The University of Barcelona ( ca, Universitat de Barcelona, UB; ; es, link=no, Universidad de Barcelona) is a

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located in the city of

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

, in Spain. With 63,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities in Spain. It is one of the oldest universities in both Catalonia and Spain, established in 1450. It is considered one of the best universities in Spain. Overall, the UB has been ranked 1st in Spain in most of the 2022-2023 rankings and is located around the 50th place in

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. It has 106 departments and more than 5,000 full-time researchers, technicians and research assistants, most of whom work in the 243 research groups as recognized and supported by the

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. In 2010, the UB was awarded 175 national research grants and 17 European grants and participated in over 500 joint research projects with the business sector, generating an overall research income of 70 million euros. The work of these groups is overseen by the UB's research centres and institutes which collaborate with leading research institutions and networks in Spain and abroad. The UB is also home to three large research foundations: the Barcelona Science Park Foundation (PCB), which includes the Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IRBB); the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); and the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL). The UB is also a degree-awarding body of the

Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals The Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) (Spanish: ''Instituto Barcelona de Estudios Internacionales'', English: ''Barcelona Institute of International Studies'') is an interuniversity research institute and postgraduate education c ...

(IBEI).

History

The University was founded under the royal prerogative granted by King

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, in

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, on 3 November 1450. For forty-nine years prior to this, however, the city had a fledgling

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(or ''Estudi General'', as the universities were known at that time), founded by King

Martin of Aragon Martin the Humane (29 July 1356 – 31 May 1410), also called the Elder and the Ecclesiastic, was King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica and Count of Barcelona from 1396 and King of Sicily from 1409 (as Martin II). He failed to secure th ...

, but neither the ''

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'' (Barcelona's Council of One Hundred) nor the city's other leading institutions had given it their official recognition, considering it an intrusion on their respective jurisdictions. Alphonse the Magnanimous’ prerogative, though, was granted at the petition of the ''Consell de Cent'', and so the council was always to consider the ''Estudi General'' created in 1450 as the city's true university, since it was very much under its control and patronage. The process that culminated in the foundation of the ''Estudi General'' of Barcelona can be traced back to the end of the fourteenth century, with the opening of a number of schools under the patronage of the City Hall, the cathedral schools and the Dominican convent of Santa Caterina, which established itself as a major cultural centre. It was King Martín the Humane who set in motion the process that would result in the foundation of the University of Barcelona. In his letter written 23 January 1398, and addressed to the councillors of Barcelona, he informed them that he had sought the Pope's permission to found a university in the city by Juan Carlos IX. Despite the ''Consell de Cent's'' refusal to accept the concession issued by the King to found an ''estudi general'', on 10 January 1401, Martín founded the ''Estudi General'' of Medicine in Barcelona under his royal prerogative, granting it the same privileges as those enjoyed by the

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on 9 May 1402, King Martin sought to promote the ''Estudi General'' of Medicine with the appointment of a number of teachers of the liberal arts, without which the study of medicine was virtually useless. From that day forth, the ''Estudi'' was known as the ''Estudi'' of Medicine and the Arts. The prerogative granted by King Alphonse the Magnanimous in 1450, authorizing the ''Consell de Cent'' to found a university in Barcelona, was the culmination of the process initiated in 1398. For a number of reasons, in particular the civil war that raged during the reign of

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and the subsequent conflicts involving the peasant farmers, the official ''Estudi General'' of Barcelona did not begin to develop until the reign of

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; but it was under

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, in 1536, that the foundation stone was laid for the new university building at the top end of La Rambla. From that moment on the university began to carry out its work as normal despite financial difficulties and in-fighting between university teachers, though this was not to stop some illustrious professors from making their mark in their respective fields and creating their own schools of academic followers. The 1596 Ordinances once more showed the need for reform. These followed hard on the heels of earlier Ordinances passed in 1539 and 1559, in which the competitive examination system for the appointment of professors had been introduced. This period was brought to a close with the Decree issued on October 23, 1714, by the Royal High Commission for Justice and

– created by the

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– ordering the immediate transfer of the Faculties of Philosophy, Law and Canon Law to

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. Barcelona was to keep its Faculty of Medicine and the Cordelles School of Humanities, governed by the

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. Plans to open the

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did not get underway until 1715, and it did not start its academic work until 1717, as the successor to the six Catalan universities closed down by

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. The first statutes of the new University of Cervera were passed in 1725. "The University of Barcelona was closed by the

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dynasty after the

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from 1714 until 1837". The university was restored to Barcelona during the liberal revolution during the reign of

