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List of Catalans
Famous Catalan (from Catalonia, Spain) people. In alphabetical order.
- Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909), musician
- Valentí Almirall (1841-1904), politician, author of "Lo catalanisme", founder of the first dayly periodical in Catalan language: "El diari català"
- Victoria de los Angeles (born 1923), soprano
- Carmen Amaya, (1913-1963), Flamenco dancer
- François Arago, (1786-1853), scientist
- Facundo Bacardí , merchant, founder of Bacardi
- Ignasi Barraquer (Barcelona 1884 - 1965), ophthalmologist
- Ricardo Bofill, (born 1939), architect
- Pere Bosch-Gimpera (1891-1974), anthropologist, archaeologist and prehistorian
- Montserrat Caballé (1933-), soprano
- Pere Calders , writer
- Francesc Cambó, politician
- Josep Carreras (born 1946), tenor
- Pau Casals, (1876-1973), cello
- 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
- Lluís Domènech i Montaner, architect
- Salvador Espriu , writer
- Pompeu Fabra, (1868-1948), grammarian
- Alexandre Galí (1886-1969), pedagogue and historian
- Pau Gasol (born 1980), basketball player
- Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), architect
- Maria Gay, mezzo-soprano
- Àngel Guimerà, writer
- James I of Aragon, king of Aragon and count of Barcelona
- Àngel Guimerà , writer
- Joseph Joffre (1825-1931), French soldier, born in Ribesaltes (Roussillon)
- Josep Irla i Bosch (1874-1958), politician, 124th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
- 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
- Joan Miró, (1893-1983), artist
- Federico Mompou, (1893-1987), composer
- Tete Montoliu, 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
- Narcís Oller , (1846-1930), writer
- Saint Joseph Oriol
- Joan Oró, biologist
- Manuel de Pedrolo , writer
- Peter III of Aragon, 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
- Josep Puig i Cadafalch, architect
- Jordi Pujol i Soley, politician, 126th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
- 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
- Josep Lluís Sert (1902-1983), architect, cofounder of the GATCPAC group, professor at Harvard
- Fernando Sor (1778-1839), composer
- Antoni Tàpies , artist
- Josep Trueta (1897-1977), doctor, professor of orthopedy at Oxford
- Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902), poet
See also: List of people by nationality, List of Spaniards, List of French people, List of Andorrans
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