List of Famous people born in Spain
Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil is a Spanish opera singer, conductor and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Although primarily a lirico-spinto tenor for most of his career, especially popular for his Cavaradossi, Hoffmann, Don José and Canio, he quickly moved into more dramatic roles, becoming the most acclaimed Otello of his generation. In the early 2010s, he transitioned from the tenor repertory into almost exclusively baritone parts, most notably Simon Boccanegra. As of 2020, Domingo has performed 151 different roles.
Ana Peleteiro
Ana Peleteiro Brión is a Spanish triple jumper and the current national record holder. She won the gold medal in the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships. She had previously won bronze medals at the 2018 World Indoor Championships and 2018 European Championships.
Paco Alcácer
Francisco "Paco" Alcácer García is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Villarreal and the Spain national team.
Hiba Abouk
Hiba Aboukhris Benslimane, better known as Hiba Abouk, is a Spanish Tunisian actress. She is known for her roles in television series, specially by the role of Fátima in El Príncipe.
Miguel Bernardeau
Miguel Bernardeau Duato is a Spanish actor.
María Valverde
María Valverde Rodríguez is a Spanish actress.
Saúl gomez
Saúl Craviotto Rivero is a Spanish sprint kayaker who has been racing since the mid-2000s. He has won four Olympic medals: a gold medal in the K-2 500 m with Carlos Pérez at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a silver medal in the K-1 200 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, a gold medal in the K-2 200 m with Cristian Toro at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He served as the flag bearer for Spain at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics.
Juan José Ballesta
Juan José Ballesta Muñoz is a Spanish actor. He has performed in more than sixteen films since 1997.
Dani Ceballos
Daniel Ceballos Fernández is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal, on loan from Real Madrid of La Liga, and the Spain national team.
Joey Kelly
Joseph Maria Kelly is a musician, songwriter, and athlete of Irish-American descent.