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. In 1837, the University of Cervera was transferred to Barcelona, the capital of the principality. From that moment forth it was recognized as the cultural home of the four

and the

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. On its return the University was housed initially in the Convent of Carme, which had been disestablished a few years earlier. Here the Faculties of Canon Law, Law and Theology were provisionally installed. The Faculty of Medicine took up residence in the Royal Academy of Medicine, next door to the Hospital of Santa Creu. Thus, all the Faculties were now located in just two streets – Hospital and del Carme. The inadequate nature of these premises soon gave rise to the need to construct a larger home for the University, and in 1863, work began on

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's new building, though it would not be fully completed until 1882. Its construction was to have major repercussions for the city, since it was one of the first buildings to be raised outside the ancient city walls. Work on the building lasted for more than twenty years, although by 1871 the first lectures were being given there. The clock and the iron bell housed in the tower in the ''Pati de Lletres''— the "Patio of the Arts"— were installed in 1881. Complementing the building work, sculptures and paintings were commissioned either directly from artists of repute or awarded in open competition. Medical sciences continued to be taught at the former Hospital of Santa Creu i Sant Pau. In 1879, the Faculty of Medicine was presented with a project for a new hospital, and after many changes in the plans and suggested locations, it was eventually installed in the Hospital Clinic on the eastern side of the city's Eixample district in 1900. Today, Medicine is also taught on the Bellvitge Campus and at the Hospital of Sant Joan de Déu. The natural growth of the University of Barcelona has given rise to the need to undertake large-scale building work to meet the growing demands made by student numbers that were unthinkable in the nineteenth century. In response to this growth, the university district of

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was begun in 1952. The first building to be completed on this new city campus was the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1956, alongside the Sant Raimond de Penyafort and the Verge de

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Halls of Residence. This was followed by the Faculty of Law in 1958, the University School of Business Studies in 1961, and the Faculty of Economics between 1957 and 1968. Today this district is known as the Pedralbes Campus, while in the nineties the university added the

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, housed in some of the buildings of the

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. In 2006, the Faculties of History and Geography and the Faculty of Philosophy were moved from the Pedralbes Campus to the historic centre of the city (Ciutat Vella district), in the El Raval neighborhood, and just a short walk from the Historic Building of the University. The University of Barcelona was the only university in

until 1971, when the

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, comprising the more technical Faculties and University Schools, became an independent entity. In 1968, the Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona became the first of several new universities to be set up in Catalonia.

Faculties

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As of 2013, the University of Barcelona comprises 100 departments grouped in 18 faculties and two university schools, one school and eight attached schools. * Faculties Barcelona Faculty of Medicine

** Faculty of

Biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

** Faculty of

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

** Faculty of

Dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions o ...

** Faculty of

Earth Sciences Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four sphere ...

** Faculty of Economics and Business ** Faculty of Education ** Faculty of

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...

** Faculty of

Geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

and History ** Faculty of Law ** Faculty of Library and

Information Sciences Information science (also known as information studies) is an academic field which is primarily concerned with analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval, movement, dissemination, and protection of information. P ...

** Faculty of Mathematics and

Computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

s ** Faculty of Medicine and

** Faculty of

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links heal ...

and Food Sciences ** Faculty of

Philology Philology () is the study of language in oral and writing, written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defin ...

** Faculty of

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

** Faculty of

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

** Faculty of

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

* University Schools **

Barcelona Institute of International Studies The Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) (Spanish: ''Instituto Barcelona de Estudios Internacionales'', English: ''Barcelona Institute of International Studies'') is an interuniversity research institute and postgraduate education c ...

(IBEI) ** Institute of

Education sciences Education sciences or education theory (traditionally often called ''pedagogy'') seek to describe, understand, and prescribe education policy and practice. Education sciences include many topics, such as pedagogy, andragogy, curriculum, learning, ...

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* Attached schools ** Center for Advanced Studies in Cinema and Audiovisuals ** Center for Advanced Studies in

Public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. P ...

** National Institute of

Physical education Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning by using a play and movement explorati ...

** The New Interactive Technologies School ** University School of

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** University School of Tourism ** Public Safety Institute of

The UB offers 74 undergraduate programs, 349 graduate programs and 48 doctorate programs to 63,000 students. It also has 30 research centers.

Library

The library holds about 2,000,000 volumes, and is the second-biggest university library in Spain.

International rankings

In 2020, QS World University Rankings by Subject placed the UB in the top 50 for the following subjects: Anatomy and Physiology (14th), Library Science and Information Management (43rd), Philosophy (45th) and Archaeology (47th), while the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (ARWU) placed it 48th for Clinical Medicine.

