Most Famous People from Spain

Spain has produced 5,183 notable individuals throughout history, with athletes and politicians being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Pablo Picasso. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Category All
Citizenship All
PP
Pablo Picasso Spanish Painter 1881 – 1973
# 19
SD
Salvador Dalí Spanish Painter 1904 – 1989
# 38
MD
Miguel de Cervantes Spanish Novelist 1547 – 1616
# 151
FG
Francisco Goya Spanish Painter 1746 – 1828
# 185
FF
Francisco Franco Spanish Politician 1892 – 1975
# 218
AG
Antoni Gaudí Spanish Architect 1852 – 1926
# 300
MV
Mario Vargas Llosa Spanish Novelist Born 1936
# 344
PI
Philip II of Spain Spanish Roi 1527 – 1598
# 356
DV
Diego Velázquez Spanish Painter 1599 – 1660
# 367
HC
Hernán Cortés Spanish Explorer 1485 – 1547
# 393
FG
Federico García Lorca Spanish Playwright 1898 – 1936
# 409
PC
Penélope Cruz Spanish Actor Born 1974
# 464
JM
Joan Miró Spanish Painter 1893 – 1983
# 505
II
Isabella I of Castile Spanish Queen 1451 – 1504
# 530
EG
El Greco Spanish Painter 1541 – 1614
# 548
RN
Rafael Nadal Spanish Player Born 1986
# 681
PA
Pedro Almodóvar Spanish Film Born 1949
# 686
PA
Pope Alexander VI Spanish Priest 1431 – 1503
# 738
EI
Enrique Iglesias Spanish Singer Born 1975
# 830
LB
Luis Buñuel Spanish Film 1900 – 1983
# 902