This This may refer to: * ''This'', the singular proximal demonstrative pronoun Places * This, or ''Thinis'', an ancient city in Upper Egypt * This, Ardennes, a commune in France People with the surname * Hervé This, French culinary chemist Arts, ...

article is a list of notable people from

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, the capital of Spain:

Born in

Architecture and urban planning

Teodoro Ardemans Teodoro de Ardemans or Ardmans (ca. 1661–1726) was a Spanish architect and painter. Ardemans was born in Madrid to a German father. He was a disciple of the painter Claudio Coello, although he mainly practiced architecture; the municipal ...

(1664–1726): Spanish architect *

José Benito de Churriguera José Benito de Churriguera (21 March 1665, in Madrid – 2 March 1725, in Madrid) was a Spanish architect, sculptor and urbanist of the late-Baroque or Rococo style. He was born in Madrid to a Catalan cabinetmaker, gilder and altarpiece joine ...

(1665–1725) and Churriguera family: Spanish Baroque architects and sculptors; the highly decorated

Churrigueresque Churrigueresque (; Spanish: ''Churrigueresco''), also but less commonly "Ultra Baroque", refers to a Spanish Baroque style of elaborate sculptural architectural ornament which emerged as a manner of stucco decoration in Spain in the late 17th ...

style of architectural construction is named after the family *

Juan de Villanueva Juan de Villanueva (September 15, 1739 in Madrid – August 22, 1811) was a Spanish architect. Alongside Ventura Rodríguez, Villanueva is the best known architect of Spanish Neoclassicism. Biography His father was the sculptor Juan de Vill ...

(1739–1811): Spanish architect of

Neoclassicism Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was ...

Arturo Soria Arturo Soria y Mata (1844-1920) was an internationally important Spanish urban planner whose work remains highly inspirational today. He is most well known for his concept of the Linear City (exemplified in Madrid's Ciudad Lineal). He studied t ...

(1844–1920): Spanish urban planner, well known for his concept of the

linear city Linear city may refer to: * Linear settlement * Linear city (Soria design), an 1882 concept of city planning * Linear city (Graves and Eisenman design), a 1965 proposal for a settlement in New Jersey * The linear city model of Hotelling's law H ...

* Antonio González Echarte (1864–1943): Spanish civil engineer; one of the creators of the Madrid Metro * Carlos Mendoza y Sáez de Argandoña (1872–1950): Spanish civil engineer; one of the creators of the Madrid Metro *

Eduardo Torroja Eduardo Torroja y Miret, 1st Marques of Torroja (27 August 1899 – 15 June 1961) was a Spanish structural engineer and a pioneer in the design of concrete shell structures. Education Torroja was born in Madrid where he studied civil engineering ...

(1899–1961): Spanish structural engineer and architect

Army

Pedro de Heredia Pedro de Heredia (c. 1505 in Madrid – January 27, 1554 in Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz) was a Spanish conquistador, founder of the city of Cartagena de Indias and explorer of the northern coast and the interior of present-day Colombia. Earl ...

(1505 – c. 1554): Spanish

conquistador Conquistadors (, ) or conquistadores (, ; meaning 'conquerors') were the explorer-soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, O ...

and founder of Cartagena de Indias *

Alonso de Contreras Alonso de Contreras (Madrid, Spain, 6 January 1582 - 1641), was a Spanish sailor (captain of a frigate), soldier (captain of infantry and then of cavalry), privateer, adventurer and writer, best known as the author of his autobiography; one of the ...

(1582–1648): Spanish

privateer A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or deleg ...

, a friend of Lope de Vega

Art music

Dionisio Aguado y García Dionisio Aguado y García (8 April 178429 December 1849) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the late Classical and early Romantic periods. Biography Born in Madrid, he studied with Miguel García. In 1826, Aguado visited Paris, ...

(1784–1849): Spanish classical guitarist and composer *

Francisco Asenjo Barbieri Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (3 August 1823 – 19 February 1894) was a well-known composer of the popular Spanish opera form, '' zarzuela.'' His works include: '' El barberillo de Lavapiés'', '' Jugar con fuego'', ''Pan y toros'', ''Don Quijote'', ...

(1823–1894): Spanish composer of the popular Spanish opera form, the '' zarzuela'' *

Federico Chueca Pío Estanislao Federico Chueca y Robres (5 May 1846 – 20 June 1908) was a Spanish composer of ''zarzuelas'' and author of ''La gran vía'' along with Joaquín Valverde Durán in 1886. He was one of the most prominent figures of the género ...

(1846–1908): Spanish composer of ''

zarzuelas () is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs, as well as dance. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but some propose it may derive from the name of ...

'' *

Conrado del Campo Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta (28 October 1878 – 17 March 1953) was a Spanish composer, violinist and pedagogue. Career Del Campo was born in Madrid and became professor at the Real Conservatorio de Música in Madrid in 1915, where he was an ...

(1878–1953): composer, violinist and professor at the

Madrid Conservatory The Madrid Royal Conservatory ( es, Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid) is a music college in Madrid, Spain. History The Royal Conservatory of Music was founded on July 15, 1830, by royal decree, and was originally located in Moste ...

Teresa Berganza Teresa Berganza Vargas OAXS (16 March 1933 – 13 May 2022) was a Spanish mezzo-soprano. She is most closely associated with roles such as Rossini's Rosina and La Cenerentola, and later Bizet's Carmen, admired for her technical virtuosity, mu ...

(1935–2022): Spanish mezzo-soprano *

Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French ...

(1941): international tenor and conductor * Miguel Álvarez-Fernández (1979): Spanish sound artist, composer, theorist and curator

Bullfighting

* Luis Miguel Dominguín (1926–1996): Spanish bullfighter, a lover of

Ava Gardner Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her perform ...

* Julián López Escobar, El "Juli" (1982): Spanish bullfighter

Engineering

* Rafael del Pino (1920–2008): founder of the construction company

Ferrovial Ferrovial, S.A. (), previously Grupo Ferrovial, is a Spanish multinational company involved in the design, construction, financing, operation (DBFO) and maintenance of transport infrastructure and urban services. It is a publicly traded company ...

