List of Famous people born in Castile and León, Spain
Julián Sánchez Melgar
Julián Artemio Sánchez Melgar, is a Spanish judge and prosecutor currently serving as magistrate of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court. He was the 90th Attorney General of Spain from December 2017 to June 2018. Because of being attorney general he was also member of the Council of State. He is considered a Magistrate with a conservative profile.
Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain
Anna of Austria was Queen of Spain by marriage to her uncle, King Philip II of Spain. During her last days of life she was also briefly queen of Portugal.
Óscar Husillos
Óscar Husillos Domingo is a Spanish sprinter specialising in the 200 and 400 metres. He is the national record holder of 200, 300 and 400 m indoor.
Antonio Giménez-Rico
Antonio Giménez-Rico Sáenz de Cabezón was a Spanish film director and screenwriter.
Emiliano Revilla
Emiliano Revilla is a Spanish industrialist who was kidnapped by the Basque separatist group ETA in 1988. He was captured on February 25, 1988, and freed on October 30, 1988.
José Zorrilla
José Zorrilla y Moral was a Spanish poet and dramatist, who became National Laureate.
Soraya Rodríguez
María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos is a Spanish lawyer and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. She previously was a Deputy of the PSOE in the Congress of Deputies.
León Felipe
León Felipe Camino Galicia was an anti-fascist Spanish poet.
Miriam Blasco
Miriam Blasco Soto is a professional judo competitor, who resides in Alicante, Spain. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where she won the gold medal in Women's Judo in the 57 kg division. One of the major streets in her native city of Alicante, La Avenida Miriam Blasco, was named after her.
Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon
Maria of Castile was Queen of Aragon and Naples as the spouse of Alfonso V of Aragon. Maria acted as the regent of Aragon during the reign of her spouse, as he was absent during most of his reign; her regencies lasted between 1420 and 1423 and between 1432 and 1458. She was also briefly Princess of Asturias in her own right as the heir presumptive to the throne of Castile. She succeeded her father, Henry III of Castile, as Princess of Asturias in 1402.