40.4167° N, 3.7025° W — 6,336 FAMOUS PEOPLE
MADRID
Most Famous People Born in Madrid, Spain
A comprehensive ledger of notable people across arts, science, politics, sport, and public life.
Enrique Iglesias
Born 1975
Plácido Domingo
Born 1941
Lope de Vega
1562 - 1635
Charles III of Spain
1716 - 1788
Julio Iglesias
Born 1943
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1600 - 1681
José Ortega y Gasset
1883 - 1955
Philip III of Spain
1578 - 1621
Francisco de Quevedo
1584 - 1645
Charles II of Spain
1661 - 1700
Maria Theresa of Spain
1638 - 1683
Raúl (footballer)
Born 1977
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
1903 - 1936
Isabella II of Spain
1830 - 1904
Felipe VI of Spain
Born 1968
Ferdinand VI of Spain
1713 - 1759
Alejandro Sanz
Born 1968
José María Aznar
Born 1953
Juan Gris
1887 - 1927
Jacinto Benavente
1866 - 1954
Carmen Maura
Born 1945
Jesús Franco
1930 - 2013
Tirso de Molina
1579 - 1648
David de Gea
Born 1990
Elsa Pataky
Born 1976
Javier Marías
Born 1951
Alberto Contador
Born 1982
Maribel Verdú
Born 1970
Javier Solana
Born 1942
Pepe Reina
Born 1982
José Echegaray
1832 - 1916
Blanca Suárez
Born 1988
Jorge Semprún
1923 - 2011
Ana Belén
Born 1951
Louis Blanc
1811 - 1882
Ángela Molina
Born 1955
Mariano José de Larra
1809 - 1837
Francisco Largo Caballero
1869 - 1946
Leandro Fernández de Moratín
1760 - 1828
Fernando Trueba
Born 1955
Marisa Paredes
Born 1946
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
1928 - 2014
Pedro Salinas
1891 - 1951
Álvaro Morata
Born 1992
Pablo Iglesias Turrión
Born 1978
Louis I of Spain
1707 - 1724
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
1926 - 2008
Margaret Theresa of Spain
1651 - 1673
María Valverde
Born 1987
Belén Rueda
Born 1965
Ramón Gómez de la Serna
1888 - 1963
Koke (footballer, born 1992)
Born 1992
Rosario Flores
Born 1963
Alonso de Ercilla
1533 - 1594
Almudena Grandes
Born 1960
Dámaso Alonso
1899 - 1990
Nicola Porpora
1686 - 1768
Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress
1528 - 1603
Oona Chaplin
Born 1986
Leonor Watling
Born 1975
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
1873 - 1933
Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias
1629 - 1646
Clara Lago
Born 1990
John of Austria the Younger
1629 - 1679
Rocío Dúrcal
1944 - 2006
Adelina Patti
1843 - 1919
Lola Dueñas
Born 1971
Esperanza Aguirre
Born 1952
Belinda Peregrín
Born 1989
Icíar Bollaín
Born 1967
Álvaro Negredo
Born 1985
Luis Aragonés
1938 - 2014
Florentino Pérez
Born 1947
Verónica Forqué
Born 1955
Edurne
Born 1985
Blanca Portillo
Born 1963
Gregorio Marañón
1887 - 1960
Chus Lampreave
1930 - 2016
Isidore the Laborer
1080 - 1130
Joanna la Beltraneja
1462 - 1530
Ana Torroja
Born 1959
Pedro Sánchez (politician)
Born 1972
Federica Montseny
1905 - 1994
Carmen Machi
Born 1963
Manuel Santana
Born 1938
Francisco J. Ayala
Born 1934
Mercedes of Orléans
1860 - 1878
Malú
Born 1982
Rosa Montero
Born 1951
Lolita Flores
Born 1958
Félix Candela
1910 - 1997
Guti (footballer)
Born 1976
Francisco Umbral
1932 - 2007
Juan Antonio Bardem
1922 - 2002
Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain
1567 - 1597
Clara Campoamor
1888 - 1972
Fernando Verdasco
Born 1983
Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal
1535 - 1573
José Luis López Vázquez
1922 - 2009
Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés
1478 - 1557