Pedro Duque Pedro Francisco Duque Duque, OF, OMSE (Madrid, 14 March 1963) is a Spanish astronaut and aeronautics engineer who served as Minister of Science of the Government of Spain from 2018 to 2021. He was also Member of the Congress of Deputies from ...

(1963): Spanish astronaut and aeronautical engineer

Finances

* Esther Koplowitz (1953): Spanish noble and businesswoman * Juan Villalonga (1953): Spanish businessman * Alicia Koplowitz (1954): Spanish noble and businesswoman *

Pablo Isla Pablo Isla Álvarez de Tejera (born 22 January 1964) is a Spanish businessman and a State lawyer who served as chairman and CEO of Inditex, a large Spanish corporation and the world's largest fashion group, from 2005 to 2022. Early life and educ ...

(1964): current chairman and CEO of

Inditex Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex; , ; ) is a Spanish multinational clothing company headquartered in Arteixo, Galicia, in Spain. Inditex, the biggest fast fashion group in the world, operates over 7,200 stores in 93 markets worldwide. ...

* Dimas Gimeno: former CEO of

El Corte Inglés El Corte Inglés S.A. (), headquartered in Madrid, is the biggest department store group in Europe and ranks third worldwide. Its primary source of sales is from department stores, followed by internet sales. It is a family business, with most s ...

Formal sciences

Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (Juan Caramuel de Lobkowitz, 23 May 1606 in Madrid — 7 or 8 September 1682 in Vigevano) was a Spanish Catholic scholastic philosopher, ecclesiastic, mathematician and writer. He is believed to be a great-grandson of J ...

(1606–1682): Spanish Catholic scholastic philosopher, ecclesiastic, mathematician and writer

Literature

Alonso de Ercilla Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (7 August 153329 November 1594) was a Spanish soldier and poet, born in Madrid. While in Chile (1556–63) he fought against the Araucanians (Mapuche), and there he began the epic poem ''La Araucana'', considered one o ...

(1533–1594): Spanish soldier and poet *

Félix Lope de Vega Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio ( , ; 25 November 156227 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Age of Baroque literature. His reputation in the world of Spanish literatur ...

(1562–1635): Spanish Baroque playwright and poet; renewed the Spanish theatre at a time when it was starting to become a mass cultural phenomenon *

Tirso de Molina Gabriel Téllez ( 24 March 1583 20 February 1648), better known as Tirso de Molina, was a Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and Roman Catholic monk. He is primarily known for writing '' The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest'', the play from ...

(1579–1648): Spanish Baroque playwright, poet and Roman Catholic monk, known as the creator of

Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. Famous versions of the story include a 17th-century play, ''El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'' ...

Francisco de Quevedo Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas, Knight of the Order of Santiago (; 14 September 1580 – 8 September 1645) was a Spanish nobleman, politician and writer of the Baroque era. Along with his lifelong rival, Luis de Góngora ...

(1580–1645): Spanish nobleman, politician and Baroque writer; his style is characterized by what was called

conceptismo ''Conceptismo'' (literally, conceptism) is a literary movement of the Baroque period in the Spanish literature. It began in the late 16th century and lasted through the 17th century, also the period of the Spanish Golden Age. ''Conceptismo'' is ch ...

Pedro Calderon de la Barca Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

(1600–1681): Spanish Baroque playwright and poet; his work is regarded as the culmination of the Spanish Baroque theatre *

Leandro Fernández de Moratín Leandro Fernández de Moratín (; 10 March 1760 – 21 June 1828) was a Spanish dramatist, translator and neoclassical poet. Biography Moratín was born in Madrid the son of Nicolás Fernández de Moratín, a major literary reformer in Sp ...

(1760–1828): Spanish playwright and poet * Ramón de Mesonero Romanos (1803–1882): Spanish prose writer, author of ''Guía de Madrid'' (Madrid guide) *

Mariano José de Larra Mariano José de Larra y Sánchez de Castro (24 March 1809 – 13 February 1837) was a Spanish romantic writer and journalist best known for his numerous essays and his infamous suicide. His works were often satirical and critical of the 19th- ...

(1809–1837): Spanish Romantic writer and journalist *

José Echegaray José Echegaray y Eizaguirre (19 April 183214 September 1916) was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in Li ...

(1832–1916): Spanish engineer, mathematician and dramatist; Nobel Prize in Literature 1904 *

Jacinto Benavente Jacinto Benavente y Martínez (12 August 1866 – 14 July 1954) was one of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922 "for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustriou ...

(1866–1954): Spanish dramatist, Nobel prize in Literature 1922 *

Pedro Salinas Pedro Salinas y Serrano (27 November 1891 – 4 December 1951) was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27, as well as a university teacher, scholar and literary critic. In 1937, he delivered the Turnbull lectures at Johns Hopkins ...

(1891–1951): Spanish poet, a member of the

Generation of '27 The Generation of '27 ( es, Generación del 27) was an influential group of poets that arose in Spanish literary circles between 1923 and 1927, essentially out of a shared desire to experience and work with avant-garde forms of art and poetry. ...

Dámaso Alonso Dámaso Alonso y Fernández de las Redondas (22 October 1898 – 25 January 1990) was a Spanish poet, philologist and literary critic. Though a member of the Generation of '27, his best-known work dates from the 1940s onwards. Early life and ed ...

(1898–1990): Spanish poet, philologist and literary critic *

Enrique Jardiel Poncela Enrique Jardiel Poncela (15 October 1901 – 18 February 1952) was a Spanish playwright and novelist who wrote mostly humorous works. In 1932-33 and 1934 he was called to Hollywood to help with the Spanish-language versions shot in parallel to ...

(1901–1952): Spanish playwright and novelist who wrote mostly humorous works * Liboria o "Borita Casas" Casas Regueiro (1911–1999): journalist, playwright and author known for inventing the character Antoñita la Fantastica (Fantastic Antonia) * Carlos Semprún (1926–2009), writer and dramatist *

Francisco Umbral Francisco Alejandro Pérez Martínez (11 May 1932 – 28 August 2007), better known as Francisco Umbral, was a Spanish journalist, novelist, biographer and essayist. Style Although he was born in Madrid, a city that has inspired most of his wor ...

