List of Famous people born in Spain
Paco León
Francisco León Barrios, known as Paco León, is a Spanish actor, producer, director, screenwriter and activist from Seville, Andalusia. Beginning as a comedy performer, he rose to prominence on channel Antena 3 with sketch show Homo Zapping, and in Aída, playing the main character Luisma. He gained more prominence for portraying María José Riquelme in the Netflix series The House of Flowers, and writing, directing, and starring as Manolo in Movistar's Arde Madrid. He is also a prominent campaigner for HIV/AIDS causes.
Pablo Alborán
Pablo Moreno de Alborán Ferrándiz popularly known as Pablo Alborán, is a Spanish musician, singer, and songwriter. In 2011, he was nominated for three Latin Grammy Awards. Alborán has released three studio albums, two live albums, and various musical collaborations. His records are distributed by Warner Music which debuted in 2010 with their first official release, "Solamente Tú", the first single from his debut album Pablo Alboran (2011), released in February 2011. The album ranked No. 1 in its first week of sales, making Alborán the first solo artist to sign a complete debut album to rank to the top since 1998 in Spain.
Risto Mejide
Risto Mejide Roldán, formerly named Ricardo Mejide Roldán, is a Spanish publicist, author, music producer, talent show judge, TV presenter and songwriter, best known as a judge on the television talent shows Operación Triunfo, Tú sí que vales, Got Talent España and Factor X, the four of them aired on Telecinco.
Juanmi Jiménez
Juan Miguel Jiménez López, known as Juanmi [ˈxwammi], is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis as a forward.
Fernando Hierro
Fernando Ruiz Hierro is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender, sweeper or defensive midfielder, and is a coach.
Frank Cuesta
Francisco Javier Cuesta Ramos, better known as Frank Cuesta, is a Spanish adventurer, television presenter and tennis coach, who has lived in Bangkok, Thailand for over 20 years. For the past 15 years Frank Cuesta has been fighting illegal animal trafficking and animal abuse in the southeast Asia. In 2012, after being infiltrated into Bear farms in Vietnam as a vet, he showed to the world, the dramatic images of how bears were abused daily, to get their bile for traditional alternative medicines and other curatives with no scientifically proven value. This report then pushed the Vietnamese Government to make an official statement where they promised to abort these activities.
Xabi Alonso
Xabier Alonso Olano is a Spanish football manager and former professional player who played as a central midfielder. He is the manager of Segunda División B club Real Sociedad B.
Silvia Alonso
Silvia Alonso Cruz is a Spanish actress. Her debut was as the protagonist of the Telecinco series Tierra de lobos, playing Almudena Lobo. She has participated in different Spanish series such as Amar es para siempre, La que se avecina and Sin identidad.
Javier Ortega Smith-Molina
Francisco Javier Ortega Smith-Molina is a Spanish-Argentine diplomat, lawyer and politician. Secretary General of Vox, the second most prominent position in the Spanish party after its president Santiago Abascal, he serves as a member of both the Congress of Deputies and the Madrid City Council since 2019.
Quique Sánchez Flores
Enrique "Quique" Sánchez Flores is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right back, and is a current manager.