List of Valencians
Encyclopedia
This is a list of famous Valencian people
(people from the Land of Valencia).
Valencian people
The Valencians are an ethnic group or nationality whose homeland is the Valencian Community, which is a historical region in eastern Spain. The official languages of Valencia are Catalan , and Spanish ....
(people from the Land of Valencia).
- Juan AndrésJuan AndrésJuan Andrés was a Spanish jesuit and writer....
(1740-1817), jesuit - Ester AndujarEster AndujarEster Andujar , born 1976 in Valencia, is a Spanish jazz singer notable among the younger generation of Spanish jazz musicians....
(1976-), singer - Alberto ArnalAlberto ArnalAlbert Arnal , known as Quart was the Valencian pilota ruling dauer player during the 1930s. His mastery deserved him to be rewarded by having a picture on the Honor Gallery of the Pelayo trinquet...
(1913-1966), pilotari - Rita Barberá NollaRita Barberá NollaRita Barberá Nolla has been the Mayor of Valencia, Spain since 1991. She is a member of the National Council of the People's Party of Spain and Representative in the Valencian regional Parliament . She turned down an offer to become a national deputy at the 2008 Spanish General Election.-External...
(1948-), politician - José Benlliure y GilJosé Benlliure y GilJosé Benlliure y Gil , Spanish painter, was born at Valencia, studied painting under Domingo, and showed from the first such marked talent that he was sent to the Spanish school in Rome....
(1858-1937), painter - Louis Bertrand (saint)Louis Bertrand (saint)Saint Louis Bertrand, O.P. was a Spanish Dominican who preached in South America during the 16th century, and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.-Early life:...
(1526-1581), saint - Vicente Blasco IbáñezVicente Blasco IbáñezVicente Blasco Ibáñez was a Spanish realist novelist writing in Spanish, a screenwriter and occasional film director....
(1867-1928), writer - Francis BorgiaFrancis BorgiaSaint Francis Borgia, 4th duke of Gandía, 3rd Father General of the Jesuit Order, Grandee of Spain, was a Spanish Jesuit and third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was canonized on 20 June 1670.-Early life:He was born Francesco Borgia de Candia d'Aragon within the Duchy of Gandía,...
(1510-1572), saint - Nino BravoNino BravoLuis Manuel Ferri Llopis , better known by his stage name Nino Bravo, was a Spanish pop singer.-Early life:...
(1944-1973), singer - Raúl BravoRaúl BravoRaúl Bravo Sanfélix is a Spanish footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano. Mainly a left back, he can also play in the centre....
(1981-), football player - José CabanesJosé CabanesJosé Cabanes is a professional Valencian pilota player, known as Genovés II because his father is Genovés I. He plays for the ValNet company as a dauer on Escala i corda matches, but he can be also seen in exhibition matches of Llargues, Galotxa, or Frontó...
(1981-), pilotari - Paco Cabanes PastorPaco Cabanes PastorPaco Cabanes Pastor is a retired professional Valencian pilota player known by his town's name, Genovés I, and who has begun a pilotaris saga with his son, Genovés II...
(1954-), pilotari - Joan CalabuigJoan CalabuigJoan Calabuig Rull is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Calabuig began his political career as a deputy in the local parliament, the Cortes Valencianas in 1983 serving until 1987. He also served as President of the Union of Young Socialists from 1985-1989...
(1960-), politician - Santiago CalatravaSantiago CalatravaSantiago Calatrava Valls is a Spanish architect, sculptor and structural engineer whose principal office is in Zürich, Switzerland. Classed now among the elite designers of the world, he has offices in Zürich, Paris, Valencia, and New York City....
(1951-), architect - Jaime CaruanaJaime CaruanaJaime Caruana is the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements. His five-year term began on April 1, 2009. He was also the Governor of the Bank of Spain from July 2000 to July 2006....
(1952-), economist - Ángel CaseroAngel CaseroÁngel Luis Casero Moreno is a retired Spanish road bicycle racer who raced professionally between 1994 and 2005....
(1972-), cyclist - Guillén de Castro y BellvisGuillén de Castro y BellvisGuillén de Castro y Bellvis was a Spanish dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age.A Valencian by birth, he soon achieved a literary reputation. In 1591 he joined a local literary academy called the Nocturnos...
(1569-1631), writer - Antonio José CavanillesAntonio José CavanillesAntonio José Cavanilles was a leading Spanish taxonomic botanist of the 18th century. He named many plants, particularly from Oceania, his name is abbreviated as Cav...
(1745-1804), botanist - Agustí Cerdà i ArgentAgustí Cerdà i ArgentAgustí Cerdà i Argent is a Valencian Spanish politician, president of the minority Catalan nationalist party Republican Left of the Valencian Country since its foundation in September of year 2000...
