List of Spaniards

This is a list of famous people from Spain. In alphabetical order within categories.

Table of contents

1 Actors 2 Architects 3 Authors 4 Explorers 5 Leaders 6 Musicians 7 Singers 8 Painters 9 Philosophers 10 Scientists 11 Sports 12 Others

Actors

• Antonio Banderas, (born 1960)
• Penelope Cruz
• Rita Hayworth
• Sara Montiel
• Alexa Vega (spy kids)

Architects

• Antoni Gaudí, (1852-1926), architect
• Rafael Moneo
• Ricardo Bofill

Authors

• Mateo Aleman, (1547-c. 1609)
• Pedro Calderón de la Barca, playwright and poet
• Miguel Cervantes, (1547-1616), writer of El Quijote, or Don Quixote
• Federico Garcia Lorca, (1898-1936), Spanish poet
• Luis de Gongora, Spanish poet
• Benito Perez Galdos
• 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
• Jose Zorrilla y Moral, poet
• Antonio Gala

Explorers

• Hernan Cortes, (Spanish conqueror)
• Sebastian Elcano, (1476-1526)
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa, (c. 1475-1519), first to sight the Pacific Ocean, founded Darién
• Francisco Pizarro, (1471-1541), conqueror of the Inca Empire

Leaders

• Jose Maria Aznar, prime minister-president
• El Cid, (c. 1045-1099), Spanish knight and hero
• Buenaventura Durruti, (1896-1936)
• Franco
• Juan Carlos de Borbon, (born 1938)
• El Gran Capitan

Musicians

• Isaac Albeniz, (1860-1909), musician
• Pau Casals, (1876-1973), musician
• Manuel de Falla, (1876-1946), Spanish composer
• Enrique Granados
• Antonio Katrasca
• Joaquin Turina

Singers

• Miguel Bose
• Enrique Iglesias
• Julio Iglesias
• Julio Jose Iglesias
• La Pandilla teen group, all members are from Spain
• Raphael
• Melody Ruiz Gutierrez
• Camilo Sesto

Painters

• Salvador Dali, (1904-1989), visionary artist
• Francisco Goya, (1746-1828), painter
• Pablo Picasso, (1881-1973), Spanish painter
• Diego Velázquez, (1599-1660), Spanish painter
• Ignacio Zuloaga, (1870-1945), Spanish painter
• Francisco de Zurbaran, (1598-1644), Spanish painter

Philosophers

• Maimónides, (1135-1204), Philosopher
• George Santayana, (1863-1952), US writer
• José Ortega y Gasset

Scientists

• Severo Ochoa de Albornoz, (1905-1993)
• Isaac Peral
• Miguel Servet
• Leonardo Torres y Quevedo, Spanish inventor
• Algafequi, glasses inventor (Cordoba)

Sports

• Galo Blanco, Tennis player
• Pedro Carrasco, world champion boxer
• Javier Castillejo, world champion boxer
• Pau Gasol, NBA basketball player
• Miguel de Indurain, Tour de France champion cyclist
• Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Tennis player, French Open champion
• Javier Sanchez, Tennis player, brother of Aranxta

Others

• Pedro Almodóvar, movie director
• Chabeli Iglesias, reporter, daughter of Julio Iglesias
• Juan Sanchez Vidal, reknowned collector

See also: List of people by nationality, List of Catalans, list of Spanish language poets