List of people from Catalonia

Last updated April 05, 2025

Artists

Ferrer Bassa (1285–1348), Catalan Gothic master and miniaturist
Arnau Bassa (????–1348), altarpiece master and son of the previous
Jacint Rigau i Ros (1659–1743), portrait artist
Josep Tapiró i Baró (1836–1913), watercolour painter and fundamental member of Orientalism
Marià Fortuny i Marsal (1838–1874), painter
Josep Masriera (1841–1912), painter, goldsmith, and businessman
Étienne Terrus (1857–1922), painter considered one of the precursors of fauvisme
Eliseu Meifrèn (1857–1940), impressionist painter
Aristide Maillol (1861–1944), sculptor and painter
Santiago Rusiñol (1861–1931), painter, poet and playwright
Ramon Casas i Carbó (1866–1932), artist and painter
Ramon Pichot (1871–1925), painter
Joaquin Mir Trinxet (1873–1940), painter
Josefa Texidor i Torres (1875–1914), painter
Juli González i Pellicer (1876–1942), sculptor and painter
Josep Clarà (1878–1958), sculptor
Pau Gargallo i Catalán (1881–1934), sculptor and painter
Adelaida Ferré Gomis (1881–1955), lace-maker, folklorist, and teacher
Joan Miró (1893–1983), surrealist artist
Lola Anglada (1893–1984), illustrator and writer
Charlie Rivel (1896–1983), clown
Àngel Planells (1901–1989), surrealist painter

Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), surrealist artist
Marti Montserrat Guillemat (1906–1990), musician
Ceferí Olivé i Cabré (1907–1995), painter
Remedios Varo (1908–1963), surrealist painter
Angeles Santos Torroella (1911–2013), surrealist painter
Antoni Clavé (1913–2005), painter, printmaker, sculptor, stage designer and costume designer
Joan-Josep Tharrats (1918–2001), abstract artist and member of Dau al Set
Joan Brossa (1919–1998), poet, playwright, graphic designer and visual artist
Joan Colom (1921–2017), photographer
Manuel Carnicer i Fajó (1922–1998), hyperrealist colour pencil artist
Albert Ràfols-Casamada (1923–2009), artist
Antoni Tàpies (1923–2012), surrealist painter and member of Dau al Set
Xavier Valls (1923–2006), painter
Modest Cuixart (1925–2001), painter and member of Dau al Set
Marcel Martí (1925–2010), sculptor
Joan Ponç (1927–1984), painter and member of Dau al Set
Josep Guinovart (1927–2007), abstract expressionist painter
Josep Maria Subirachs (1927–2014), sculptor and painter
Josep Ponsatí (born 1947), sculptor
Jordi Bonet (1932–1979), painter, ceramist, muralist and sculptor
Antoni Pitxot (1934–2015), surrealist painter
Silvia Torras (1936–1970), informalist painter^[1]
Xavier Miserachs (1937–1998), photographer
Vicenç Caraltó (1939–1995), painter, draftsman and engraver
Fina Rifà (born 1939), illustrator
Isabel Steva i Hernández, "Colita" (born 1940), photographer
Josep Royo (born 1945), contemporary artist
Glòria Muñoz (born 1949), painter
Anna Manel·la (1950–2019), sculptor
Jaume Plensa (born 1955), sculptor
Pep Duran (born 1955], sculptor
Pere Jaume Borrell i Guinart, "Perejaume" (born 1957), contemporary artist
Enric Bug (born 1957), comic book artist and industrial designer
Carlos Grangel (born 1963), character designer
Neil Harbisson (born 1982), artist, founder of the Cyborg Foundation
Moon Ribas (born 1985), choreographer, dancer, cyborg activist, founder of the Cyborg Foundation
Laura Vila Kremer (born 1985), performance artist and intersex rights activist

