List of Catalans
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Artists
- Aristide MaillolAristide MaillolAristide Maillol or Aristides Maillol was a French Catalan sculptor and painter.-Biography:...
(1861–1944), sculptor and painter - Ramon Casas i CarbóRamon Casas i CarbóRamon Casas i Carbó was a Catalan Spanish artist. Living through a turbulent time in the history of his native Barcelona, he was known as a portraitist, sketching and painting the intellectual, economic, and political elite of Barcelona, Paris, Madrid, and beyond; he was also known for his...
(1866–1932), artist - Joan MiróJoan MiróJoan Miró i Ferrà was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona.Earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride...
(1893–1983), artist - Charlie RivelCharlie RivelJosep Andreu i Lasserre , best known as Charlie Rivel, was an internationally known Spanish circus clown. He was born in Cubelles...
(1896–1983), clown - Salvador DalíSalvador DalíSalvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech, Marquis de Púbol , commonly known as Salvador Dalí , was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres,Spain....
(1904–1989), surrealistSurrealismSurrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
artist - Antoni TàpiesAntoni TàpiesAntoni Tàpies i Puig, 1st Marquess of Tàpies is a Catalan painter. He is one of the most famous European artists of his generation. After studying law for 3 years, he devoted himself from 1943 onwards only to his painting...
(1923–), artist - Marcel MartíMarcel MartíMarcel Martí is an Argentine-born sculptor of Catalan descent. At the age of three, he returned with his parents to Spain, where the family became established in Barcelona. His father was imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War for activities related to his membership in Acció Catòlica. Martí...
(1925–), sculptor - Fina RifàFina RifàFina Rifà is a Catalan children's artist, illustrator, and educator from Barcelona, Spain. Rifà, began her career in 1963 with the illustration of the highly acclaimed children's book Chiribit by educator Marta Mata....
(1939–), illustrator - Assumpta SernaAssumpta SernaAssumpta Serna is a Spanish actress. She is known for her roles in I, The Worst of All portraying famous Mexican religious scholar Sor Juana, Nostradamus, The Craft, and Wild Orchid, although she may be most remembered for her role as Peninsular War guerrilla commander Teresa Moreno in the first...
(1957–), actress - Manel Esparbé i GascaManel Esparbé i GascaManel Esparbé i Gasca is a painter, curator and teacher who has studied at the AKI in Enschede and joined the program of De Ateliers and exhibited in institutions and galleries in Belgium, China, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Syria and the U.S.A.At the moment he is...
(born 1959), artist, founder of DOGtime program - Paula Hohne (Born 1995), artist, founder of Alpaca Freedom Association, part-time clown, full-time grass artist
Architects
- Lluís Domènech i MontanerLluís Domènech i MontanerLluís Domènech i Montaner was a Spanish Catalan architect who was highly influential on Modernisme català, the Catalan Art Nouveau / Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan politician....
(1850–1927), modernistModernismModernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
architect and politician, designed the Palau de la Música CatalanaPalau de la Música CatalanaThe Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement... - Antoni GaudíAntoni GaudíAntoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish Catalan architect and figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works reflect his highly individual and distinctive style and are largely concentrated in the Catalan capital of Barcelona, notably his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família.Much of Gaudí's work was...
(1852–1926), modernistModernismModernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
architect, designed Sagrada FamíliaSagrada FamiliaThe ' , commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí...
in Barcelona - Josep Puig i CadafalchJosep Puig i CadafalchJosep Puig i Cadafalch was a Spanish Catalan Modernista architect who designed many significant buildings in Barcelona...
(1867–1956), architect - Josep Lluís SertJosep Lluís SertJosep Lluís Sert i López was a Spanish Catalan architect and city planner.- Biography :Born in Barcelona, he showed keen interest in the works of his painter uncle Josep Maria Sert and of Gaudí. He studied architecture at the Escola Superior d'Arquitectura in Barcelona and set up his own studio...
(1902–1983), architect, cofounder of the GATCPAC group, professor at Harvard - Ricardo BofillRicardo BofillRicardo Bofill, also Ricard Bofill Leví is a Catalan Spanish postmodernist architect.He studied at the School of Architecture in Geneva, Switzerland...
(1939–), architect
Businessmen
- Facundo BacardíFacundo BacardiDon Facundo Bacardi Massó was a Catalan businessman. In 1862 he founded the eponymous Bacardi rum distillery.Bacardi was born in Sitges Don Facundo Bacardi Massó (1814 – May 9, 1886) was a Catalan businessman. In 1862 he founded the eponymous Bacardi rum distillery.Bacardi was born in Sitges Don...
(1814–1886), founder of BacardiBacardiBacardi is a family-controlled spirits company, best known as a producer of rums, including Bacardi Superior and Bacardi 151. The company sells in excess of 200 million bottles per year in nearly 100 countries...
rum. - Joseph OllerJoseph OllerJoseph Oller was a Spanish Catalan entrepreneur who lived in Paris for most of his life. He founded the famous cabaret Moulin Rouge and was the inventor of the parimutuel betting....
(1839–1922), founder of Moulin RougeMoulin RougeMoulin Rouge is a cabaret built in 1889 by Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia. Close to Montmartre in the Paris district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement, it is marked by the red windmill on its roof. The closest métro station is Blanche.The Moulin Rouge is...
cabaret. - Enric BernatEnric BernatEnric Bernat was the founder of the Chupa Chups lollipop company.Bernat was the child of a confectioner Catalan family in the third generation and started his working life in his parents' cake shop. In the early 1950s he went to north Spain to revive an apple jam factory. As he introduced later...
