List of Famous people born in Catalonia, Spain
Joan Cañellas
Joan Cañellas Reixach is a Spanish handball player for SC Pick Szeged and the Spain national team.
Andreu Mas-Colell
Andreu Mas-Colell is a Spanish economist, an expert in microeconomics and one of the world's leading mathematical economists. He is the founder of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and a professor in the department of economics at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He has also served several times in the cabinet of the Catalan government. Summarizing his and others' research in general equilibrium theory, his monograph gave a thorough exposition of research using differential topology. His textbook on microeconomics, co-authored with Michael Whinston and Jerry Green, is the most used graduate microeconomics textbook in the world.
Mercedes Sampietro
Mercedes Sampietro Marro is a Spanish actress. Her debut on stage was in 1979, and in cinema, seven years later, with Jaime Chávarri's A un dios desconocido. She has worked five times with Pilar Miró. In 1981 she won the award for Best Actress at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival for her role in Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven.
Jaume Balagueró
Jaume Balagueró Bernat is a Spanish film director widely known for his horror films, most notably the acclaimed REC series.
Alberto García Cabrera
Alberto García Cabrera is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano as a goalkeeper.
Bacchelli
José María Bacchelli Ortega, known professionally as Bacchelli, is a Spanish singer who is best known for his participation in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.
Jordi Llompart
Jordi Llompart Mallorquès is a Spanish journalist and film producer, director and writer. He directed and presented many Radio and TV shows, mainly as anchorman on news, and he also produced and directed several films and documentary series for cinema and television including innovative projects for IMAX and stereoscopic 3D cinema.
Pol García
Pol García Tena is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Sint-Truiden as a left back or a central defender.
Eulàlia Reguant i Cura
Eulàlia Reguant is a Spanish politician. From 2015 to 2017 she represented the constitutency of Barcelona in the Parliament of Catalonia, where she was a member of the Popular Unity Candidacy. From 2017 to 2019 she was a councilor in the City Council of Barcelona.
Álex Granell
Alexandre 'Àlex' Granell Nogué is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Club Bolívar from Bolivia as a central midfielder.