List of Andalusians

The following table groups the list of famous Andalusians listed in alphabetical order within categories:

Bullfighters

Name Occupation Place of birth Date of birth Date of death
Juan BelmonteBullfighterSeville18921962
Manuel Benítez, a.k.a. El CordobésBullfighterPalma del Río1936-
Jose Gomez, a.k.a. JoselitoBullfighterGelves18951920
Rafael Guerra, a.k.a. GuerritaBullfighterCórdoba18621941
Rafael Molina, a.k.a. LagartijoBullfighterCórdoba18411900
Francisco Montes, a.k.a. PaquiroBullfighterChiclana de la Frontera18041851
Antonio OrdóñezBullfighterRonda19321998
Cayetano Ordóñez, a.k.a. El Niño de La PalmaBullfighterRonda19041961
Manuel Laureano Rodríguez, a.k.a. ManoleteBullfighterCórdoba19171947
Francisco Rivera Pérez, a.k.a. PaquirriBullfighterCadiz19481984
Curro RomeroBullfighterCamas1933-

Explorers and Conquistadors

Name Occupation Place of birth Date of birth Date of death
Juan Díaz de SolísNavigator and explorerLebrija14701516
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de VacaFirst European to explorer the southwestern of United StatesJerez de la Frontera14901559
Juan Rodrigo Bermejo, a.k.a. Rodrigo de TrianaSailor, the first to see America's coast in the Columbus' first expeditionSeville1469??
Pedro Alonso NiñoNavigator and explorerMoguer14681505
Juan de Padilla[1] Missionary and protomartyr of United Statesunknown14921544
Martín Alonso PinzónNavigator and explorer. He participated in Columbus' first expedition as captain of the PintaPalos de la Frontera14411495
Vicente Yáñez PinzónNavigator, explorer and conquistador. He participated in Columbus' first expedition as captain of the NiñaPalos de la Frontera14601523

Leaders and politicians

Name Occupation Place of birth Date of birth Date of death
Abd-ar-Rahman IIIEmir and first Caliph of CórdobaCórdoba891961
Niceto Alcalá-ZamoraFirst Prime Minister and first President of the Second Spanish RepublicPriego de Córdoba18771949
Al-Mansur aka AlmanzorMuslim general and statesmanAlgeciras9401002
Javier ArenasFormer deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidente) of SpainSeville1957-
ArganthoniosKing of TartessiaTartessos670 BC550 BC
Alvaro de BazanAdmiralGranada15261588
BoabdilLast Muslim king of GranadaGranada14521528
Antonio Cánovas del CastilloHistorian, Prime Minister of Spain and creator of the Restoration of the Spanish Bourbon monarchyMálaga18281897
Emilio CastelarWriter and politician, fourth and last President of the First Spanish RepublicCadiz18321899
Manuel Chaves GonzálezPresident of the Autonomous Community of AndalucíaCeuta1945-
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba aka El Gran CapitanGeneral and statesman, the Father of trench warfareMontilla14531515
Bernardo de GálvezGeneral and governor of Louisiana, aided the United States in the American Revolutionary WarMálaga17581852
Felipe GonzálezFormer Prime Minister of SpainSeville1942-
Alfonso GuerraFormer deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidente) of SpainSeville1940-
HadrianRoman emperorItalica76138
Blas InfantePolitician and writer, leading exponent of Andalusian nationalismCasares18851936
Luisa of Medina-SidoniaQueen-consort of PortugalSanlúcar de Barrameda16131666
Antonio (Lopez) de MendozaFirst viceroy of New Spain and third viceroy of PeruGranada14951552
Ramón Maria NarvaezGeneral and Prime Minister of SpainLoja18001868
Aguas Santas Ocaña NavarroFirst Lady of HondurasBrenes1963-
Miguel Primo de RiveraGeneral and dictator of SpainJerez de la Frontera18701930
Nicolás SalmerónPolitician and philosopher, third President of the First Spanish RepublicAlhama de Almería18381908
TrajanRoman emperorItalica53117
Antonio de UlloaGeneral, explorer, writer and first Spanish governor of LouisianaSeville17161795

Musicians

Name Occupation Place of birth Date of birth Date of death
Sara BarasFlamenco dancerCádiz1971-
David BisbalPop singerAlmería1979-
Joaquín CortésFlamenco dancerCórdoba1969-
Vicente EspinelWriter and musician of the Spanish Golden Age. Added the fifth string to the guitarRonda15501624
Manuel de FallaComposer of classical musicCádiz18761946
José Fernández Torres, aka TomatitoFlamenco guitaristAlmería1958-
Lola FloresSinger, dancer and actressJerez de la Frontera19231995
Rosa María García García, aka Niña PastoriFlamenco singerSan Fernando1978-
Manuel García Escobar, aka Manolo EscobarPop SingerEl Ejido1931-
Rocío JuradoSinger and actressChipiona19442006
Las KetchupSingersCórdobaN/A-
Alonso LoboComposer of the late RenaissanceOsuna15551617
Los del RíoSingersDos HermanasN/A-
Rafael Martos, aka RaphaelSingerLinares1945-
José Monje Cruz aka Camarón de la IslaFlamenco singerCadiz19501992
Cristóbal de MoralesComposer of the RenaissanceSeville15001553
Isabel PantojaSinger and actressSeville1952-
Manuel del Pópulo Vicente GarcíaOpera tenorSeville17751832
Miguel RíosSingerChauchina1944-
Joaquín SabinaSinger-songwriterÚbeda1949-
Francisco Sánchez, aka Paco de LucíaFlamenco guitarist, Prince of Asturias PrizeAlgeciras1947-
Andrés SegoviaClassical guitaristLinares18931987
Joaquín TurinaComposer of classical musicSeville18821949
Eva YerbabuenaFlamenco dancerGranada1970-
Vicente AmigoFlamenco guitaristSeville1967