Architects and Urban Planners

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Ildefons Cerdà i Sunyer (1815–1876), urban planner who designed the 19th-century "extension" of Barcelona called the Eixample
Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850–1927), modernist architect and politician, designed the Palau de la Música Catalana
Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), modernist architect, designed the Catholic church of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona
Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867–1956), architect, designed the urban gothic palace Casa Amatller
Cebrià de Montoliu i de Togores (1873–1923), town planner, architect, and social reformer
Josep Maria Jujol i Gibert (1879–1949), architect and designer; worked with Antoni Gaudí on many of his most famous works
Isidre Puig i Boada (1891–1987), architect
Carles Buïgas i Sans (1898–1979), architect, engineer, inventor and author; designed the Magic Fountain in Montjuïc, Barcelona
Josep Lluís Sert i López (1902–1983), architect, co-founder of the GATCPAC group, professor at Harvard

Josep Puig i Cadafalch Audouard-PuigCadafalch-0316.jpg — Josep Puig i Cadafalch

Josep Antoni Coderch (1913–1984), architect recognized as one of the most important post-World War II European architects
Antoni Bonet i Castellana (1913–1989), architect and urban planner
Alfons Milà i Sagnier (1924–2009), architect
Frederic de Correa i Ruiz (1924–2020), architect
Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola (1925–2021), architect and urban planner
Lluís Nadal i Oller (born 1929), architect
Josep Emili Donato i Folch (born 1934), architect
Lluís Cantallops Valeri (born 1934), architect
Joan Margarit (1938–2021), architect
Ricardo Bofill i Leví (1939–2022), architect
Carme Pigem Barceló (born 1962), architect and member of the Pritzker Prize-winning architectural firm RCR Arquitectes
Xavier Vilalta (born 1980), architect

Businesspeople

Facundo Bacardí (1814–1886), founder of Bacardi rum
Joseph Oller (1839–1922), founder of Moulin Rouge cabaret
Andrés Brugal Montaner (1850–1914), founder of Brugal & Co. rum
Enric Bernat (1923–2003), founder of Chupa Chups candy
Eusebi Güell (1846–1918), industrial entrepreneur and patronage
John Casablancas (1942–2013), founder of Elite Model Management (American from Catalan parents)

Cinema and Theater

Fructuós Gelabert (1874–1955), inventor, screenwriter, film director
Asunción Balaguer (1925–2019), actress
Rosa Maria Sardà (1941–2020), actress and comedian
Albert Boadella (born 1943), playwright, director, actor, political activist, and founder of Els Joglars
Ventura Pons (born 1945), film director
Bigas Luna (1946–2013), award-winning filmmaker
Vicky Peña (born 1954), actress
Assumpta Serna (born 1957), actress
Francesc Orella (born 1957), actor
Emma Vilarasau (born 1959), actress
Isabel Coixet (born 1960), film director
Eduard Fernandez (born 1964), actor
Jordi Sánchez (born 1964), actor, comedian, well-known thanks to his leading roles in the popular sitcoms, Plats Bruts and La que se Avecina
Sergi López (born 1965), actor, César's best actor winner in 2000
Andreu Buenafuente (born 1965), comedian, television host and founder of the television production company, El Terrat
Lydia Zimmermann (born 1966), filmmaker
Jaume Balagueró (born 1968), film director behind REC zombie horror films
Jordi Mollà (born 1968), actor, appeared in the Hollywood blockbusters Colombiana (2012) and Riddick (2013)
Ariadna Gil (born 1969), actress
Joel Joan (born 1970), actor, comedian, lead actor in the popular sitcom, Plats Bruts , filmmaker, founder of the television production company Kràmpack and former president of the Academy of Catalan Cinema
Silvia Abril (born 1971), actress, comedian and television host
David Selvas (born 1971), actor

Laia Costa (born 1985), actress
Laia Marull (born 1973), actress
Jaume Collet-Serra (born 1974), filmmaker known for directing the horror remake House of Wax (2005), The Shallows (2016) and the memorable action-thrillers Unknown (2011), Non-Stop (2014), Run All Night (2015) and The Commuter (2018)
Ingrid Rubio (born 1975), actress
Daniel Brühl (born 1978), actor, born in Barcelona and raised in Germany
Claudia Bassols (born 1979), actress
Leticia Dolera (born 1981), actress
Quim Gutiérrez (born 1981), actor
Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey (born 1986), actress, appeared in the Hollywood blockbusters Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Carlos Cuevas (born 1995), actor
David Solans (born 1996), actor

