Spanish Germans (; ) are any citizen or resident of Germany who is of Spanish ancestral origin. Between 1960-1973 up to 600,000

Spaniard Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex history, including a number of different languages, both ind ...

s emigrated to

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List of Spaniards in Germany:

Mario Gomez is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...

Heinz-Harald Frentzen Heinz-Harald Frentzen (born 18 May 1967) is a German former racing driver. He competed in multiple disciplines including Sportscars, Formula One and DTM. He had his most success in Formula One, entering over 150 Grands Prix and winning three. ...

Gonzalo Castro Gonzalo Castro Randón (born 11 June 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is also a former Germany international. Club career Bayer Leverkusen Born in Wuppertal to Spanish parents, he began his ca ...

, Francisco Copado,

Curro Torres Cristóbal Emilio "Curro" Torres Ruiz (born 27 December 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right-back, currently manager of Estonian club FCI Levadia Tallinn. In his professional career, whose later years were blighted by sev ...

, Enrique Sánchez Lansch,

Marc Gallego Marc Gallego (born 13 August 1985) is a German footballer of 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 Americ ...

Stefan Ortega Stefan Ortega Moreno (born 6 November 1992) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City. Early life Stefan ...

Joselu José Luis Mato Sanmartín (; born 27 March 1990), known as Joselu (), is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for La Liga club RCD Espanyol, Espanyol. Joselu be ...

Daniel Brühl Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo (; born 16 June 1978) is a Spanish-German actor and filmmaker. He received his first German Film Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' Das Weisse Rauschen (The White Sound)'' (2001), ''Nichts ...

Aarón (footballer) Aarón Dian Darias Scheithe (born 26 August 1982), known simply as Aarón, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back or right wing-back. Football career The son of a Spanish father, Aarón was born in Hamburg, West Germany, mov ...

Oscar Corrochano Oscar Corrochano (born 6 September 1976) is a German-Spanish Association football, football former player and current coach. Coaching career From 2006 to 2012, he was manager of several youth teams of Eintracht Frankfurt. On 15 June 2012, Corroch ...

Stephanie zu Guttenberg Stephanie Freifrau von und zu Guttenberg (née Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen; 24 November 1976 in Munich) is a German activist against child abuse, and the former president of the German section of , a human rights NGO working to protect the ...

, Alberto Mendez,

Vanessa Petruo Vanessa Anneliese Petruo-Zink (born 23 October 1979) is a German former singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. Born and raised in Berlin within a family of actors, she had minor roles in television and as a voice actress before ...

Alexandra Sanchez Alexandra Baron is a German female mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. She won Jewels' tournament Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 at the -60 kg category. Background Baron was born on in Hamburg, Germany. Her birth name is Alexandra Sanchez, and ...

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 ...

Sercan Sararer Sercan Sararer-Osuna (, born 27 November 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hessen Kassel in Regionalliga Südwest. Born in Germany, he played for the Turkey national team. Club career Before joining the youth team of ...

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, Marcel Titsch-Rivero,

Gabi Delgado-López Gabriel Delgado-López (18 April 1958 – 22 March 2020), commonly known as Gabi Delgado, was a Spanish-born German composer, lyricist and producer, best known as singer and co-founder, with Robert Görl, of the German electronic band Deutsch Am ...