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Europe Teaching Rankings 2019 ranked the UB 29th and THE 2020 Impact Rankings ranked it 91st overall, with 14th for Quality Education and 43rd for Partnerships for the Goals. The QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020 ranked it 80th. Overall, the UB has been ranked 1st in Spain in most of the 2022-2023 rankings and is located around the 50th place in Europe.

Notable alumni

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Academia

* Manuel Ballester (1919-2005) - chemist *

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(born 1937) - economist * Ramon Berguer - Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery *

Roser Caminals-Heath Roser Caminals-Heath is an author and professor. She earned her Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees at the University of Barcelona. She is the author of five novels written in Catalan. She has also translated other authors novels like, '' ...

- author and professor *

Eudald Carbonell Eudald Carbonell i Roura (born 17 February 1953, Ribes de Freser, Girona) is a Catalan archaeologist, anthropologist and paleontologist. Educated in Girona, Barcelona and Paris, he holds a PhD in geology of the Quaternary from Pierre and Marie C ...

(born 1953) - archaeologist, anthropologist and paleontologist. * Manuel Cardona (1934-2014) - physicist * Francesc Xavier Hernández Cardona (born 1954) - historian * Tomás Carreras Artau (1879-1954) - philosopher, ethnologist, politician * Germà Colon (1928-2020) - philologist *

Joan Coromines Joan Coromines i Vigneaux (; also frequently spelled ''Joan Corominas''; Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico, by Joan Corominas icand José Antonio Pascual, Editorial Gredos, 1989, Madrid, . Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 1 ...

(1905-1997) - linguist * Sergio Erill (1938-2020) - physician; clinical pharmacologist * Carlota Escutia Dotti (born 1959) - geologist *

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(born 1927) - mathematician *

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(born 1966) - professor of bioengineering *

Joaquin Fuster Joaquin M. Fuster (born 1930)* is a Spanish neuroscientist whose research has made fundamental contributions to the understanding of the neural structures underlying cognition and behavior. His several books and hundreds of papers, particularly on ...

(born 1930) - neuroscientist *

Valentín Fuster Valentín Fuster Carulla, 1st Marquess of Fuster (born January 20, 1943) is a Spanish cardiologist and aristocrat. He is editor-in-chief of the ''Journal of the American College of Cardiology'' (JACC), past President of the American Heart Asso ...

(born 1943) - cardiologist * Juan David García Bacca (1901-1992) - philosopher * Enrique García-Berro (1959-2017) - astrophysicist * Thomas F. Glick (born 1939) - historian * Oriol Martorell i Codina (1927-1996) - musical director, pedagogue and professor of history. *

Manuel Milà i Fontanals Manuel Milà i Fontanals (; May 4, 1818 – July 16, 1884) was a Spanish scholar. He was born at Vilafranca del Penedès, near Barcelona, and was educated first in Barcelona, and afterwards at the University of Cervera. In 1845, he became pro ...

(1818-1884) - professor of literature *

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(born 1945) - professor of political science and history * Anna Perdrix Rosell - neuroscientist *

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(born 1979) - biochemist *

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(1911-1878) - biochemist *

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(born 1951) - Venezuelan/American scientist, communicator, and public intellectual. * Antoni Rubió i Lluch (1856-1937) - historian * Jordi Sabater Pi (!922-2009) - primatologist *

Marta Segarra Marta Segarra Montaner (born October 25, 1963) is a Spanish philologist, university professor, and CNRS researcher who develops her work mainly in the fields of gender and sexuality studies, biopolitics and posthumanism, and cultural studies (l ...

(born 1963) - philologist *

Xavier Serra Xavier Serra (born September 10, 1959) is a researcher in the field of Sound and Music Computing and professor at the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in Barcelona. He is the founder and director of the Music Technology Group at the UPF. Life and ...

(born 1959) - musicologist * Sunny Singh (born 1969) - writer and professor of creative writing * Montserrat Soliva Torrentó (1943-2019) - chemist *

Juan Vernet Juan Vernet Ginés or Joan Vernet i Ginés (1923 - 2011) was a Spanish science historian, Arabist and professor at the University of Barcelona for over thirty years. He was the pupil and intellectual heir of orientalist Maria Millàs Vallicrosa. ...

(1923-2011) - science historian * Curt Wittlin (1941-2019) - philologist

Literature and journalism

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(born 1941) - author and journalist *

Bernardo Atxaga Bernardo Atxaga (born 27 July 1951), pseudonym of Joseba Irazu Garmendia, is a Spanish Basque writer and self-translator. Biography Atxaga was born in Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain in 1951. He received a diploma in economics from t ...

