List of Famous people born in Spain
Javi Gracia
Javier "Javi" Gracia Carlos is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the current manager of Valencia.
María Jiménez
María Jiménez Gallego is a popular Spanish singer, who started her career in tablaos (flamenco taverns like Las Brujas sponsored by La Pipa in the first years of Spanish democracy after Francisco Franco's dictatorship.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Prime Minister of Spain being elected for two terms, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he would not stand for re-election in the 2011 general election and left office on 21 December 2011.
Manuel Santana
Manuel Martínez Santana, also known as Manolo Santana, is a former tennis player from Spain. He was ranked as amateur world No. 1 in 1966 by Lance Tingay.
David Trueba
David Rodríguez Trueba is a Spanish novelist, film director and screenwriter. He is the brother of Academy Award winner Fernando Rodríguez Trueba and the ex-husband of actress Ariadna Gil.
Diego Martínez Penas
Diego Martínez Penas is a Spanish football coach and former player who manages RCD Espanyol.
Iván Espinosa de los Monteros de Simón
Iván Espinosa de los Monteros y de Simón is a Spanish real estate developer and politician who serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies for the Madrid constituency.
Sergi Guardiola
Sergio "Sergi" Guardiola Navarro is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Valladolid as a forward.
Pastora Vega
Pastora Vega is a Spanish actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1985.
Eduardo Torroja
Eduardo Torroja y Miret, was a Spanish structural engineer and a pioneer in the design of concrete shell structures.