesus Altuna, archaezoologist ,paleontologist
Telesforo Aranzadi, scientist
José Miguel de Barandiaran, anthropologist, paleontologist and Catholic priest
Florence Bascom, geologist
Antoine-Thomson d'Abbadie, explorer, anthropologist, linguist and astronomer
Louis Daguerre, inventor of photography
Armand David, priest/zoologist/botanist, first European to discover the Giant Panda
José de Echegaray, mathematician
Pedro Miguel Echenique, scientist
Fausto Elhúyar and José Elhuyar, first to isolate wolfram/tungsten.
Pierre Hérigone, mathematician and astronomer.
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
Writers
Ignacio Aldecoa
Gabriel Aresti
Bernardo Atxaga
Pedro Agerre Axular
José de Arteche
Resurreción María de Azkue
Pío Baroja
Alexandre Dumas fils (Basque mother)
Salvador Elizondo
Lucía Etxebarria. Born in Valencia to Basque parents.
José de Echegaray Eizaguirre. Literature Nobel Prize 1904.
Bernard Etxepare
Juan Pablo Fusi, historian
Esteban de Garibay,16th C. Historian
Jon Juaristi
Robert Laxalt
Joanes Leizarraga
Xabier Lizardi
Jose Manterola
José Carlos Mariátegui
Gabriela Mistral. Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Literature nobel prize.
Koldo Mitxelena, linguist
Juan Antonio Mogel
Arnauld de Oihenart
Nikolas Ormaetxea Orixe
Ramiro Pinilla
Joseba Sarrionandia
Alfonso Sastre
José Ignacio Tellechea Idígoras. Historian, Theologian
Miguel de Unamuno
Kirmen Uribe
Estepan Urkiaga Lauaxeta
Ignacio Jose Urrutia, Cuban historian
Agustin Xaho
Philosophers
Frédéric Bastiat, classical liberal author and political economist
John Etchemendy , Stanford University's provost.
Castor Narvarte
Javier Sádaba
Fernando Savater
Miguel de Unamuno, also listed as writer.
Xavier Zubiri
Patrons of the Arts
Juan Antonio de Urrutia y Arana, Mexican patron of the arts.
Pedro Viteri , philanthropist
Rodrigo Mercado de Zuazola , bishop. Founded in 1540 the 'University of Sancti Spiritus' known as 'University of Oñate'.
Military
José de Armendáriz
Eugene W. Biscailuz, Sheriff - Los Angeles county - .Founded 'California Highway Patrol'.
Cosme Damián de Churruca y Elorza
Catalina de Erauso
Antonio de Gaztañeta
Jean Isidore Harispe
Juan de Lezcano
Blas de Lezo ,defeated British Navy in Cartagena Indias. Largest naval engagement before D-day
Henning von Ondarza, German general and NATO commander
Martín García Óñez de Loyola
Charles de Salaberry