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.

Top Ranked

  1. Miguel de Cervantes — Spanish Novelist (1547–1616) , ranked #151
  2. Mario Vargas Llosa — Spanish Novelist (Born 1936) , ranked #344
  3. Federico García Lorca — Spanish Playwright (1898–1936) , ranked #409
  4. Camilo José Cela — Spanish Writer (1916–2002) , ranked #2828
  5. George Santayana — Spanish Writer (1863–1952) , ranked #3733
  6. Rosalía de Castro — Spanish Writer (1837–1885) , ranked #4884
  7. Pío Baroja — Spanish Writer (1872–1956) , ranked #5370
  8. Baltasar Gracián — Spanish Writer (1601–1658) , ranked #6151
  9. Inca Garcilaso de la Vega — Spanish Writer (1539–1616) , ranked #6248
  10. Juan Manuel (Prince of Villena) — Spanish Writer (1282–1348) , ranked #8701
  11. María Zambrano — Spanish Essayist (1904–1991) , ranked #9524
  12. José Martínez Ruiz — Spanish Novelist (1873–1967) , ranked #11917
  13. Fernando de Rojas — Spanish Writer (1465–1541) , ranked #12769
  14. Javier Cercas — Spanish Writer (Born 1962) , ranked #13475
  15. Antonio Buero Vallejo — Spanish Playwright (1916–2000) , ranked #16876
  16. Josep Pla — Spanish Writer (1897–1981) , ranked #17725
  17. Joan Fuster — Spanish Writer (1922–1992) , ranked #18672
  18. Gonzalo Torrente Ballester — Spanish Writer (1910–1999) , ranked #20581
  19. Bernardo Atxaga — Spanish Writer (Born 1951) , ranked #22083
  20. Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano — Spanish Writer (1824–1905) , ranked #23017