Most Famous Spanish Writers
Spain has produced 550 notable writers throughout history, led by Miguel de Cervantes. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
MD
Miguel de Cervantes Spanish Novelist 1547 – 1616
#
151
MV
Mario Vargas Llosa Spanish Novelist Born 1936
#
344
FG
Federico García Lorca Spanish Playwright 1898 – 1936
#
409
CJ
Camilo José Cela Spanish Writer 1916 – 2002
#
2,828
GS
George Santayana Spanish Writer 1863 – 1952
#
3,733
RD
Rosalía de Castro Spanish Writer 1837 – 1885
#
4,884
PB
Pío Baroja Spanish Writer 1872 – 1956
#
5,370
BG
Baltasar Gracián Spanish Writer 1601 – 1658
#
6,151
IG
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Spanish Writer 1539 – 1616
#
6,248
JM
Juan Manuel (Prince of Villena) Spanish Writer 1282 – 1348
#
8,701
MZ
María Zambrano Spanish Essayist 1904 – 1991
#
9,524
JM
José Martínez Ruiz Spanish Novelist 1873 – 1967
#
11,917
FD
Fernando de Rojas Spanish Writer 1465 – 1541
#
12,769
JC
Javier Cercas Spanish Writer Born 1962
#
13,475
AB
Antonio Buero Vallejo Spanish Playwright 1916 – 2000
#
16,876
JP
Josep Pla Spanish Writer 1897 – 1981
#
17,725
JF
Joan Fuster Spanish Writer 1922 – 1992
#
18,672
GT
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester Spanish Writer 1910 – 1999
#
20,581
BA
Bernardo Atxaga Spanish Writer Born 1951
#
22,083
JV
Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano Spanish Writer 1824 – 1905
#
23,017