(1932–2007): Spanish novelist, journalist, essayist and biographer

Media and entertainment

* Jesús Álvarez (1926–1970): Spanish journalist and first anchorman of ''

Telediario ''Telediario'' (''Tele-journal'') is the flagship television newscast produced by Televisión Española (TVE), the television division of Spanish state-owned public broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). It is the longest running prog ...

'' * Pablo Arbúes (born 2002): Spanish actor *

Jesús de Polanco Jesús Polanco Gutiérrez, also known as Jesús de Polanco (November 7, 1929 – July 21, 2007) was a businessman from Spain who built one of the largest media empires in the world. In 2005, he was ranked 3rd richest person in Spain and at num ...

(1929–2007): businessman; founder of

El País ''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El Pa ...

and

Cadena SER La Cadena SER (the SER Network) is Spain's premier radio network in terms of both seniority (it was created in 1924) and audience share (it had a regular listenership in 2018 of 4,139,000). The acronym SER stands for ''Sociedad Española de Radi ...

* Belén Esteban (1973): Spanish television personality *

Matías Prats Luque Matías Prats Luque (; born 14 September 1952) is a Spanish sports and news journalist. Matías Prats graduated in law and journalism. The journalist, son of the legendary Matías Prats Cañete, began his career at radio station La Voz de Madr ...

(1952): Spanish sports and news journalist * Paloma García Ovejero (1975): Spanish journalist and news broadcaster *

El Gran Wyoming José Miguel Monzón Navarro (15 May 1955, Madrid), better known as El Gran Wyoming (''The Great Wyoming''), Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist. He graduated in Medicine and was a doct ...

(1955): Spanish humourist and actor *

Ana Rosa Quintana Ana Rosa Quintana Hortal (Madrid, 12 January 1956) is a Spanish journalist and television presenter. She studied journalism in the Complutense University of Madrid, and started in radio programs (Radio Nacional de España, Radio Continental, ...

(1956): Spanish journalist and TV presenter * David Cantolla (1967): founder of companies engaged in technology and entertainment; one of the creators of ''

Pocoyo ''Pocoyo'' ( in Spanish and stylised as ''POCOYO'') is a Spanish preschool interactive comedy computer animated television series created by Guillermo García Carsí, Colman López, Luis Gallego and David Cantolla, and is produced by the Span ...

'' * Ana Pastor (1977): Spanish journalist and anchorwoman * Guillermo García Carsí (1974): director and creator of ''

'' *

Santiago Ziesmer Santiago Ziesmer (born 25 July 1953) is a Spanish-born German actor and voice actor. Career Ziesmer trained in theater from 1972 to 1975 in the theater studio "Hanny Herter" in Berlin. Since 1973, he has regularly acted in theater. He has had a ...

(1953): German voice actor

Natural sciences

Maslama al-Majriti Abu al-Qasim Maslama ibn Ahmad al-Majriti ( ar, أبو القاسم مسلمة بن أحمد المجريطي: c. 950–1007), known or Latin as , was an Arab Muslim astronomer, chemist, mathematician, economist and Scholar in Islamic Spain, ac ...

(10th century – 1007 or 1008): Muslim astronomer *

Andrés Manuel del Río Andrés Manuel del Río y Fernández (10 November 1764 – 23 March 1849) was a Spanish– Mexican scientist, naturalist and engineer who discovered compounds of '' vanadium'' in 1801. He proposed that the element be given the name ''panchromium ...

(1764–1849): Spanish-Mexican scientist and naturalist *

Ignacio Bolívar Ignacio Bolívar y Urrutia (9 November 1850, Madrid – 19 November 1944, Mexico City) was a Spanish naturalist and entomologist, and one of the founding fathers of Spanish entomology. He helped found the ''Real Sociedad Española de Histor ...

(1850–1944): Spanish naturalist and entomologist * Gonzalo Rodriguez Lafora (1886–1971): Spanish neurologist *

Gregorio Marañón Gregorio Marañón y Posadillo, OWL (19 May 1887 in Madrid – 27 March 1960 in Madrid) was a Spanish physician, scientist, historian, writer and philosopher. He married Dolores Moya in 1911, and they had four children (Carmen, Belén, María ...

(1887–1960): Spanish physician, scientist, historian, writer and philosopher * Carlos Jiménez Díaz (1898–1967): Spanish physician * Manuel Díaz Rubio (1908–1976): Spanish physician; made important contributions in the field of liver and digestive diseases *

Francisco J. Ayala Francisco José Ayala Pereda (born March 12, 1934) is a Spanish-American evolutionary biologist, philosopher, and former Catholic priest who was a longtime faculty member at the University of California, Irvine and University of California, Dav ...

(1934): Spanish-American biologist and philosopher at the

University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and p ...

* Antonio García-Bellido (1936): Spanish developmental biologist; his ideas and new approaches to the problem of development have been followed and pursued by many researchers worldwide *

Mariano Barbacid Mariano Barbacid Montalbán (born 4 October 1949 in Madrid) is a Spanish molecular biochemist who discovered the first oncogene HRAS. Academic career He completed his higher education in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where he studied ...

(1949): molecular biologist * José Bermúdez de Castro (1952): Spanish anthropologist; a member of the research team investigating Pleistocene deposits in the

Atapuerca Mountains The Atapuerca Mountains ( es, Sierra de Atapuerca) is a karstic hill formation near the village of Atapuerca in the province of Burgos ( autonomous community of Castile and Leon), northern Spain. In a still ongoing excavation campaign, rich ...

Juan Luis Arsuaga Juan Luis Arsuaga Ferreras (born 1954 in Madrid) is a Spanish paleoanthropologist and author known for his work in the Atapuerca Archaeological Site. He obtained a master's degree and a doctorate in Biological Sciences at the Universidad Comp ...

(1954): Spanish anthropologist; a member of the research team investigating Pleistocene deposits in the

* Ignacio Martínez Mendizábal (1961): Spanish anthropologist, a member of the research team investigating Pleistocene deposits in the

Philosophy

José Ortega y Gasset José Ortega y Gasset (; 9 May 1883 – 18 October 1955) was a Spanish philosopher and essayist. He worked during the first half of the 20th century, while Spain oscillated between monarchy, republicanism, and dictatorship. His philosoph ...