Carlos Arias Navarro
1908 - 1989
Teresa Berganza
Born 1933
Marcos Alonso (footballer, born 1990)
Born 1990
María Dolores Pradera
1924 - 2018
José Coronado
Born 1957
Antonio Moreno
1887 - 1967
Javier Balboa
Born 1985
Enrique Jardiel Poncela
1902 - 1952
Rafael Benítez
Born 1960
Borja Valero
Born 1985
David Trueba
Born 1969
Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones
1863 - 1950
Mariana Victoria of Spain
1718 - 1781
Nathalia Ramos
Born 1992
Charles II, Duke of Parma
1799 - 1883
Enrique Tierno Galván
1918 - 1986
José Luis Garci
Born 1944
Álvaro del Portillo
1914 - 1994
Rubén de la Red
Born 1985
Mario Suárez (footballer)
Born 1987
Luis Miguel Dominguín
1926 - 1996
Antonio Adán
Born 1987
Emma Suárez
Born 1964
Amaia Salamanca
Born 1986
Gloria Fuertes
1917 - 1998
Mónica Cruz
Born 1977
Pilar López de Ayala
Born 1978
Philip, Duke of Parma
1720 - 1765
Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier
1832 - 1897
Verónica Echegui
Born 1983
Manuela Velasco
Born 1975
Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
1910 - 2000
Jorge Sanz
Born 1969
Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
Born 1974
César Vidal Manzanares
Born 1958
Beatriz Luengo
Born 1982
El Gran Wyoming
Born 1955
Adriana Ugarte
Born 1985
Macarena García
Born 1988
Marta Sánchez
Born 1966
Infanta Eulalia of Spain
1864 - 1958
Daniel Parejo
Born 1989
Dani Martín
Born 1977
Paul Naschy
1934 - 2009
Miguel Ángel Muñoz
Born 1983
José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell
1920 - 2007
Carlos Sainz
Born 1962
Emilio Butragueño
Born 1963
Sancho Gracia
1936 - 2012
Fernando León de Aranoa
Born 1968
Míchel (footballer)
Born 1963
Roberto Jiménez Gago
Born 1986
Javier Manquillo
Born 1994
Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón
1727 - 1785
Achraf Hakimi
Born 1998
Pablo Sarabia
Born 1992
Julián Besteiro
1870 - 1940
Massiel
Born 1947
Miguel Muñoz
1922 - 1990
Jesús Huerta de Soto
Born 1956
José Hierro
1922 - 2002
Juan Echanove
Born 1961
Julio Caro Baroja
1914 - 1995
Diego Llorente
Born 1993
Adriana Ozores
Born 1959
Javier Echevarría Rodríguez
1932 - 2016
Ana Obregón
Born 1955
Ana Torrent
Born 1966
Alfonso Sastre
Born 1926
Gabi (footballer, born 1983)
Born 1983
Tony Leblanc
1922 - 2012
Miguel Mihura
1906 - 1977
Bárbara Lennie
Born 1984
Luis de Guindos
Born 1960
Federico Moreno Torroba
1891 - 1982
Pilar Miró
1940 - 1997
Diego el Cigala
Born 1968
Manuel Alexandre
1917 - 2010
Raül Romeva
Born 1971
Manuel García (baritone)
1805 - 1906
Juan Benet
1927 - 1993
José Bergamín
1895 - 1983
Amparo Rivelles
1925 - 2013
Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain
1726 - 1746
Julia Gutiérrez Caba
Born 1934
Dionisio Aguado y García
1784 - 1849
Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada
Born 1960
Lorenzo Silva
Born 1966
Eduardo Arroyo
1937 - 2018
Juan Muñoz
1953 - 2001
Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin
1818 - 1861
Emma Penella
1930 - 2007
Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907–1938)
1907 - 1938
Juan Hernangómez
Born 1995
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz
1606 - 1682
Javier Fernández (figure skater)
Born 1991
Claudio Coello
1642 - 1693
Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja
Born 1935
Infanta Cristina of Spain
Born 1965
Edgar Neville
1899 - 1967
Santiago Cañizares
Born 1969
