List of Famous people born in Spain
Jaime Mata
Jaime Mata Arnaiz is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Getafe CF and the Spain national team as a striker.
Julen Lobete
Julen Lobete Cienfuegos is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Real Sociedad B.
Hana Jalloul Muro
Hana Jalloul Muro is a Spanish politician and a lecturer in international terrorism. She is a member of the 11th Assembly of Madrid in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) parliamentary group.
José Mercé
José Mercé is a Spanish flamenco singer. As a 12-year-old he performed at flamenco festivals. Later he moved to Madrid where he recorded his first album in 1968.
Luis García Plaza
Luis García Plaza is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current manager of RCD Mallorca.
Samuel Sáiz
Samuel Sáiz Alonso is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Girona FC as an attacking midfielder or a forward.
Rubén Rochina
Rubén Rochina Naixes is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Levante UD as a winger or a forward.
Javier Nart
Javier Nart Peñalver is a Spanish journalist and politician who has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014. From 2012 until 2019, he was a member of Citizens (Cs).
Bad Gyal
Alba Farelo, better known as Bad Gyal, is a Catalan-born singer, songwriter, disc jockey and producer from Vilassar de Mar, Spain. Her music interpolates various genres in the urbano umbrella genre including dancehall, trap, dance and hip hop. Farelo rose to fame in 2016 after posting a music video of her covering "Work" by Rihanna in the Catalan language. After becoming viral she began a serious musical career as an independent artist and released a mixtape, Slow Wine, later that year. Throughout the years, Bad Gyal has developed a cult following especially after releasing her most iconic single to date "Fiebre", who has been described by the youngsters as the "soon-to-be modern hymn of Spain". She signed a record deal with Interscope in 2019.
Pasqual Maragall i Mira
Pasqual Maragall i Mira is a Spanish politician and former President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He had previously been Mayor of Barcelona, from 1982 to 1997, and helped run the city's successful Olympic bid.