List of Famous people born in Basque Autonomous Community, Spain
Txomin Perurena
Domingo Txomin Perurena Telletxea is a Basque former professional road racing cyclist. He is most famous for winning the overall mountains classification of 1974 Tour de France. He also finished second at the 1975 Vuelta a España and won a total of 12 stages in this race.
Goizalde Núñez
Rafael Díez Usabiaga
Fernando Lamikiz Garai
Fernando Lamikiz Garai is a lawyer, economist and former president of Athletic Bilbao.
Ainhoa Santamaría Ballesteros
Ainhoa Santamaría is a Spanish film, stage and television actress, known for her performances in television series such as Isabel and Señoras del (h)AMPA.
Asier Maeztu
Asier Maeztu Villalabeitia is a Spanish cyclist. He had his best achievements in track cycling, in the 4000 m team pursuit. In this discipline he won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. His team finished in seventh place at the 2008 Olympics.
Fernando Velázquez
Fernando Velázquez is a Spanish concert, film and TV composer. Among his best known works are the film soundtracks for Juan Antonio Bayona’s films: The Orphanage, The Impossible and A Monster Calls, for which he won the Goya Film Award for Best Original Composition in 2017.
Andres Urrutia
Francisco Javier García Gaztelu
Leire Olaberria
Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro ; born 17 February 1977 in Ikaztegieta, Gipuzkoa is a Spanish Basque racing cyclist. She won the Bronze medal in the Women's points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing behind Marianne Vos (Netherlands) and Yoanka González (Cuba).