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Born 1961
María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba
1762 - 1802
Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
Born 1963
Paloma San Basilio
Born 1950
Miguel Torres Gómez
Born 1986
Javier Fesser
Born 1964
Juan van der Hamen
1596 - 1630
Fernando Sánchez Dragó
Born 1936
Arturo Soria y Mata
1844 - 1920
Infanta María de la Paz of Spain
1862 - 1946
Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz
1893 - 1984
Leopoldo María Panero
1948 - 2014
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
1878 - 1953
Alberto Bueno
Born 1988
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Born 1970
Irene Escolar
Born 1988
Russian Red
Born 1985
Andrés Manuel del Río
1764 - 1849
Francisco Silvela
1843 - 1905
Willy Hernangómez
Born 1994
María Isabella of Spain
1789 - 1848
José Manuel García-Margallo
Born 1944
Dafne Fernández
Born 1985
Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931)
1851 - 1931
Guillermo Toledo
Born 1970
Íñigo Errejón
Born 1983
Cristóbal Halffter
Born 1930
Manuel José Quintana
1772 - 1857
Juan de Villanueva
1739 - 1811
Yohana Cobo
Born 1985
Lina Morgan
1936 - 2015
Carlos Areces
Born 1976
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
1927 - 2017
Hugo Silva (actor)
Born 1977
Álex González (actor)
Born 1980
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
Born 1958
Barei (singer)
Born 1982
Carlos Cuéllar
Born 1981
Eduardo Torroja
1899 - 1961
Isabella Colbran
1785 - 1845
Carlos Bardem
Born 1963
Antonio Flores
1961 - 1995
Ángeles González-Sinde
Born 1965
Enrique Barón Crespo
Born 1944
Silvia Abascal
Born 1979
David Mateos
Born 1987
Manuela Carmena
Born 1944
Aldo Sambrell
1931 - 2010
Juan Carlos Monedero
Born 1963
Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch
1806 - 1880
Coke (footballer)
Born 1987
Ángel Javier Arizmendi
Born 1984
Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén
1758 - 1852
Ana Botella
Born 1953
Fernando Martín Espina
1962 - 1989
María Adánez
Born 1976
Forges (cartoonist)
1942 - 2018
Jesús Fernández Collado
Born 1988
Rafael Martín Vázquez
Born 1965
Julián Grimau
1911 - 1963
Ismael Serrano
Born 1974
Manuela Vellés
Born 1987
Tomás Mejías
Born 1989
Marcos Llorente
Born 1995
Borja Bastón
Born 1992
Santiago Sierra
Born 1966
Federico Chueca
1846 - 1908
Pilar Castro
Born 1970
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Born 1969
María de Zayas
1590 - 1660
Julio Iglesias Jr.
Born 1973
Derik Osede
Born 1993
Adrián González Morales
Born 1988
Álvaro Domínguez (footballer, born 1989)
Born 1989
Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo
Born 1965
Julia Navarro
Born 1953
Eloy Azorin
Born 1977
Ruy González de Clavijo
Died 1412
Jorge Enríquez
Born 1991
Margarita Nelken
1894 - 1968
Álvaro Mejía Pérez
Born 1982
Miguel Gila
1919 - 2001
Juanfran (footballer, born 1988)
Born 1988
Rafael Sánchez Mazas
1894 - 1966
Ray Loriga
Born 1967
Roberto Álamo
Born 1970
Miguel Arias Cañete
Born 1950
Miriam Díaz Aroca
Born 1962
Rodrigo Rato
Born 1949
Jaime de Armiñán
Born 1927
José Gutiérrez Solana
1886 - 1945
Juan Gómez de Mora
1586 - 1648
José Manuel Martínez
Born 1971
Álvaro de Luna (actor)
1935 - 2018
Víctor Sánchez
Born 1976
José Isbert
1886 - 1966
Rodri (footballer, born 1996)
Born 1996
Quique Sánchez Flores
Born 1965
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
1823 - 1894