List of Famous people born in Spain
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat Serra di Migni
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat Serra de Migui is an equestrian from Spain who competes internationally in the sport of dressage. She won two Olympic medals, a silver and a bronze, at the 2004 Games, and also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. She began riding in international competitions in 1995, and has since competed in the 2002 World Equestrian Games, winning individual silver and team bronze, and in several European Dressage Championships, where she has won several additional individual and team medals. Based in Spain, Ferrer-Salat continues to compete internationally, as well as acting as the chair of the board for the Spanish Dressage Riders Club.
Antonia Santiago Amador
Antonia Santiago Amador is a Catalan gypsy dancer.
Joan Herrera i Torres
Joan Herrera i Torres is a Spanish lawyer and politician from Catalonia. He was the leader of the leftist party Iniciativa per Catalunya.
Luis León Sánchez
Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana–Premier Tech. Sánchez's major achievements include winning the overall classifications of the 2009 Paris–Nice and the 2005 Tour Down Under, as well as the one-day race Clásica de San Sebastián in 2010 and 2012. He also has 4 Tour de France stage victories and is a four-time winner of the Spanish National Time Trial Championships. He is a time trial specialist and has improved his climbing skills over the course of his career.
Joan Ribó
Joan Ribó i Canut is a Spanish politician who has been the mayor of Valencia since 13 June 2015. Ribó is member of Compromís.
Juan Margallo
Juan Margallo is a Spanish actor, theater director and dramaturge. He has been considered as one of the main actors in the Spanish theater. He has worked with Miguel Narros, Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick and José Tamayo. In 1976 he played Woyzeck, by Georg Büchner and La sangre y la ceniza, by Alfonso Sastre.
Alicia Borrachero
Alicia Borrachero Bonilla is a Spanish actress. She is popular thanks to her roles on television, but she has also taken part in theatre plays and movies.
Alberto Zapater
Alberto Zapater Arjol is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for and captains Real Zaragoza mainly as a defensive midfielder.
Inocencio Arias
Inocencio F. Arias, also known as Chencho, is a multifarious Spanish diplomat, who served as consul general in Los Angeles, California, United States. He retired in 2010.
Julián Grimau
Julián Grimau García was a Spanish politician, member of the Communist Party of Spain, executed during Francisco Franco's Francoist State.