List of Famous people born in Spain

José Manuel ("Chema") Martínez Fernández is a Spanish long-distance runner. He is married to Spanish field hockey player Nuria Moreno.

Ada Colau Ballano is a Spanish activist and politician who is the current Mayor of Barcelona. On 13 June 2015 she was elected Mayor of Barcelona, the first woman to hold the office, as part of the citizen municipalist platform, Barcelona En Comú. Colau was one of the founding members and spokespeople of the Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH), which was set up in Barcelona in 2009 in response to the rise in evictions caused by unpaid mortgage loans and the collapse of the Spanish property market in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

Javier "Javi" Martínez Aginaga is a Spanish footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich as a defensive midfielder or a central defender.

Juan Francisco Torres Belén, known as Juanfran, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Brazilian club São Paulo FC.

Carolina Darias San Sebastián is a Spanish politician and civil servant currently serving as minister of Health of Spain since January 2021 and before that, from 2020 to 2021, she served as minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service under Pedro Sánchez.

Marc Clotet Fresquet is a Spanish actor and model. He is best known for acting in El cor de la ciutat and his role on Spanish primetime soap opera Física o Química.

María Castro Jato is a Spanish actress, TV presenter, dancer and rhythmic gymnast.

Gerard Moreno Balagueró is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Villarreal and the Spain national team.

Carlos Moyá Llompart is a retired world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country to win the Davis Cup. He is one of Rafael Nadal's coaches. He currently resides in Madrid, Spain.

Fernando Verdasco Carmona (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando βeɾˈðasko kaɾˈmona]; is a Spanish professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 7, achieved in April 2009.