(born 1951) -

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writer * Eva Baltasar (born 1978) - poet and writer *

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(born 1932) -

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ic writer *

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, poet, dramatist, novelist, historian, and sociologist * Annabel Cervantes (born 1969) - writer in Catalan language *

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(1866-1918) - Puerto Rican journalist, poet, politician *

Harry Eyres Harry Eyres (born 1958) is a British journalist, writer and poet Biography and Career Eyres was educated as a King's Scholar at Eton College, where he won the Newcastle Scholarship in 1975, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied ...

- journalist, writer and poet *

Jordi Galceran Jordi Galceran Ferrer (; born March 5, 1964 in Barcelona) is a Catalan playwright, screenwriter and translator, known internationally for his play '' El mètode Grönholm'' (''The Grönholm Method''. 2003). He writes in Catalan. Galceran stu ...

(born 1964) - playwright and screen writer *

Julià Guillamon Julià Guillamon is a Catalan writer and literary critic. He was born in Barcelona in 1962. Guillamon studied Catalan philology at the University of Barcelona. Since 1994, he has been publishing weekly reviews in the newspaper ''La Vanguardi ...

(born 1962) - writer and literary critic *

Najat El Hachmi Najat El Hachmi (born in Morocco on July 2, 1979) is a Moroccan-Spanish writer. She holds a degree in Arabic Studies from the University of Barcelona. She is the author of a personal essay on her bicultural identity, and three previous novels, th ...

(born 1979) - Moroccan-

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

writer * Albert Hauf (born 1938) - philologist, literature historian and literary critic *

Maria Mercè Marçal Maria Mercè Marçal i Serra (13 November 1952 – 5 July 1998) was a Catalan poet, professor, writer and translator from Spain. Biography Marçal was born in Barcelona but spent her childhood in Ivars d'Urgell (Pla d'Urgell), which she consi ...

(1952-1998) -

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

poet, professor, writer and translator *

Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (; 3 November 1856 – 19 May 1912) was a Spanish scholar, historian and literary critic. Even though his main interest was the history of ideas, and Hispanic philology in general, he also cultivated poetry, transla ...

(1858-1912) - historian and literary critic * Glòria Muñoz (born 1949) - professor of painting *

Joaquín Navarro-Valls Joaquín Navarro-Valls, M.D. (November 16, 1936 – July 5, 2017) was a Spanish journalist, physician and academic who served as the Director of the Holy See Press Office from 1984 to 2006. His role as the press liaison between the Vatican and ...

(1936-2017) - journalist, physician *

Carles Riba Carles Riba i Bracons (; 23 September 1893 - 12 July 1959) was a Catalan poet, writer and translator of Spanish nationality. He was born in Barcelona and studied Law and Philosophy at the Universitat de Barcelona. In 1916 he married the poet Cleme ...

(1893-1959) - poet and writer * Màrius Torres (1910-1942) - poet * Arantxa Urretabizkaia (born 1947( - writer, screen writer, actress *

Llorenç Vidal Vidal Llorenzo Vidal Vidal, Majorcan poet, educator and pacifist, founded in 1964 the School Day of Non-violence and Peace ( DENIP) a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free and voluntary initiative of Non-violent and Pa ...

(born 1936) - poet, educator and pacifist

Performing Arts

Bad Gyal Alba Farelo i Solé (born 7 March 1997), known professionally as Bad Gyal, is a Spanish singer, songwriter, DJ and model. Known for her distinctive overall use of Auto-Tune, Bad Gyal has developed a strong cult following ever since her musica ...

(born 1997) - singer, song-writer and model * José Carreras (born 1946) - operatic tenor *

Josep Mestres Quadreny Josep Maria Mestres Quadreny (4 March 1929 – 18 January 2021) was a Spanish composer. Biography He studied sciences at the University of Barcelona, taking lessons in composition from Cristòfor Taltabull Cristòfor Taltabull (28 July 1888 - 1 ...

(1929-2021) - composer *

Luisito Rey Luis Gallego Sánchez (28 June 1945 – 9 December 1992), known professionally as Luisito Rey, was a Spanish singer-songwriter and music executive, best known as the father and first manager of Mexican singer Luis Miguel. Early life Lu ...

(1945-1992) - singer-songwriter *

Manuel Valls Manuel Carlos Valls Galfetti (, , ; born 13 August 1962) is a French-Spanish politician who has served as a Barcelona city councillor from 2019 to 2021. He served as Prime Minister of France from 2014 until 2016 under president François Hol ...

(1920 – 1984) - composer, pianist, music critic, and music educator

Politics

Valentí Almirall i Llozer Valentí Almirall i Llozer (; Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 8 March 1841 – 1904) was a Catalan politician, considered one of the fathers of modern Catalan nationalism, and more specifically, of the left-wing variety. Biography Education Al ...

