Some Notable Legionarios
The following is a list of legionnaires who have gained fame or notoriety inside or outside of the legion.
- Francisco Franco - Dictator and head of state of Spain from 1939 to 1975. Founding deputy commander of the Spanish Legion in 1920. Later commander of the Legion from 1923 to 1935.
- Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma (Spanish: Don Sixto Enrique de Borbón-Parma y Borbón-Busset), as Enrique Aranjuez in 1965. Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne.
- José Millán-Astray, founder and first commander of the Spanish Legion, served until 1923.
- Enrique San Francisco, actor.
- José Manuel Lara
- Pedro Marangoni
- Peter Kemp (writer) British Special Operations Executive agent, MI6 agent and writer.
- Pino Rauti- Italian far-right politician
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