(1965-), politician - Isabel-Clara SimóIsabel-Clara SimóIsabel-Clara Simó i Monllor is a Valencian journalist and writer.She is considered one of the most important writers in the Catalan language. She has been awarded several prizes, including the Premi Sant Jordi in 1993. As a journalist, she was the director of Canigó magazine and has a daily column...
(1943-), writer - Miguel Ángel de las Cuevas BarberáMiguel Ángel de las Cuevas BarberáMiguel Ángel de las Cuevas Barberá is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón in La Liga.A versatile midfield element, he can play both in the wings and behind the forwards, but usually occupies the attacking midfielder position.-Club career:Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, de...
(1986-), football player - Alex DebónAlex DebónAlex Debón Latorre is a former professional motorcycle road racer, who last competed in the Moto2 World Championship....
(1976-), motorcycle racer - Nacho DuatoNacho DuatoJuan Ignacio Duato Bárcia, also known as Nacho Duato is a Spanish modern ballet dancer and choreographer. After a long and successful career, he was selected by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Education as the artistic director of the National Spanish Dance Company in June 1990...
(1957-), dancer - Héctor FaubelHéctor FaubelHéctor Faubel Rojí is a professional motorcycle road racer. He currently competes in the 125cc Grand Prix World Championship.Faubel has been racing full-time since 2002, always on Aprilia bikes...
(1983-), motorcycle racer - David FerrerDavid FerrerDavid Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
(1982-), tennis player - Vincent FerrerVincent FerrerSaint Vincent Ferrer was a Valencian Dominican missionary and logician.-Early life:Vincent was the fourth child of the Anglo-Scottish nobleman William Stewart Ferrer and his Spanish wife, Constantia Miguel. Legends surround his birth...
(1350-1419), saint - Juan Carlos FerreroJuan Carlos FerreroJuan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
(1980-), tennis player - Victoria FrancésVictoria FrancésVictoria Francés is a Spanish illustrator.-Life:Frances was born in Valencia but spent much of her infancy inGalicia.She attended the Polytechnic University of Valencia, where she studied Fine Arts at the Facultad de Bellas Artes de San Carlos...
(1982-), illustrator - Joan FusterJoan FusterJoan Fuster i Ortells was a Valencian writer, who published mostly in Catalan.- Life and works :He was born in the village of Sueca near Valencia, Spain, in a relatively prosperous middle class family. Both his parents were pious Roman Catholics and Carlists. His father was a renowned local...
(1922-1992), writer - Sergio GadeaSergio GadeaSergio Gadea Panisello is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He currently races in the 125cc class of the Motorcycle World championship...
(1984-), motorcycle racer - Antonio GadesAntonio GadesAntonio Gades was a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer . He helped to popularise the art form on the international stage...
(1936-2004), dancer - Gaspar Gil PoloGaspar Gil PoloGaspar Gil Polo , Spanish novelist and poet, was born at Valencia.He is often confused with Gil Polo, professor of Greek at Valencia University between 1566 and 1573; but this professor was not named Gaspar...
(1530?-1591), writer - Vicente Grau JuanVicente Grau JuanVicente Grau Juan is a professional Valencian pilota player known as Grau. He plays mainly Escala i corda matches and is one the best mitgers playing for the ValNet company, due to his fast and strong ball-strikes , he has been the first mitger who won the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa, a...
(1968-), pilotari - Josep GuiaJosep GuiaJosep Guia i Marín is a Valencian writer, mathematics professor of University of Valencia and political activist within PSAN party...
(1947-), politician - Alfred HernandoAlfred HernandoAlfred Hernando Hueso , known as Fredi, is a retired Valencian pilota professional player working now as a pilota businessman. He was a member of the Valencian Pilota Squad....
(1957-), pilotari - Jose IturbiJosé IturbiJosé Iturbi was a Spanish conductor, harpsichordist and pianist. He appeared in several Hollywood films of the 1940s, notably playing himself in the 1943 musical, Thousands Cheer and in the 1945 film, Anchors Aweigh...
(1895-1980), pianist - Ibn Al-ThahabiIbn Al-ThahabiAbu Mohammed Abdellah Ibn Mohammed Al-Azdi , known also as Ibn Al-Thahabi, was an Arab physician, famous for writing the first known alphabetical encyclopedia of medicine.-Biography:...
(-1033), physician - Ibn JubayrIbn JubayrIbn Jubayr was a geographer, traveler and poet from al-Andalus.-Early life:Born in Valencia in Spain, then the seat of an independent emirate. Ibn Jubayr was descendant of a tribe of Andalusian origins, Jubayr was the son of a civil servant...
(1145-1217), geographer - Ausiàs MarchAusiàs MarchAusiàs March was a Valencian poet who was born in Gandia towards the end of the 14th century. He was the son of Pere March, nephew of Jaume March II, and cousin of Arnau March....
