List of Famous people born in Cantabria, Spain

Joaquín Leguina Herrán is a Spanish politician and writer. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) he became the first President of the Community of Madrid, serving from 1983 and 1995. He also was Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of Madrid from 1979 to 1991.

Laro Gabriel Setién Lozano is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Formentera as a midfielder.

José María Lassalle Ruiz is a Spanish lecturer, essayist and former politician.

José Pérez Francés is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He finished four times on the podium of Vuelta a España and won three stages, although he never won the overall classification. He also finished third in 1963 Tour de France, after Jacques Anquetil and Federico Bahamontes, and won a stage in 1965.

Juan Ricondo Vallejo better known as Juan Ricondo is a Spanish singer, songwriter and actor. His debut album An American Affair was released in October 2015. It was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by JD Salbego and Sean Hamilton. In August 2019, He won the "People's Choice Awards" at the New Wave competition in Sochi.

Jaime Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos is a Spanish billionaire heir, banker and art collector.

Ángel Madrazo Ruiz is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Burgos BH.

Pedro Munitis Álvarez is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a forward, and a manager.

José Félix Tezanos Tortajada is a Spanish sociologist, politician, and professor. He serves as President of the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) since 2018.

José Iván Gutiérrez Palacios is a Spanish professional former road bicycle racer. He was Spanish Road national champion, three time Spanish time trial champion and won a silver medal in the 2005 Time Trial World Championships. He retired in 2014 with UCI ProTeam Movistar Team, the team he rode the vast majority of his career for.