(1923-2003), founder of chupa chupsChupa ChupsChupa Chups is a lollipop company founded by the Catalan Enric Bernat in 1958, and currently owned by the Dutch-Italian multinational corporation Perfetti Van Melle. The name of the brand comes from the Spanish verb chupar, meaning "to suck."- History :...
candy.
Writers and poets
- Ramon MuntanerRamon MuntanerRamon Muntaner was a Catalan soldier and writer who wrote the Crònica, a chronicle of his life, including his adventures as a commander in the Catalan Company...
(c. 1270–1336), soldier and writer of the 14th century - Àngel GuimeràÀngel GuimeràÀngel Guimerà i Jorge was a Spanish Canarian writer, born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, to a Catalan father and a Canary islander mother...
, (1845–1924), writer - Jacint VerdaguerJacint VerdaguerJacint Verdaguer i Santaló is regarded as one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature and a prominent literary figure of the Renaixença, a national revival movement of the late Romantic era. The bishop Josep Torras i Bages, one of the main figures of Catalan nationalism, called him the...
(1845–1902), poet - Narcís OllerNarcís OllerNarcís Oller i Moragas was a Catalan author, most noted for the novels La papallona which appeared with a foreword by Émile Zola in the French translation; his most well-known work L'Escanyapobres ; and La febre d'or which is set in Barcelona during the period of promoterism.He...
(1846–1930), writer - Joan MaragallJoan MaragallJoan Maragall i Gorina was a Catalan poet, journalist and translator, the foremost member of the modernisme movement in literature.-Life:...
(1860–1911), writer and poet - Josep CarnerJosep CarnerJosep Carner i Puig-Oriol , was a Catalan poet, journalist, playwright and translator. He was also known as the Prince of Catalan Poets.-Biography:...
(1884–1970), poet - GazielGazielAgustí Calvet Pascual , known as Gaziel , was a Catalan Spanish journalist, writer and publisher.-Before the Spanish Civil War:...
(1887–1964), journalist, writer and publisher - Carles RibaCarles RibaCarles Riba i Bracons was a Catalan poet, writer and translator.He was born in Barcelona and studied Law and Philosophy at the University of Barcelona. In 1916 he married the poet Clementina Arderiu. He worked for a time in the School of Librarianship.In 1922 he travelled to Munich to study under...
(1893–1959), poet - Josep PlaJosep PlaJosep Pla i Casadevall was a Catalan Spanish journalist and a popular author. As a journalist he worked in France, Italy, England, Germany and Russia, from where he wrote political and cultural chronicles in Catalan.His figure is somewhat controversial for present day Catalans...
(1897–1981), writer - Mercè RodoredaMercè RodoredaMercè Rodoreda i Gurguí was a Spanish Catalan novelist in the Catalan language.She is considered by many to be the most important Catalan novelist of the postwar period...
(1909–1983), writer - Miquel Martí i PolMiquel Martí i PolMiquel Martí i Pol was one of the most popular poets in Catalan in the 20th century.Martí i Pol was of humble origin and had to quit studying at 14 years, to start working at a factory. Nevertheless, he started publishing poetry in 1954. In 1970 he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis...
(1929–2003), writer and poet - Pere CaldersPere CaldersPere Calders i Rossinyol was a Catalan writer and cartoonist.- Biography :He became known at the beginning of the 1930's for his drawings, articles and stories which were published in newspapers and magazines...
(1912–1994), writer - Salvador EspriuSalvador EspriuSalvador Espriu i Castelló was a Catalan poet writing in the Catalan language.-Biography:Espriu was born in Santa Coloma de Farners, Catalonia. He was the son of an attorney. His childhood was divided between his home town, Barcelona, and Arenys de Mar, a village on the Maresme coast...
(1913–1985), writer and poet - Manuel de PedroloManuel de PedroloManuel de Pedrolo i Molina was a Catalan author of novels, short stories, poetry and plays. He's mostly known for his sci-fi novel Second origin typescript.-Mini-biography:...
(1918–1990), writer - Joan BrossaJoan BrossaJoan Brossa i Cuervo Joan Brossa i Cuervo Joan Brossa i Cuervo (Barcelona, Catalonia,(1919–1998) was a Catalan poet in the Catalan language, playwright, graphic designer and plastic artist. He was one of the founders of both the group and the publication known as Dau-al-Set (1948) and one of the...
(1919–1998), poet, playwright, plastic artist and graphic designer - Quima Jaume i CarboQuima Jaume i CarboQuima Jaume i Carbó was a Catalan Spanish poet. She was born in Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia, and graduated from university with a degree in Catalan philology....
(1934-1993), Catalan poet - Quim MonzóQuim Monzóthumb|Quim MonzóQuim Monzó , is a contemporary Catalan writer of novels, short stories and discursive prose, mostly in Catalan. In the early 1970s, Monzó reported from Vietnam, Cambodia, Northern Ireland and East Africa for the Barcelona newspaper Tele/eXprés...
(1952–), writer
Musicians and singers
- Ferran SorFernando SorJosep Ferran Sorts i Muntades was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer. While he is best known for his guitar compositions, he also composed music for a wide range of genres, including opera, orchestra, string quartet, piano, voice and ballet...
