List of Famous people born in Spain
Borja Fernández
Borja Fernández Fernández is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
José Luis Olaizola
Jose Luis Olaizola is a writer.
Dolors Bassa
Dolors Bassa i Coll is an educator, psychopedagogist and Catalan politician who held the position of Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Families in the Generalitat de Catalunya until Spain sacked the whole Catalan government on 27 October 2017. She is known for her syndicalist career in the major Spanish trade union, Unión General de Trabajadores. Since March 2018 she was remanded in custody, without bail, by order of the Supreme Court of Spain, accused of sedition and rebellion. She was sentenced on October 14, 2019 to 12 years in gaol for sedition, as being responsible for devoting several thousand public schools to the 1 October 2017 referendum, as polling stations. The Supreme Court turned down her plea for this mistake to be amended so that her sentence - greater than nearly all the other convicted ministers - might be reduced.
Beatriz Carvajal
Beatriz Pla Navarro better known as Beatriz Carvajal is a Spanish theatre, television and film actress.
Mikel Nieve
Mikel Nieve Iturralde is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange.
Luis Goytisolo
Luis Goytisolo Gay is a Spanish Catalan writer in the Spanish language. He is best known for his tetralogy Antagonía, which was published between 1973 and 1981. Goytisolo is a member of the Real Academia Española.
Conchita Bautista
María Concepción Bautista Fernández better known as Conchita Bautista is a Spanish singer and actress, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1961 and 1965.
Hugo González
Hugo González de Oliveira is a Spanish swimmer of Brazilian origin. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke and the men's 200 backstroke events at the 2016 Olympics.
Bruno
Bruno Saltor Grau, known simply as Bruno, is a Spanish football coach and former player who played as a right back.
Joan Roca
Joan Roca i Fontané is a chef of the restaurant El Celler de Can Roca. In 2013 & 2015, it was named the best restaurant in the world by the Restaurant Magazine. It was ranked second by the same magazine in 2011, 2012 & 2014.