List of Famous people born in Cantabria, Spain

Ignacio Vigalondo Palacios, better known as Nacho Vigalondo, is a Spanish filmmaker.

Fernando San Emeterio Lara is a Spanish professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2011, as well as the ACB MVP the same year.

Óscar Freire Gómez is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen, Eddy Merckx and Peter Sagan. In the later years of his career, he became more of a classics rider. He has won the cycling monument Milan–San Remo three times, four stages in the Tour de France and seven stages of the Vuelta a España, throughout a successful career.

Mario Fernández Cuesta is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Tropezón as a goalkeeper.

Juan José Cobo Acebo is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He won the 2011 Vuelta a España as a Geox–TMC rider, his first and only major title but in July 2019 he was stripped of this title after being found guilty of doping by the UCI. He was considered a climber who also is able to time trial.

Eduardo 'Edu' Bedia Peláez is a Spanish footballer who plays for and captains Indian Super League club FC Goa as a central midfielder.

Isabel Tocino Biscarolasaga is a Spanish politician.

Carlos Alonso González, known as Santillana, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker.

Iván de la Peña López is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. During his career, he earned the nicknames Pequeño Buddha and Lo Pelat due to his shaven head and slight frame.

Ataúlfo Exuperio Martín de Argenta Maza was a Spanish conductor and pianist.