List of Famous people born in Spain
Marta Rivera de la Cruz
Marta Rivera de la Cruz is a Spanish writer.
Lorena Ruiz-Huerta
Lorena Ruiz-Huerta García de Viedma is a Spanish lawyer and politician. She was a member of the 10th Assembly of Madrid in the Podemos parliamentary group.
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Bajón
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Bajón, often going by the MAR acronym, is a Spanish politician, publicist, media consultant and journalist.
Silvia Perez Cruz
Sílvia Pérez Cruz is a Spanish singer. In 2012, she recorded her first solo album, 11 de Novembre, which was nominated for album of the year in both Spain and France. A song performed by her, "No Te Puedo Encontrar", received a Goya Award for best original song for 2012. In 2014, she released her album Granada. Both releases have been in collaboration with Raül Fernández Miró. She received another Goya Award for best original song, for the song "Ai, ai, ai", composed and performed by her, from the film "Cerca de tu casa" (2016).
Òscar Camps
Òscar Camps Gausachs, is a catalan lifeguard, entrepreneur and activist, known mainly for being the founder and director of the NGO Proactiva Open Arms. He was awarded the Catalan Prize of the Year in 2015.
Jorge Molina
Jorge Molina Vidal is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Granada CF.
Cristian Benavente Marcelo
Cristian Benavente Bristol is a Peruvian-Spanish professional footballer who plays for Royal Antwerp as an attacking midfielder. Born in Spain, he represents the Peru national team internationally.
Julio Salinas
Julio Salinas Fernández is a Spanish retired footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s.
José Ángel Crespo
José Ángel Crespo Rincón is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club PAOK FC, where he serves as vice-captain. Mainly as a central defender, he can also play as a full-back.
Cynthia Breazeal
Cynthia Lynn Breazeal is a Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she is director of the Personal Robots group at the MIT Media Lab, and is associate director of the Media Lab. She also served as associate director of strategic initiatives for The Bridge, part of the MIT Quest for Intelligence, and as co-director of the Center for Future Storytelling at the Media Lab. She is best known for her work in robotics, where she is recognized as a pioneer of social robotics and human–robot interaction.