List of Famous people born in Asturias, Spain
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Díaz is a Spanish racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, having also driven for McLaren, Ferrari and Minardi. With Toyota, Alonso won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, in 2018 and 2019, and the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2018–19. In 2019, he won the 24 Hours of Daytona with Wayne Taylor Racing.
Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique Martínez García, known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of the Spain national team.
Joel Álvarez
Joel Álvarez is a Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Queen Letizia of Spain
Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano is Queen of Spain, the wife of King Felipe VI. She came from a middle-class family and worked as a journalist for ABC and EFE before becoming a news anchor at CNN+ and Televisión Española. In 2004, she married Felipe, then Prince of Asturias and heir apparent to the Spanish throne. Their daughters, Leonor and Sofía, were born in 2005 and 2007 respectively. As Princess of Asturias, Letizia represented her father-in-law, King Juan Carlos, in Spain and abroad. On her father-in-law's abdication in June 2014, Felipe and Letizia became king and queen.
David Villa
David Villa Sánchez is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Villa is regarded by pundits as one of the best forwards of his generation, and one of, if not the best Spanish striker of all time.
José Andrés
José Ramón Andrés Puerta is a Spanish-American chef, restaurateur, and founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), a non-profit devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters. He is often credited with bringing the small plates dining concept to America. He owns restaurants in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Las Vegas, South Beach, Florida, Orlando, and New York City.
Pablo Carreño Busta
Pablo Carreño Busta is a Spanish professional tennis player who is ranked world No. 18 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and reached a career high of No. 10 on 11 September 2017.
Santiago Cazorla
Santiago Cazorla González is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd. Former Spanish international, Cazorla operates primarily as an attacking midfielder, but can also play as a winger, central midfielder or as a deep-lying playmaker.
Melendi
Ramón Melendi Espina, known as Melendi, is a Spanish singer-songwriter. His specialties are rock, flamenco, and rumba styles.
Javier Gutiérrez
Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez is a Spanish actor. After his 2002 acting debut in cinema, he developed an early career primarily in comedy films, likewise earning much popularity for his television role as Satur in adventure series Águila Roja. His performance in 2014 crime thriller Marshland earned him wide acclaim and recognition. He has since starred in films such as The Motive, Champions and The Daughter and television series such as Estoy vivo and Vergüenza.