List of Famous people born in Castile and León, Spain
Luis Callejo
Luis Callejo is a Spanish actor who appeared in more than 90 films since 1998.
Carlos Amigo Vallejo
Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. is a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop Emeritus of Seville in the Roman Catholic Church.
Olga Rodríguez
Olga Rodríguez Francisco is a Spanish journalist and author, specialised in the Middle East and human rights.
José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones
José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones de León was a Spanish politician, leader of the CEDA and a prominent figure in the period leading up to the Spanish Civil War. He served as Minister of War from May to December 1935. In the 1936 elections the CEDA was defeated, and support for Gil-Robles and his party evaporated. As Civil War approached, Gil-Robles was unwilling to struggle with Francisco Franco for power and in April 1937 he announced the dissolution of CEDA, and went into exile. Abroad, he negotiated with Spanish monarchists to try to arrive at a common strategy for taking power in Spain. In 1968 he was named a professor of the University of Oviedo and published his book No fue posible la paz . He was a member of the International Tribunal at the Hague. After the death of Franco and the end of his regime, Gil-Robles became one of the leaders of the "Spanish Christian Democracy" party, which however failed to win support in the Spanish general elections in 1977.
Luis Mateo Díez
Luis Mateo Díez is a Spanish writer. He has written widely in a variety of genres, and has published over 50 books till date. He is best known for his works that focus on the fictional Kingdom of Celama. Two of his novels have won both the Premio de la Crítica and the Premio Nacional de Narrativa - La fuente de la edad in 1986, and La ruina del cielo in 2000.
Marta Pérez
Marta Pérez Miguel is a Spanish middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 1500 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. In addition, she won a 1500 metres bronze at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
Tomás Bretón
Tomás Bretón y Hernández was a Spanish conductor and composer.
Carlos Torres Vila
Carlos Torres Vila is a Spanish banker, who has been CEO of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) since May 2015, and executive chairman since December 2018.
Miguel Ángel Portugal
Miguel Angel Portugal Vicario is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is a current manager.
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados was a Spanish Hellenist, linguist and translator. He worked most of his career at the Complutense University of Madrid. He was a member of the Real Academia Española and Real Academia de la Historia.