(1778–1839), composer - Isaac AlbénizIsaac AlbénizIsaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual was a Spanish Catalan pianist and composer best known for his piano works based on folk music idioms .-Life:Born in Camprodon, province of Girona, to Ángel Albéniz and his wife Dolors Pascual, Albéniz...
(1860–1909), musician - Enric Granados (1867–1916), musician
- Pau Casals (1876–1973), cellist
- Conchita SupervíaConchita SuperviaConchita Supervía was a highly popular Spanish mezzo-soprano singer who appeared in opera in Europe and America and also gave recitals....
(1895-1936), soprano - Robert Gerhard (1896–1970), composer
- Xavier CugatXavier CugatXavier Cugat was a Spanish-American bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a key personality in the spread of Latin music in United States popular music. He was also a cartoonist and a successful businessman...
(1900–1990), musician - Victòria dels Àngels (1923–2005), soprano
- Montserrat CaballéMontserrat CaballéMontserrat Caballé is a Spanish operatic soprano. Although she sang a wide variety of roles, she is best known as an exponent of the bel canto repertoire, notably the works of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi....
(1933–), soprano - Tete MontoliuTete MontoliuTete Montoliu was a jazz pianist from Catalonia, Spain. His real name was Vicenç Montoliu i Massana.- Biography :He was born blind, in the Eixample district of Barcelona, and died in the same city....
(1933–1997), jazz pianist - Jaume Aragall (1939–), tenor
- Jordi SavallJordi SavallJordi Savall i Bernadet is a Catalan viol player, conductor and composer. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for bringing the viol back to life on the stage...
(1941–), musician - Josep Carreras (1946–), tenor
- Joan Manuel SerratJoan Manuel SerratJoan Manuel Serrat i Teresa is a Catalan Spanish singer-songwriter.Serrat is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages...
(1943–), singer and author - Pascal ComeladePascal ComeladePascal Paul Vincent Comelade , is a French Catalan musician.Comelade born was in Montpellier, France. After living for several years in Barcelona, he made his first album, Fluences, influenced by electronic music and by the group Heldon.Subsequently, his music has become more acoustic and is...
(1955–), musician - Sandrine Erdely-SayoSandrine Erdely-SayoSandrine Erdely-Sayo, born October 11, 1968, in Perpignan, France, is a Jewish French-American pianist. She was a child prodigy who could play Bach and read music before knowing how to read a book.- Biography :...
(1968–), pianist, composer - Maria GayMaria GayMaria Gay was a Catalan opera singer, a mezzo-soprano born as Maria de Lourdes Lucia Antonia Pichot Gironés. She has sometimes been referred to as Maria Gay Zenatello.-Biography:...
(1879–1943), mezzo-soprano - Frederic Mompou (1893–1987), composer
- Lluís LlachLluís LlachLluís Llach i Grande is a Catalan composer and songwriter.Though partially dependent on arrangers, like Manel Camp or Carles Cases in his early works, Llach's songwriting has largely evolved from the more basic early compositions to a vastly more complex harmonic and melodic writing...
(1948–), singer and composer - Guillermo Scott Herren (1976–), producer
- Mónica NaranjoMonica NaranjoMónica Naranjo Carrasco is a Spanish singer born in Figueras, a village in Spain to Andalusian parents. She has sold over 8 million albums worldwide.- Biography :...
(1974-), singer
Fashion models
- Andrés SeguraAndres SeguraAndrés Velencoso Segura is a Spanish male model, He is best known for ad campaigns such as Chanel Allure Homme, Sport fragrance and Louis Vuitton campaign with J-Lo in 2003....
(1978– ), Fashion Model - Judit MascóJudit MascóJudit Mascó i Palau is a Spanish Catalan model, television host and writer from Barcelona.-Early career:Mascó grew up in a family of middle class, daughter of a headmaster. She liked dressing up with her sister, using her mother's clothes. At age 15, began in the fashion world, which he combined...
, Fashion Model - Oriol ElcachoOriol ElcachoOriol Elcacho is a Spanish male model from Barcelona. He is perhaps best known for being the face of BVLGARI's AQVA. He is represented by View Management, and has worked for numerous notable brands, such as Ralph Lauren, Bally, Gap, Custo Barcelona, Carlo Pignatelli, Missoni, Valentino, and Polo...
(1979), Fashion Model
Politicians and leaders
- Jaume I Rei d'AragóJames I of AragonJames I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276...
, (1208–1276), king of Aragon and count of Barcelona - Pere III of AragóPeter III of AragonPeter the Great was the King of Aragon of Valencia , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282. He was one of the greatest of medieval Aragonese monarchs.-Youth and succession:Peter was the eldest son of James I of Aragon and his second wife...
(1239–1285), king of Aragon and count of Barcelona - Rafael Casanova i Comes (1660–1743), lawyer and Conseller en Cap of the Consell de CentConsell de CentThe Consell de Cent was a governmental institution of Barcelona. It was established in the 13th century and lasted until the 18th century.Its name derives from the number of its members: one hundred ....
of BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. - Josep Moragues i MasJosep Moragues i MasJosep Moragues i Mas was a Catalan general during the War of the Spanish Succession. He fought on the Archduke Charles side....
