List of Catalans

This is a list of notable people from the Catalan Countries, where the Catalan language is used.

Artists

Santiago Rusiñol

• Ferrer Bassa (1285-1348), Catalan Gothic master and renowned miniaturist.
• Arnau Bassa (????-1348), altarpiece master and son of the previous.
• Jacint Rigau i Ros (1659–1743), portrait artist, author of the celebrated Portrait of Louis XIV (1701)
• Josep Tapiró i Baró (1836–1913), master of the watercolor painting and fundamental member of Orientalism
• Marià Fortuny i Marsal (1838–1874), the leading Catalan painter of the 19th century.
• Étienne Terrus (1857-1922), painter considered one of the fauvisme precursor.
• Aristide Maillol (1861–1944), sculptor and painter.
• Santiago Rusiñol (1861–1931), painter, poet and playwright.
• Ramon Casas i Carbó (1866–1932), artist, painter of the masterpiece The Charge of Barcelona (1902)
• Joaquin Mir Trinxet (1873–1940), painter

Joan Miró

• Joan Miró (1893–1983), surrealist artist
• Lola Anglada (1893–1984), illustrator, writer
• Charlie Rivel (1896–1983), clown
• Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), one of the most celebrated surrealist artists

Salvador Dalí

• Joan-Josep Tharrats (1918–2001), abstract artist renowned for his Maculatures, a unique and colorful manner of Art Informel, member of Dau al Set
• Manuel Carnicer i Fajó (1922–1998), hyperrealist artist, colour pencils
• Albert Ràfols-Casamada (1923-2009), one of the most important, multifaceted Catalan artists of his time
• Antoni Tàpies (1923–2012), surrealist painter and member of the avant-grade group Dau al Set
• Remedios Varo (1908-1963), surrealist painter
• Modest Cuixart (1925-2001), painter and member of the avant-grade group Dau al Set
• Marcel Martí (1925–2010), sculptor
• Joan Ponç (1927-1984), painter and member of the avant-garde group Dau al Set
• Josep Guinovart (1927-2007), famous Abstract expressionism painter

Antoni Tàpies

• Montserrat Gudiol (1933–2015), painter
• Lluís Pujals i Carretero (born 1966), musician and painter
• Antoni Pitxot (1934–2015), surrealist painter
• Fina Rifà (born 1939), illustrator
• Pilarín Bayés (born 1941), illustrator
• Jaume Plensa (born 1955), sculptor
• Pere Jaume Borrell i Guinart, "Perejaume" (born 1957), contemporary artist
• Manel Esparbé i Gasca (born 1959), artist, founder of DOGtime program
• Carlos Grangel (born 1963), character-designer involved in the animation blockbusters such as, Madagascar (2005) or Corpse Bride (2005).
• Neil Harbisson (born 1982), artist, founder of the Cyborg Foundation
• Moon Ribas (born 1985) choreographer, dancer and cyborg activist. Also, founder of the Cyborg Foundation

Cinema and theater makers and actors

• Albert Boadella (born 1943), playwright, director, actor, political activist, and founder of Els Joglars
• Rosa Maria Sardà (born 1941), famed actress and comedian
• Bigas Luna (1946-2013), award-winner filmmaker
• Agustí Villaronga (born 1953), filmmaker
• Assumpta Serna (born 1957), actress
• Sergi López (born 1965), actor, César's best actor winner in 2000
• Lydia Zimmermann (born 1966), filmmaker
• Jordi Mollà (born 1968), actor, appeared in the Hollywood blockbusters Colombiana (2012) and Riddick (2013)
• Joel Joan (born 1970), actor, filmmaker and former president of the Academy of Catalan Cinema
• Jaume Collet-Serra (born 1974), filmmaker known for directing the horror remake House of Wax (2005) and the memorable action-thrillers Unknown (2011), Non-Stop (2014) and Run All Night (2015)
• Claudia Bassols (born 1979), actress
• Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey (born 1986), actress, appeared in the Hollywood film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Architects and urban planners

Antoni Gaudí

Lluís Domènech i Montaner

Josep Puig i Cadafalch

• Ildefons Cerdà i Sunyer (1815–1876), urban planner who designed the 19th-century "extension" of Barcelona called the Eixample
• Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850–1927), modernist architect and politician, designed the Palau de la Música Catalana
• Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), modernist architect, designed the Catholic church of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona
• Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867–1956), architect, designed the urban gothic palace Casa Amatller
• Josep Maria Jujol i Gibert (1879–1949), architect and designer; worked with Antoni Gaudí on many of his most famous works
• Isidre Puig i Boada (1891–1987), architect
• Carles Buïgas i Sans (1898–1979), architect, engineer, inventor and author; designed the Magic Fountain in Montjuïc, Barcelona
• Josep Lluís Sert (1902–1983), architect, co-founder of the GATCPAC group, professor at Harvard
• Josep Antoni Coderch (born 1913), architect recognized as one of the most important post-World War II European architects.
• Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola (born 1925), architect and urban planner
• Ricardo Bofill (born 1939), architect
• Carme Pigem (1962), architect and member of the Pritzker Prize-winning architectural firm RCR Arquitectes
• Xavier Vilalta (born 1980), architect

