List of Famous people born in Cantabria, Spain

Álvaro Longoria is a film director, executive producer, and actor. He produces indie films for several distributors including Cinema Libre and Morena Films. He is perhaps best known for producing the film Everybody Knows directed by Asghar Farhadi and Che starring Benicio Del Toro and directed by Steven Soderbergh as well as Looking for Fidel directed by Oliver Stone. He won a Goya Award for Best Documentary Film for Hijos de las Nubes, a story about the decolonization of the Sahara region of western Africa, starring Javier Bardem.

María José Sáenz de Buruaga Gómez is a Spanish politician from the People's Party (PP), president of the party's regional branch since 25 March 2017 who served as Vice President of Cantabria and Regional Minister of Health and Social Services from 2011 to 2015.

Alberto Urdiales Márquez is a Spanish handball player. He competed in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics.

José Emilio Amavisca Gárate is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left midfielder or left winger.

Jairo Samperio Bustara is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Málaga CF.

Federico "Fede" San Emeterio Díaz is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Valladolid as a central midfielder.

Osmar Ibáñez Barba, known simply as Osmar, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for South Korean club FC Seoul as a defensive midfielder or a central defender.

Álvaro Pombo García de los Ríos is a Spanish poet, novelist and activist.

María Teófila Martínez Saiz is a Spanish politician. She was the mayor of Cádiz, Andalusia, from 1995 to 2015.