Economists

Andreu Mas-Colell (born 1944), economist
Xavier Sala i Martin (born 1962), economist
Pol Antràs (born 1975), economist
Jordi Galí (born 1961), economist

Writers and poets

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Ramon Llull (c. 1232–c. 1315), philosopher, theologist, mystic, missionary, narrator, poet, logician and professor
Ramon Muntaner (c. 1270–1336), soldier and writer of the 14th century
Joanot Martorell (c. 1410–1465), knight and writer of the 15th century
Jaime Balmes (1810–1848), priest, philosopher and political writer
Àngel Guimerà, (1845–1924), writer
Jacint Verdaguer (1845–1902), poet
Narcís Oller (1846–1930), writer
Joan Maragall (1860–1911), writer and poet
Josep Carner (1884–1970), poet
Gaziel (1887–1964), journalist, writer and publisher
Carles Riba (1893–1959), poet
Josep Vicenç Foix (1893–1987), poet, essayist and writer
Josep Pla (1897–1981), writer
Joan Oliver i Sallarès (1899–1986), pseudonym Pere Quart, poet, playwright, translator, narrator, and journalist

Mercè Rodoreda (1909–1983), writer, known for novel The Time of the Doves (1962)
Miquel Martí i Pol (1929–2003), writer and poet
Pere Calders (1912–1994), writer
Josep Ferrater i Mora (1912–1991), philosopher, essayist and writer
Joan Sales (1912–1983), writer, poet, translator and editor
Salvador Espriu (1913–1985), writer and poet
Joan Vinyoli (1914–1984), poet
Manuel de Pedrolo (1918–1990), writer

Montserrat Abelló i Soler (1918–2014), poet and translator
Joan Brossa (1919–1998), poet, playwright, plastic artist and graphic designer
Gabriel Ferrater (1922–1972), poet, translator and scholar of linguistics
Maria Àngels Anglada (1930–1999), poet and novelist
Quima Jaume i Carbo (1934–1993), poet
Olga Xirinacs Díaz (born 1936), writer and pianist
Lluís Solà i Sala (born 1940), poet, playwright and translator
Montserrat Roig (1946–1991), writer, journalist, feminist
Quim Monzó, writer
Maria Mercè Marçal (1952–1998), poet, writer and translator
Sergi Pàmies (born 1960), writer, translator, journalist
Joan Carreras i Goicoechea (born 1962), journalist, screenwriter and writer
Anna Dodas i Noguer (1962–1986), poet
Màrius Serra (born 1963), writer, journalist, translator
Albert Sánchez Piñol (born 1968), writer, novelist and author of the international best-seller Victus: Barcelona 1714
Carla Herrero (born 1994), writer, blogger

Military

Abu-l-Hasan Ali ibn Ruburtayr (? – 1187), Muslim Catalan mercenary commander
Nunó Sanç I (c. 1185–1241), Catalan nobleman and military leader
Berenguer de Palou II (died 1241), bishop of Barcelona and led different crusades
Ramon Muntaner (1270–1336), commander and chronicler of the Catalan Company
Francesc de Tamarit i de Rifà (1600–1653), military leader during the Battle of Montjuïc (1641)
Rafael Casanova i Comes (1660–1743), Coronela leader during the Siege of Barcelona (1713–14)
Josep Moragues i Mas (1669–1715), Catalan general during the War of Spanish Succession
Manuel d'Amat i de Junyent (1707– 1782), military officer and colonial administrator
Gaspar de Portolà (1716–1786), Spanish officer and explorer, first Governor of the Californias
Pere Fages i Beleta (1734–1794), Spanish explorer, fifth Governor of the Californias
Francisco Milans del Bosch (1769–1834), Spanish general.
Llarg de Copons (1800–1839), Carlist warlord
Ramón Cabrera y Griñó (1806–1877), Carlist general from Tortosa
Joan Prim i Prats (1814 – 30 December 1870), Spanish general and statesman
Josep Masgoret i Marcó (1820–1883), Carlist warlord
Joseph Joffre (1852–1931), French general, born in Ribesaltes (Roussillon)
Domènec Batet (1872–1937), Spanish Army general
Ramon Vila Capdevila (1908–1963), anarchist and guerilla fighter
Ramon Mercader (1913–1978), soviet spy, murderer of Leon Trotsky
Sabaté brothers (fl. 1940s), three Maquis guerrillas of the Francoist post-Civil War period

