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Most Famous Spanish Athletes

Sports 1,077
Spain 5,183
681 RN Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Spanish Player b. 1986
1,529 PG Pep Guardiola Pep Guardiola Spanish Football b. 1971
2,367 AI Andrés Iniesta Andrés Iniesta Spanish Football b. 1984
3,032 FT Fernando Torres Fernando Torres Spanish Football b. 1984
3,188 CF Cesc Fàbregas Cesc Fàbregas Spanish Football b. 1987
3,473 SR Sergio Ramos Sergio Ramos Spanish Football b. 1986
3,476 IC Iker Casillas Iker Casillas Spanish Football b. 1981
3,519 FA Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Spanish Driver b. 1981
4,063 DV David Villa David Villa Spanish Football b. 1981
4,539 X Xavi Xavi Spanish Football b. 1980
4,715 XA Xabi Alonso Xabi Alonso Spanish Football b. 1981
4,718 SB Seve Ballesteros Seve Ballesteros Spanish Golf 1957–2011
5,098 VV Víctor Valdés Víctor Valdés Spanish Football b. 1982
5,505 CP Carles Puyol Carles Puyol Spanish Football b. 1978
5,783 LE Luis Enrique (footballer) Luis Enrique (footballer) Spanish Football b. 1970
6,054 MI Miguel Induráin Miguel Induráin Spanish Sport b. 1964
6,955 BK Bojan Krkić Bojan Krkić Spanish Football b. 1990
7,234 VD Vicente del Bosque Vicente del Bosque Spanish Football b. 1950
7,630 CA César Azpilicueta César Azpilicueta Spanish Football b. 1989
8,577 DS David Silva David Silva Spanish Football b. 1986
8,755 I Isco Isco Spanish Football b. 1992
10,111 JM Juan Mata Juan Mata Spanish Football b. 1988
10,595 MM Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Spanish Racer b. 1993
10,884 P( Pedro (footballer (Born 1987)) Pedro (footballer (Born 1987)) Spanish Football b. 1987
11,675 MB Marc Bartra Marc Bartra Spanish Football b. 1991
12,529 SC Santi Cazorla Santi Cazorla Spanish Football b. 1984
13,086 JM Javi Martínez Javi Martínez Spanish Football b. 1988
13,297 AZ Andoni Zubizarreta Andoni Zubizarreta Spanish Football b. 1961
13,497 RR Ricky Rubio Ricky Rubio Spanish Basket b. 1990
15,123 DC Dani Carvajal Dani Carvajal Spanish Football b. 1992
15,243 JC Joan Capdevila Joan Capdevila Spanish Football b. 1978
15,808 FM Fernando Morientes Fernando Morientes Spanish Football b. 1976
15,994 KJ Kílian Jornet Burgada Spanish Runner b. 1987
16,213 J( Juanfran (footballer (Born 1985)) Juanfran (footballer (Born 1985)) Spanish Football b. 1985
16,637 MS Míchel Salgado Míchel Salgado Spanish Football b. 1975
17,117 TA Thiago Alcântara Thiago Alcântara Spanish Football b. 1991
17,617 JB Juan Bernat Juan Bernat Spanish Football b. 1993
17,863 GD Gerard Deulofeu Gerard Deulofeu Spanish Football b. 1994
17,903 JN Jesús Navas Jesús Navas Spanish Football b. 1985
17,993 PA Paco Alcácer Paco Alcácer Spanish Football b. 1993
18,580 RA Raúl Albiol Raúl Albiol Spanish Football b. 1985
18,904 N Nolito Nolito Spanish Football b. 1986
18,953 SÑ Saúl Ñíguez Saúl Ñíguez Spanish Football b. 1994
20,042 DC Diego Capel Diego Capel Spanish Football b. 1988
20,658 MM Martín Montoya Martín Montoya Spanish Football b. 1991
20,859 MA Marco Asensio Marco Asensio Spanish Football b. 1996
21,120 DC Dani Ceballos Spanish Football b. 1996
21,196 JG Javi García Javi García Spanish Football b. 1987
21,589 CR Carles Rexach Carles Rexach Spanish Football b. 1947
21,597 LO Luis Ocaña Luis Ocaña Spanish Sport 1945–1994
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Inside Spain Athletes

1,077 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous spain athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Spain Athletes peaked in the 1980s with 289 people.

What Spain Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Spain Athletes's biggest group — 62% of all notables (667).

Spain Athletes over-index on racer — 17.6× the global rate.

  1. Football667
  2. Sport229
  3. Athletic34
  4. Basket22
  5. Racer21
  6. Player11
  7. Driver11
  8. Handball11
  1. Racer2117.6×
  2. Sport22912.6×
  3. Handball117.1×
  4. Football6676.7×
  5. Driver113.7×
  6. Athletic343.3×
  7. Basket222.5×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Spain Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.