Most Famous Spanish Writers

50 Spanish Writers in view out of 832

Miguel de Cervantes Spanish Novelist 1547 – 1616

#151 Wiki

Mario Vargas Llosa Spanish Novelist Born 1936

#344 Wiki

Federico García Lorca Spanish Playwright 1898 – 1936

#409 Wiki

Miguel de Unamuno Spanish Poet 1864 – 1936

#1,912 Wiki

Ibn Arabi Spanish Poet 1165 – 1240

#2,057 Wiki

Juan Ramón Jiménez Spanish Poet 1881 – 1958

#2,109 Wiki

Ramon Llull Spanish Philosopher 1232 – 1316

#2,317 Wiki

Camilo José Cela Spanish Writer 1916 – 2002

#2,828 Wiki

George Santayana Spanish Writer 1863 – 1952

#3,733 Wiki

Rafael Alberti Spanish Poet 1902 – 1999

#3,847 Wiki

Ramón del Valle-Inclán Spanish Poet 1866 – 1936

#4,669 Wiki

Rosalía de Castro Spanish Writer 1837 – 1885

#4,884 Wiki

PB

Pío Baroja Spanish Writer 1872 – 1956

#5,370 Wiki

Baltasar Gracián Spanish Writer 1601 – 1658

#6,151 Wiki

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Spanish Writer 1539 – 1616

#6,248 Wiki

Miguel Hernández Spanish Poet 1910 – 1941

#7,969 Wiki

José de Espronceda Spanish Poet 1808 – 1842

#8,473 Wiki

Juan Manuel (Prince of Villena) Spanish Writer 1282 – 1348

#8,701 Wiki

MZ

María Zambrano Spanish Essayist 1904 – 1991

#9,524 Wiki

Abraham ibn Ezra Spanish Philosopher 1089 – 1167

#10,568 Wiki

Ibn Tufail Spanish Philosopher 1110 – 1185

#11,798 Wiki

José Martínez Ruiz Spanish Novelist 1873 – 1967

#11,917 Wiki

Jorge Manrique Spanish Poet 1440 – 1479

#12,393 Wiki

Fernando de Rojas Spanish Writer 1465 – 1541

#12,769 Wiki

Luis de León Spanish Poet 1527 – 1591

#13,041 Wiki

Javier Cercas Spanish Writer Born 1962

#13,475 Wiki

Avempace Spanish Philosopher 1080 – 1138

#13,861 Wiki

Antonio de Nebrija Spanish Linguist 1441 – 1522

#15,024 Wiki

Juan del Encina Spanish Poet 1468 – 1529

#15,488 Wiki

Jacint Verdaguer Spanish Poet 1845 – 1902

#15,876 Wiki

Antonio Buero Vallejo Spanish Playwright 1916 – 2000

#16,876 Wiki

JP

Josep Puig i Cadafalch Spanish Art Historian 1867 – 1956

#17,294 Wiki

Josep Pla Spanish Writer 1897 – 1981

#17,725 Wiki

Pompeu Fabra Spanish Linguist 1868 – 1948

#18,545 Wiki

Íñigo López de Mendoza (1st Marquis of Santillana) Spanish Poet 1398 – 1458

#18,641 Wiki

Joan Fuster Spanish Writer 1922 – 1992

#18,672 Wiki

Gonzalo Torrente Ballester Spanish Writer 1910 – 1999

#20,581 Wiki

Alejandro Casona Spanish Poet 1903 – 1965

#21,348 Wiki

Salvador Espriu Spanish Poet 1913 – 1985

#21,786 Wiki

BA

Bernardo Atxaga Spanish Writer Born 1951

#22,083 Wiki

Félix María de Samaniego Spanish Poet 1745 – 1801

#22,285 Wiki

Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano Spanish Writer 1824 – 1905

#23,017 Wiki

Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa Spanish Poet 1750 – 1791

#23,786 Wiki

Ramón J. Sender Spanish Writer 1901 – 1982

#24,822 Wiki

Gonzalo de Berceo Spanish Poet 1197 – 1264

#25,100 Wiki

Caterina Albert Spanish Writer 1869 – 1966

#25,449 Wiki

Ignacio Ramonet Spanish Journalist Born 1943

#25,777 Wiki

FG

Francisco Giner de los Ríos Spanish Philosopher 1839 – 1915

#27,231 Wiki

Juan José Millás Spanish Writer Born 1946

#27,933 Wiki

Juan de Mariana Spanish Historian 1536 – 1624

#28,054 Wiki

By the numbers

Inside Spain Writers

832 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous spain writers born in each.

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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Biggest Most distinctive

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

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

Writer39548%
Poet12014%
Journalist11113%
Historian748.9%
Philosopher344.1%
Linguist232.8%
Author121.4%
Philologist101.2%

Journalist11113.9×
Writer39511.5×
Historian747.5×
Linguist237.4×
Poet1207.4×
Philosopher346.7×
Philologist106.6×
Playwright85.1×

City Hot Spots

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