Aragon 20th and 21st centuries

Eva Amaral Lallana, singer-songwriter and member of the rock band Amaral

Enrique Bunbury (Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izarduy), rock singer-songwriter for Héroes del Silencio and Enrique Bunbury Band

Luis Buñuel Portolés, filmmaker

St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás, Spanish Catholic priest, founder of Opus Dei

Pablo Gargallo Catalán, sculptor and painter

Jesús Moncada Estruga, writer

Ramon J. Sender Garcés, writer

José Antonio Labordeta Subías, singer, writer, politician (deputy) and TV presenter

Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recipient for his research on the human brain and nervous system

Carlos Saura Atarés, filmmaker

Pablo Serrano Aguilar, sculptor

Alberto Zapater Arjol, footballer

María Pilar León Cebrián, footballer

Teresa Perales Fernández, Paralympic swimmer, politician and university professor

Fernando Simón Soria, epidemiologist and director of the Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies of the Spanish Ministry of Health during the ebola and COVID-19 outbreaks

Federico Jiménez Losantos, radio presenter and right wing pundit

Sheila Herrero Lapuente, inline speed skater

Antón García Abril, music composer

Soledad Puértolas Villanueva, writer, member of the Royal Spanish Academy and winner of the Premio Planeta de Novela

Juan Alberto Belloch Julbe, judge, former Spanish Minister of Justice and of Justice and Interior, former mayor of Zaragoza, former deputy and senator and former member of the General Council of the Judiciary

Luisa Fernanda Rudi Úbeda, senator, former and first female President of the Congress of the Deputies, former and first female President of Aragon, former and first female mayor of Zaragoza, former deputy, MEP and autonomic deputy and former president of the Aragonese People’s Party

Marcelino Iglesias Ricou, former President of Aragon, former senator and autonomic deputy and former secretary-general of the Socialists’ Party of Aragon and former member of the executive committee of the PSOE

Román Escolano Olivares, economist, former Spanish Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness and former vice-president of the European Investment Bank

Miki (Miguel) Nadal Furriel, comedian, actor and TV presenter

Luisa Gavasa Moragón, actress

Hana Jalloul Muro, university professor, politician and Secretary of State of Migrations

Guitarricadelafuente (Álvaro Lafuente Calvo), singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician

Ara Malikian, violinist

Ana Santos Aramburo, librarian and director of the National Library of Spain

José Luis Gil Sanz, television, cinema, theatre and voice actor

Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea, actress and TV presenter

Conchita Martínez Bernat, tennis player

Pilar Palomero, film director and screenwriter

Paco Martínez Soria, actor and theatre entrepreneur

Miguel Ángel Tirado Vinués (also known as “Marianico el Corto”), comedian and actor

Violadores del Verso, rap music crew

Álvaro Arbeloa Coca, footballer

Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz (most commonly known as “Epi”), basketball player

Manuel Pizarro Moreno, economist, jurist and former politician (deputy)

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