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