Notable People
- Silverio Lanza (Madrid, 1856 - Getafe, 1912), writer. He retired to live in Getafe in 1887.
- Lorenzo Silva (Madrid, 1966 - ), writer. He lived in Getafe during three separate periods: 1966 - 1971, 1985–1993, and from 1994 to the present.
- Carmen Machi, a Spanish actress.
- Alejandro Amenábar (Santiago de Chile, 1972 - ), film director. He interned at the Colegio La Inmaculada de Los Padres Escolapios de Getafe.
- Alfonso Pérez Muñoz (Madrid, 1972 - ), former football player for Betis, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and for the Spanish national football team. He was born in Madrid and grew up in Getafe.
- Víctor Sánchez del Amo (Madrid, 1976 - ), football player for Elche CF. He lived in Getafe for a short while.
- Rubén Montesinos, a Spanish Taekwondo athlete who wins the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships in Heavyweight.
- Roberto García Parrondo, a left-handed, professional team handball player on the Spain national handball team.
- Francisco Pavón, a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Real Zaragoza, as a central defender, and in the past played for Real Madrid.
- Víctor Sánchez, a Spanish football right midfielder, currently unattached.
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