(1669–1715), Catalan patriot, led the insurgence against the Bourbonic troopsHouse of BourbonThe House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
after the War of the Spanish SuccessionWar of the Spanish SuccessionThe War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
until his death. - Gaspar de Portolà i Rovira (1716–1784), soldier, governor of Baja California and Alta California, explorer and founder of San DiegoSan Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
and MontereyMonterey, CaliforniaThe City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
. - Pere Fages i Beleta (1734–1794), soldier, explorer, and the second Spanish military Governor of New California from 1770 to 1774, and Governor of the Californias from 1782 to 1791.
Modern politicians
- Estanislao FiguerasEstanislao FiguerasEstanislao Figueras y de Moragas was a Spanish politician who served as the first President of the First Spanish Republic from 12 February to 11 June 1873).Figueras was born at Barcelona....
(1819–1882), first president of the First Spanish RepublicFirst Spanish RepublicThe First Spanish Republic was the political regime that existed in Spain between the parliamentary proclamation on 11 February 1873 and 29 December 1874 when General Arsenio Martínez-Campos's pronunciamento marked the beginning of the Bourbon Restoration in Spain... - Francesc Pi i Margall (1824–1901), second president of the First Spanish RepublicFirst Spanish RepublicThe First Spanish Republic was the political regime that existed in Spain between the parliamentary proclamation on 11 February 1873 and 29 December 1874 when General Arsenio Martínez-Campos's pronunciamento marked the beginning of the Bourbon Restoration in Spain...
- Valentí Almirall (1841–1904), politician, author of "Lo catalanisme", founder of the first daily periodical in Catalan languageCatalan languageCatalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
: "El diari català" - Francesc Macià i LlussàFrancesc Macià i LlussàFrancesc Macià i Llussà was the 122nd President of Catalonia formerly a Catalan officer in the Spanish Army.-Life:He achieved the rank of lieutenant-colonel during his military career....
, (1859–1933), soldier, politician and 122nd President of the Generalitat de CatalunyaGeneralitat de CatalunyaThe Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia.... - Josep Irla i BoschJosep Irla i BoschJosep Irla i Bosch was a Catalan politician.He was a deputy in the Catalan Parliament and the Spanish Congress in 1932, as an Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya affiliate...
(1874–1958), politician, 124th President of the Generalitat de CatalunyaGeneralitat de CatalunyaThe Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia.... - Francesc CambóFrancesc CambóFrancesc Cambó i Batlle was a conservative Catalan politician, founder and leader of the autonomist party Lliga Regionalista. He was minister in several Spanish governments...
(1876–1947), politician - Enric Prat de la RibaEnric Prat de la RibaEnric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà was a Catalan politician. He became a member of the Centre Escolar Catalanista, where one of the earliest definitions of Catalan nationalism was formulated....
(1879–1917), politician - Lluís Companys i JoverLluís Companys i JoverLluís Companys i Jover was the 123rd President of Catalonia, Spain from 1934 and during the Spanish Civil War.He was a lawyer and leader of the Republican Left of Catalonia political party...
(1882–1940), politician, 123rd President of the Generalitat de CatalunyaGeneralitat de CatalunyaThe Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia.... - Andreu Nin (1892–1937), heterodox communist politician
- Federica MontsenyFederica MontsenyFederica Montseny i Mañé was a Spanish anarchist, intellectual and Minister of Health during the social revolution that occurred in Spain parallel to the Civil War...
(1905–1994), anarchist politician - José Figueres FerrerJosé Figueres FerrerJosé María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer , served as President of Costa Rica on three occasions:1948–1949, 1953–1958, and 1970–1974....
(1906–1990), politician, President of Costa Rica in three occasions - Ramon MercaderRamón MercaderJaime Ramón Mercader del Río Hernández was a Spanish communist who became famous as the murderer of Russian Communist ideologist Leon Trotsky in 1940, in Mexico...
(1914–1978), murderer of Leon TrotskyLeon TrotskyLeon Trotsky , born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.... - Jordi Pujol i SoleyJordi Pujol i SoleyJordi Pujol i Soley is a Catalan politician who was the leader of the party Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya from 1974 to 2003, and President of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1980 to 2003.-Early life:...
(1930–), politician, 126th President of the Generalitat de CatalunyaGeneralitat de CatalunyaThe Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia.... - Pasqual Maragall i MiraPasqual Maragall i MiraPasqual Maragall i Mira is a Catalan politician and was the 127th President of Generalitat de Catalunya . He had previously been Mayor of Barcelona, from 1982 to 1997, and helped run the city's successful Olympic bid....
(1941–), politician, 127th President of the Generalitat de CatalunyaGeneralitat de CatalunyaThe Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia.... - Jaime NebotJaime NebotJaime Nebot is an Ecuadorian politician. He currently serves as mayor of Guayaquil, which is Ecuador's largest city. Although he is affiliated with the Social Christian Party, he has distanced himself from it and now concentrates more on running the city...
(1946-), politician, current Mayor of GuayaquilGuayaquilGuayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
, EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... - Josep BorrellJosep BorrellJosep Borrell Fontelles is a Spanish politician. He was nominated President of the European University Institute on 12 December 2008, and assumed this position in January 2010. Borrell was President of the European Parliament from 20 July 2004 until 16 January 2007...
(1947–), former President of the European ParliamentPresident of the European ParliamentThe President of the European Parliament presides over the debates and activities of the European Parliament. He or she also represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally. The President's signature is required for enacting most EU laws and the EU budget.Presidents serve...