Musicians and Singers

Jordi Savall

Guerau de Cabrera (1160–1161), troubadour
Jofre de Foixà (died 1300), troubadour, Benedictine and abbot of San Giovanni degli Eremiti in Palermo
Ferran Sor (1778–1839), composer
Josep Maria Moliné (1819–1883), composer
Felip Pedrell (1841–1922), composer, guitarist and musicologist
Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), pianist and composer
Enric Morera i Viura (1865–1942), musician and composer
Enric Granados (1867–1916), musician
Pau Casals (1876–1973), cellist
Miguel Llobet (1878–1938), composer and guitarist
Maria Gay (1879–1943), mezzo-soprano
Enric Roig i Masriera (1892–1962), violinist, poet and musicologist
Frederic Mompou (1893–1987), composer
Conchita Supervía (1895–1936), soprano
Robert Gerhard (1896–1970), composer
Xavier Cugat (1900–1990), musician
Joan Magrané Figuera, composer
Xavier Montsalvatge (1912–2002), composer and music critic
Victòria dels Àngels (1923–2005), soprano
Alicia de Larrocha (1923–2009), pianist
Tete Montoliu (1933–1997), jazz pianist

Tete Montoliu

Montserrat Caballé (1933–2018), soprano
Jaume Aragall (born 1939), tenor
Laura Almerich (1940–2019), classical guitarist
Jordi Savall (born 1941), musician
Núria Feliu (1941-2022), singer and actress
Joan Manuel Serrat (born 1943), singer and author
Josep Carreras (born 1946), tenor

Josep Carreras
Lluís Llach (born 1948), singer and composer
Pau Riba (born 1948), singer and composer
Jaume Sisa (born 1948), singer-songwriter
Pascal Comelade (born 1955), musician
Carles Sabater (born 1962), singer and actor
Joan Chamorro (born 1962), jazz musician, teacher, big band leader
Adrià Puntí (born 1963), musician and singer-songwriter
Sergio Dalma (born 1963), singer
Gerard Quintana (born 1964), singer
Mónica Naranjo (born 1974), singer
Guillermo Scott Herren (born 1976), producer
Montse Cortés (born 1972), flamenco singer
Beth (born 1981), singer
Sílvia Pérez Cruz (born 1983), singer, musician
Álvaro Soler (born 1991), singer-songwriter
Rosalía (born 1993), singer-songwriter, musician
Andrea Motis (born 1995), jazz musician, singer
Bad Gyal (born 1997), singer-songwriter, musician
Aitana (born 1999), singer

Fashion

Fashion Designers

Custo Dalmau (born 1959), fashion designer, founder of Custo Barcelona

Fashion Models

Judit Mascó (born 1969)
Vanessa Lorenzo (born 1977)
Andrés Segura (born 1978)
Oriol Elcacho (born 1979)
Mireia Lalaguna (born 1992), Miss World 2015 winner
Andres Velencoso (born 1978)

