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List of Spaniards - Definition and Overview |
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This is a list of Spaniards that are famous or notable.
(In alphabetical order within categories.)
Actors
Architects
Authors
- Mateo Alemán (1547-c. 1609)
- Vicente Aleixandre (1888-1984)
- Jacinto Benavente (1866-1954)
- Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681), playwright and poet
- Camilo José Cela (1916-2002), novelist
- Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), writer of El Quijote, or Don Quixote
- Antonio Gala
- Benito Pérez Galdós
- Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), poet and playwright
- Luis de Góngora, poet and priest
- Jon Juaristi
- Salvador de Madariaga
- Joanot Martorell
- Tirso de Molina (1571-1648), playwright
- Agustín Moreto y Cavana, playwright
- Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744-1811), statesman and author
- Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760-1828), dramatist and neoclassical poet
- José Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955), author
- Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645)
- Fernando de Rojas
- Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, playwright
- Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, playwright
- Miguel Unamuno (1864-1931), existentialist author
- Garcilaso de la Vega (1501-1586), poet
- Félix Lope de Vega (1562-1635), poet and playwright
- José Zorrilla y Moral, poet and playwright
Explorers
Film directors
Leaders
- José María Aznar (born 1953), former prime minister
- José Antonio Cánovas del Castillo prime minister and historian
- Ruy Díaz de Vivar, El Cid (c. 1045-1099), Spanish knight and hero
- Buenaventura Durruti (1896-1936)
- Francisco Franco (1892-1975)
- Juan Carlos de Borbón (born 1938)
- Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, El Gran Capitán, (1453-1515)
- Felipe González (born 1942), former prime minister
- José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (born 1960), prime minister
- Trajan (53-117), Roman Emperor, 98-117
- Queen Isabella I, Queen of Spain (1451-1504)
Musicians
Singers
Painters
Philosophers
Scientists
Sports
- Fernando Alonso (born 1981), Formula One driver
- Severiano Ballesteros, golfer
- Galo Blanco, tennis player
- Fermin Cacho Ruiz, athlete, Olympic 1,500 Gold Medalist
- Pedro Carrasco, world champion boxer
- Javier Castillejo, world champion boxer
- Juan Carlos Ferrero, tennis player, French Open champion
- Sergio García, golfer
- Pau Gasol, NBA basketball player
- Miguel Induráin, Tour de France champion cyclist
- Carlos Moya, tennis player
- José Maria Olazábal, golfer
- Manuel Orantes (born 1949), champion tennis player
- Raúl, football player
- Carlos Sainz, rally driver
- Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, tennis player, French Open champion
- Javier Sanchez, tennis player, brother of Arantxa
- Manuel Santana (born 1938), champion tennis player
Others
- Ferrán Adriá, cook
- Karlos Arguiñano, cook and entertainer
- Carlos D. Cidon, chef
- Joaquin Cortes, dancer
- Luis Miguel González Lucas, better known as Luis Miguel Dominguín, bullfighter, father of Miguel Bosé
- Chabeli Iglesias, reporter, daughter of Julio Iglesias
- Federica Montseny, anarchist, politician, writer
- Sean Piniero, drug dealer
- Diego Salcedo, priest, first Spaniard killed by Puerto Rican Taínos
- Juan Sánchez Vidal, renowned collector
- Pedro Subijana, cook
- Cristina Sánchez, bullfighter
- Aguas Santas Ocana Navarro, first lady of Honduras
- Torquemada, inquisitor
See also: List of people by nationality, List of Catalans, list of Spanish language poets, List of Spanish monarchs
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Example Usage of Spaniards |
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robtuc: In The Font, Liverpool watching El Classico & its full of raucous Spaniards. Great atmosphere & great goal from Barca! #football |
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xdracco: Spaniards all check each other out. On metro, on the street, in the café... They aren't shy about it either. |
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havanadream09: @noctuastars you... with a squabbling bunch of little Spaniards making a mess and being crazy? i would pay to see this! |
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