The following table groups the list of notable Andalusians listed in alphabetical order within categories:
Bullfighters
NameOccupationPlace of birthDate of birthDate of deathJuan BelmonteBullfighterSeville18921962Manuel Benítez, El CordobésBullfighterPalma del Río1936-Jose Gomez, a.k.a. JoselitoBullfighterGelves18951920Rafael Guerra, a.k.a. GuerritaBullfighterCórdoba18621941Rafael Molina, a.k.a. LagartijoBullfighterCórdoba18411900Francisco Montes, a.k.a. PaquiroBullfighterChiclana de la Frontera18041851Antonio OrdóñezBullfighterRonda19321998Cayetano Ordóñez, a.k.a. El Niño de La PalmaBullfighterRonda19041961Manuel Laureano Rodríguez, a.k.a. ManoleteBullfighterCórdoba19171947Francisco Rivera Pérez, a.k.a. PaquirriBullfighterCádiz19481984Curro RomeroBullfighterCamas1933-
Explorers and Conquistadors
NameOccupationPlace of birthDate of birthDate of deathJuan Díaz de SolísNavigator and explorerLebrija14701516Álvar Núñez Cabeza de VacaFirst European to explore the southwestern of United StatesJerez de la Frontera14901559Juan Rodrigo Bermejo, a.k.a. Rodrigo de TrianaSailor, the first to see America's coast in the Columbus' first expeditionSeville1469??Pedro Alonso NiñoNavigator and explorerMoguer14681505Juan de PadillaMissionary and protomartyr of United Statesunknown14921544Martín Alonso PinzónNavigator and explorer. He participated in Columbus' first expedition as captain of the PintaPalos de la Frontera14411495Vicente Yáñez PinzónNavigator, explorer and conquistador. He participated in Columbus' first expedition as captain of the NiñaPalos de la Frontera14601523
Leaders and politicians
NameOccupationPlace of birthDate of birthDate of deathAbd-ar-Rahman IIIEmir and first Caliph of CórdobaCórdoba891961Niceto Alcalá-ZamoraFirst Prime Minister and first President of the Second Spanish RepublicPriego de Córdoba18771949Al-Mansur aka AlmanzorMuslim general and statesmanAlgeciras9401002Javier ArenasFormer deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidente) of SpainSeville1957-ArganthoniosKing of TartessiaTartessos670 BC550 BCAlvaro de BazanAdmiralGranada15261588BoabdilLast Muslim king of GranadaGranada14521528Antonio Cánovas del CastilloHistorian, Prime Minister of Spain and creator of the Restoration of the Spanish Bourbon monarchyMálaga18281897Emilio CastelarWriter and politician, fourth and last President of the First Spanish RepublicCádiz18321899Manuel Chaves GonzálezPresident of the Autonomous Community of AndalucíaCeuta1945-Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba aka El Gran CapitanGeneral and statesman, the Father of trench warfareMontilla14531515Bernardo de GálvezGeneral and governor of Louisiana, aided the United States in the American Revolutionary WarMálaga17581852Felipe GonzálezFormer Prime Minister of SpainSeville1942-Alfonso GuerraFormer deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidente) of SpainSeville1940-HadrianRoman emperorItalica76138Blas InfantePolitician and writer, leading exponent of Andalusian nationalismCasares18851936Luisa of Medina-SidoniaQueen-consort of PortugalSanlúcar de Barrameda16131666Antonio (Lopez) de MendozaFirst viceroy of New Spain and third viceroy of PeruGranada14951552Ramón Maria NarvaezGeneral and Prime Minister of SpainLoja18001868Aguas Santas Ocaña NavarroFirst Lady of HondurasBrenes1963-Miguel Primo de RiveraGeneral and dictator of SpainJerez de la Frontera18701930Nicolás SalmerónPolitician and philosopher, third President of the First Spanish RepublicAlhama de Almería18381908TrajanRoman emperorItalica53117Antonio de UlloaGeneral, explorer, writer and first Spanish governor of LouisianaSeville17161795José Cobo Cano Archbishop of the Archdiocese of MadridSabiote1965-
Musicians
NameOccupationPlace of birthDate of birthDate of deathSara BarasFlamenco dancerCádiz1971-David BisbalPop singerAlmería1979-Joaquín CortésFlamenco dancerCórdoba1969-Vicente EspinelWriter and musician of the Spanish Golden Age. Added the fifth string to the guitarRonda15501624Manuel de FallaComposer of classical musicCádiz18761946José Fernández Torres, aka TomatitoFlamenco guitaristAlmería1958-Lola FloresSinger, dancer and actressJerez de la Frontera19231995Rosa María García García, aka Niña PastoriFlamenco singerSan Fernando1978-Manuel García Escobar, aka Manolo EscobarPop SingerEl Ejido1931-Rocío JuradoSinger and actressChipiona19442006Las KetchupSingersCórdobaN/A-Alonso LoboComposer of the late RenaissanceOsuna15551617Los del RíoSingersDos HermanasN/A-Rafael Martos, aka RaphaelSingerLinares1945-Ana MenaSingerMálaga1997 -José Monje Cruz aka Camarón de la IslaFlamenco singerCádiz19501992Cristóbal de MoralesComposer of the RenaissanceSeville15001553Isabel PantojaSinger and actressSeville1952-Manuel del Pópulo Vicente GarcíaOpera tenorSeville17751832Miguel RíosSingerChauchina1944-Joaquín SabinaSinger-songwriterÚbeda1949-Francisco Sánchez, aka Paco de LucíaFlamenco guitarist, Prince of Asturias PrizeAlgeciras19472014Andrés SegoviaClassical guitaristLinares18931987Joaquín TurinaComposer of classical musicSeville18821949Eva YerbabuenaFlamenco dancerGranada1970-Vicente AmigoFlamenco guitaristSeville1967