Politicians and Leaders

Before the 19th Century

Belló I of Carcassonne (755–810), founder of the Bellonid Dynasty known as the cradle of the Catalan lords and people
Wilfred I the Hairy (died 897), 12th count of Barcelona, founder of the House of Barcelona
Jaume I the Conqueror (1208–1276), 8th king of Aragon and 26th count of Barcelona
Pere III the Great (1239–1285), 9th king of Aragon and 27th count of Barcelona
Martí I the Humane (1356–1410), 15th king of Aragon and last monarch of the House of Barcelona
Martí I the Younger (1374/1376–1409), king of Sicily dead at 32–35 in Cagliari
Bernat d'Oms i Santa Pau (????–1474), governor of Elna, killed and beheaded by the troops of Louis XI
Pau Claris i Casademunt (1586–1641), lawyer, 94th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya and leader at the Catalan Revolt (1635-1659)
Rafael Casanova i Comes (1660–1743), lawyer and Conseller en Cap of the Consell de Cent of Barcelona
Josep Moragues i Mas (1669–1715), Catalan patriot, led the insurgence against the Bourbonic troops after the War of the Spanish Succession until he was executed, decapitated, butchered and his head placed for 12 years hanging in the main entrance to Barcelona
Gaspar de Portolà i Rovira (1716–1784), soldier, governor of Baja California and Alta California, explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey
Pere Fages i Beleta (1734–1794), soldier, explorer; second Spanish military Governor of New California, 1770–1774; Governor of the Californias, 1782-1791

Modern Politicians

Joan Prim i Prats (1814–1870), general and statesman, Captain-General of Puerto Rico, commander of the Spanish Army in Mexico and in Morocco, and president of the Spanish Council
Estanislao Figueras (1819–1882), first president of the First Spanish Republic
Francesc Pi i Margall (1824–1901), second president of the First Spanish Republic
Valentí Almirall (1841–1904), politician, author of Lo catalanisme, founder of the first daily periodical in the Catalan language, El diari català
Francesc Macià, (1859–1933), soldier, politician and 122nd President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Josep Irla (1874–1958), politician, 124th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Francesc Cambó (1876–1947), politician
Enric Prat de la Riba (1879–1917), politician
Lluís Companys (1882–1940), politician, 123rd President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Andreu Nin (1892–1937), heterodox communist politician
Federica Montseny (1905–1994), anarchist politician
José Figueres Ferrer (1906–1990), politician, President of Costa Rica in three occasions
Jordi Pujol (born 1930), politician, 126th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Pasqual Maragall (born 1941), politician, 127th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Jaime Nebot (born 1946), politician, current mayor of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Josep Borrell (born 1947), former President of the European Parliament
Artur Mas (born 1956), politician and 129th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó, politician, 130th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Roger Albinyana i Saigí, Liberal politician
Salvador Illa, former Minister of Health of Spain, current Secretary for Organization of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia
Meritxell Batet, currently serving as President of the Congress of Deputies
Jaume Collboni, Deputy Mayor of Barcelona
Daniel Sirera (born 1967), chairman of the People's Party
Amadeu Altafaj (born 1968), journalist and present European Commission Vice President spokesman
Gabriel Boric (born 1986), President of Chile

Sportspeople

Alpinism, Trail Running and Ski

Núria Picas (born 1976), sky runner and trail runner
Kílian Jornet Burgada (born 1987), long-distance runner and ski mountaineer
Jordi Font (born 1975), snowboarder
Laura Orgué (born 1986), cross country skier

Athletics

Reyes Estévez (born 1976), former 1500m runner
Javier García (born 1966), former Pole Vaulter, Olympic bronze medallist
Natalia Rodríguez (born 1979), 1500m runner

