List of Famous people born in Spain
Arantza Quiroga
Arantza Quiroga Cía is a Spanish politician. She was President of the Basque Parliament between 2009 and 2012, an office commonly known in the Anglophone world by the name of "Speaker of the Parliament". Mrs. Quiroga, who has a degree in Law, is a member of the conservative People's Party (PP) and was the leader of the Basque branch of the party until she resigned in 2015.
Beatriz Corredor
Beatriz Corredor Sierra is a Spanish lawyer and politician serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies and chair of the Committee on Justice since 2019. Outside of her parliamentary duties, she chairs the Pablo Iglesias Foundation, a non-profit organization named after the PSOE founder Pablo Iglesias Posse.
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz is a Spanish politician and magistrate of the Socialist Party. She currently serves as President of the Spanish Council of State since 2018. From 18 April 2004 to 20 October 2010, she was the first deputy prime minister, minister of the Presidency and cabinet spokesperson in the government of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. She is the first female deputy prime minister and president of the Council of State in Spanish history.
Ingrid Rubio
Íngrid Rubio Ruiz is a Spanish actress. She won the Special Mention Award at the 1996 San Sebastián International Film Festival for her performance in the film Taxi.
Eusebio Poncela
Eusebio Poncela Aprea is a Spanish actor.
Soledad Gallego-Díaz
Soledad Gallego-Díaz is a Spanish journalist, and the editor of Spanish newspaper El País since June 2018.
Eva Llorach
Eva Llorach is a Spanish actress. Her breakout performance was her role in the 2018 drama film Quién te cantará, which earned her the Goya Award for Best New Actress in 2019.
Oleguer Presas
Oleguer Presas Renom, known simply as Oleguer, is a Spanish former footballer. Primarily a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive right back.
Luis Garicano
Luis Garicano Gabilondo is a Spanish economist and politician who is currently a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Spain since 2019. He is also vice president of Renew Europe and vice president of the European political party Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Before working in Brussels, he has been professor of strategy and economics at IE Business School in Madrid and at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Santiago Posteguillo
Santiago Posteguillo Gómez is a Spanish philologist, linguist and author, born in Valencia in 1967. He has become known for a number of novels set in Ancient Rome, especially his Scipio Africanus and Trajan trilogies.