List of Famous people born in Cantabria, Spain

Sergio García Gómez is a Spanish professional boxer who held the European super-welterweight title from 2018 to May 2021.

Iván Helguera Bujía is a Spanish former footballer.

Alex Dujshebaev Dobichebaeva is a Spanish handball player for Łomża Vive Kielce and the Spanish national team.

Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea, DBE is a Spanish banker who has served as the executive chairman of Santander Group since 2014. She is the fourth generation of the Botín family to hold this role. Prior to this she was chief executive officer (CEO) of Santander UK, a role she held from December 2010 until her assumption of the chairmanship.

Jonatan Valle Trueba is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Eduardo Noriega Gómez is a Spanish film actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in two of Alejandro Amenábar's films: the multiple Goya Award-winning Tesis (Thesis) (1996) and Open Your Eyes (1997). He also starred in The Wolf (2004). In the United States, Noriega is best known for his role as Enrique in the political thriller Vantage Point (2008).

Javier Nart Peñalver is a Spanish journalist and politician who has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014. From 2012 until 2019, he was a member of Citizens (Cs).

Daniel Dujshebaev Dobichebaeva is a Spanish handball player for Łomża Vive Kielce and the Spanish national team.

Jaime Barnatán Pereda, known as Jimmy Barnatán, is a Spanish singer, actor and writer. His origins lie in the district of Chamartín in Madrid (Madrid), although he spent part of his childhood in New York due to family reasons. There, he usually went to the church with his grandmother, and he soon became impressed by the Gospel choirs. He also surrounded himself with black musicians and was captivated with the blues they played. In fact, his style is unmistakably American, and arguably his voice, powerful and torn, is one of the most singular in the Spanish national scene.

Laura Nicholls González is a Spanish basketball player who plays for Casademont Zaragoza of La Liga Feminina. She is a regular member of the Spain women's national basketball team since 2008, having won eight medals in final tournaments.