List of Famous people born in Spain
Gonzalo Peña
Gonzalo Peña is a Spanish television actor. He is best known for his roles in telenovelas such as La malquerida, El hotel de los secretos and Despertar contigo. Also by the commercial for television "Trivago", which had much repercussion through the social networks.
Carlos Sastre
Carlos Sastre Candil is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer and winner of the 2008 Tour de France. He consistently achieved outstanding results in the Vuelta a España and in the Tour de France. Sastre established himself as a strong and stable climbing specialist, and after working to improve his individual time trial skills, he became a contender for the top GC spots in the Grand Tours. In total, Sastre finished in the top ten overall of fifteen Grand Tours during his career.
Pepe Viyuela
José Viyuela Castillo, known as Pepe Viyuela, is a Spanish actor, clown, poet, and comedian. He is best known in English-speaking countries for his one-man stage show Encerrona (Lock-In), which was brought to the London stage in June 2017 as part of the Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón).
Cristina Rodríguez
María Cristina Rodríguez Torres is a Spanish costume designer, stylist, actress and television personality. She has been nominated for the Goya Award for Best Costume Design six times for My Heart Goes Boom! (2020), Don't Blame the Karma for Being an Idiot (2016), The Fury of a Patient Man (2016), Por un puñado de besos (2014), Three Many Weddings (2013), and El cónsul de Sodoma (2009). In 2015, she presented the annual New Year's Eve celebration broadcast for Telecinco.
Roser
Roser is a Spanish pop singer with four LPs.
Xavier Trias
Xavier Trias i Vidal de Llobatera is a Spanish politician, member of the Catalan European Democratic Party and was Mayor of Barcelona from July 2011 to June 2015. Among other responsibilities to the Government of Catalonia, he was Minister of Health and Director of the Presidency for various Jordi Pujol Governments.
Consuelo Femenía
Consuelo Femenía is a Spanish diplomat and ambassador. Currently she is posted as ambassador in Malta.
David Cal
David Cal Figueroa is a Spanish sprint canoeist who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won five medals with a gold and four silvers. With this latest medal in the London 2012 Olympic Games, he became the Spanish athlete with more Olympic medals of all time.
Sergi López
Sergi López i Ayats is a Spanish actor mostly known for his work on Dirty Pretty Things, Solo mía, and Pan's Labyrinth.
Santi Mina
Santiago "Santi" Mina Lorenzo is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RC Celta de Vigo as a forward.