(1883–1955): Spanish liberal philosopher

Politics

Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo Ruy may refer to: Arts and Entertainment * Ruy, the Little Cid, Spanish animated television series * Ruy Blas, a character in the eponymous tragic drama by Victor Hugo People *another form of Rui, a Portuguese male given name *another form of the ...

(1370–1412): Castilian ambassador to the court of

Timur Timur ; chg, ''Aqsaq Temür'', 'Timur the Lame') or as ''Sahib-i-Qiran'' ( 'Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction'), his epithet. ( chg, ''Temür'', 'Iron'; 9 April 133617–19 February 1405), later Timūr Gurkānī ( chg, ''Temür Kür ...

Joanna la Beltraneja Joanna ''la Beltraneja'' (21 February 1462 – 12 April 1530) was a claimant to the throne of Castile, and Queen of Portugal as the wife of King Afonso V, her uncle. Birth and parentage King Henry IV of Castile married Joan of Portugal, da ...

(1462–1530): Queen of Portugal and claimant to the throne of Castile *

Maria of Spain Archduchess Maria of Austria (21 June 1528 – 26 February 1603) was the empress consort and queen consort of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary. She served as regent of Spain in the absence of her father Emperor ...

(1528–1603): spouse of

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II (31 July 1527 – 12 October 1576) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until his death in 1576. A member of the Austrian House of Habsburg, he was crowned King of Bohemia in Prague on 14 May 1562 and elected King of Germany (Kin ...

* Antonio Perez (1540–1611): secretary of Philip II of Spain *

Philip III of Spain Philip III ( es, Felipe III; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain. As Philip II, he was also King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia and Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death in 1621. A member of the House of Habsburg, Phi ...

(1578–1621): Spanish Habsburg monarch *

Ferdinand VI of Spain , house = Bourbon-Anjou , father = Philip V of Spain , mother = Maria Luisa of Savoy , birth_date = 23 September 1713 , birth_place = Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Madrid, Spain , death_date = , death_place = Villavi ...

(1713–1759): King of Spain * Charles III of Spain (1716–1788): King of Spain, Naples (as Charles VII) and Sicily (as Charles V) *

Isabella II of Spain Isabella II ( es, Isabel II; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904), was Queen of Spain from 29 September 1833 until 30 September 1868. Shortly before her birth, the King Ferdinand VII of Spain issued a Pragmatic Sanction to ensure the successio ...

(1830–1904): Queen of Spain *

Alfonso XII of Spain Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo; 28 November 185725 November 1885), also known as El Pacificador or the Peacemaker, was King of Spain from 29 December 1874 to his death in 188 ...

(1857–1885): King of Spain *

Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones Álvaro de Figueroa y Torres-Sotomayor, 1st Count of Romanones (9 August 1863 – 11 October 1950) was a Spanish politician and businessman. He served as Prime Minister three times between 1912 and 1918, president of the Senate, president of th ...

(1863–1950): Prime Minister of Spain * Francisco Largo (1869–1946): politician and trade unionist *

Julián Besteiro Julián Besteiro Fernández (21 September 1870 – 27 September 1940) was a Spanish socialist politician, elected to the Cortes Generales and in 1931 as Speaker of the Constituent Cortes of the Spanish Republic. He also was elected several times ...

(1870–1940): socialist politician * Tomás Dominguez, Carlist and Francoist politician * Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886–1941): King of Spain *

Miguel Maura Miguel Maura (1887–1971) was a Spanish politician who served as the minister of interior in 1931 being the first Spanish politician to hold the post in the Second Spanish Republic. He was the founder of the Conservative Republican Party. Early ...

(1887–1971): politician * Luis Jiménez (1889–1970): politician; president of Parliament *

José Antonio Primo de Rivera José Antonio Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia, 1st Duke of Primo de Rivera, 3rd Marquess of Estella (24 April 1903 – 20 November 1936), often referred to simply as José Antonio, was a Spanish politician who founded the falangist Falang ...

(1903–1936): Spanish lawyer, nobleman and politician; founder of

Falange Española Falange Española (FE; English: Spanish Phalanx) was a Spanish fascist political organization active from 1933 to 1934. History The Falange Española was created on 29 October 1933 as the successor of the Movimiento Español Sindicalista (ME ...

* Adolfo Rincón de Arellano Garcia (1910–2006): politician *

Enrique Tierno Galván Enrique Tierno Galván (Madrid, 8 February 1918 – Madrid, 19 January 1986) was a Spanish politician, sociologist, lawyer and essayist, best known for being the Mayor of Madrid from 1979 to 1986, at the beginning of the new period of Spanish de ...

(1918–1986):

Mayor of Madrid The Mayor of Madrid presides over the Madrid City Council, the government body of the capital city of Spain. The mayor has the duty of boosting the local policies, it directs the action of the other executive bodies, leads the Local Executive Admi ...

from 1978 to 1986 * Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo (1926–2008): Spanish political figure and prime minister during the period of transition after the end of Francisco Franco's regime *

Javier Solana Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga (; born 14 July 1942) is a Spanish physicist and PSOE politician. After serving in the Spanish government as Foreign Affairs Minister under Felipe González (1992–1995) and as the Secretary General of NA ...

(1942): Spanish politician; appointed the

High Representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP) is the chief co-ordinator and representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) within the European Union (EU). The position is currently held b ...

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and the

Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union heads the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. In April 2015, the Council appointed the Danish diplomat Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen as Secretary-General of the Council f ...

Rodrigo Rato Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo (born 18 March 1949) is a Spanish politician who served in the Council of Ministers from 1996 to 2004. He also served as the ninth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2004 to 2007 and the p ...

(1949): managing director of the

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster globa ...

(IMF) from 2004 to 2007 *

Esperanza Aguirre Esperanza Aguirre y Gil de Biedma (; born 3 January 1952) is a Spanish politician. As member of the People's Party (PP), she served as President of the Senate between 1999 and 2002 (becoming the first female politician to have held the post), a ...

(1952): 3rd

President of Madrid The president of the Community of Madrid is the highest-ranking officer of the Autonomous Community of Madrid and the head of the executive branch. The office is currently held by Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the People's Party. Origins and election ...

(2003–2012) and former president of the

Spanish Senate The Senate ( es, Senado) is the upper house of the Cortes Generales, which along with the Congress of Deputies – the lower chamber – comprises the Parliament of the Kingdom of Spain. The Senate meets in the Palace of the Senate in Madrid. Th ...

