Most Famous Spanish Poets

Spain has produced 120 notable poets throughout history, led by Miguel de Unamuno. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Miguel de Unamuno — Spanish Poet (1864–1936) , ranked #1912
  2. Ibn Arabi — Spanish Poet (1165–1240) , ranked #2057
  3. Juan Ramón Jiménez — Spanish Poet (1881–1958) , ranked #2109
  4. Rafael Alberti — Spanish Poet (1902–1999) , ranked #3847
  5. Ramón del Valle-Inclán — Spanish Poet (1866–1936) , ranked #4669
  6. Miguel Hernández — Spanish Poet (1910–1941) , ranked #7969
  7. José de Espronceda — Spanish Poet (1808–1842) , ranked #8473
  8. Jorge Manrique — Spanish Poet (1440–1479) , ranked #12393
  9. Luis de León — Spanish Poet (1527–1591) , ranked #13041
  10. Juan del Encina — Spanish Poet (1468–1529) , ranked #15488
  11. Jacint Verdaguer — Spanish Poet (1845–1902) , ranked #15876
  12. Íñigo López de Mendoza (1st Marquis of Santillana) — Spanish Poet (1398–1458) , ranked #18641
  13. Alejandro Casona — Spanish Poet (1903–1965) , ranked #21348
  14. Salvador Espriu — Spanish Poet (1913–1985) , ranked #21786
  15. Félix María de Samaniego — Spanish Poet (1745–1801) , ranked #22285
  16. Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa — Spanish Poet (1750–1791) , ranked #23786
  17. Gonzalo de Berceo — Spanish Poet (1197–1264) , ranked #25100
  18. Jorge Oteiza — Spanish Poet (1908–2003) , ranked #30732
  19. Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio — Spanish Poet (1817–1901) , ranked #32597
  20. Francisco Balagtas — Spanish Poet (1788–1862) , ranked #34020