Tennis
- Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez VicarioAránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
(1971–), former tennis player - Sergi BrugueraSergi BrugueraSergi Bruguera i Torner is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994.-Career:...
(1971–), former tennis player, won 1993 and 1994 French OpenFrench Open (tennis)The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are... - Àlex CorretjaÀlex CorretjaÀlex Corretja i Verdegay is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open . He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999...
(1974–), former tennis player - Albert CostaAlbert CostaAlbert Costa i Casals is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 2002.-Tennis career:...
(1975–), former tennis player, won the 2002 French Open2002 French OpenThe 2002 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2002 and the 101st edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2002.-Men's singles:... - Tommy RobredoTommy RobredoTommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
(1982–), tennis player
Motor racing
- Alfonso "Sito" Pons (1959–), former world champion GP motorcycle racer, owner of MotoGP race team
- Jordi TarrésJordi TarrésJordi Tarrés is an internationally renowned motorcycle trials racer. He was the outdoor FIM Trial World Championship winner for 7 years...
(1966–), motorcycle trial rider, 7 times World Champions & known as the greatest rider ever. - Àlex CrivilléAlex CrivilleÀlex Crivillé is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1992 he became the first Spaniard to win a 500cc Grand Prix and, in 1999 he became the first Spaniard to win the 500cc World Championship....
(1970–), former GP motorcycle racer, 1999 500cc GP World Champion - Pedro Martínez de la RosaPedro de la RosaPedro Martínez de la Rosa is a Formula One driver who has participated in 87 Grands Prix for the Arrows, Jaguar, McLaren and Sauber teams, debuting on 7 March 1999, becoming one of very few drivers to score a point at his first race...
(1971–), F1 driver - Nani RomaNani RomaNani Roma, full name Joan Roma Cararach, is a rally racing driver from Folgueroles, a small village in Barcelona, Spain. He won the Dakar Rally riding a motorcycle in 2004. Since then he has entered driving a car.-Honours:...
(1972–), rally racing motorcycle rider and rally raid driver, winner of 2004 Dakar RallyDakar RallyThe Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation... - Sete GibernauSete GibernauManuel Sete Gibernau Bultó is a former Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His racing career spanned two different eras of motorcycle racing, beginning with the two-stroke-dominated period prior to the 2002 season, and the four-stroke MotoGP era...
(1972–), former GP motorcycle racer - Emilio AlzamoraEmilio AlzamoraEmilio Alzamora i Escardibul is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 1999 F.I.M. 125cc world champion...
(1973–) motorcycle racer, 1999 125cc GP World Champion - Marc GenéMarc GenéMarc Gené i Guerrero is a motor racing driver, from Catalonia, Spain. He is best known as a tester for Williams and Ferrari in Formula One, Minardi Formula One driver and factory driver for Peugeot's Le Mans team, with which he won the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans...
(1974–), former F1 driver - Marc ComaMarc ComaMarc Coma i Camps is a rally racing motorcycle rider. He won the Dakar Rally in 2006, 2009 and 2011 riding a KTM motorcycle. He is also the World Champion in the Rallies Cross Country Motorcycles Tournament in 2005, 2006 and 2007.- Honours :- External links :*...
(1976–), rally raid motorcycle racer, winner of 2006 and 2009 Dakar RallyDakar RallyThe Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation... - Adam RagaAdam RagaAdam Raga in Ulldecona, province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain) is an internationally renowned Catalan Motorcycle trials racer.Has won 4 Indoor World Championships and 2 Outdoor World Championships.-Sporting achievements:...
(1982–), motorcycle trial rider - Toni ElíasToni ElíasAntonio "Toni" Elias Justícia Antonio "Toni" Elias Justícia Antonio "Toni" Elias Justícia (born March 26, 1983 in Manresa, (Catalonia, Spain) is a professional motorcycle racer and inaugural champion of the Moto2 World Championship. He is the third member of the Elías family to compete in...
(1983-), first world champion of "Moto2" - Dani PedrosaDani PedrosaDaniel "Dani" Pedrosa Ramal is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Pedrosa grew up in a village near Sabadell called Castellar del Vallès. He is the youngest world champion in 250cc Grands Prix...
(1985–), GP motorcycle racer, 125 and 250cc world champion - Toni Bou (1986-), motorcycle trial rider, 8 times World Champions
- Jaime AlguersuariJaime AlguersuariJaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero , is a Spanish racing driver who became the youngest Formula One driver to start a Grand Prix in history at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. Alguersuari is the first driver to be born in the 1990s to compete in Formula One....
(1990–), F1 driver for Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso , also known simply as Toro Rosso or by its abbreviation STR, is an Italian Formula One racing team... - Marc MárquezMarc MárquezMarc Márquez Alenta is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and is the 125cc World Champion.-125cc World Championship:...
(1993–), motorcycle racer, 2010 125cc GP World Champion - Laia SanzLaia SanzThis is a Catalan name. The first family name and Father's surname is Sanz and the second family name and Mother's surname is Pla-Giribert.Laia Sanz Pla-Giribert , Also known as Laia Sanz...
(1985-), motorcycle trail rider, 10 times world champion.
Football
- Ricardo ZamoraRicardo ZamoraRicard Zamora i Martínez was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for both the Catalan XI and Spain...