(1999–2012) *

José María Aznar José María Alfredo Aznar López (; born 25 February 1953) is a Spanish politician who was the prime minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He led the People's Party (PP), the dominant centre-right political party in Spain. A member of the Fre ...

(1952): Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004 *

Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez (born 11 December 1958) is a Spanish politician and former Minister of Justice. He was mayor of Madrid between 2003 and 2011. A stalwart of the conservative People's Party (PP), he has previously been a leadin ...

(1958): former

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

; former

(2003–2011) * Philip VI of Spain (1968): current king of Spain *

Pablo Iglesias Turrión Pablo Iglesias Turrión (; born 17 October 1978) is a Spanish political scientist and former politician. During his political career, he served as Second Deputy Prime Minister and as Minister of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda of the Government ...

(1978): Spanish political scientist and leader of Podemos

Popular music

María Dolores Pradera María Dolores Fernández Pradera OAXS, MMT (29 August 1924 – 28 May 2018) was a Spanish melodic singer and actress, and one of the most famous voices in Spain and Latin America. She started her career as an actress and during the 1950s she ...

(1924–2018): Spanish singer and actress *

Fina de Calderón Fina de Calderón (August 21, 1927 Madrid- January 12, 2010 Madrid) was a Spanish writer, poet, songwriter, and musician. Her song " Caracola" ("Conch") was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, performed by Los TNT. Life She ...

(1927–2010): Spanish writer, poet, songwriter and musician *

Julio Iglesias Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record ...

(1943): Spanish singer and songwriter who has sold over 300 million records worldwide *

Rocío Durcal Rocío is a Spanish female name, literally meaning "dew". Notable people with the name include: *Rocío Banquells (1958), Mexican pop singer and actress *Rocío Carrasco, Rociíto (1977), Spanish TV presenter and business woman * Rocío Comba (1987 ...

(1944–2006): Spanish singer and actress *

Massiel María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinosa (born 2 August 1947), professionally known as Massiel, is a Spanish pop singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "La, la, la", beating the British pop singer Cliff Richard' ...

(1947): Spanish pop singer; winner of the

Eurovision Song Contest 1968 The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in London, United Kingdom, following the country's first victory at the with the song " Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw. Despite havi ...

Rosendo Mercado Rosendo Mercado Ruiz (born 23 February 1954, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish rock singer and songwriter. He was a member of bands Ñu and Leño, and is a prominent exponent of the so-called urban rock in Spain. Biography First steps His fami ...

(born 1954), rock singer and songwriter * Antonio Vega (1957–2009): Spanish pop singer-songwriter; member of

Nacha Pop Nacha Pop was a Spanish pop/rock group active from 1978 to 1988. The band was formed by Antonio Vega and Nacho García Vega (guitars and vocals), Carlos Brooking (bass) and Ñete (drums). They signed with Spanish EMI subsidiary Hispavox in 1 ...

Antonio Flores Antonio González Flores (14 November 1961 – 30 May 1995) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor. He was Romani on his father's side and maternal grandmother side. Antonio is known for his pop rock style of singing. His songs, which he ...

(1961–1995): Spanish singer-songwriter and actor * Alejandro Sanz (1968): Spanish singer-songwriter and musician *

Los Chichos Los Chichos is a Spanish band that was formed in the mid-1970s by singer-songwriter Juan Antonio Jiménez and brothers Julio and Emilio González. The band reached its peak popularity in the 1980s and restructured in 1990 when Jiménez began hi ...

(1973–1995, 1990–2008): Spanish rumba band * Enrique Iglesias (1975): Spanish singer-songwriter, model, and actor *

Barón Rojo Barón Rojo (') is a Spanish heavy metal band from Madrid that achieved international success in the 1980s. The band is led by siblings Carlos and Armando de Castro, previously from the band Coz, and is considered one of the most important rep ...

(1980): Spanish heavy metal band * Mecano (1981–1992): Spanish pop band *

Hombres G Hombres G is a Spanish pop rock band, formed in Madrid in 1983. They are widely considered one of Spain's most prominent pop groups of the 1980s and early 1990s. The band consists of David Summers (bass, vocals), Rafael Gutierrez (guitar), Dani ...

(1982–1992; 2002–present): Spanish pop-rock band * Mägo de Oz (1988): Spanish rock and folk/heavy metal band *

Belinda Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian ''bella'', meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name ''Betlinde'', which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linde ...

(1989): Mexican singer, songwriter and actress * Quevedo (born 2001), rapper

Religion

* Saint Isidro Labrador (1070–1130): Catholic patron saint of farmers and Madrid *

Juan Eusebio Nieremberg Juan Eusebio Nieremberg y Ottín (1595 – 7 April 1658) was a Spanish Jesuit and mystic. Nieremberg was born and died in Madrid, but his parents were German. He studied the classics at the Royal Court, he studied science at Alcalá and ca ...

(1595–1658): Spanish Jesuit and mystic *

Álvaro del Portillo Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano (11 March 1914 – 23 March 1994) was a Spanish engineer and Roman Catholic bishop. He served as the prelate of Opus Dei between 1982 and 1994 as the successor to Josemaría Escrivá. Church leaders Pope ...

(1914–1992): former prelate of the

Opus Dei Opus Dei, formally known as the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei ( la, Praelatura Sanctae Crucis et Operis Dei), is an institution of the Catholic Church whose members seek personal Christian holiness and strive to imbue their work an ...

Scenic arts

María Calderón María Inés Calderón (1605, in Madrid – 1678, in Guadalajara) also known as La Calderona and Marizápalos, was a Spanish actress, the mistress of Philip IV and the mother of his only recognized natural son, John of Austria the Younger. Biog ...

, "La Calderona" (1611–1646): Spanish theatre actress and lover of

Philip IV of Spain Philip IV ( es, Felipe, pt, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered f ...

María Guerrero María Ana de Jesús Guerrero Torija (April 17, 1867 - January 23, 1928), better known as María Guerrero, was a prominent Spanish theatre actor, producer and director. Life and work María Guerrero Torija was born in Madrid in 1867. She enrol ...

