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List of Spaniards

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This 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

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Fernando Rey
Sara Montiel
Antonio Banderas
Penélope Cruz
Javier Bardem

Artists

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

Explorers and conquerors

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Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Film directors

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Luis Buñuel
Luis García Berlanga
Carlos Saura
Pedro Almodóvar
Isabel Coixet

Leaders and politicians

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Medieval ancestors

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Pelagius of Asturias

Modern

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

Contemporary

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Francisco Franco

Literature

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

Military

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

Models

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Jon Kortajarena

Musicians

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Classical

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Isaac Albéniz
Pablo Casals

Opera singers

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Plácido Domingo
Montserrat Caballé

Singers

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Julio Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias

Philosophers and humanists

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

Religion

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Isidore of Seville
St Ignatius of Loyola

Science and technology

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


Social scientists

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Francisco de Vitoria

Sports

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Athletics

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Basketball

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Pau Gasol

Boxing

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Cycling

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Carlos Sastre

Football (soccer)

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Torres celebrating victory with Spain at Euro 2008

Golf

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Motor sports

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Fernando Alonso

Rugby union

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Tennis

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Rafael Nadal

Others

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Ferran Adrià
Federica Montseny

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aróstegui Sáenz de Olamendi, Manuel - Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia". aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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