Sculptors and painters
NameOccupationPlace of birthDate of birthDate of deathAlonso CanoPainter, architect and sculptorGranada16011667Juan Martínez MontañésSculptor Alcalá la Real15681649Bartolomé Esteban MurilloPainterSeville16181682Antonio León OrtegaSculptorAyamonte19071991Francisco PachecoPainter, teacher of Diego Velázquez and Alonso CanoSanlúcar de Barrameda15641664Pablo PicassoPainter and sculptorMálaga18811972Daniel Vázquez DíazPainterNerva18821969Diego VelázquezPainterSeville15991660
Philosophers and humanists
NameOccupationPlace of birthDate of birthDate of deathAverroesPhilosopher and physicianCórdoba11261198Bartolome de las CasasAdvocate of the rights of Native AmericansSeville14841566Antonio de NebrijaPublished the first grammar of the Spanish language in 1492Lebrija14411522MaimonidesJewish rabbi, physician and philosopherCórdoba11351204SenecaRoman stoic philosopher and statesmanCórdoba4 BC65 ACIbn ArabiArab Muslim mystic and philosopherMurcia11651240Ibn HazmPhilosopher, littérateur, historian, jurist and theologianCórdoba9941064Qadi IyadIslamic jurist and theologianCeuta10831149Francisco SuarezPhilosopher and theologian, the greatest scholastic after Thomas AquinasGranada15481617María ZambranoPhilosopher and writer, Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Prince of Asturias PrizeVélez-Málaga19041991Jesús Padilla GálvezPhilosopher and writerAlmería1959
Sportspeople
Name Occupation Place of birthDate of birth Date of deathDiego CapelFootball playerAlbox1988-Pedro CarrascoBoxerAlosno19432001Manu del MoralFootballerJaén1986-Paquillo FernándezAthleticsGuadix1977-Luis FernandezFormer French international football playerTarifa1959-Daniel GüizaEuropean Championship winning football playerJerez de la Frontera1980-Juanito Gómez Former football player and coachFuengirola19541992Juanito Gutiérrez European Championship winning football playerCádiz1976-Fernando HierroFormer football player and captain of Real MadridVélez-Málaga1968-Miguel Ángel JiménezGolferMálaga1964-José Manuel JuradoFootballerSanlúcar de Barrameda1986-Juan Ramón López CaroFormer coach of Real MadridLebrija1969-Antonio MaesoMotorcyclingAlmería1979-Carlos MarchenaWorld Cup and European Championship winning Football playerSeville1979-KikoFormer football playerJerez de la Frontera1972-Jesús NavasWorld Cup winning football playerLos Palacios y Villafranca1985-Manuel OrantesTennis playerGranada1949-Miguel PardezaFormer football player, part of La Quinta del BuitreLa Palma del Condado1965-Antonio PuertaFormer football playerSeville19842007Sergio RamosWorld Cup and European Championship winning Football playerCamas1986-Felipe Reyes2006 FIBA World Championship winning basketball playerCórdoba1980-José Antonio ReyesFootball playerUtrera19832019Joaquín SánchezFootball playerEl Puerto de Santa María1981-Diego TristánFootball playerLa Algaba1976-
Writers
NameOccupationPlace of birthDate of birthDate of deathPedro Antonio de AlarcónNovelist and politicianGuadix18331891Rafael ÁbalosNovelist, children's fantasyArchidona1956Rafael AlbertiPoet and Miguel de Cervantes PrizeEl Puerto de Santa María19021999Vicente AleixandrePoet, Nobel Prize in LiteratureSeville18981984Mateo AlemánNovelistSeville15471609Manuel AltolaguirrePoet, a member of Generation of '27Málaga19051959Francisco AyalaNovelist, Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Prince of Asturias PrizeGranada19062009Gustavo Adolfo BécquerRomantic poet and tale writerSeville18361870Luis CernudaPoetSeville19021963Abd Al Munim Al GilyaniPhysician, writer, and poet given the nickname "The wise man of time"Galiana531603Federico García LorcaPoet and playwrightGranada18981936Luis de GóngoraPoet during the Spanish Golden AgeCórdoba15611627Juan Ramón JiménezPoet and Nobel Prize in LiteratureMoguer18811958LucanRoman poetCórdoba3965Antonio MachadoPoet, one of the leading exponents of the Generation of '98Seville18751939Manuel MachadoPoet and figure of the Modernism, brother of Antonio MachadoSeville18741947Emilio PradosPoet, member of Generation of '27Málaga18991962Luis RosalesPoet, Miguel de Cervantes PrizeGranada19101992Lope de RuedaPlaywrightSeville15101565Seneca the ElderRoman rhetorician and writerCórdoba54 BC39 ACManuel AndújarNovelist, poet, playwright and essayistLa Carolina19131994
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