(1867–1928): Spanish theatre actress, producer and director *

Edgar Neville Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero (28 December 1899 – 23 April 1967) was a Spanish playwright and film director, a member of the "other" Generation of '27. Biography Neville was born in Madrid but lived in Hollywood in the 19 ...

(1899–1967): Spanish playwright and film director, a member of the Generation of '27 * Antonio Castillo (1908–1984):

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

winning costume designer * Juan Antonio Bardem (1922–2002): Spanish screenwriter and film director * César Fernández Ardavín (1923–2012): Spanish film director and screenwriter; won the Golden Bear at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival *

Lina Morgan María de los Ángeles López Segovia OAXS MML (20 March 1937 – 19 August 2015), better known as Lina Morgan, was a Spanish film, theatre and television actress and showgirl. Biography Morgan was born to Emilio López Roldán and Julia Garc ...

(1936–2015), Spanish actress & comedienne *

José Luis Garci José Luis García Muñoz (born 20 January 1944), known professionally as José Luis Garci, is a Spanish Film director, film director, Film, producer, critic, TV presenter, screenwriter and author. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's fi ...

(1944): Spanish director, won the

for Best Foreign Language Film in 1982 *

Carmen Maura María del Carmen García Maura (born 15 September 1945) is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, she has starred in films such as ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'', ''¡Ay Carmela!'', '' Common Wealth'', and ...

(1945): Spanish actress; has collaborated with

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narr ...

in several times *

Emilio Martínez Lázaro Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (dis ...

(1945): Spanish film director; shared a Golden Bear at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival *

María Kosti María Kosti (born 29 April 1951) is a Spanish actress. She has starred in many Spanish television series and horror films. Early life and career María was born María Soledad Mesa Pashón in Madrid, Spain. Her acting career began in 1966, i ...

(1951): Spanish actress *

Fernando Trueba Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer. Between 1974 and 1979, he worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper '' El País' ...

(1955): Spanish director; won the

for Best Foreign Language Film in 1994 * Belén Rueda (1962): Spanish actress, known for her roles as Julia in ''

The Sea Inside ''The Sea Inside'' ( es, Mar adentro) is a 2004 Spanish psychological drama film co-written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, who also co-produced, scored and edited. It is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Barde ...

'' (2004) and as Laura in '' The Orphanage'' (2007) *

Santiago Segura Santiago Segura Silva (born 17 July 1965) is a Spanish filmmaker and actor. He also worked to a lesser extent as a television presenter, voice actor and comic book writer, as well as being a collector of original comic books. At 12, he began ...

(1965): Spanish film actor, screenwriter, producer and director *

Maribel Verdú María Isabel Verdú Rollán (; born 2 October 1970) is a Spanish actress. Some of her film credits include performances in '' Lovers'', ''Belle Époque'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Pan's Labyrinth'', '' The Blind Sunflowers'' and ''Snow Whi ...

(1970): Spanish actress *

Elsa Pataky Elsa Lafuente Medianu (; born 18 July 1976), known professionally as Elsa Pataky, is a Spanish-Australian model and actress. Pataky is known for her role as Elena Neves in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. She has appeared in the films '' Snake ...

(1976): Spanish & Australian actress & model * Amarna Miller (1990): former Spanish porn actress *

Nathalia Ramos Nathalia Norah Ramos Cohen (born July 3, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her portrayals of Yasmin in the 2007 film ''Bratz'', Jill in the 2013 film '' The Damned'', and lead character Nina Martin in the first two seasons of the ...

(1992): Spanish & American actress; born/lived in Madrid for two years

Social sciences

* Margarita María Birriel Salcedo (born 1953): professor, expert in women's history and women's studies * Juan Lopez de Hoyos (1511–1583): Spanish schoolmaster and

Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 Old Style and New Style dates, NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-emin ...

' teacher *

Claudio Sánchez Albornoz Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu. Origin and history Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman gens, the most important ...

(1893–1984): Spanish historian *

Manuel Tuñón de Lara Manuel Tuñón de Lara (1915–1997) was a Spanish historian. Life Born in Madrid on 8 September 1915. He earned law degree from the University of Madrid in 1936. In 1932 he had joined the Communist Youth Union, in 1937 becoming director of ...

(1915–1987): Spanish historian *

Pio Filippani Ronconi Pio Alessandro Carlo Fulvio Filippani Ronconi (10 March 1920 – 11 February 2010) was an Italian orientalist, Waffen-SS soldier and author. He was born in Madrid, Spain, and died in Rome. Biography He was born out of a very ancient black ar ...

(1920–2010): Italian orientalist *

Jesús Huerta de Soto Jesús Huerta de Soto Ballester (born December 23, 1956) is a Spanish economist of the Austrian School. He is a professor in the Department of Applied Economics at King Juan Carlos University of Madrid, Spain and a Senior Fellow at the Mises Inst ...

(1956): economist

Sports

Antonio Rebollo Antonio Rebollo Liñán (born 19 June 1955, in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish Paralympic archer. During the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he lit the Olympic Cauldron by shooting a flaming arrow over it, igniting the gas ...

(born 1955): Paralympic archery * José Navarro Morenés (1897–1974): Spanish horse rider * Luis González Maté (born 1931): retired Spanish boxer *

Luis Aragonés Luis Aragonés Suárez (; 28 July 1938 – 1 February 2014) was a Spanish football player and manager. Aragonés spent the majority of his career as a player and coach at Atlético Madrid. He was a prominent player and then coach of the succe ...

(1938–2014): former Spanish footballer and national coach * Manolo Santana (1938–2021): former amateur tennis champion *

Florentino Pérez Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (; born 8 March 1947) is a Spanish businessman, civil engineer, former politician, and the current president of Real Madrid as well as Chairman and CEO of Grupo ACS, a civil engineering company. He was also the first ...

(born 1957): Spanish businessman, civil engineer, former politician; current president of

Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn ...

, and

Grupo ACS ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. () is a Spanish company dedicated to civil and engineering construction, all types services and telecommunications. It is one of the leading construction companies in the world, with projects ...

Begoña Gómez Martín Begoña or more puristically but also more rarely spelled ''Begoina'', meaning 'the lower foot' (of Mount Artxanda), is a historical municipality of Biscay ( Basque Country, Spain) which was incorporated into Bilbao in 1925. Originally it includ ...

