List of Famous people born in Extremadura, Spain
Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra
Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was President of the Regional Government of Extremadura for 24 years (1983–2007).
Carolina Yuste
Carolina Yuste is a Spanish actress. Yuste's film credits include Carmen & Lola and Quién te cantará. Her television credits include La sonata del silencio and Brigada Costa del Sol.
Bebe
María Nieves Rebolledo Vila, better known by her stage name Bebe is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to international fame with the singles "Malo" and "Ella".
Fernando Morientes
Fernando Morientes Sánchez is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker, and a manager.
Alberto Ginés López
Alberto Ginés López is a Spanish professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing and bouldering. He placed second in the 2019 Lead Climbing World Cup and won a silver medal at the 2019 Lead Climbing European Championship.
Magdalena Valerio Cordero
Magdalena Valerio Cordero, is a Spanish legal expert and politician, of the PSOE, that has spent most of her political career in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. She was Minister of Labour, Migrations and Social Security of the Government of Spain between 2018 and 2020, when she was succeeded by Yolanda Díaz and José Luis Escrivá.
Nico Romero
Antonio Nicolás "Nico" Romero Díaz is a Spanish actor. He is probably best known for his performance as Pablo Santos/Julio Santos in the Netflix series Cable Girls, Nick in Eyes of the Roshi (2017), Olmo in Cuento de verano (2015), and Simón Lozano in Ciega a citas (2014).
José Antonio Monago
José Antonio Monago Terraza is a Spanish politician who belongs to the People's Party (PP) who served as President of the Regional Government of Extremadura, the Extremaduran regional administration, from 2011 to 2015. Outside of political life, Monago received a Doctorate in Law from the University of Salamanca He became Extremaduran regional leader of the PP in 2007 and served as a city councillor in Badajoz and as a PP deputy in the Extremaduran Assembly. The Extremaduran Assembly appointed him to the Spanish Senate in 2008.
Roberto Iniesta
Roberto Iniesta Ojea, also known as Robe; is a Spanish songwriter, singer and guitarist. He is the frontman of the rock band Extremoduro.
Iván Cuéllar
Iván Cuéllar Sacristán, nicknamed Pichu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Leganés as a goalkeeper.