(1901–1978), former goalkeeper for FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, RCD EspanyolRCD EspanyolReial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...
, Real Madrid CF and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque... - Josep SamitierJosep SamitierJosep Samitier Vilalta , also known as José Samitier , was a Spanish footballer, manager and scout who played for FC Barcelona, Madrid CF, OGC Nice, the Catalan XI and Spain...
(1902–1972), former FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
midfielder - Antoni RamalletsAntoni RamalletsAntoni Ramallets Simón is a retired Spanish football goalkeeper and manager.He spent most of his career at FC Barcelona, during the 1950s and early 1960s, winning the Zamora Trophy as the best goalkeeper in La Liga on five occasions, and 17 major club honours...
(1924–), former FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
goalkeeper (retired) - Estanislau BasoraEstanislao BasoraEstanislao Basora Brunet is a former Spanish footballer who spent most of his career at FC Barcelona. In 1974, during the club’s 75th anniversary celebrations, he was included in their all-time best XI. Basora also played for both Spain and the Catalan XI...
(1926–), retired FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
striker - Carles Rexach (1977–), retired FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
striker - Raul TamudoRaúl TamudoRaúl Tamudo Montero is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Rayo Vallecano as a striker....
(1977–), RCD EspanyolRCD EspanyolReial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...
and former SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
striker - Josep GuardiolaJosep GuardiolaJosep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala , is a Spanish football manager and former player. Guardiola played as a defensive midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career with FC Barcelona, whom he currently manages. He was part of Johan Cruyff's dream team that won Barcelona's first European Cup....
(1971–), retired FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
midfielder, currently head-coachManager (association football)In association football, a manager is responsible for running a football club or a national team. The manager of a professional club is responsible directly to the club president. The position of manager is almost exclusively used in British football...
of FC Barcelona. - Carles PuyolCarles PuyolCarles Puyol i Saforcada is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.Mainly a central defender, he can also play on either flank, especially as a right back...
(1978–), FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
defender - Joan CapdevilaJoan CapdevilaJoan Capdevila i Méndez is a Spanish footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, and the Spanish national team.His usual position is left defender, but he is also capable of operating as a winger and, from a defensive position, often contributes with goals...
(1978–), Villareal CF and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
defender - Xavi HernándezXaviXavier Hernández i Creus , commonly known as Xavi Hernández or simply Xavi , is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, where he has spent his entire 14-year career....
(1980–), FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
midfielder - Fernando NavarroFernando NavarroFernando Navarro i Corbacho is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a left defender.-Club career:Having come through the ranks of giants FC Barcelona, Navarro was on the verge...
(1982–), Sevilla FCSevilla FCSevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
and former SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
defender - Víctor ValdésVíctor ValdésVíctor Valdés i Arribas is a Spanish football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga.He is the most successful goalkeeper in Barcelona's history and is widely considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world, having won a total of 17 titles including five...
(1982–), FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
goalkeeper - Gerard PiquéGerard PiquéGerard Piqué i Bernabeu is a Spanish footballer, currently playing as a central defender for FC Barcelona.A product of Barça's cantera, he initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barça under Josep Guardiola's leadership, helping...
(1987–), FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
defender - Cesc FàbregasCesc FàbregasFrancesc "Cesc" Fàbregas i Soler is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.Fàbregas started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by Premier League side Arsenal in September 2003 at the age of 16...
(1987–), FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
midfielder - Sergio Busquets (1988–), FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
midfielder - Bojan KrkićBojan KrkicBojan Krkić Pérez known as just Bojan, is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a forward or winger for Italian Serie A club Roma.- Early years :...
(1990–), AS Roma and SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
striker
Basketball
- Pau GasolPau GasolPau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...
(1980–), ACBAsociación de Clubs de BaloncestoThe Liga ACB, known as the Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional. The league changed its name to the current one in 1983. The league is rated as one of the three "A" level European...
basketball player, formerly for BarçaFC Barcelona BàsquetFC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
and currently in the NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
for the Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association... - Raúl LópezRaül LópezRaül López i Molist is a Spanish professional basketball player. He has previously played for the NBA's Utah Jazz. López is a native of Vic, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. At 6 ft 0 in tall, he plays the point guard position...
(1980–), former NBA basketball player for Utah JazzUtah JazzThe Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
and currently playing for Real Madrid BaloncestoReal Madrid BaloncestoReal Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto .... - Juan Carlos NavarroJuan Carlos Navarro (basketball)Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo , nicknamed "La Bomba" , is a Spanish professional basketball player...
(1980– ), NBA basketball player for Memphis GrizzliesMemphis GrizzliesThe Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...
and ACBAsociación de Clubs de BaloncestoThe Liga ACB, known as the Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional. The league changed its name to the current one in 1983. The league is rated as one of the three "A" level European...
for BarçaFC Barcelona BàsquetFC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto... - Marc GasolMarc GasolMarc Gasol i Sàez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He was drafted in the second round, 48th overall, by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA Draft...
(1985–) ACBAsociación de Clubs de BaloncestoThe Liga ACB, known as the Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional. The league changed its name to the current one in 1983. The league is rated as one of the three "A" level European...
basketball player for BarçaFC Barcelona BàsquetFC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
and CB Girona and NBA for Memphis GrizzliesMemphis GrizzliesThe Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...
, younger brother of Pau
Rudy Fernandez - Previously from Juventut de Badalona in the ACB., now a player of the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA.
