Notable People
- Muhyī al-Dīn Ibn al-‘Arabī (1165–1240), Sufi master and author
- Abul Abbas al-Mursi (1219–1286) Sufi mystic
- Diego de Saavedra Fajardo (1584–1648), writer and diplomat
- Francisco Salzillo (1707–1783), Baroque sculptor
- José Moñino, conde de Floridablanca (1728–1808), statesman, minister of King Charles III of Spain
- Julián Romea (1818–1863), theatre actor
- Juan de la Cierva (1895–1936), inventor of the autogyro, a forerunner of the helicopter
- Francisco Sánchez Bautista (1925–), poet
- Charo (1931–), musician, actress and entertainer
- Maria Teresa Chicote (1935–), scientist
- Enrique Máximo García (1954–2008), musicologist, chemist, investigator and historian
- Alejandro Valverde (1980–), cyclist
- Nicolás Almagro (1985–), tennis player
- Ruth Lorenzo (1982–), contestant in The X Factor
- Juan Valera (1984–), Atlético Madrid footballer and 2010 Murcia sportsman of the year
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