Businessmen

• Facundo Bacardí (1814–1886), founder of Bacardi rum
• Joseph Oller (1839–1922), founder of Moulin Rouge cabaret
• Andrés Brugal Montaner (1850–1914), founder of Brugal & Co. rum
• Enric Bernat (1923–2003), founder of Chupa Chups candy
• Eusebi Güell (1846–1918), industrial entrepreneur and patronage
• Josep Batlló (?–1934), textil industry
• Antoni Puig i Castelló, founder of Puig company
• John Casablancas (1942–2013), founder of Elite Model Management (American from Catalan parents)

Economists

• Andreu Mas-Colell (1944-), economist
• Xavier Sala i Martin (1962–), economist

Writers and poets

Josep Pla

Mercè Rodoreda

Quim Monzó

• Ramon Llull (c. 1232–c. 1315), philosopher, theologist, mystic, missionary, narrator, poet, logician and professor
• Ramon Muntaner (c. 1270–1336), soldier and writer of the 14th century
• Jaime Balmes (1810–1848)), priest, philosopher and political writer
• Àngel Guimerà, (1845–1924), writer
• Jacint Verdaguer (1845–1902), poet
• Narcís Oller (1846–1930), writer
• Joan Maragall (1860–1911), writer and poet
• Josep Carner (1884–1970), poet
• Gaziel (1887–1964), journalist, writer and publisher
• Carles Riba (1893–1959), poet
• Josep Vicenç Foix (1893–1987), poet, essayist and writer
• Josep Pla (1897–1981), writer
• Mercè Rodoreda (1909–1983), writer, known for novel The Time of the Doves (1962)
• Miquel Martí i Pol (1929–2003), writer and poet
• Pere Calders (1912–1994), writer
• Joan Sales (1912–1983), writer, poet, translator and editor.
• Salvador Espriu (1913–1985), writer and poet
• Joan Vinyoli (1914–1984), poet
• Manuel de Pedrolo (1918–1990), writer
• Joan Brossa (1919–1998), poet, playwright, plastic artist and graphic designer
• Gabriel Ferrater (1922–1972), poet, translator and scholar of linguistics
• Quima Jaume i Carbo (1934–1993), poet
• Montserrat Roig (1946–1991), writer, journalist, feminist
• Quim Monzó (born 1952), writer
• Albert Sánchez Piñol (born 1968), writer, novelist and author of the international best-seller Victus: Barcelona 1714

Military

Berenguer de Palou II and James I during the Conquest of Majorca

• Nunó Sanç I (c. 1185–1241), Catalan nobleman and military leader
• Berenguer de Palou II (died 1241), bishop of Barcelona and led different crusades
• Ramon Muntaner (1270–1336), commander and chronicler of the Catalan Company
• Francesc de Tamarit i de Rifà (1600–1653), military leader during the Battle of Montjuïc (1641)
• Rafael Casanova i Comes (1660–1743), Coronela leader during the Siege of Barcelona (1713–14)
• Josep Moragues i Mas (1669–1715), Catalan general during the War of Spanish Succession
• Ramón Cabrera y Griñó (1806–1877), Carlist general from Tortosa
• Joseph Joffre (1852–1931), French general, born in Ribesaltes (Roussillon)
• Domènec Batet (1872–1937), Spanish Army general, he forced to surrender Lluís Companys who declared the Catalan Republic in 1934. He was executed by Franco's Spanish National forces