Basketball

Ignacio "Nacho" Solozabal (born 1958), former player for Barça
Jordi Villacampa (born 1963), former player and president from Joventut Badalona
Rafael Jofresa (born 1966), former player from Joventut Badalona, Barça and CB Girona
Roger Grimau (born 1978), former player from Joventut Badalona
Pau Gasol (born 1980), ACB basketball player, formerly for Barça and currently in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs
Raúl López (born 1980), formerly for Joventut Badalona, NBA basketball player for Utah Jazz
Juan Carlos Navarro (born 1980), NBA basketball player for Memphis Grizzlies and ACB for Barça
Marc Gasol (born 1985), ACB basketball player for Barça and CB Girona and NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies; younger brother of Pau Gasol
Pau Ribas (born 1987), former player from Joventut Badalona, currently as playmaker for Barça
Ricky Rubio (born 1990), former player from Joventut Badalona; now with the Utah Jazz in the NBA
Pierre Oriola (born 1992), Spanish National Team Player currently playing for Barça
Álex Mumbrú (born 1979), former Real Madrid and Spanish National Team Player, current captain of Bilbao Basket
Xavi Pascual (born 1972), former Barça coach, winner of 2010 Euroleague and current coach of Panathinaikos

Cycling

David de la Cruz (born 1989), active
Melcior Mauri (born 1966), Vuelta a España winner (1991)
Maribel Moreno (born 1981)
José Pesarrodona (born 1946), Vuelta a España winner (1976)
Miguel Poblet (1928–2013)
Joaquim Rodríguez (born 1979)
Marc Soler (born 1993), active

Football

Alexia Putellas AlexiaPutellas-UEFAChampionsLeaguefinal.jpg — Alexia Putellas

Jordi Alba (born 1989), Spanish international, 2012 European Championship winner
Marc Bartra (born 1991), Spanish international
Estanislau Basora (1926–2012), former Spanish international
Sergio Busquets (born 1988), Spanish international, 2010 World Cup winner & 2012 European Championship winner
Joan Capdevila (born 1978), former Spanish international, 2010 World Cup winner & 2008 European Championship winner
Gerard Deulofeu (born 1994), Spanish international
Cesc Fàbregas (born 1987), Spanish international, 2010 World Cup winner, 2008 & 2012 European Championship winner
Andreu Fontàs (born 1989), Spanish international
Sergio García (born 1983), Spanish international, 2008 European Championship winner
Pep Guardiola (born 1971), former Spanish international, former manager of Barcelona and Bayern Munich and currently of Manchester City
Roberto Martínez (born 1973), former manager of Everton and currently of Belgium
Fernando Navarro (born 1982), former Spanish international, 2008 European Championship winner
Gerard Piqué (born 1987), Spanish international, 2010 World Cup winner & 2012 European Championship winner
Carles Puyol (born 1978), former Spanish international, 2010 World Cup winner & 2008 European Championship winner
Antoni Ramallets (1924–2013), former Spanish international
Carles Rexach (born 1947), former Spanish international, former manager of Barcelona
Sergi Roberto (born 1992), Spanish international
Josep Samitier (1902–1972), former Spanish international
Raúl Tamudo (born 1977), former Spanish international
Víctor Valdés (born 1982), former Spanish international, 2010 World Cup winner & 2012 European Championship winner
Tito Vilanova (1969–2014), former manager of Barcelona
Xavi Hernández (born 1980), former Spanish international, 2010 World Cup winner, 2008 & 2012 European Championship winner
Ricardo Zamora (1901–1978), former Spanish international
Michał Żuk (born 2009), Polish footballer, born in Catalonia^[2]
Sercan Sararer
Alexia Putellas (born 1994), two time Ballon d'or winner and Barcelona captain ^[3]

