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Most Famous Spanish Writers

Writing 832
Spain 5,183
151 MD Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Spanish Novelist 1547–1616
344 MV Mario Vargas Llosa Mario Vargas Llosa Spanish Novelist b. 1936
409 FG Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca Spanish Playwright 1898–1936
1,912 MD Miguel de Unamuno Miguel de Unamuno Spanish Poet 1864–1936
2,057 IA Ibn Arabi Ibn Arabi Spanish Poet 1165–1240
2,109 JR Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Spanish Poet 1881–1958
2,317 RL Ramon Llull Ramon Llull Spanish Philosopher 1232–1316
2,828 CJ Camilo José Cela Camilo José Cela Spanish Writer 1916–2002
3,733 GS George Santayana George Santayana Spanish Writer 1863–1952
3,847 RA Rafael Alberti Rafael Alberti Spanish Poet 1902–1999
4,669 RD Ramón del Valle-Inclán Ramón del Valle-Inclán Spanish Poet 1866–1936
4,884 RD Rosalía de Castro Rosalía de Castro Spanish Writer 1837–1885
5,370 PB Pío Baroja Spanish Writer 1872–1956
6,151 BG Baltasar Gracián Baltasar Gracián Spanish Writer 1601–1658
6,248 IG Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Spanish Writer 1539–1616
7,969 MH Miguel Hernández Miguel Hernández Spanish Poet 1910–1941
8,473 JD José de Espronceda José de Espronceda Spanish Poet 1808–1842
8,701 JM Juan Manuel (Prince of Villena) Juan Manuel (Prince of Villena) Spanish Writer 1282–1348
9,524 MZ María Zambrano Spanish Essayist 1904–1991
10,568 AI Abraham ibn Ezra Abraham ibn Ezra Spanish Philosopher 1089–1167
11,798 IT Ibn Tufail Ibn Tufail Spanish Philosopher 1110–1185
11,917 JM José Martínez Ruiz José Martínez Ruiz Spanish Novelist 1873–1967
12,393 JM Jorge Manrique Jorge Manrique Spanish Poet 1440–1479
12,769 FD Fernando de Rojas Fernando de Rojas Spanish Writer 1465–1541
13,041 LD Luis de León Luis de León Spanish Poet 1527–1591
13,475 JC Javier Cercas Javier Cercas Spanish Writer b. 1962
13,861 A Avempace Avempace Spanish Philosopher 1080–1138
15,024 AD Antonio de Nebrija Antonio de Nebrija Spanish Linguist 1441–1522
15,488 JD Juan del Encina Juan del Encina Spanish Poet 1468–1529
15,876 JV Jacint Verdaguer Jacint Verdaguer Spanish Poet 1845–1902
16,876 AB Antonio Buero Vallejo Antonio Buero Vallejo Spanish Playwright 1916–2000
17,294 JP Josep Puig i Cadafalch Spanish Art Historian 1867–1956
17,725 JP Josep Pla Josep Pla Spanish Writer 1897–1981
18,545 PF Pompeu Fabra Pompeu Fabra Spanish Linguist 1868–1948
18,641 ÍL Íñigo López de Mendoza (1st Marquis of Santillana) Íñigo López de Mendoza (1st Marquis of Santillana) Spanish Poet 1398–1458
18,672 JF Joan Fuster Joan Fuster Spanish Writer 1922–1992
20,581 GT Gonzalo Torrente Ballester Gonzalo Torrente Ballester Spanish Writer 1910–1999
21,348 AC Alejandro Casona Alejandro Casona Spanish Poet 1903–1965
21,786 SE Salvador Espriu Salvador Espriu Spanish Poet 1913–1985
22,083 BA Bernardo Atxaga Spanish Writer b. 1951
22,285 FM Félix María de Samaniego Félix María de Samaniego Spanish Poet 1745–1801
23,017 JV Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano Spanish Writer 1824–1905
23,786 TD Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa Spanish Poet 1750–1791
24,822 RJ Ramón J. Sender Ramón J. Sender Spanish Writer 1901–1982
25,100 GD Gonzalo de Berceo Gonzalo de Berceo Spanish Poet 1197–1264
25,449 CA Caterina Albert Caterina Albert Spanish Writer 1869–1966
25,777 IR Ignacio Ramonet Ignacio Ramonet Spanish Journalist b. 1943
27,231 FG Francisco Giner de los Ríos Spanish Philosopher 1839–1915
27,933 JJ Juan José Millás Juan José Millás Spanish Writer b. 1946
28,054 JD Juan de Mariana Juan de Mariana Spanish Historian 1536–1624
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Inside Spain Writers

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Through the Centuries

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Spain Writers peaked in the 1940s with 119 people.

What Spain Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Spain Writers's biggest group — 48% of all notables (395).

Spain Writers over-index on journalist — 13.9× the global rate.

  1. Writer395
  2. Poet120
  3. Journalist111
  4. Historian74
  5. Philosopher34
  6. Linguist23
  7. Author12
  8. Philologist10
  1. Journalist11113.9×
  2. Writer39511.5×
  3. Historian747.5×
  4. Linguist237.4×
  5. Poet1207.4×
  6. Philosopher346.7×
  7. Philologist106.6×
  8. Playwright85.1×

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