(1841-1904) - politician *

Julio Anguita Julio Anguita González (21 November 194116 May 2020) was a Spanish politician and historian. He was Mayor of Córdoba, Spain, Córdoba from 1979 to 1986, coordinator of United Left (Spain), United Left (IU) between 1989 and 1999, and Secretary- ...

(1941-2020) historian and politician *

Josep Bargalló Josep Bargalló i Valls (born 3 October 1958) is a Spanish teacher and politician from Catalonia and the current Minister of Education of Catalonia. Born in 1958 in Torredembarra, Bargalló studied philology at the University of Barcelona befo ...

(born 1958) - teacher and politician * Marta Cid (born 1960) - speech therapist; politician * Lluís Companys (1882-1940) - politician *

(born 1962) - lawyer and politician *

Luis Lloréns Torres Luis Llorens Torres (May 14, 1876 – June 16, 1944), was a Puerto Rican poet, playwright, and politician. He was an advocate for the independence of Puerto Rico. Early years Llorens Torres was born in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. His parent ...

(1876-1944) - Puerto Rican poet, playwright, politician *

Ernest Lluch Ernest Lluch Martín, (21 January 1937 – 21 November 2000) was a Spanish economist and politician, member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC). He was Minister of Health and Consumption from 1982 to 1986 in the first Spanish Socialist Wor ...

(1937-2000) - economist, politician *

(born 1941) - politician *

(born 1958) - politician *

José Montilla José Montilla Aguilera (born 15 January 1955 in Iznájar, Andalusia, Spain) is a Spanish politician who is currently a member of the Spanish Senate. He was the 128th President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He became the First Secretary of th ...

(born 1955) - politician * Ricard Pérez Casado (born 1945) - politician *

Santiago Ramón y Cajal Santiago Ramón y Cajal (; 1 May 1852 – 17 October 1934) was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specializing in neuroanatomy and the central nervous system. He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Me ...

(born 1930) - politician * Maravillas Rojo (born 1950) - politician * Daniel Salinas (born 1962) -

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an neurologist and politician *

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(born 1947) -

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

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from

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. *

Miguel Ángel Mancera Miguel Ángel Mancera Espinosa (; born 16 January 1966) is a Mexican lawyer and politician who works with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). He served as the Mayor of Mexico City from 2012 to 2018. Mancera graduated from the Faculty ...

(born 1966) - Mexican lawyer and politician * Daniel Sirera (born 1967) - politician *

Manuela Trasobares Manuela Trasobares Haro (born 28 August 1955) is a Spanish artist, operatic mezzo-soprano, and politician. Trasobares was born in Figueres in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. She studied fine arts at the Facultat de Belles Arts de Sant Jo ...

(born 1955) - opera singer; politician * Josep Maria Vallès (born 1949( - political scientist, politician

Religious

Pau Claris i Casademunt Pau Claris i Casademunt (; 1 January 1586 – 27 February 1641) was a Catalan lawyer, clergyman and 94th President of the Deputation of the General of Catalonia at the beginning of the Catalan Revolt. On 16 January 1641 he proclaimed the Cata ...

(1586-1641) - lawyer and clergyman *

Peter Claver Peter Claver, SJ ( es, Pedro Claver y Corberó; ca, Pere Claver i Corberó; 26 June 1580 – 8 September 1654) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born in Verdú (Catalonia, Spain) who, due to his life and work, became the patron saint ...

(1580-1654) - priest *

Julián Herranz Casado Julián Herranz Casado (born 31 March 1930) is a Spanish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts in the Roman Curia from 1994 to 2007, and was elevated to the ...

(born 1930) -

Cardinal Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

* Fernando Ocariz (born 1944) - head of

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 ...

Joseph Oriol Joseph Oriol (José Orioli) ( ca, Sant Josep Oriol) (23 November 1650 – 23 March 1702) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church who is called the "Thaumaturgus of Barcelona". He was beatified under Po ...

(1650-1702) - priest; venerated as a saint

Sports

(born 1980) - basketball player *

Josep Guardiola Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala (; born 18 January 1971) is a Spanish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former player, who is the current manager of club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City. He is considered one ...

(born 1971) - football manager

Other

Alicia Esteve Head Alicia Esteve Head ( , ; born July 31, 1973) is a Spanish woman who claimed to be a survivor of September 11 attacks, the attacks on the World Trade Center (1973–2001), World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, under the name Tania Head. She j ...

(born 1973) - hoax survivor of

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attack * Lola Martinez - television weather anchor

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