(born 1964): Olympic judoka *

Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz may refer to: People * Carlos Sainz Sr. (born 1962), Spanish rally driver world champion, father of Jr. * Carlos Sainz Jr. (born 1994), Spanish Formula One driver, son of Sr. Other uses * '' Carlos Sainz: World Rally Championship'', 1 ...

(born 1962): Spanish rally driver *

Fernando Martín Espina Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

(1962–1989): Spanish basketball player *

Emilio Butragueño Emilio Butragueño Santos (; born 22 July 1963) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker. He was best known for his spell with Real Madrid. Nicknamed ''El Buitre'' (The Vulture), he was a member of the '' La Quinta del Buitre'' ...

(born 1963): Spanish retired footballer *

Pedro García Aguado Pedro Francisco García Aguado (born December 9, 1968 in Madrid) is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Ba ...

(1968): former water polo player; current psychologist * Jesús Ángel García (born 1969): Spanish race walker * Mario Gimeno (born 1969): Spanish retired footballer *

Rafael Pascual Rafael Pascual Cortés (born 16 March 1970, in Madrid) is a retired Spanish volleyball player who is nicknamed "El Toro", "El Macho", and "El León". He is widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players of all time. A two-time Olympian (1 ...

, "El Toro" (1970): Spanish volleyball player * Raúl (footballer), Raúl González (1977): professional football player * Estela Giménez (1979): retired rhythmic gymnast * Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (1980): professional golfer * Gabi (footballer, born 1983), Gabi Fernández (born 1983), professional footballer * Fernando Verdasco (1983): professional tennis player * Coke (footballer), Coke Andújar (1987): professional footballer * David De Gea (1990): professional football player * Javier Fernández López (1991): professional figure skating, figure skater, 2018 Olympic games bronze medalist, double ISU World Figure Skating Championships, world champion (2015 World Figure Skating Championships, 2015, 2016 World Figure Skating Championships, 2016), 7-times ISU European Figure Skating Championships, European champion. * Koke (footballer, born 1992), Koke Resurrección (born 1992): professional footballer * Adrián Mateos (1994): professional poker player * Carlos Sainz Jr. (born 1994): Spanish Formula One racing driver

Visual arts

* Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo (1611–1616): Spanish painter, architect and sculptor * Francisco Camilo (1615–1673): Spanish Baroque painter * Francisco Rizi (1608–1615): Spanish Baroque painter * Francisco de Solís (1620–1645): Spanish Baroque painter * Claudio Coello (1642–1693): Spanish Baroque painter * Eduardo Rosales (1836–1873): Spanish realist painter * José Gutiérrez Solana (1886–1945): Spanish expressionist painter and printmaker * Juan Gris (1887–1927): international artist of Cubism * Lucio Muñoz (1929–1998): Spanish abstract painter and engraver * Eduardo Arroyo (1937–2018): Spanish painter and graphic artist * Juan Muñoz (sculptor), Juan Muñoz (1953–2001): Spanish sculptor, working primarily in papier-mâché, resin and bronze * Ouka Leele (1957–2022): Spanish photographer * Chema Madoz (1958): Spanish photographer, best known for his black and white surrealist photography * Muelle (1966–1995): Spanish graffiti pioneer

Others

* María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba, María Cayetana de Silva (1762–1802): 13th Duchess of Alba * Manuela Malasaña (1791–1808): one of the townspeople who lost their lives during the Dos de Mayo Uprising against the troops of Napoleon I of France during the Peninsular War * Enma Iranzo Martín (1959): pharmaceutical biochemist and Spanish politician * Agatha Ruiz de la Prada (1960): Spanish designer

Other influential people who have lived in Madrid

Architecture and urban planning

* Juan de Herrera (1530–1597): Spanish architect, mathematician and geometrician * Filippo Juvarra (1678–1736): Italian architect and stage set designer * Ventura Rodríguez (1717–1785): Spanish architect and artist * Francesco Sabatini (1722–1897): Italian architect * Antonio Palacios (1872–1945): Spanish architect * Miguel Otamendi (1878–1958): Spanish civil engineer, known for being one of the creators of the Madrid Metro

Army

* Don John of Austria (1545–1578): illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, best known for his victory at the Battle of Lepanto

Engineering

* Leonardo Torres y Quevedo (1852–1936): Spanish civil engineer and mathematician

Finances

* Ramón Areces Rodríguez (1905–1989): Spanish businessman and founder of

* Emilio Botín (1934–2014): Spanish banker; former Executive Chairman of Spain's Grupo Santander

Formal sciences

* Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584–1667): Flemish Jesuit mathematician * Jean-Charles de la Faille (1597–1652): Flemish Jesuit mathematician * Johann Baptist Cysat (1587–1657): Swiss Jesuit mathematician and astronomer * Hugh Sempill (between 1589 and 1596 – 1654): Scottish Jesuit mathematician and linguist

Literature

(1547–1616): Spanish novelist, poet and playwright; soldier; his magnum opus, ''Don Quixote'', is the first modern European novel * Luis de Góngora (1561–1627): Spanish Baroque lyric poet * Manuel de Faria e Sousa (1590–1649): Portuguese poet and historian * Miguel Unamuno (1864–1936): Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher; Greek professor and later rector at the University of Salamanca * Pío Baroja (1872–1956): Spanish Basque writer, one of the key novelists of the Generation of '98 * Vicente Aleixandre (1889–1984): Spanish poet, Nobel Prize in Literature 1977 * Federico García Lorca (1898–1936): Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director * Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961): American author and journalist * Camilo José Cela (1916–2002): Spanish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize in Literature 1989 * Mario Vargas Llosa (1936): Peruvian-Spanish writer, politician, journalist, essayist, and recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature

Media and entertainment

* Torcuato Luca de Tena (1861–1929): Spanish journalist, founder of the ''ABC (newspaper), ABC'' newspaper * Matías Prats Cañete (1913–2004): Spanish radio and television journalist