(1397?-1459), writer - Juan Jose MartiJuan Jose MartiJuan Jose Marti , Spanish novelist, was born at Orihuela, Province of Alicante about 1570. He graduated as bachelor of canon law at Valencia in 1591, and in 1598 took his degree as doctor of canon law; in the latter year he was appointed co-examiner in canon law at the University of Valencia, and...
(1570?-1640), writer - José Martínez RuizJosé Martínez RuizJosé Augusto Trinidad Martínez Ruíz, also known as Azorín , was a Spanish writer and literary critic.-Early life and education:Martínez Ruiz was born in Monovar, Alicante in 1873...
, Azorín, (1873-1967), writer - Joanot MartorellJoanot MartorellJoanot Martorell was a Valencian knight and the author of the novel Tirant lo Blanch, which is written in Valencian...
(1413-1468), writer - Vicente MasipVicente MasipVicente Juan Masip was a Spanish painter of the Renaissance period. he was one of the main members of the considered the premier painter of the Valencian school of painters.-Biography:...
(1506-1579), painter - Anabel Medina GarriguesAnabel Medina GarriguesAna Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
(1982-), tennis player - José Jorge Mezquita GarcíaJosé Jorge Mezquita GarcíaJosé Jorge Mezquita García , simply known as Mezquita, is a Valencian pilota professional player, one of the best reboters of the Escala i corda variant in the ValNet company...
(1967-), pilotari - Gabriel MiróGabriel MiróGabriel Miró Ferrer .Most critics believe that Gabriel Miró's literary maturity begins with Las cerezas del cementerio , whose plot revolves around the tragic love of the super-sensitive young man Félix Valdivia for an older woman and presents—with an atmosphere of voluptuousness and lyrical...
(1879-1930), writer - José Francisco MolinaJosé Francisco MolinaJosé Francisco Molina Jiménez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.11 years of his extensive professional career were spent at Atlético Madrid and Deportivo de La Coruña, where he won a total of five titles combined...
(1970-), football player - Jaume Morales MoltóJaume Morales MoltóJaume Morales Moltó , sporting nickname Tato, is a Valencian pilota professional player in the ValNet company team. He plays as mitger of the Escala i corda variant with a unique and unorthodox style due to his early experiences as a player, playing the Llargues variant in the streets...
(1973-), pilotari - Álvaro Navarro SerraÁlvaro Navarro SerraÁlvaro Navarro Serra , simply known as Álvaro, is one of the main Valencian pilota professional players. He is one of the most reputed dauers due to his strong left hand and his professionality, and has got to be a member of the Valencian Pilota Squad...
(1973-), pilotari - Juan Manuel Ortiz (1982-), football player
- Julio Palau LozanoJulio Palau LozanoJulio Palau Lozano was a reputed professional Valencian pilota Escala i corda variant player known as Juliet d'Alginet. He is one of only five players in the Pelayo trinquet's Honor gallery. His career began when he was only 15...
(1925-), pilotari - Vicent PartalVicent PartalVicent Partal is a Valencian journalist, founder and manager of Vilaweb. He also worked in El Temps, Diari de Barcelona, TVE, Catalunya Ràdio, El Punt, and La Vanguardia, among others. He is considered an ....
(1960-), journalist - Álvaro Pascual-LeoneAlvaro Pascual-LeoneAlvaro Pascual-Leone is a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, with which he has been affiliated since 1997. He is the Director of the Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and Program Director of the Harvard-Thorndike Clinical Research Center of the Beth Israel...
(1961-), neurologist - Ignacio Pinazo CamarlenchIgnacio Pinazo CamarlenchIgnacio Pinazo Camarlench was a Spanish painter, and one of the most prominent artists of Valencia from the end of the nineteenth century, working in the Impressionist style....
(1849-1916), painter - Pope Alexander VIPope Alexander VIPope Alexander VI , born Roderic Llançol i Borja was Pope from 1492 until his death on 18 August 1503. He is one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, and his Italianized surname—Borgia—became a byword for the debased standards of the Papacy of that era, most notoriously the Banquet...
(1431-1503), pope - Pope Callixtus IIIPope Callixtus IIIPope Callixtus III , né Alfons de Borja, was Pope from April 8, 1455 to his death in 1458.-Biography:...
(1378-1458), pope - Antonio ReigAntonio ReigAntoni Reig Ventura , known as Rovellet because his father was Rovell from Dénia, was a professional Escala i corda Valencian pilota variant player...
(1932-), pilotari - José Vicente Riera CalatayudJosé Vicente Riera CalatayudJosé Vicente Riera Calatayud , el Nel de Murla, is regarded to be the first Valencian pilota genius.He was 23 and got announced as the main player at the Pelayo and Juan de Mena trinquets, in Valencia...
