List of Catalans

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This is a list of famous Catalan people (people from Catalonia, one of the Autonomous Communities of Spain). All of these people have or had Spanish nationality.

Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909), musician
Josep Sadoc Alemany (1814-1888), first Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, California^[1]
Valentí Almirall (1841-1904), politician, author of "Lo catalanisme", founder of the first daily periodical in Catalan language: "El diari català"
Carmen Amaya, (1913-1963), Flamenco dancer
Victòria dels Àngels (1923 - 2005), soprano
François Arago, (1786-1853), scientist
Facundo Bacardí, merchant, founder of Bacardi
Ignasi Barraquer (Barcelona 1884 - 1965), ophthalmologist
Ricardo Bofill, (born 1939), architect
Juan Bosch, president of the Dominican Republic
Pere Bosch-Gimpera (1891-1974), anthropologist, archaeologist and prehistorian
Montserrat Caballé (1933-), soprano
Pere Calders, writer
Francesc Cambó, (1876 - 1947), politician
Josep Carreras (born 1946), tenor
Pau Casals, (1876-1973), cellist
Ramon Casas i Carbó, (1866–1932), artist
Ildefons Cerdà (1815-1876), urban planner
Josep Comas i Solà (1868-1937), astronomer, discoverer of the asteroid named 'Barcelona'
Lluís Companys i Jover (1882-1940), politician, 123rd President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Xavier Cugat (1900-1990), musician
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), artist
Alexandre Deulofeu (1903-1977), historian
Lluís Domènech i Montaner, (1850 - 1927), architect
Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, (born 1968), pianist, composer
Salvador Espriu, writer
Pompeu Fabra, (1868-1948), grammarian
Cesc Fàbregas (1987-), footballer for Spain and Arsenal
José Figueres Ferrer, (1906-1990), politician, President of Costa Rica in three occasions
Alexandre Galí (1886-1969), pedagogue and historian
Pau Gasol (born 1980), NBA basketball player
Joan Gaspart (1944), former FC Barcelona president
Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), architect
Maria Gay, (1879 - 1943), mezzo-soprano
Àngel Guimerà, (1845 - 1924), writer
James I of Aragon, (1208 – 1276), king of Aragon and count of Barcelona
Joseph Joffre (1825-1931), French soldier, born in Ribesaltes (Roussillon)
Josep Irla i Bosch (1874-1958), politician, 124th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Raúl López, (1980 - ), former NBA basketball player
Francesc Macià i Llussà, (1859-1933), soldier, politician and 122nd President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), sculptor and painter
Joan Maragall (1860-1911), writer
Pasqual Maragall i Mira, politician, 127th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Ramon Margalef i López (1919-2004) biologist especialized in ecology
Marcel Martí (born 1925), sculptor
Stephen Maturin, a fictional character in the Aubrey-Maturin novels of Patrick O'Brian
Joan Miró, (1893-1983), artist
Federico Mompou, (1893-1987), composer
Tete Montoliu, (1933 - 1997), jazz pianist
Federica Montseny, anarchist politician
Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol (1819-1885), inventor of the submarine
Ramon Muntaner (c. 1270-1336), soldier and writer of the 14th century
Andreu Nin, (1892-1937), heterodox communist politician
Narcís Oller, (1846-1930), writer
Saint Joseph Oriol
Joan Oró, biologist
Manuel de Pedrolo, writer
Pere III of Aragon, (1239 - 1285), king of Aragon and count of Barcelona
Ramón Pichot - artist
Antoni Pitxot - artist
Josep Pla (1897-1981), writer
Gaspar de Portolà, explorer and governor of California from 1768-1770
Enric Prat de la Riba, politician
Salvador Puig i Antich, catalan anarchist, last person executed during Franco's regime
Josep Puig i Cadafalch, architect
Jordi Pujol i Soley, politician, 126th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Carles Puyol, football player
Carles Reixach, football player
Carles Riba, poet
Charlie Rivel, clown
Mercè Rodoreda (1909-1983), writer
Nani Roma, motorcyclist, winner of 2004 Dakar Rally
Jordi Sabater Pi, primatologist
Xavier Sala-i-Martin, economist
Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the IOC from 1980 to 2001
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (born 1971), tennis player
Jordi Savall (born 1941), musician
Rosa Sensat (1873-1961), pedagogue
Junipero Serra Roman Catholic saint & Jesuit missionary
Joan Manuel Serrat, singer and author
Josep Lluís Sert (1902-1983), architect, cofounder of the GATCPAC group, professor at Harvard
Fernando Sor (1778-1839), composer
Antoni Tàpies, artist
Esteban Terradas i Illa, (1883 - 1950), mathematician, scientist and engineer
Josep Trueta (1897-1977), doctor, professor of orthopedy at Oxford
Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902), poet
Nacho Vidal (1973-), pornographic actor