List of Famous people born in Sabadell, Spain
Sergio Busquets
Sergio Busquets Burgos is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Barcelona and the Spain national team. Busquets is widely regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders of all time due to his composure on the ball, vision, defensive awareness, passing ability, and dribbling. He is considered to be a deep lying playmaker capable of directing the game play through short and calm passes.
Manel Navarro
Manel Navarro Quesada is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Do It for Your Lover" and finished 26th in the final.
Dani Pedrosa
Daniel Pedrosa Ramal is a Spanish former Grand Prix motorcycle racer who retired from competition at the end of the 2018 season. He grew up in Castellar del Vallès, a village near Sabadell. He was a 125 cc world champion in 2003, and is the youngest world champion in 250 cc Grands Prix in the 2004 season. In 2019, the former Curva Dry Sac, a corner at the Jerez racetrack in Spain was renamed Pedrosa Corner after him.
Kilian Jornet
Kílian Jornet Burgada is a Catalan professional sky runner, trail runner, ski mountaineer and long-distance runner.
Miguel Pacheco
Miguel Pacheco was a Spanish racing cyclist. In 1959 he won the Vuelta a Andalucía.
David de la Cruz
David de la Cruz Melgarejo is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.
Óscar García Junyent
Óscar García Junyent, known simply as Óscar as a player, is a Spanish former professional footballer, currently the manager of French club Stade de Reims.
Marina Gatell
Marina Gatell Poch is a Spanish actress.
Sergio Dalma
Josep Sergi Capdevila Querol, professionally known as Sergio Dalma, is a Spanish singer. He is one of Spain's best-selling recording artists, having topped Spain's official Productores de Música de España national album chart nine times, including an unbroken string of five number one albums between 2008 and 2013.
Roger García Junyent
Roger García Junyent, known simply as Roger, is a Spanish former footballer who played mostly as a left midfielder. He possessed a strong shot, and was known for his passing ability.