Musicians and singers

Fashion

Fashion designers

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

Fashion models

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

Politicians and leaders

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

Modern politicians

Francesc Macià

Lluís Companys

• Joan Prim i Prats (1814–1870), general and statesman, Captain-General of Puerto Rico, commander of the Spanish Army in Mexico and in Morocco, and president of the Spanish Council
• Estanislao Figueras (1819–1882), first president of the First Spanish Republic
• Francesc Pi i Margall (1824–1901), second president of the First Spanish Republic
• Valentí Almirall (1841–1904), politician, author of Lo catalanisme, founder of the first daily periodical in the Catalan language, El diari català
• Francesc Macià, (1859–1933), soldier, politician and 122nd President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Josep Irla (1874–1958), politician, 124th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Francesc Cambó (1876–1947), politician
• Enric Prat de la Riba (1879–1917), politician
• Lluís Companys (1882–1940), politician, 123rd President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Andreu Nin (1892–1937), heterodox communist politician
• Federica Montseny (1905–1994), anarchist politician
• José Figueres Ferrer (1906–1990), politician, President of Costa Rica in three occasions
• Ramon Mercader (1914–1978), murderer of Leon Trotsky
• Jordi Pujol (born 1930), politician, 126th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Pasqual Maragall (born 1941), politician, 127th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Jaime Nebot (born 1946), politician, current Mayor of Guayaquil, Ecuador
• Josep Borrell (born 1947), former President of the European Parliament
• Artur Mas (born 1956), politician and 129th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó, politician, 130th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Amadeu Altafaj (born 1968), journalist and present European Commission Vice President spokesman

Sports

Kílian Jornet Burgada

• Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920–2010), president of the IOC from 1980 to 2001
• Manuel Estiarte (born 1961), former water polo player
• Gemma Mengual (born 1977), synchronised swimmer
• Laura Orgué (born 1986), cross country skier
• Kílian Jornet Burgada (born 1987), long-distance runner and ski mountaineer
• Mireia Belmonte (born 1990), medley, freestyle and butterfly swimmer, first woman ever under 8 min in 800 meter freestyle

Tennis

• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (born 1971), former World No. 1 professional tennis player, February, 1995
• Sergi Bruguera (born 1971), former professional tennis player, won 1993 and 1994 French Open
• Àlex Corretja (born 1974), former professional tennis player
• Albert Costa (born 1975), former professional tennis player, won the 2002 French Open
• Tommy Robredo (born 1982), professional tennis player
• Marc López (born 1982), professional tennis player
• Marcel Granollers (born 1986), professional tennis player

Motor racing

Toni Bou

Marc Márquez

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

Football

Pep Guardiola

Carles Puyol

Xavi Hernández

• Ricardo Zamora (1901–1978), former goalkeeper for FC Barcelona, RCD Espanyol, Real Madrid CF and Spain
• Josep Samitier (1902–1972), former FC Barcelona, and Spain midfielder
• Antoni Ramallets (1924–2013), former FC Barcelona and Spain goalkeeper (retired)
• Estanislau Basora (born 1926), retired FC Barcelona and Spain striker
• Carles Rexach (born 1947), retired FC Barcelona and Spain striker
• Joan Golobart (born 1961), retired RCD Espanyol defensive midfielder and respected sports analyst & writer.
• Tito Vilanova (1969–2014), retired central midfield; former head-coach of FC Barcelona
• Pep Guardiola (born 1971), retired FC Barcelona and Spain midfielder, former head coach of FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich and presently of Manchester City
• Jordi Lardín (born 1973), RCD Espanyol, Atlético Madrid and Spain winger
• Roberto Martínez (born 1973), former Real Zaragoza and CF Balaguer midfielder
• Raúl Tamudo (born 1977), Pachuca and former Spain striker
• Carles Puyol (born 1978), sports assistant in Barcelona; former defender for FC Barcelona and Spain
• Joan Capdevila (born 1978), RCD Espanyol and Spain defender
• Xavi Hernández (born 1980), Al Sadd SC and Spain midfielder
• Fernando Navarro (born 1982), Sevilla FC and former Spain defender
• Víctor Valdés (born 1982), Middlesbrough and former FC Barcelona and Spain goalkeeper
• Gerard Piqué (born 1987), FC Barcelona and Spain defender
• Cesc Fàbregas (born 1987), Chelsea and Spain midfielder
• Jordi Alba (born 1987), FC Barcelona and Spain defender
• Sergio Busquets (born 1988), FC Barcelona and Spain midfielder
• Bojan Krkić (born 1990), present Stoke City and former AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona and Spain midfielder

Basketball

Pau Gasol

• Ignacio "Nacho" Solozabal (born 1958), former player for Barça
• Jordi Villacampa (born 1963), former player and president from Joventut Badalona
• Rafael Jofresa (born 1966), former player from Joventut Badalona, Barça and CB Girona
• Roger Grimau (born 1978), former player from Joventut Badalona
• Pau Gasol (born 1980), ACB basketball player, formerly for Barça and currently in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs
• Raúl López (born 1980), formerly for Joventut Badalona, NBA basketball player for Utah Jazz
• Juan Carlos Navarro (born 1980), NBA basketball player for Memphis Grizzlies and ACB for Barça
• Marc Gasol (born 1985), ACB basketball player for Barça and CB Girona and NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies; younger brother of Pau Gasol
• Pau Ribas (born 1987), former player from Joventut Badalona, currently as playmaker for Barça
• Ricky Rubio (born 1990), former player from Joventut Badalona; now with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA

Scuba diving

• Eduard Admetlla i Lázaro (born 1924), scuba diver pioneer who set the record of reaching 100m deep in 1957

Scientists and engineers

Narcís Monturiol

Joan Massagué

• François Arago (1786–1853), scientist
• Ildefons Cerdà (1815–1876), urban planner
• Narcís Monturiol (1819–1885), inventor of the first combustion driven submarine
• Josep Antoni Barraquer (Barcelona 1852–1924), ophthalmologist
• Josep Comas i Solà (1868–1937), astronomer, discoverer of the asteroid named 'Barcelona'
• Ignacio Barraquer (Barcelona 1884–1965), ophthalmologist known for his contributions to the advancement of cataract surgery. Son of Josep Antoni Barraquer
• Esteban Terradas i Illa (1883–1950), mathematician, scientist and engineer
• Pere Bosch-Gimpera (1891–1974), anthropologist, archaeologist and prehistorian
• Josep Trueta (1897–1977), doctor, professor of orthopedy at Oxford
• Jose Barraquer (1916–1998), father of modern refractive surgery and son of Ignacio Barraquer; invented the cryolathe and microkeratome and developed many surgical procedures
• Ramon Margalef (1919–2004), pioneer and outstanding researcher in limnology, marine biology, and ecology
• Jordi Sabater Pi (1922–2009), primatologist
• Joaquim Barraquer (1927–2016), ophthalmologist and son of Ignacio Barraquer
• Joan Oró (1923–2004), biologist
• Carles Vallbona i Calbó (1927–2015), doctor of medicine
• Joan Rodés (1938–2017), doctor, specialized in hepatology
• Josep Maria Caralps (born 1942), doctor, specialized in cardiology
• Joan G. Ribas (1943–2010), chemist
• Valentin Fuster (born 1943), Doctor of Medicine, director of the Cardiology Institute in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
• Eudald Carbonell (born 1953), archaeologist, anthropologist and paleonthologist
• Joan Massagué (born 1953), scientist and pharmacist, specialized in the study of cancer metastasis
• Josep Baselga (born 1959), oncologist
• Ignacio Cirac (born 1965), physicist, best known for his contributions to quantum information science
• Manel Esteller (born 1968), doctor, specialized in the study of cancer

Gastronomy

Ferran Adrià

• Carme Ruscalleda (born 1952), chef
• Santi Santamaria (1957–2011), chef
• Ferran Adrià (born 1962), chef
• Roca brothers (Joan, Josep and Jordi), chefs

Saints and religious figures

• Saint Raymond of Penyafort (1175–1275), Roman Catholic saint and Dominican
• Saint Vicent Ferrer (1350–1419), Valencian Dominican friar, who gained acclaim as a missionary and a logician.
• Saint Joseph Oriol (1650–1702)
• Saint Juníper Serra (1713–1784), Roman Catholic saint and Jesuit missionary
• Saint Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870), founder of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
• Saint Francisco Coll Guitart (1812–1875), Roman Catholic saint and Dominican; founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin
• Josep Sadoc Alemany (1814–1888), first Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, California^[1]
• Cassià Maria Just (1926–2008), Benedictine abbot, one of the people in the Spanish Catholic Church who opposed Francisco Franco^[2]
• Lluís Martínez Sistach (born 1937), former Cardinal Archbishop of Barcelona (2004-2015); member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Others

Pompeu Fabra

• Nahmanides (1194–1270), Catalan-Jewish philosopher
• Pompeu Fabra (1868–1948), grammarian
• Rosa Sensat (1873–1961), early Doctor of Pedagogy
• Alexandre Deulofeu (1903–1977), historian
• Joan Gili (1907–1998), antiquarian book-seller, publisher and translator
• Juan Pujol García (alias Garbo) (1912–1988), double agent who played a major role in the Invasion of Normandy during World War II
• Vicente Ferrer Moncho (1920–2009), Catholic hero/humanitarian
• Salvador Puig i Antich (1948–1974), Catalan anarchist, executed during Franco's regime
• Jaume Marxuach i Flaquer (1906–1966), lawyer and writer
• Toni Strubell i Trueta (born 1952), Catalan linguist and politician
• Joan Laporta i Estruch (born 1962), lawyer, former president of FC Barcelona, and politician

See also

• List of Andorrans
• List of Balearics
• List of Valencians
• Lists of people by nationality
• List of Spaniards
• List of French people

References