List of Famous people born in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain

Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez, known simply as Joaquín, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for and captains Real Betis as a right winger.

Rafael Alberti Merello was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27. He is considered one of the greatest literary figures of the so-called Silver Age of Spanish Literature, and he won numerous prizes and awards. He died aged 96. After the Spanish Civil War, he went into exile because of his Marxist beliefs. On his return to Spain after the death of Franco, he was named Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía in 1983 and Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universidad de Cádiz in 1985.

Lauri Baldomero Hermoso Herrera, commonly known as Mere, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a manager.

Francisco Martínez Tous, known professionally as Paco Tous, is a Spanish actor. He is best known for his starring roles as Paco in the television series Los hombres de Paco and as Agustín "Moscow" Ramos in the television series La casa de papel, which premiered in 2017.

Eva María Delgado Macías better known as Eva Santamaría is a Spanish singer, known for representing Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with her song "Hombres" (Men), composed by the journalist Carlos Toro.