List of Famous people born in Spain
El Risitas
Juan Joya Borja was a Spanish comedian and actor known by the stage name El Risitas. He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of memes from a television interview from June 2007 on Jesús Quintero's show Ratones Coloraos.
Sergio Busquets
Sergio Busquets Burgos is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Barcelona and the Spain national team. Busquets is widely regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders of all time due to his composure on the ball, vision, defensive awareness, passing ability, and dribbling. He is considered to be a deep lying playmaker capable of directing the game play through short and calm passes.
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Díaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital, Madrid. López achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in March 2015.
Inés Arrimadas
Inés Arrimadas García is a Spanish lawyer and politician serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies and Spokesperson of Citizens party in the Congress. She was previously the leader of the regional branch of the party in Catalonia. In March 2020, she was voted party leader.
José Andrés
José Ramón Andrés Puerta is a Spanish-American chef, restaurateur, and founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), a non-profit devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters. He is often credited with bringing the small plates dining concept to America. He owns restaurants in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Las Vegas, South Beach, Florida, Orlando, and New York City.
Juan Carlos Unzué
Juan Carlos Unzué Labiano is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
Isco
Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, commonly known as Isco, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Madrid and the Spain national team. In 2017, he was selected as one of the 30 best players in the world for that season.
Raúl Albiol
Raúl Albiol Tortajada is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal and the Spain national team.
Teresa Rabal
María Teresa Rabal Balaguer is a Spanish actress, singer and television presenter. The daughter of actors Francisco Rabal and Asunción Balaguer, she first appeared as child actor before going on to star in several 1970s films as an adult.
KRS-One
Lawrence "Kris" Parker, better known by his stage names KRS-One, an abbreviation of Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone, and Teacha, is an American rapper and occasional producer from Bronx, New York. He rose to prominence as part of the hip hop music group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the mid-1980s. KRS-One is best known for his top hits, "Sound of da Police", "Love's Gonna Get'cha ", and "My Philosophy", among others. Boogie Down Productions received numerous awards and critical acclaim in their early years. Following the release of the group's debut album, Criminal Minded, fellow artist Scott La Rock was shot and killed, but KRS-One continued the group, effectively as a solo project. He began releasing records under his own name in 1993. He is politically active, having started the Stop the Violence Movement after Scott's death. He's also a vegan activist, expressed in songs such as "Beef". He is widely considered an influence to many hip hop artists, including 2Pac and Eminem.