Motor Racing

Alfonso "Sito" Pons (born 1959), former world champion GP motorcycle racer, owner of MotoGP race team
Jordi Tarrés (born 1966), motorcycle trial rider, 7 times World Champion
Àlex Crivillé (born 1970), former GP motorcycle racer, 1999 500cc GP World Champion
Pedro Martínez de la Rosa (born 1971), former F1 driver
Nani Roma (born 1972), rally racing motorcycle rider and rally raid driver, winner of 2004 and 2014 Dakar Rally
Sete Gibernau (born 1972), former GP motorcycle racer
Emilio Alzamora (born 1973), former motorcycle racer, 1999 125cc GP World Champion
Marc Gené (born 1974), former F1 driver
Oriol Servià (born 1974), former ChampCar, IndyCar, and Formula E driver, 1999 Indy Lights champion
Marc Coma (born 1976), rally raid motorcycle racer, winner of 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2014 Dakar Rally
Adam Raga (born 1982), motorcycle trial rider, Outdoor Trial World Champion 2005, 2006; Indoor Trial World Champion 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006
Toni Elías (born 1983), first world champion of "Moto2"
Laia Sanz (born 1985), motorcycle trial rider and rally raid motorcycle racer; 13 times Women's Outdoor Trial World Champion; winner of the 2011 and 2012 Dakar Rally in the female class
Dani Pedrosa (born 1985), GP motorcycle racer, 125 and 250cc world champion
Toni Bou (born 1986), motorcycle trial rider; 8 time Indoor Trial World Champion; 7 time Outdoor Trial World Champion
Jaime Alguersuari (born 1990), former F1 driver
Marc Márquez (born 1993), motorcycle racer; 2010 125cc GP World Champion; 2012 Moto2 World Champion; 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 MotoGP World Champion

Swimming

Eduard Admetlla i Lázaro (1924–2019), scuba diver pioneer who set the record of reaching 100m deep in 1957
Manuel Estiarte (born 1961), former water polo player
Gemma Mengual (born 1977), synchronised swimmer
Mireia Belmonte (born 1990), medley, freestyle and butterfly swimmer, first woman ever under 8 min in 800m freestyle

Tennis

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (born 1971), 3-time French Open winner (1989, 1994 & 1998), US Open winner (1994)
Juan Aguilera (born 1962)
Sergi Bruguera (born 1971), 2-time French Open winner (1993 & 1994)
Àlex Corretja (born 1974)
Albert Costa (born 1975), French Open winner (2002)
Carlos Costa (born 1968)
Andrés Gimeno (1937–2019), French Open winner (1972)
Juan Gisbert (born 1942)
Marcel Granollers (born 1986), active
Marc López (born 1982), active
Félix Mantilla (born 1974)
Tommy Robredo (born 1982), active

Other

Carlos Rodríguez (born 1979), former professional darts player
Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920–2010), president of the IOC from 1980 to 2001
Dani Sánchez (born 1974), professional carom billiards player
José María Solé Chavero (born 1969), wheelchair basketball player

Scientists and engineers

François Arago (1786–1853), scientist
Ildefons Cerdà (1815–1876), urban planner
Narcís Monturiol (1819–1885), inventor of the first combustion-driven submarine
Josep Comas i Solà (1868–1937), astronomer, discoverer of the asteroid named 'Barcelona'
Ignacio Barraquer (Barcelona 1884–1965), ophthalmologist known for his contributions to the advancement of cataract surgery. Son of Josep Antoni Barraquer
Esteban Terradas i Illa (1883–1950), mathematician, scientist and engineer
Pere Bosch-Gimpera (1891–1974), anthropologist, archaeologist and prehistorian
Josep Trueta (1897–1977), doctor, professor of orthopedy at Oxford
Jose Barraquer (1916–1998), father of modern refractive surgery and son of Ignacio Barraquer; invented the cryolathe and microkeratome and developed many surgical procedures

Ramon Margalef (1919–2004), pioneer and outstanding researcher in limnology, marine biology, and ecology
Jordi Sabater Pi (1922–2009), primatologist
Joan Oró (1923–2004), biologist
Pere Alberch (1923–2004), biologist and embryologist, professor at Harvard University from 1980 to 1989 and director of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid.
Valentín Fuster (born 1943), Doctor of Medicine, director of the Cardiology Institute in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
Eudald Carbonell (born 1953), archaeologist, anthropologist and paleonthologist
Joan Massagué (born 1953), scientist and pharmacist, specialized in the study of cancer metastasis
Josep Baselga (1959–2021), oncologist
Josep Figueras (born 1959), health policy expert and founding director of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Ignacio Cirac (born 1965), physicist, best known for his contributions to quantum information science
Manel Esteller (born 1968), doctor, specialized in the study of cancer