(1867-1954), pilotari - Cayetano RipollCayetano RipollCayetano Ripoll , was a schoolmaster in Valencia, Spain, who was hanged to death on 26 July 1826 for allegedly teaching Deist principles....
(?-1826), schoolmaster - Ángel Rodríguez (1985-), motorcycle racer
- Vicente RodríguezVicente RodríguezVicente Rodríguez Guillén , simply Vicente, nicknamed El puñal de Benicalap , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in England....
(1981-), football player - Vicente Rojo LluchVicente Rojo LluchVicente Rojo Lluch was Chief of the General Staff of the Spanish Armed Forces during the Spanish Civil War.-Early life:...
(1894-1966), army officer - Francisco RufeteFrancisco RufeteFrancisco Joaquín Pérez Rufete is a Spanish footballer who plays for Hércules CF....
(1976-), football player - Alonso Sánchez CoelloAlonso Sánchez CoelloAlonso Sánchez Coello was a portrait painter of the Spanish Renaissance and one of the pioneers of the great tradition of Spanish portrait painting.- Life :...
(1531/2-1588), painter - Manuel Sanchis i GuarnerManuel Sanchis i GuarnerManuel Sanchis i Guarner was a Valencian Spanish philologist, historian and writer.He was an author of a vast work ranging from studies of linguistics, literature, history, ethnography to popular culture, basically centered on the Valencian Community, but also on the rest of the territories of...
(1911-1981), philologist - Jordi de Sant JordiJordi de Sant JordiJordi de Sant Jordi was born in the Kingdom of Valencia. He was Chamberlain at the court of King Alfons V of Aragon but is best known for his poetry....
(1390?-1424?), writer - Enric SarasolEnric SarasolEnric Sarasol Soler , known as Sarasol I, was a professional Valencian pilota player. He retired on 2004 and for 3 years he was the Sports General Director of the Generalitat Valenciana, until 2007....
(1964-), pilotari - José María SarasolJosé María SarasolJosé María Sarasol Soler , Sarasol II, is a Valencian pilota professional player. His brother Enric was Sarasol I. He has been member of the Valencian Pilota Squad for 11 years and has deserved to be awarded as the Best Player at the Argentina'02 Handball International Championships.For many years,...
(1970-), pilotari - Camilo SestoCamilo SestoCamilo Blanes Cortés , better known as Camilo Sesto, is a Spanish singer , composer and producer who enjoyed fame during the 1970s and the 1980s...
(1946-), singer - María Sornosa MartínezMaría Sornosa MartinezMaría Sornosa Martínez is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , part of the Socialist Group...
(1949-), politician - Joaquín Sorolla y BastidaJoaquín Sorolla y BastidaJoaquín Sorolla y Bastida was a Valencian Spanish painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes, and monumental works of social and historical themes...
(1863-1923), painter - Francisco TárregaFrancisco TárregaFrancisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea was an influential Spanish composer and guitarist of the Romantic period.-Biography:Tárrega was born on 21 November 1852, in Vila-real, Castelló, Spain...
(1852-1909), guitarist - Nicolás TerolNicolás TerolNicolás 'Nico' Terol Peidro is a professional motorcycle road racer. He currently races in the 125cc World championship, and was the final champion in the class, in . He began his professional racing career in 2005...
(1988-), motorcycle racer - Arturo TizónArturo TizónArturo Tizón is a Spanish motorcycle racer. From 2005-2007, he competed in the 250cc Motorcycle World championship.-Grand Prix motorcycle racing career:-References:...
(1984-), motorcycle racer - Cosme de TorrèsCosme de TorrèsCosme de Torres , a Spanish Jesuit of the sixteenth century, was one of the first Christian missionaries in Japan. He was born in Valencia and died in Amakusa, an island now in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.-Early Life :...
(1510-1570), missionary - Juan Francisco TorresJuan Francisco TorresJuan Francisco Torres Belén , aka Juanfran, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a right winger.-Real Madrid:...
(1985-), football player - Mateo TúnezMateo TúnezMateo Túnez is a motorcycle road racer. He competed in the 125cc World Championship in and .-Grand Prix motorcycle racing career:-References:...
(1989-), motorcycle racer - Enric Valor i VivesEnric Valor i VivesEnric Valor i Vives was a Valencian narrator and grammarian who made one of the most important contributions to the re-collection and recovery of Valencian lexicography and its standardization in the Valencian Community, Spain.-Biography:Enric Valor was born in 1911, the son of an affluent family...
(1911-2000), philologist - Waldo Vila Gilabert (1978-), pilotari
- Cristóbal de ViruésCristóbal de ViruésCristóbal de Virués was a Spanish dramatist and poet.He was born at Valencia about the middle of the 16th century, joined the army, fought at Lepanto, and retired to his native place with the rank of captain shortly before 1586....
(1550-1614), writer - Joan Lluís Vives (1492-1540), humanist