List of Famous people born in Galicia, Spain

Miguel Ángel "Míchel" Salgado Fernández is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right back.

Daniel Rivas Fernández was a Spanish motorcycle racer. At international level, he competed in the European Superstock 600 Championship, the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup and the Moto2 World Championship. He died on 19 July 2015 along with Bernat Martínez due to injuries sustained in an accident in Laguna Seca.

Manuel Blanco Romasanta was Spain's first recorded serial killer. In 1853, he admitted to thirteen murders, but claimed he was not responsible because he was suffering from a curse that caused him to turn into a wolf. Although this defense was rejected at trial, Queen Isabella II commuted his death sentence to allow doctors to investigate the claim as an example of clinical lycanthropy. Romasanta has become part of Spanish folklore as the Werewolf of Allariz and is also known as The Tallow Man, a nickname he earned for rendering his victims' fat to make high-quality soap.

Alberto Abalde Díaz is a Spanish professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He has experience on the Spain under-18 and under-20 national teams, having won the bronze and silver medals on the international stage.

Eduardo Dato e Iradier was a Spanish political leader during the Spanish Restoration period. He served three times as Spanish Prime Minister: from 27 October 1913 to 9 December 1915, from 11 June 1917 to 3 November 1917, and from 28 April 1920 until his assassination by Catalan anarchists. Also he held eleven cabinet ministries, and was four times President of the Spanish Congress of Deputies.

Luis Cepeda Fernández, also known as Cepeda, is a Spanish singer and songwriter.

David Cal Figueroa is a Spanish sprint canoeist who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won five medals with a gold and four silvers. With this latest medal in the London 2012 Olympic Games, he became the Spanish athlete with more Olympic medals of all time.

Santiago "Santi" Mina Lorenzo is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RC Celta de Vigo as a forward.

Ana Pardo de Vera Posada is a Spanish journalist. Since 2016 she has been the chief editor of the online newspaper Público.

Rubén Alfonso de la Barrera Fernández is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Deportivo de La Coruña.