List of Famous people born in Community of Madrid, Spain
Edurne
Edurne García Almagro is a Spanish singer, actress, and television presenter. She rose to fame in late 2005 when she took part in the Spanish casting show Operación Triunfo on TVE and finished in sixth place in 2006. She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Amanecer" where she finished in 21st place.
Marcos Llorente
Marcos Llorente Moreno is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or second striker for Atlético Madrid.
Matias Prats Luque
Matías Prats Luque is a Spanish sports and news journalist.
Macarena García
Macarena García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi , professionally known as Macarena García, is a Spanish actress and singer who has taken part in several musicals. Before starting working as an actress, she studied the first course of psychology at the Autonomous University of Madrid. Her brother, Javier Ambrossi, is also an actor.
Lidia San José
Lidia San José Segura is a Spanish television and theatre actress.
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice, the Giro d'Italia twice, and the Vuelta a España three times. He is one of only seven riders to have won all three Grand Tours of cycling, and one of only two riders to have won all three more than once. He has also won the Vélo d'Or a record 4 times.
Raúl González
Raúl González Blanco, known as Raúl, is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Real Madrid Castilla. Raúl is considered one of the most important players in the history of Real Madrid and regarded as one of the greatest Spanish players of all-time and also one of the best strikers ever.
Cristina Cifuentes
María Cristina Cifuentes Cuencas is a former Spanish politician from the People's Party. She was the President of the Community of Madrid from 24 June 2015 to her 25 April 2018 resignation. From 16 January 2012 to 13 April 2015, she served as the Government Delegate in the Community of Madrid.
María Belón
María Belón is a Spanish physician and motivational speaker, known for surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami when she was on vacation in Thailand with her husband Enrique (Quique) Álvarez and three sons Lucas, Simón and Tomás. She was severely injured in the tsunami and nearly died.
Belén Esteban Menéndez
María Belén Esteban Menéndez is a Spanish television personality. She has appeared in various programmes including the long-running Sálvame, a show which has been characterised as junk TV. She is known as "La princesa del pueblo" and as "La de San Blas".