List of Spaniards

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This is a 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)
Flag of Spain Spain: Coat of Arms
(Flag of Spain) (Coat of Arms of Spain)

Actors[edit]

Fernando Rey
Sara Montiel
Antonio Banderas
Penélope Cruz
Javier Bardem

Artists[edit]

El Greco
Diego Velázquez
Francisco de Zurbarán
Francisco Goya
Antoni Gaudí
Pablo Picasso
Salvador Dalí
Joan Miró

Explorers and conquerors[edit]

Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Film directors[edit]

Luis Buñuel
Luis García Berlanga
Carlos Saura
Pedro Almodóvar
Isabel Coixet

Leaders and politicians[edit]

Medieval ancestors[edit]

Pelagius of Asturias

Modern[edit]

Isabella I of Castile
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Philip II of Spain

Contemporary[edit]

Francisco Franco

Literature[edit]

Miguel de Cervantes
Francisco de Quevedo
Félix Lope de Vega
Benito Pérez Galdós
Federico García Lorca

Military[edit]

El Cid
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Models[edit]

Jon Kortajarena

Musicians[edit]

Classical[edit]

Isaac Albéniz
Pablo Casals

Opera singers[edit]

Plácido Domingo
Montserrat Caballé

Singers[edit]

Julio Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias

Philosophers and humanists[edit]

Alfonso X of Castile
Ramon Llull
Bartolomé de Las Casas
José Ortega y Gasset

Religion[edit]

Isidore of Seville
St Ignatius of Loyola

Science and technology[edit]

Michael Servetus
Antonio de Ulloa
Narcís Monturiol
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Leonardo Torres Quevedo
Juan de la Cierva
Severo Ochoa
Margarita Salas


Social scientists[edit]

Francisco de Vitoria

Sports[edit]

Athletics[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Pau Gasol

Boxing[edit]

Cycling[edit]

Carlos Sastre

Football (soccer)[edit]

Torres celebrating victory with Spain at Euro 2008

Golf[edit]

Motor sports[edit]

Fernando Alonso

Rugby union[edit]

Tennis[edit]

Rafael Nadal

Others[edit]

Ferran Adrià
Federica Montseny

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]