Gastronomy

Carme Ruscalleda (born 1952), chef of Sant Pau
Santi Santamaria (1957–2011), chef of Can Fabes
Ferran Adrià (born 1962), chef of El Bulli
Joan Roca i Fontané (born 1964), chef of El Celler de Can Roca
Josep Roca i Fontané (born 1966), sommelier of El Celler de Can Roca
Jordi Roca i Fontané (born 1978), pastry chef of El Celler de Can Roca

Saints and religious figures

Raymond of Penyafort (1175–1275), Roman Catholic saint and Dominican
Vicent Ferrer (1350–1419), Valencian Dominican friar, who gained acclaim as a missionary and a logician.
Pope Callixtus III, Alfons de Borja (1378–1458), Valencian pope
Pope Alexander VI, Roderic de Borja (1431–1503), Valencian pope
Gertrudis Anglesola (1641-1727), Valencian Cistercian abbess and mystic
Joseph Oriol (1650–1702)
Juníper Serra (1713–1784), Roman Catholic saint and Franciscan missionary
Maria Pilar Bruguera Sábat (1906–1994), Roman Catholic nun and physician
Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870), founder of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Francisco Coll Guitart (1812–1875), Roman Catholic saint and Dominican; founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin
Josep Sadoc Alemany (1814–1888), first Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, California^[4]
Vicente Ferrer Moncho (1920–2009), Jesuit missionary; humanitarian
Jaime Hilario Barbal (1898–1937), Catalan priest and educator, canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in 1999.^[5]
Cassià Maria Just (1926–2008), Benedictine abbot, one of the people in the Spanish Catholic Church who opposed Francisco Franco ^[6]
Lluís Martínez Sistach (born 1937), former Cardinal Archbishop of Barcelona (2004-2015); member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Others

Nahmanides (1194–1270), Catalan-Jewish philosopher
Pompeu Fabra (1868–1948), grammarian
Rosa Sensat (1873–1961), early Doctor of Pedagogy
Alexandre Deulofeu (1903–1977), historian
Joan Gili (1907–1998), antiquarian book-seller, publisher and translator
Juan Pujol García (alias Garbo) (1912–1988), double agent who played a major role in the Invasion of Normandy during World War II
Rafael Marquina (1921–2013), designer and architect
Jordi Nadal (1929–2020), historian
Salvador Puig i Antich (1948–1974), Catalan anarchist, executed during Franco's regime
Jaume Marxuach i Flaquer (1906–1966), lawyer and writer
Joan Laporta i Estruch (born 1962), lawyer, president of FC Barcelona, and politician

References

↑ "Artistas argentinos: Silvia Torras" [Argentinian artists: Silvia Torras]. Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino (in Spanish). City of Buenos Aires. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
↑ "Promising Barça youngster walks away for family reasons". sport.es. Ediciones Deportivas Catalanas, S.A.U. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
↑ "Alexia Putellas wins second Ballon d'Or".
↑ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
↑ America, Catholic University of (2003). New Catholic encyclopedia. Thomson/Gale. ISBN 978-0-7876-4004-0.
↑ "Cassià Maria Just Riba: datos biográficos en la hora de su muerte". Ecclesia Digital (in Spanish). 12 March 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.

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[1] "Artistas argentinos: Silvia Torras" [Argentinian artists: Silvia Torras]. Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino (in Spanish). City of Buenos Aires. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

[2] "Promising Barça youngster walks away for family reasons". sport.es. Ediciones Deportivas Catalanas, S.A.U. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

[3] "Alexia Putellas wins second Ballon d'Or".

[Marquis_1607–1896-4] Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.

[5] America, Catholic University of (2003). New Catholic encyclopedia. Thomson/Gale. ISBN 978-0-7876-4004-0.

[CassiMariaJustRibadatosbiogrficosenlahoradesumuerte-6] "Cassià Maria Just Riba: datos biográficos en la hora de su muerte". Ecclesia Digital (in Spanish). 12 March 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.

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