List of Famous people born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Marco Asensio
Marco Asensio Willemsen is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Real Madrid and the Spain national team.
Luis Salom
Luis Jaime Salom Horrach was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Salom died after a practice accident at Circuit de Catalunya, when making contact with his bike and the wall after a high-speed accident. Racing in the Moto2 class since 2014, he finished 41 races, with 3 podium appearances, including a second-place finish at the 2016 Qatar season opener. At the time of his death, Salom ranked 10th in the 2016 Moto2 Championship point standings. Previously he had competed in Moto3, accumulating nine race victories, finishing 2nd and 3rd in the 2012 and 2013 championships, respectively.
Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moyá Llompart is a retired world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country to win the Davis Cup. He is one of Rafael Nadal's coaches. He currently resides in Madrid, Spain.
Jorge Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo Guerrero is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer who announced his retirement from road racing competition in late 2019.
Julio Pleguezuelo
Julio José Pleguezuelo Selva is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Dutch club FC Twente. Pleguezuelo mainly plays as a centre back but can also feature as both a right back and a defensive midfielder.
Rudy Fernández
Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández Farrés is a Spanish professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. He is a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall shooting guard and small forward. He is a three-time All-EuroLeague Team selection and won the EuroLeague title in 2015 and 2018. During his stint in the NBA, he was an NBA All-Rookie Second Team member.
Félix Pons
Félix Pons Irazazábal was a Spanish politician. He served as the President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain from 1986 until 1996; previously he had served as the Minister of Territorial Administration. In Congress he represented the Balearic Islands. Pons was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. He died of cancer. His brother Josep Pons is the Spanish ambassador in Austria and became the president of RCD Mallorca on 8 July 2010.
Prince Rupert Loewenstein
Rupert Louis Ferdinand Frederick Constantine Lofredo Leopold Herbert Maximilian Hubert John Henry zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Count of Loewenstein-Scharffeneck was a Spanish-born Bavarian aristocrat and the longtime financial manager of the rock band The Rolling Stones.
DJ Sammy
Samuel Bouriah, better known by his stage name DJ Sammy, is a Spanish DJ and record producer. He has released five albums and has had five top-10 hits, including a cover of Bryan Adams' "Heaven", which reached number one in the UK in 2002. His career started with ex-wife Marie-José van der Kolk in the making of his first singles, under the stage name of DJ Sammy featuring Carisma.
Daniel Monzón
Daniel Monzón Jerez, better known as Daniel Monzón is a Spanish film writer and director. He is known for his work in mystery, action and science fiction films, such as Celda 211, El Niño, The Kovak Box, Heart of the Warrior and Yucatán.