Ricky Rubio - Former player from Juventut de Badalona, now a player of Regal Barcelona in the ACB.
Nacho Solozabal - Former player of the Regal Barcelona (ACB) and called one of the best players in the history of basketball.
San Epifanio "Epi" - Former player of the Regal Barcelona (ACB) and called one of the best players in the history of basketball by the FIBA.
Scientists and engineers
- François AragoFrançois AragoFrançois Jean Dominique Arago , known simply as François Arago , was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician.-Early life and work:...
(1786–1853), scientist - Ildefons CerdàIldefons CerdàIldefons Cerdà i Sunyer was the progressive Catalan Spanish urban planner who designed the 19th-century "extension" of Barcelona called the Eixample.-Biography:...
(1815–1876), urban planner - Narcís Monturiol i EstarriolNarcís Monturiol i EstarriolNarcís Monturiol Estarriol was a Spanish Catalan intellectual, artist and engineer. He was the inventor of the first combustion engine-driven submarine, which was propelled by an early form of air-independent propulsion....
(1819–1885), inventor of the submarine - Josep Comas SoláJosep Comas SoláJosep Comas i Solà was a Catalan Spanish astronomer.He observed planets including Mars and Saturn, measuring the period of rotation of the latter...
1868–1937), astronomer, discoverer of the asteroid named 'Barcelona'945 Barcelona- Introduction :It is an asteroid found on 3 February 1921 from Barcelona by the Catalan astronomer Josep Comas Solá . Its diameter is 25.5 km.... - Ignacio BarraquerIgnacio BarraquerIgnacio Barraquer was a Spanish ophthalmologist known for his contributions to the advancement of cataract surgery. Barraquer was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain...
(BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
1884–1965), ophthalmologist known for his contributions to the advancement of cataract surgeryCataract surgeryCataract surgery is the removal of the natural lens of the eye that has developed an opacification, which is referred to as a cataract. Metabolic changes of the crystalline lens fibers over time lead to the development of the cataract and loss of transparency, causing impairment or loss of vision... - Esteban Terradas i IllaEsteban Terradas i IllaEsteban Terradas i Illa was a Spanish mathematician, scientist and engineer. He researched and taught widely in the fields of mathematics and the physical sciences, working not only in his native Catalonia, but also in the rest of Spain and in South America...
(1883–1950), mathematician, scientist and engineer - Pere Bosch-GimperaPere Bosch-GimperaPere Bosch-Gimpera was a Spanish-born Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist.He arrived in Mexico with many other intellectuals during the Spanish Civil War. He became a Mexican citizen in 1971.-Career:...
(1891–1974), anthropologist, archaeologist and prehistorian - Josep TruetaJosep TruetaJosep Trueta i Raspall was a Catalan medical doctor.As a Catalan nationalist, he was forced into exile to England after the Spanish Civil War, during which he had been the chief of trauma services for the city of Barcelona. During World War II, he helped to organize medical emergency services there...
(1897–1977), doctor, professor of orthopedy at Oxford - Jose BarraquerJose BarraquerJosé Ignacio Barraquer Moner was an ophthalmologist known to many as "the father of modern refractive surgery"...
(1916–1998), the father of modern refractive surgery and son of Ignacio BarraquerIgnacio BarraquerIgnacio Barraquer was a Spanish ophthalmologist known for his contributions to the advancement of cataract surgery. Barraquer was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain...
. Invented the cryolatheCryolatheA cryolathe is a device used for freezing and grinding human corneal tissue into different refractive powers.-References:...
and microkeratomeMicrokeratomeA microkeratome is a precision surgical instrument with an oscillating blade designed for creating the corneal flap in LASIK or ALK surgery. The normal human cornea varies from around 500 to 600 micrometres in thickness; and in the LASIK procedure, the microkeratome creates a 83 to 200 micrometre...
and developed many surgical procedures. - Ramon MargalefRamón MargalefRamon Margalef i López was Emeritus Professor of Ecology at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Barcelona. Margalef, unquestionably one of the most important scientists that Spain has produced , worked at the Institute of Applied Biology , and at the Fisheries Research Institute, which he...
(1919–2004), pioneer and outstanding researcher in limnology, marine biology, and ecology. - Jordi Sabater PiJordi Sabater PiJordi Sabater Pi was a Catalan primatologist and worldwide specialist in ethology and the discoverer of cultural behaviors of several species, including the use of tools by chimpanzees. During the 1960s he discovered Snowflake, a very rare albino gorilla that used to live in the zoo of...
(1922–2009), primatologist - Joan OróJoan OróJoan Oró i Florensa was a biochemist from Catalonia , whose research has been of importance in understanding the origin of life. He participated...
(1923–2004), biologist - Valentin FusterValentin FusterValentí Fuster is a Spaniard cardiologist – the only cardiologist to receive all four major research awards from the world's four major cardiovascular organizations....
(1943–), doctor, director of the Cardiologie Institute in Mount Sinai Hospital, New YorkMount Sinai Hospital, New YorkMount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is one of the oldest and largest teaching hospitals in the United States. In 2011-2012, Mount Sinai Hospital was ranked as one of America's best hospitals by U.S...
