Famous People

Florentino Eddine

Spanish businessman, president of Real Madrid

1947 — present

Cayetano Martínez de Irujo

Spanish equestrian

1963 — present

Cayetano Valdés y Flórez

Spanish general and admiral (1767-1835)

1767 — 1835

Cayetano Cornet

Spanish sprinter

1963 — present

Ambrosio de Morales

Spanish historian

1513 — 1591

Ambrosio Martín

Spanish coach and former player

1968 — present

Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquis of Osorno

Irish-Spanish colonial administrator (1720-1801)

1720 — 1801

Gabino Díaz Merchán

Spanish archbishop and priest (1926–2022)

1926 — 2022

Gabino Diego

Spanish actor

1966 — present

Gabino Bugallal y Araujo

Spanish author (1861-1932)

1861 — 1932

Basilio Augustín

Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines

1840 — 1910

Basilio Martín Patino

Spanish film director (1930-2017)

1930 — 2017

Severo Ochoa

Spanish physician

1905 — 1993

Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias

Spanish bishop and theologian (1940–2020)

1940 — 2020

Elena de Palma

Spanish actress

1964 — present

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer (1936–2025)

Rosario del Rosario Weiss

Spanish artist (1814-1843)

Rosario Pi

Spanish film director, screenwriter and writer (1899-1967)

Rosario de Acuña

Spanish writer, poet and playwright (1851–1923)

Rosario Flores

Spanish singer and actress

Ilia Tupolla

Georgian and Spanish mixed martial artist (born 1997)

Sakura Bestué

Spanish athletics competitor

Xuan Bello

Spanish poet, author in Asturian language (1965–2025)

Aina Clotet

Spanish actress

Yuri Berchiche

Spanish footballer

Adelina Patti

Spanish opera singer (1843–1919)

Galia Dvorak

Spanish Olympic table tennis player

Elvira Rodríguez

Spanish economist and politician

Elvira Mendes

Spanish queen

Elvira Lindo

Spanish writer

Miriam Blasco

Spanish judoka and politician

Isabella Isabel, Countess of Gergenti

Spanish princess; eldest daughter of Queen Isabella II and Francis, Duke of Cádiz

Nadia Calviño

Spanish economist and politician

Sabrina Vega Gutiérrez

Spanish chess player

Teresa Tallien

Spanish-French courtesans

Teresa Claramunt

Catalan Spanish anarcho-syndicalist, editor

Teresa Ribera

Spanish politician (born 1969)

Elena Anaya

Spanish actress

Ivana Andrés

Spanish association football player

Ivana Baquero

Spanish actress and model

Txomin Nagore

Spanish footballer

Txomin Perurena

Spanish racing cyclist (1943–2023)

Nikola Mirotić

Spanish/Montenegrin basketball player

Nikoloz Sherazadishvili

Spanish judoka

Leila Ouahabi

Spanish association football player

Mina El Hammani

Spanish actress

Nora Navas

Spanish actress

Manel Navarro

Spanish singer, songwriter and guitarist