List of Famous people born in Spain

Iban Mayoz Echeverría is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, currently not under contract to any team. He began his career at Relax in 2004 before moving to ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi in 2006, and then to Karpin-Galicia in 2008.

José Luis Laguía Martínez is a retired Spanish cyclist and climber. He won a record five mountains classifications at the Vuelta a España during his career.

Federico Echave Musatadi is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He won the prestigious stage up to Alpe d'Huez in 1987 Tour de France. Echave holds the record for most Vueltas finished, 14, all of them being consecutive.

Julián Barrio Barrio is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Since January 1996, he has served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.

Patricia Pérez is a Spanish actress, presenter and writer. She became known in Spain, the United States and throughout Latin America for co-hosting the 1993 hit game show El Gran Juego de la Oca with Emilio Aragón and Lydia Bosch.

Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz was a Spanish aviator and politician. He joined the Army at the age of 15 and developed an interest in planes. He was the co-pilot of the Plus Ultra as it completed a transatlantic flight in 1926. The Plus Ultra departed from Palos de la Frontera, in Huelva, Spain on January 22 and arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 26. It stopped over at Gran Canaria, Cape Verde, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. The 10,270 km journey was completed in 59 hours and 39 minutes. In 1931 along with José Antonio Primo de Rivera he was a founding member of the Falange movement. He was shot without a trial by anarchist militia in Madrid's Cárcel Modelo prison on August 23, 1936, after the beginning of the civil war.