. - Eudald CarbonellEudald CarbonellEudald Carbonell i Roura is a Spanish archaeologist, anthropologist and paleonthologist.Educated in Girona, Barcelona and Paris, he holds a PhD in Geology of the Quaternary from Pierre and Marie Curie University and History from University of Barcelona .He is currently professor at the...
(1953–), archaeologist, anthropologist and paleonthologist - Ignacio Cirac (1965–), physicist, best known for his contributions to quantum information science.
- Manel EstellerManel EstellerManel Esteller graduated in Medicine from the University of Barcelona in 1992, where he also obtained his doctorate, specialising in the molecular genetics of endometrial carcinoma, in 1996...
(1968–), doctor, specialized in the study of cancer.
Gastronomy
- Carme RuscalledaCarme RuscalledaCarme Ruscalleda i Serra is a renowned Catalan chef of the restaurant Sant Pau in Sant Pol de Mar, near Barcelona. She also owns and manages the restaurant Sant Pau de Tòquio in Japan.Ruscalleda was raised in a family of farmers and began cooking as a girl...
(1952–), chef - Santi SantamariaSanti SantamariaSantiago Santamaria i Puig , known as Santi Santamaria , was a prominent avant-garde Spanish Catalan chef...
(1957–2011), chef - Ferran AdriàFerran AdriàFerran Adrià i Acosta is a Catalan chef born on May 14, 1962 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. He was the head chef of the El Bulli restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava, and is considered one of the best chefs in the world.-Career:...
(1962–), chef
Others
- Saint Raymond of Penyafort (1175–1275), Roman Catholic saint & Dominican
- Saint Joseph OriolJoseph OriolSaint Joseph Oriol is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He is called the "Thaumaturgus of Barcelona." A native of Barcelona, he studied at the University of Barcelona, receiving the degree of Doctor of Theology, 1 August 1674.He was ordained priest on 30 May 1676...
(1650—1702) - Junipero SerraJunípero SerraBlessed Junípero Serra, O.F.M., , known as Fra Juníper Serra in Catalan, his mother tongue was a Majorcan Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California of the Las Californias Province in New Spain—present day California, United States. Fr...
(1713–1784), Roman Catholic saint & Jesuit missionary - Josep Sadoc Alemany (1814–1888), first Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, California
- Joseph JoffreJoseph JoffreJoseph Jacques Césaire Joffre OM was a French general during World War I. He is most known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in 1914. His popularity led to his nickname Papa Joffre.-Biography:Joffre was born in...
(1852–1931), French soldier, born in Ribesaltes (Roussillon) - Pompeu FabraPompeu FabraPompeu Fabra i Poch was a Catalan grammarian, the main author of the normative reform of contemporary Catalan language....
(1868–1948), grammarian - Rosa Sensat (1873–1961), early Doctor of Pedagogy
- Alexandre DeulofeuAlexandre DeulofeuAlexandre Deulofeu Torres was a Catalan politician and philosopher of history...
(1903–1977), historian - Joan GiliJoan GiliJoan Gili i Serra, also known as John Gili, was a Catalan antiquarian book-seller, publisher and translator.Joan Gili was born in Barcelona in 1907. His father, Lluis Gili, ran a religious publishing house which also published a cookery book, Sabores, written by his mother, which became a...
(1907–1998), antiquarian book-seller, publisher and translator. - Joan Pujol (alias Garbo)Juan Pujol (alias Garbo)Joan Pujol Garcia , also known as Juan Pujol García , MBE , was a double agent during the Second World War who was known by the British codename Garbo and the German codename Arabel...
(1912–1988), double agentDouble agentA double agent, commonly abbreviated referral of double secret agent, is a counterintelligence term used to designate an employee of a secret service or organization, whose primary aim is to spy on the target organization, but who in fact is a member of that same target organization oneself. They...
who played a mayor role in the Invasion of Normandy during World War II - Vicente Ferrer MonchoVicente Ferrer MonchoVicente Ferrer Moncho was a philanthropist who spent his life working to improve the lives of the poor in the mission he founded in Southern India. Today the Vicente Ferrer Foundation carries out humanitarian projects in Andhra Pradesh, bringing aid to over 2.5 million poor people...
(1920–2009) Catholic hero/humanitarian - Juan Antonio SamaranchJuan Antonio SamaranchDon Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquis of Samaranch, Grandee of Spain , known in Catalan as Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló , was a Catalan Spanish sports administrator who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001...
(1920–2010), president of the IOCInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
from 1980 to 2001 - Cassià Maria JustCassià Maria JustCassià Maria Just i Riba was a Spanish cleric and the abbot of Santa Maria de Montserrat from 1966 to 1989.-Early life:...
(1926–2008), BenedictineBenedictineBenedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
abbot, one of the people in the Spanish Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
who opposed Francisco FrancoFrancisco FrancoFrancisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
. - Salvador Puig i AntichSalvador Puig AntichSalvador Puig Antich was a Spanish anarchist, born in Barcelona, and active during the 1960s. A member of the Movimiento Ibérico de Liberación , he was executed by the Francoist regime after being tried by a military tribunal and found guilty of the death of a Guardia Civil policeman...
(1948–1974), Catalan anarchist, executed during Franco's regime
- Xavier Sala-i-MartinXavier Sala-i-MartinXavier Sala-i-Martin is a professor of economics at Columbia University.Sala-i-Martin earned his degree from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1985 and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1990, both in economics...
(1963–), economist - Jaume Marxuach i Flaquer (1906–1966), lawyer and writer