List of Famous people born in Cantabria, Spain

David Concha Salas is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for CD Badajoz.

Constantino Zaballa Gutiérrez is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, best known for winning Clásica de San Sebastián in 2005. Towards the end of his career, Zaballa ventured into cyclocross with the Club Ciclistica Udías.

Eladio Sánchez Prado is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist.

Juan Uslé is a contemporary Spanish painter known for his use of color and abstraction. In 2002, he won Spain's National Award for Plastic Arts. He lives and works in New York and Saro (Cantabria).

Carlos Osoro Sierra is a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Madrid since 2014 and been a cardinal since 2016.

Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2020, for the Saunier Duval–Prodir, Andalucía–Cajasur, Carmiooro NGC, Movistar Team and CCC Team squads.

Gonzalo Aja Barquín was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. In the 1974 Tour de France, Aja was the first cyclist on the Col du Tourmalet and the Mont Ventoux, and finished on the 5th place of the general classification.

Manuel "Manolo" Saiz Balbás is the former team manager of one of the most successful Spanish professional road bicycle racing teams, first called Team ONCE, then Liberty Seguros-Würth, Astana-Würth, and lastly Astana Team.