List of Famous people born in Spain

María del Mar Rodríguez Carnero, better known by her stage name La Mari, was born 18 January 1975 in Málaga, Spain and is the lead vocalist of Chambao. One of three original members of the group that formed in 2001, she sang alongside cousins Eduardo Casañ and Daniel Casañ, until Chambao disbanded in 2005. La Mari remained, continuing to front the band and release albums under the name Chambao.

Cristina Gutiérrez Herrero is a Spanish dentist and rally raid driver who in 2017 became the first Spanish female car driver to finish the Dakar Rally. In 2021 she was the second woman to win a stage in Dakar Rally history. She will participate in the upcoming Extreme E series, driving for Lewis Hamilton's Team X44.

Francisco Álvarez–Cascos Fernández is a Spanish politician. He was Secretary-General of the ruling Partido Popular from 1989 to 1999 and the President of the Principality of Asturias from 2011 to 2012.

Pello Bilbao López de Armentia is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.

Laura Ponte y Martínez is a Spanish model, daughter of José Manuel Ponte Mittelbrunn and wife Marcela Martínez Zapico. She entered the fashion industry in 1993, and has worked for Valentino, Lagerfeld, and Ralph Lauren, among others.

Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda is a Vatican monsignor who was jailed for leaking official documents in the Vatileaks scandal. The clergyman admitted to passing classified documents to journalists. He is highest-ranking Vatican official ever to be arrested. Pope Francis granted him clemency after he served half of the 18-month jail sentence.

Irina Andreyevna Fetisova is a Russian female volleyball player. She plays for the Russia women's national volleyball team and Dinamo Moscow at club level.

Pablo Herrera Allepuz is a Spanish beach volleyball player who has represented his country four times at the Summer Olympics. In 2004 in Athens, he and Javier Bosma won the silver medal. In the 2008 Olympic tournament he teamed up with Raúl Mesa and lost in the round of 16. At the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament, Herrera partnered with Adrián Gavira. The pair lost in the round of 16 to Brazilians Ricardo Santos and Pedro Cunha. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Herrera once again played with Gavira, losing to eventual champions from Brazil, Alison Ceruti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt.

Javier Calleja Revilla is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a left midfielder, and a current manager.

Míriam Nogueras i Camero is a Spanish business woman, politician from Catalonia who serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.