Sculptors and painters

Name Occupation Place of birth Date of birth Date of death
Alonso CanoPainter, architect and sculptorGranada16011667
Juan Martínez MontañésSculptorAlcalá la Real15681649
Bartolomé Esteban MurilloPainterSeville16181682
Antonio León OrtegaSculptorAyamonte19071991
Francisco PachecoPainter, teacher of Diego Velázquez and Alonzo CanoSanlucar de Barrameda15641664
Pablo PicassoPainter and sculptorMálaga18811972
Daniel Vázquez DíazPainterNerva18821969
Diego VelázquezPainterSeville15991660

Philosophers and humanists

Name Occupation Place of birth Date of birth Date of death
AverroesPhilosopher and physicianCórdoba11261198
Bartolome de las CasasAdvocate of the rights of Native AmericansSeville14841566
Antonio de NebrijaPublished the first grammar of the Spanish language in 1492Lebrija14411522
MaimonidesJewish rabbi, physician and philosopherCórdoba11351204
SenecaRoman stoic philosopher and statesmanCórdoba4 BC65 AC
Ibn ArabiArab Muslim mystic and philosopherMurcia11651240
Ibn HazmPhilosopher, littérateur, historian, jurist and theologianCórdoba9941064
Qadi IyadIslamic jurist and theologianCeuta10831149
Francisco SuarezPhilosopher and theologian, the greatest scholastic after Thomas AquinasGranada15481617
María ZambranoPhilosopher and writer, Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Prince of Asturias PrizeVélez-Málaga19041991
Jesús Padilla GálvezPhilosopher and writerAlmería1959

Sportspeople

Name Occupation Place of birth Date of birth Date of death
Diego CapelFootball playerAlbox1988-
Pedro CarrascoBoxerAlosno19432001
Manu del MoralFootballerJaén1986-
Paquillo FernándezAthleticsGuadix1977-
Luis FernándezFormer French International football playerTarifa1959-
Daniel GüizaEuropean Cup winning football playerJerez de la Frontera1980-
Juan Gómez González, aka JuanitoFormer football player and coachFuengirola19541992
Juan Gutiérrez Moreno, aka JuanitoEuropean Cup winning football playerCadiz1976-
Fernando HierroFormer football player and captain of Real MadridVélez-Málaga1968-
Miguel Ángel JiménezGolferMálaga1964-
José Manuel JuradoFootballerSanlúcar de Barrameda1986-
Juan Ramón López CaroFormer coach of Real MadridLebrija1969-
Antonio MaesoMotorcyclingAlmería1979-
Carlos MarchenaWorld Cup and European Cup winning Football playerSeville1979-
Francisco Miguel Narváez, aka KikoFormer football playerJerez de la Frontera1972-
Jesús NavasWorld Cup winning football playerLos Palacios y Villafranca1985-
Manuel OrantesTennis playerGranada1949-
Miguel PardezaFormer football player, part of La Quinta del BuitreLa Palma del Condado1965-
Antonio PuertaFormer football playerSeville19842007
Sergio RamosWorld Cup and European Cup winning Football playerCamas1986-
Felipe Reyes2006 FIBA World Championship winning basketball playerCórdoba1980-
José Antonio ReyesFootball playerUtrera19832019
Joaquín SánchezFootball playerEl Puerto de Santa María1981-
Diego TristánFootball playerLa Algaba1976-

Writers

Name Occupation Place of birth Date of birth Date of death
Pedro Antonio de AlarcónNovelist and politicianGuadix18331891
Rafael ÁbalosNovelist, children's fantasyArchidona1956
Rafael AlbertiPoet and Miguel de Cervantes PrizeEl Puerto de Santa María19021999
Vicente AleixandrePoet, Nobel Prize in LiteratureSeville18981984
Mateo AlemánNovelistSeville15471609
Manuel AltolaguirrePoet, a member of Generation of '27Málaga19051959
Francisco AyalaNovelist, Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Prince of Asturias PrizeGranada19062009
Gustavo Adolfo BécquerRomantic poet and tale writerSeville18361870
Luis CernudaPoetSeville19021963
Federico García LorcaPoet and playwrightGranada18981936
Luis de GóngoraPoet during the Spanish Golden AgeCórdoba15611627
Juan Ramón JiménezPoet and Nobel Prize in LiteratureMoguer18811958
LucanRoman poetCórdoba3965
Antonio MachadoPoet, one of the leading exponents of the Generation of '98Seville18751939
Manuel MachadoPoet and figure of the Modernism, brother of Antonio MachadoSeville18741947
Emilio PradosPoet, member of Generation of '27Málaga18991962
Luis RosalesPoet, Miguel de Cervantes PrizeGranada19101992
Lope de RuedaPlaywrightSeville15101565
Seneca the ElderRoman rhetorician and writerCórdoba54 BC39 AC
Manuel AndújarNovelist, poet, playwright and essayistLa Carolina19131994

References

  1. Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
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