List of Famous people born in Spain
Pacheta
José Rojo Martín, known as Pacheta, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current manager of SD Huesca.
Guillermo Martín Taboada
Guillermo Martín Taboada is a singer, composer, actor and Spanish presenter.
Josep Lobató
Josep Lobató i Pérez is a Spanish radio and television presenter.
Omar Fraile
Omar Fraile Matarranza is a Spanish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana–Premier Tech. He is a winner of stages in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, and has twice won the Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España.
Óscar Sevilla
Óscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera, nicknamed El Niño, is a Spanish-Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Medellín. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times.
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.
Paul B. Preciado
Paul B. Preciado, is a writer, philosopher and curator whose work focuses on applied and theoretical topics relating to identity, gender, pornography, architecture and sexuality. In 2010, Preciado began a process of "slow transition" where he started the process of becoming a male, physically. From this point on he has considered himself transgender as well as a feminist.
Francisco Granados
Francisco José Granados Lerena is a Spanish politician. Involved in the infamous "Púnica" corruption case he was held in preventive detention from October 2014 to June 2017. A prominent figure of the People's Party of the Community of Madrid in his capacity as Esperanza Aguirre's lieutenant in the regional branch of the PP, he has served as Mayor of Valdemoro (1999–2003), Minister in the regional government of the Community of Madrid as well as a member of the regional legislature.
Santiago Auserón
Santiago Auserón, also known as Juan Perro is a Spanish singer and lyricist. He was songwriter and vocalist of Spanish rock's Radio Futura. Auserón has been recognized with the Aragón Music Prize for Career Trajectory in 2017, Cubadisco Prize for the Best International Album in 2017 and Aragón Music Prize for the Best Soloist 2019.
Luis Hernández Rodríguez
Luis Hernández Rodríguez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cádiz.