Scientists and Engineers
- François Arago (1786–1853), scientist
- Ildefons Cerdà (1815–1876), urban planner
- Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol (1819–1885), inventor of the submarine
- Josep Comas i Solà (1868–1937), astronomer, discoverer of the asteroid named 'Barcelona'
- Ignacio Barraquer (Barcelona 1884–1965), ophthalmologist known for his contributions to the advancement of cataract surgery
- Esteban Terradas i Illa (1883–1950), mathematician, scientist and engineer
- Pere Bosch-Gimpera (1891–1974), anthropologist, archaeologist and prehistorian
- Josep Trueta (1897–1977), doctor, professor of orthopedy at Oxford
- Jose Barraquer (1916–1998), the father of modern refractive surgery and son of Ignacio Barraquer. Invented the cryolathe and microkeratome and developed many surgical procedures.
- Ramon Margalef (1919–2004), pioneer and outstanding researcher in limnology, marine biology, and ecology.
- Jordi Sabater Pi (1922–2009), primatologist
- Joan Oró (1923–2004), biologist
- Valentin Fuster (1943–), doctor, director of the Cardiologie Institute in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York.
- Eudald Carbonell (1953–), archaeologist, anthropologist and paleonthologist
- Ignacio Cirac (1965–), physicist, best known for his contributions to quantum information science.
- Manel Esteller (1968–), doctor, specialized in the study of cancer.
- Joan G. Ribas(1943–2010), Chemical.
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“All you of Earth are idiots!... First was your firecracker, a harmless explosive. Then your hand grenade. They begin to kill your own people a few at a time. Then the bomb. Then a larger bomb, many people are killed at one time. Then your scientists stumbled upon the atom bomb—split the atom. Then the hydrogen bomb, where you actually explode the air itself.”
—Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1922–1978)