List of Famous people born in Spain
José Calderón
José Manuel Calderón Borrallo is a Spanish basketball executive and a former professional basketball player. With the Spain national team, he won a FIBA World Cup title in 2006, two Olympic silver medals in 2008 and 2012, as well as a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also won a EuroBasket title in 2011, two silver medals in 2003 and 2007 as well as a bronze in 2013. Calderón earned an All-EuroBasket Team selection in 2007. He also held the record for most assists in the history of the Toronto Raptors, until Kyle Lowry surpassed him in January of 2020.
Jeanne Mas
Jeanne Mas is a French pop singer and actress.
Maribel Verdú
María Isabel Verdú Rollán, better known as Maribel Verdú, is a Spanish actress. She played Luisa in Alfonso Cuarón's 2001 film, Y tu mamá también and Mercedes in Guillermo del Toro's 2006 film, Pan's Labyrinth. She has also appeared in Lovers (Amantes), Belle Époque, The Blind Sunflowers, and Blancanieves.
Silvia Abril
Silvia Abril Fernández is a Spanish actress and comedian.
Iñaki Alonso
José Iñaki Alonso Rodríguez is a Spanish football managerwho currently manages the football team of Deportivo Saprissa.
Gorka Márquez
Gorka Márquez is a Spanish dancer and choreographer, best known for appearing on the live dance show, Burn the Floor and BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.
Anne Igartiburu
Anne Igartiburu Verdes is a Spanish Basque television presenter and actress.
Meritxell Batet
Meritxell Batet Lamaña is a Spanish jurist and politician member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, currently serving as President of the Congress of Deputies. Prior to this, she served as Minister for Territorial Policy and Civil Service of the Government of Spain between June 2018 and May 2019.
Rocio Carrasco
Rocío Carrasco Mohedano, informally Rociíto, is a Spanish TV presenter and business woman. She is the daughter of the Spanish singer Rocío Jurado and the Spanish boxer Pedro Carrasco.
Pablo Fornals
Pablo Fornals Malla is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Premier League club West Ham United mainly as an attacking midfielder.