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Alicante, Spain Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in the ...

or notable foreigners who live or lived there: * George Washington Montgomery (1804–1841), United States diplomat and editor/publisher of the first Spanish-language translation of the works of

Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and " The Legen ...

. * Carlos Arniches (1866–1943), novelist *

Rafael Altamira y Crevea Rafael Altamira y Crevea (February 10, 1866 – June 1, 1951) was a Spanish historian and jurist. Born in Alicante, Altamira is considered to be one of the most significant Spanish historians of the 20th century, was a multi-faceted scholar who ...

(1866–1951), co-founder of Permanent Court of International Justice so-called the World Court, after 1945

International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ; french: Cour internationale de justice, links=no; ), sometimes known as the World Court, is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). It settles disputes between states in accordanc ...

Francisco Javier de Balmis Francisco Javier de Balmis (2 December 175312 February 1819) was a Spanish physician best known for leading an 1803 expedition to Spanish America and the Philippines to vaccinate populations against smallpox. His expedition is considered the fir ...

(1753–1819), physician who headed the Balmis expedition to vaccinate the Spanish-colonies population against smallpox. * Lorenzo Carbonell Santacruz, mayor in 1931–1936 * Francesc de Paula Castelló Aleu (1914-1936), chemist, blessed Roman Catholic * Alex De Minaur, tennis player * Manuel Senante (1873–1959), Carlist publisher and politician * Gabriel Miró (1879–1930), novelist * Antonio Gades (1936–2004), Flamenco dancer *

Juan Escarré Juan Escarré Urueña (born 23 February 1969 in Alicante) is a Spanish field hockey player, who competed for Spain in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, when he captured the silver medal with his national side. In December ...

(1969), field hockey player *

Lola Forner Lola Forner (born 6 June 1960 in Alicante, Spain) also known as María Dolores Forner Toro, is a Spanish actress. She was crowned Miss Spain in 1979http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1960/june_6_1960_122700.html and competed in Miss World 197 ...

(1960), former Miss Spain 1979 and actor *

Belen Rueda Belén is the Spanish name for Bethlehem. Belen, Belén or Beleń may also refer to: Places Argentina *Belén, Catamarca *Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires Province Bolivia *Belén (Aroma), La Paz Department, Bolivia *Belén (Potosí), Bolivi ...

, actor * Antoni Egea, artist *

David Ferrer David Ferrer Ern (; ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. A three-time Davis Cup champion with Spain Davis Cup team, Spain, Ferrer has won tournaments at all levels on the ATP Tour (ATP Tour 250, ATP 250, ATP Tour ...

, tennis player *

Miriam Blasco Miriam Blasco Soto (born 12 December 1963) is a professional judo competitor, who resides in Alicante, Spain. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where she won the gold medal in Women's Judo in the 57 kg division. ...

, judoka Olympic winner *

Isabel Fernández María Isabel Fernández Suárez (born 10 March 1980) is a Bolivian journalist and politician who served as minister of communication from January to June 2020. Fernández was the final official to serve in that post, with the Ministry of C ...

, judoka Olympic winner *

Esther Cañadas Esther Cañadas (; born 1 March 1977, in Albacete) is a Spanish model and actress. Career Originally, Cañadas wanted to pursue a career as a criminologist, but her mother persuaded her to give modeling a try. In her teens she started working a ...

, model and actor *

Pedro Ferrándiz Pedro Ferrándiz González (20 November 1928 – 7 July 2022) was a Spanish basketball coach. He is most famous for coaching Real Madrid basketball club in the 1960s and 1970s. The International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order in ...

, basketball coach *

Francisco Rufete Francisco Joaquín Pérez Rufete (born 20 November 1976) is a Spanish former footballer, and a manager. He played predominantly as a right winger with good dribbling ability, also being a player with a good workrate. During his professional c ...

, footballer *

Miguel Hernández Miguel Hernández Gilabert (30 October 1910 – 28 March 1942 ) was a 20th-century Spanish-language poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27 and the Generation of '36 movements. Born and raised in a family of low resources, h ...

, poet *

Ricardo Llorca Ricardo Llorca (born 1958, Alicante) is a Spanish-American Composer based in New York City since 1988. Llorca is a Juilliard School graduate and a faculty member of the performing arts conservatory's Evening Division since 1996. In addition, Ll ...

(born 1962), composer *

Kiko Martínez Francisco "Kiko" Martínez Sánchez (born 7 March 1986) is a Spanish professional boxer. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF featherweight title from 2021 to 2022, and the IBF super-bantamweight title from 2013 to ...

, boxer * Nahemah, Extreme metal band *

José Perramón José Perramón Acosta (born October 17, 1946) is a former Spanish handball player. He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (ger ...

, handball player * Asunción Valdés (born 1950), journalist *

Sandra Paños Sandra Paños García-Villamil (; born 4 November 1992) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for FC Barcelona Femení, Barcelona and the Spain women's national f ...

, goalkeeper * Arkano, rapper *

Ilia Topuria Ilia Topuria ( ka, ილია თოფურია) (born January 21, 1997) is a Georgian and Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight and Featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 13, 20 ...

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

fighter

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Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...