Music

* Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757): Italian composer; spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families * Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805): Italian classical era composer * Tomás Bretón (1850–1923): Spanish musician and composer of ''zarzuelas'' * Lola Flores (1923–1995): Spanish singer, dancer and actress * Joaquín Sabina (1949): Spanish singer, songwriter, and poet * José Antonio Bowen (born 1952): American jazz musician and president of Goucher College * Nacho Canut (1957): bass player and one of the main composers (along with Alaska) of the bands Alaska y los Pegamoides, Alaska y Dinarama and Fangoria * Loquillo (singer), Loquillo (1960): Spanish rock singer and founder of Loquillo y Trogloditas * Alaska (singer), Alaska (1963): Spanish-Mexican singer, DJ, and TV personality; one of the main characters in the so-called Movida * Shakira (1977): Colombian singer-songwriter, dancer and model * Sharon Corr (1970): Irish singer-songwriter, musician and television personality, member of The Corrs

Natural sciences

* Alexius Sylvius Polonus (1593–1653): Polish Jesuit astronomer and maker of astronomical instruments * Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934): Spanish pathologist, histologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate (1906) * Severo Ochoa (1905–1933): Spanish–American Doctor of Medicine and Biochemist, and joint winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Philosophy

* Baltasar Gracián (1601–1658): Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher; his proto-existentialist writings were lauded by Nietzsche and Schopenhauer * María Zambrano (1904–1991): Spanish essayist and philosopher

Politics

* Philip II of Spain (1527–1598): House of Habsburg, Habsburg King of Spain and Portugal; during his reign, Spain reached the height of its influence and power * Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587–1645): Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV; minister *

(1605–1665): King of Spain and Portugal (as Philip III) * Philip V of Spain (1683–1743): first Spanish King of the House of Bourbon * Elizabeth Farnese (1692–1766): Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip V, and de facto ruler of Spain from 1714 until 1746 * Joseph Bonaparte (1768–1844): elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Spain (1808–1813, as José I) * Simón Bolivar (1783–1830): Venezuelan military and political leader; played a key role in Hispanic America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire * Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784–1833): Spanish monarch * Baldomero Espartero (1793–1879): Spanish general and political figure; associated with the radical (or progressive) wing of Spanish liberalism and would become their symbol and champion after taking credit for the victory over the Carlism, Carlists in 1839 * Leopoldo O'Donnell (1808–1867): Spanish general and statesman * Francisco Pi y Margall (1824–1901): liberal Spanish statesman and romanticist writer; was briefly president of the short-lived First Spanish Republic in 1873 * Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825–1903): Prime Minister of Spain during the Spanish–American War of 1898 (during which time Spain lost its remaining colonies), and founder of the Liberal Party (Spain, 1880), Liberal Party * Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828–1897): Spanish politician and historian, known principally for serving six terms as Spanish Prime Minister * Emilio Castelar y Ripoll (1832–1899): Spanish republican politician, and a president of the First Spanish Republic * Amadeo I of Spain (1845–1890): the only King of Spain from the House of Savoy * José Rizal (1861–1896): Filipino nationalist and revolutionary * Francisco Franco (1892–1975): Spanish dictator from 1939 to 1975 * Pablo Iglesias Posse, Pablo Iglesias (1887–1927): Spanish socialist and labour leader, founder of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the Spanish General Worker's Union (Unión General de Trabajadores, UGT) * Manuel Azaña (1880–1940): first Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1933) * Juan Perón (1895–1974): Argentine military officer and politician * Carlos Lopez-Cantera (1973): Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. State of Florida (2014–2019) * Santiago Carrillo (1915–2012): general secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) from 1960 to 1981 * Manuel Fraga Iribarne (1922–2012): Spanish People's Party (Spain), People's Party politician * Adolfo Suárez (1932-2014): Spain's first democratically elected prime minister after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, and the key figure in the country's transition to democracy * Simeon II of Bulgaria (1937): important political and royal figure in Bulgaria * Juan Carlos I of Spain (1938): King of Spain from 1975 to 2014 * Queen Sofía of Spain (1938): Queen consort and wife of King Juan Carlos I of Spain * Felipe González (1942): Prime Minister of Spain, after having served four successive mandates from 1982 to 1996 * Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida (1952): Minister of Governance and Institutional Relations of the Generalitat de Catalunya * Mariano Rajoy (1955): current Prime Minister of Spain, elected on 21 December 2011 * José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960): Prime Minister of Spain from 2004 to 2011

Religion

* Josemaría Escrivá (1902–1975): Roman Catholic priest from Spain and founder of

Scenic arts

* Luis Buñuel (1900–1983): Aragonese filmmaker who worked in Spain, Mexico and France * Fernando Fernán Gómez (1921–2007): Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy * Sara Montiel (1928–2013): Spanish singer and actress * Alfredo Landa (1933–2013): Spanish actor; winner of Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival 1984) *

(1949): Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer; member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2001 * Javier Bardem (1969): Spanish actor; won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007 * Alejandro Amenábar (1972): Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter and composer; won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2005

Social sciences

* Beatriz Galindo, "La Latina" (1465?–1534): Spanish physician and educator; writer, humanist and a teacher of Queen Isabella I of Castile, Isabella of Castile and her children * Francisco Giner de los Ríos (1839–1915): Spanish philosopher, educator; one of the most influential Spanish intellectuals at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century * Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869–1968): Spanish philologist and historian

Sports

* Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (1895–1978): former president of

* Vicente Calderón (1913–1987): Spanish businessman and president of Atlético Madrid for twenty years

Visual arts

* Vincenzo Carducci (1598–1638): Italian painter * Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664): Spanish Baroque painter * Diego Velázquez (1599–1660): Spanish Baroque painter, important as a Portrait painting, portrait artist * Giambattista Tiepolo (1696–1770): Italian painter and printmaker * Anton Raphael Mengs (1728–1779): German painter * Francisco Goya (1746–1828): Spanish Romantic painter and printmaker, regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns * Federico de Madrazo (1815–1894): Spanish realist painter * Juan Luna (1857–1899): Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution * Pablo Picasso (1881–1973): Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer; spent most of his adult life in France * Salvador Dalí (1904–1989): Spanish Catalan surrealist painter * Francis Bacon (artist), Francis Bacon (1909–1992): Irish-born British figurative painter * Fernando Botero (1932): Colombian figurative artist and sculptor; considered the most recognized and quoted living artist from Latin America * Antonio López García (1936): Spanish painter and sculptor * Carmen Cervera (1943): Spanish philanthropist, socialite and art dealer and collector

References

External links

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