List of Famous people born in Gijón, Spain
Pablo Carreño Busta
Pablo Carreño Busta is a Spanish professional tennis player who is ranked world No. 18 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and reached a career high of No. 10 on 11 September 2017.
Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique Martínez García, known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of the Spain national team.
Silverio Cañada Acebal
Pedro de Silva
Pedro de Silva Cienfuegos-Jovellanos is a Spanish politician, lawyer and writer. He served as the second President of the Principality of Asturias from 17 June 1983, until 10 July 1991.
José Luis Rubiera
José Luis Rubiera Vigil is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He last rode for the UCI ProTour team Team RadioShack.
Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel
José Gaos
José Gaos was a Spanish philosopher who obtained political asylum in Mexico during the Spanish Civil War and became one of the most important Mexican philosophers of the 20th century. He was a member of the Madrid School.
Diana Balmori Ling
Diana Balmori Ling was a landscape and urban designer. She was the founder of the landscape design firm Balmori Associates.
Josu Uribe
Jesús Uribesalgo Gutiérrez, commonly known as Josu Uribe, is a Spanish football manager.
Sergio Marqués Fernández
Sergio Marqués Fernández was a Spanish politician and lawyer. Marques served as the President of the Principality of Asturias from 1995 to 1999. He is the only member of the People's Party (PP) to have held the presidency of Asturias to date. In 1999, Marques founded Unión Renovadora Asturiana (URAS), a regional political party based in Asturias.