List of famous Spanish people
- This article should be merged with List of Spaniards.
These are famous people from Spain, listed by categories and in alphabetical order.
See also: List of people by nationality, List of Catalans, and List of Spanish language poets.
Actors and directors
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Antonio Banderas
- Penélope Cruz
- Sara Montiel
- Fernando Rey
Architects and urban planners
- Ricardo Bofill
- Santiago Calatrava
- Ildefons Cerdá
- Antoni Gaudí
- Rafael Moneo
Composers and performers
- Isaac Albéniz
- Montserrat Caballé
- José Carreras
- Pau Casals
- Plácido Domingo
- Manuel de Falla
- Enrique Granados
- Antonio Katrasca
- Alfredo Kraus
- Joaquín Turina
Historic personages
- Carlos I (King of Spain and Emperor of Germany in the 16th century)
- El Cid (medieval hero)
- Hernan Cortés (conqueror of Mexico)
- Juan Sebastián Elcano
- Felipe II King of Spain and the Spanish Empire in the 16th century)
- El Gran Capitán (military man)
- Isabella of Castilia (Queen who reunited Spain in the 15th century))
- Vasco Nuñez de Balboa (first to sight the Pacific Ocean)
- Francisco Pizarro (conqueror of the Inca Empire in Peru)
Painters
- Salvador Dalí
- Francisco de Goya
- El Greco
- Joan Miró
- Pablo Picasso
- Antoni Tàpies
- Diego Velázquez
- Ignacio Zuloaga
- Francisco de Zurbarán
Philosophers
- Maimónides
- Jorge Santayana
- José Ortega y Gasset
Politicians and leaders
- José María Aznar (present prime minister)
- Fernando Buesa Blanco, 1946-2000, (Basque politician)
- Buenaventura Durruti
- Francisco Franco (20th century dictator)
- Juan Carlos de Borbón (King of Spain)
- Ernest Lluch Martín, 1937-2000, (former minister)
- Fernando Mayor Zaragoza (former director of the UNESCO)
- Juan Antonio Samaranch (former president of the Olympic Committee)
- Javier Solana (former secretary general of the NATO)
Pop music singers
Scientists
- Gregorio Marañón
- Severo Ochoa
- Joan Oró
- Isaac Peral
- Miguel Servet
- Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
- Algafequi
Sportsmen and women
- Severiano Ballesteros (golf)
- Galo Blanco (tennis)
- Pedro Carrasco (boxing)
- Javier Castillejo (boxing)
- Juan Carlos Ferrero (tennis)
- Sergio García (golf)
- Pau Gasol (basketball)
- Miguel Induraín (cycling)
- Carlos Moyá (tennis)
- José Maria Olazábal (golf)
- Raúl (football)
- Carlos Sainz (rallies)
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (tennis)
- Javier Sánchez Vicario (tennis)
Writers and poets
- Mateo Alemán
- Jacinto Benavente
- Pedro Calderón de la Barca
- Rosalía de Castro
- Camilo José Cela
- Miguel de Cervantes
- Antonio Gala
- Benito Pérez Galdós
- Federico García Lorca
- Luis de Góngora
- Salvador de Madariaga
- Tirso de Molina
- Agustín Moreto y Cavana
- Francisco de Quevedo
- Fernando de Rojas
- Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla
- Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
- Garcilaso de la Vega
- Félix Lope de Vega
- Jose Zorrilla y Moral