List of Famous people born in Basque Autonomous Community, Spain
Iker Jiménez
Iker Jiménez Elizari is a Spanish journalist and television host. He is a graduate in sciences of information from the Complutense University of Madrid and the European University of Madrid, and gained prominence directing and presenting, along with his wife and collaborator Carmen Porter, mystery investigation program Milenio 3 in Cadena SER, after which they moved to television with the program Cuarto Milenio in Cuatro. In 2018 he created the weekly YouTube podcast Milenio Live, and in 2020 started presenting the divulgation program Horizonte, initially in Telecinco and later in Cuatro.
Isabel Celaá
María Isabel Celaá Diéguez is a Spanish politician. In June 2018, she was appointed Minister of Education and Vocational Training and Spokesperson of the Government of Spain.
Begoña Ameztoy
Begoña Ameztoy is a Spanish writer and painter. She started as a writer, but her interest in arts made her combine literature with cultural movements in Euskadi.
Carlos Sobera
Carlos Javier Sobera Pardo is a Spanish actor, television presenter and former law lecturer.
Arancha González
María Aránzazu "Arancha" González Laya is a Spanish lawyer and former assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. She was appointed to this position in August 2013 and until January 2020.
Melitón Manzanas González
Melitón Manzanas González was a high-ranking police officer in Francoist Spain, known as a torturer and the first planned victim of ETA.
José María Olazábal
José María Olazábal Manterola is a Spanish professional golfer from the Basque region who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships, both at The Masters.
Anabel Alonso
Ana Isabel Alonso Gómez, better known as Anabel Alonso, is a Spanish comedy actress who has appeared in theatre plays, movies and television shows, including the popular sitcom 7 Vidas and the animated film Finding Nemo. She also hosted several different television programs.
Marta Etura
Marta Etura Palenzuela is a Spanish film and television actress. Etura was born in San Sebastián, where she studied at the French Lyceum.
Patxi López
Francisco Javier "Patxi" López Álvarez is a Spanish socialist politician serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies and chair of the Constitutional Committee.