List of Famous people born in Spain
Juan Torres Ruiz
Juan Torres Ruiz, commonly known as Cala [ˈkala], is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Cádiz CF.
Víctor Sánchez
Víctor Sánchez del Amo is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a right midfielder.
Quim Gutiérrez
Joaquim Gutiérrez Ylla better known as Quim Gutiérrez is a Spanish actor. He won the 2006 Goya Award for Best New Actor for his performance in Azuloscurocasinegro.
Eva Hache
Eva María Hernández Villegas, better known as Eva Hache, is a Spanish comedian, actress and television show hostess. Among other performances, she is known for her late night show Noche Hache, and for hosting two successive Goya Awards ceremonies.
Gisela
Gisela Lladó Cánovas, known mononymously as Gisela, is a Spanish pop singer and voice actress. She was born in El Bruc (Barcelona), in Catalonia, Spain and studied journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona before becoming famous after placing eighth in the first Spanish edition of Operación Triunfo in 2001. She is also known for representing Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Pilar Mañas Brugat
María del Pilar Mañas Brugat is a Spanish military officer. In 2017 she became the first woman to take command of a Spanish Air Force unit. She was named an Exemplary Woman by the Women's Institute in 2018.
Manolete
Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez, known as Manolete, was a Spanish bullfighter.
Silvia Tortosa
Silvia Tortosa is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than sixty films since 1966.
Juan Ignacio Zoido
Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez is a Spanish former judge and politician of the People's Party, who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2019. In Parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Gervasio Deferr
Gervasio Deferr Ángel is a retired gymnast from Spain who competed at three Olympic Games. He became the Olympic champion in men's vault at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and has repeated the feat at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Each of his ankles show a tattoo with the logo of one of these two Olympic Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won the silver medal on the floor exercise with a score of 15.775.