List of Famous people born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor. Bardem won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic assassin Anton Chigurh in the 2007 Coen brothers film No Country for Old Men. He has also received critical acclaim for roles in films such as Jamón Jamón, Carne trémula, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Boca a boca, Los lunes al sol, Mar adentro, and Skyfall, for which he received both a BAFTA and a SAG nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish former professional tennis player. A former top 10 singles player, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 on 29 February 2016, her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 11 on 27 April 2015, and won two singles and three doubles titles on the WTA tour.

Jesé Rodríguez Ruiz, known as Jesé, is a Spanish professional footballer. He is currently without a club, after being released by Paris Saint-Germain in December 2020.

Sandro Ramírez Castillo, known simply as Sandro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club SD Huesca.

Víctor Machín Pérez, known as Vitolo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid mainly as a left winger but also as a forward.

Luis Manuel Rubiales Béjar is a Spanish football official and former professional player who played as a defender. He is the current president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre, generally known simply as Néstor was a Canarian painter and theatrical designer who worked in the Symbolist and Art Deco styles.

Luis Doreste Blanco is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal both in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Sven Giegold is a German politician and member of the European Parliament from Germany. He is a member of the Alliance 90/The Greens, part of the European Green Party.

José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.