List of Famous people born in Spain
Aleix Vidal
Aleix Vidal Parreu is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC. Mainly a right-back and a player of great speed, he can also operate as a right winger.
Lola Índigo
Miriam Doblas Muñoz, also known as her stage name Lola Índigo, is a Spanish singer and dancer from Granada. The singer first gained national recognition in 2017, when she placed as sixteenth in series nine of the Spanish reality television talent competition Operación Triunfo. She was one of first participants to be eliminated from the talent show. After exiting the show, the singer signed with Universal Music and released her debut single "Ya No Quiero Ná" which turned into a smash-hit in her country, peaking at number three on the PROMUSICAE musical chart and selling more than a hundred thousand copies. It was certified as three times platinum. Her short but intense musical career has earned her multiple awards such as an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Spanish Act in 2019.
Javier Cercas
Javier Cercas Mena is a writer and professor of Spanish literature at the University of Girona, Spain.
Jorge Sanz
Jorge Sanz Miranda is a Spanish actor and is one of the most prominent actors of the Spanish cinema since the 1980s. He is known to international audiences for his roles in the films: Amantes (1991) by director Vicente Aranda and Fernando Trueba’s Belle Époque (1992).
Conchita Martínez
Inmaculada Concepción "Conchita" Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player. She was the first Spanish player to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon, where she beat Martina Navratilova in the 1994 final. Martínez also was the singles runner-up at the 1998 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open. She reached a highest world ranking of No. 2 in October 1995 and finished the season in the Top 10 for nine years. Martínez won 33 singles and 13 doubles titles during her 18-year career, as well as three Olympic medals.
Lola Dueñas
María Dolores Dueñas Navarro better known as Lola Dueñas is a Spanish actress. Since 2002, she has worked regularly with the director Pedro Almodóvar.
Josep Borrell
Josep Borrell Fontelles is a Spanish politician, current High Representative of the European Union since 1 December 2019. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of the Government of Spain from 2018 to 2019, having previously served under Felipe González as Minister of Public Works from 1991 to 1996.
Rozalén
María de los Ángeles Rozalén Ortuño known as Rozalén is a Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Alejandra Silva
Alejandra María Silva García-Baquero is a Spanish publicist and political activist.
Eva Santolaria
Eva Santolaria Millán is a Spanish actress born in Barcelona.