Asturias - Famous Citizens

Famous Citizens

• Fernando Alonso, Formula One racing driver, 2005 and 2006 world champion
• Leopoldo Alas "Clarín", 19th century author of La Regenta, a seminal work in the Spanish literary canon
• Francisco Álvarez Cascos, minister in Spain's government 1996–2000 and 2000–2004
• Santi Cazorla, Arsenal and Spain international football player, European Champion 2008 and 2012
• Jonathan Dopazo, IBM Fellow, Major contributor on defining modern storage technologies
• Torcuato Fernández-Miranda, key lawmaker during the Spanish transition to democracy
• Cesar Rato González, regarded as one of the leading contributors of the linux kernel quality assurance team
• Olvido García Valdés, poet
• Ángel González, major Spanish poet of the twentieth century.
• Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, philosopher, politician, Enlightenment thinker
• Pedro Menéndez de Avilés Spanish conquistador and founder of Saint Augustine, Florida
• Letizia, Princess of Asturias, a native of Oviedo and wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias
• Severo Ochoa, 1959 Nobel Prize winner for physiology or medicine
• Carmen Polo, wife of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco
• Chechu Rubiera, cyclist
• Noel Fernández Hevia, expert Latin linguist and promoter of the Asturian language.
• José Andrés, chef
• David Villa, F.C. Barcelona and Spain international football star, European Champion 2008, World Champion 2010
• Juan Manuel Mata, European Cup winner with Chelsea F.C., Spain international football star, World Champion 2010 and European Champion 2012
• Xaviel Vilareyo, national poet, writer and musician
• Samuel Sánchez, cyclist, Olympic gold medalist
• Mateo Caramés Saddler cycled from Islamabad to Tajikistan in record time (2011)