List of Famous people born in Catalonia, Spain

Dolors Bassa i Coll is an educator, psychopedagogist and Catalan politician who held the position of Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Families in the Generalitat de Catalunya until Spain sacked the whole Catalan government on 27 October 2017. She is known for her syndicalist career in the major Spanish trade union, Unión General de Trabajadores. Since March 2018 she was remanded in custody, without bail, by order of the Supreme Court of Spain, accused of sedition and rebellion. She was sentenced on October 14, 2019 to 12 years in gaol for sedition, as being responsible for devoting several thousand public schools to the 1 October 2017 referendum, as polling stations. The Supreme Court turned down her plea for this mistake to be amended so that her sentence - greater than nearly all the other convicted ministers - might be reduced.

Bruno Saltor Grau, known simply as Bruno, is a Spanish football coach and former player who played as a right back.

Luis Goytisolo Gay is a Spanish Catalan writer in the Spanish language. He is best known for his tetralogy Antagonía, which was published between 1973 and 1981. Goytisolo is a member of the Real Academia Española.

Joan Roca i Fontané is a chef of the restaurant El Celler de Can Roca. In 2013 & 2015, it was named the best restaurant in the world by the Restaurant Magazine. It was ranked second by the same magazine in 2011, 2012 & 2014.

Elisabeth Rodergas Cols, better known as Beth, is a Spanish singer and actress.

Oleguer Presas Renom, known simply as Oleguer, is a Spanish former footballer. Primarily a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive right back.

Íngrid Rubio Ruiz is a Spanish actress. She won the Special Mention Award at the 1996 San Sebastián International Film Festival for her performance in the film Taxi.

Alba Ribas Benaiges is a Spanish actress born in Catalonia. She is best known for her role in The Corpse of Anna Fritz, in which she played the title role. In 2017, she appeared in the Netflix series Las Chicas Del Cable.

Jaume Plensa is a Spanish artist and sculptor.

Xavier "Xavi" Rabaseda Bertrán is a Spanish professional basketball player for San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. He is a 1.98 m tall shooting guard-small forward.