List of Famous people born in Spain

Cristina Hoyos Panadero is a Spanish flamenco dancer, choreographer and actress, born in Seville, Spain. After a successful worldwide career, she opened her own dance company in 1988 that premiered at the Rex Theatre in Paris. She played an important role during the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Miquel Soler Sarasols is a Spanish retired footballer, and a manager.

Leire Pajín Iraola is a Spanish socialist politician. She served as a minister under José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

Joseba Sarrionandia Uribelarrea is a Basque writer who has published a large number of books of poetry and short stories, as well as novels. He has been awarded on numerous occasions for his work, and is nowadays a respected literary personality in the Basque Country.

Manuel Pablo García Díaz, known as Manuel Pablo, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a right back, and is the assistant manager of Deportivo Fabril.

Teresa Gimpera Flaquer is a Spanish film and television actress and former model who was married to U.S. actor Craig Hill. Hill was born in Los Angeles, California. After a steady career in the motion picture industry, his acting career in the U.S. began to wane. He moved to Barcelona, Spain where he found work in Spaghetti Westerns, as well as other films, where he met model/actress Teresa Gimpera. They continued to reside and work in Barcelona, and remained married until Hill's death in April 2014.

Alberto Cortina de Alcocer is a Spanish businessman. Through his holding Percacer, he is co-owner, with his cousin Alberto Alcocer, of Alcor Holding, the owner of 12.5% of Grupo ACS, the biggest construction company in the world by sales with 2014 revenues of USD 50b, and of 21% of Ence, the largest paper pulp and biomass energy company in Europe. He has appeared several years in Forbes List of Billionaires with USD 1.4 billion.

María Consuelo Casal Mínguez is a Spanish actress. The daughter of actor Antonio Casal, she is perhaps the best known as secretary in Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez and for her roles in television series Hospital Central and Física o Química.

Ignacio Echevarría Pérez is a Spanish literary critic and editor.

Pedro Marín is a Spanish pop singer, actor and TV performer.