List of people from Catalonia explained
This is a list of notable people from Catalonia.
Artists
- Ferrer Bassa (1285–1348), Catalan Gothic master and miniaturist
- Arnau Bassa (????–1348), altarpiece master and son of the previous
- Jacint Rigau i Ros (1659–1743), portrait artist
- Josep Tapiró i Baró (1836–1913), watercolour painter and fundamental member of Orientalism
- Marià Fortuny i Marsal (1838–1874), painter
- Josep Masriera (1841–1912), painter, goldsmith, and businessman
- Étienne Terrus (1857–1922), painter considered one of the precursors of fauvisme
- Eliseu Meifrèn (1857–1940), impressionist painter
- Aristide Maillol (1861–1944), sculptor and painter
- Santiago Rusiñol (1861–1931), painter, poet and playwright
- Ramon Casas i Carbó (1866–1932), artist and painter
- Ramon Pichot (1871–1925), painter
- Joaquin Mir Trinxet (1873–1940), painter
- Josefa Texidor i Torres (1875–1914), painter
- Juli González i Pellicer (1876–1942), sculptor and painter
- Josep Clarà (1878–1958), sculptor
- Pau Gargallo i Catalán (1881–1934), sculptor and painter
- Adelaida Ferré Gomis (1881–1955), lace-maker, folklorist, and teacher
- Joan Miró (1893–1983), surrealist artist
- Lola Anglada (1893–1984), illustrator and writer
- Charlie Rivel (1896–1983), clown
- Àngel Planells (1901–1989), surrealist painter
- Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), surrealist artist
- Marti Montserrat Guillemat (1906–1990), musician
- Ceferí Olivé i Cabré (1907–1995), painter
- Remedios Varo (1908–1963), surrealist painter
- Angeles Santos Torroella (1911–2013), surrealist painter
- Antoni Clavé (1913–2005), painter, printmaker, sculptor, stage designer and costume designer
- Joan-Josep Tharrats (1918–2001), abstract artist and member of Catalan; Valencian: [[Dau al Set]]
- Joan Brossa (1919–1998), poet, playwright, graphic designer and visual artist
- Joan Colom (1921–2017), photographer
- Manuel Carnicer i Fajó (1922–1998), hyperrealist colour pencil artist
- Albert Ràfols-Casamada (1923–2009), artist
- Antoni Tàpies (1923–2012), surrealist painter and member of Catalan; Valencian: [[Dau al Set]]
- Xavier Valls (1923–2006), painter
- Modest Cuixart (1925–2001), painter and member of Catalan; Valencian: [[Dau al Set]]
- Marcel Martí (1925–2010), sculptor
- Joan Ponç (1927–1984), painter and member of Catalan; Valencian: [[Dau al Set]]
- Josep Guinovart (1927–2007), abstract expressionist painter
- Josep Maria Subirachs (1927–2014), sculptor and painter
- Josep Ponsatí (born 1947), sculptor
- Jordi Bonet (1932–1979), painter, ceramist, muralist and sculptor
- Antoni Pitxot (1934–2015), surrealist painter
- Silvia Torras (1936–1970), informalist painter[1]
- Xavier Miserachs (1937–1998), photographer
- Vicenç Caraltó (1939–1995), painter, draftsman and engraver
- Fina Rifà (born 1939), illustrator
- Isabel Steva i Hernández, "Colita" (born 1940), photographer
- Josep Royo (born 1945), contemporary artist
- Glòria Muñoz (born 1949), painter
- Anna Manel·la (1950–2019), sculptor
- Jaume Plensa (born 1955), sculptor
- Pep Duran (born 1955], sculptor
- Pere Jaume Borrell i Guinart, "Perejaume" (born 1957), contemporary artist
- Enric Bug (born 1957), comic book artist and industrial designer
- Carlos Grangel (born 1963), character designer
- Neil Harbisson (born 1982), artist, founder of the Cyborg Foundation
- Moon Ribas (born 1985), choreographer, dancer, cyborg activist, founder of the Cyborg Foundation
- Laura Vila Kremer (born 1985), performance artist and intersex rights activist
Architects and Urban Planners
- Ildefons Cerdà i Sunyer (1815–1876), urban planner who designed the 19th-century "extension" of Barcelona called the Eixample
- Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850–1927), modernist architect and politician, designed the Palau de la Música Catalana
- Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), modernist architect, designed the Catholic church of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona
- Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867–1956), architect, designed the urban gothic palace Casa Amatller
- Cebrià de Montoliu i de Togores (1873–1923), town planner, architect, and social reformer
- Josep Maria Jujol i Gibert (1879–1949), architect and designer; worked with Antoni Gaudí on many of his most famous works
- Isidre Puig i Boada (1891–1987), architect
- Carles Buïgas i Sans (1898–1979), architect, engineer, inventor and author; designed the Magic Fountain in Montjuïc, Barcelona
- Josep Lluís Sert i López (1902–1983), architect, co-founder of the GATCPAC group, professor at Harvard
- Josep Antoni Coderch (1913–1984), architect recognized as one of the most important post-World War II European architects
- Antoni Bonet i Castellana (1913–1989), architect and urban planner
- Alfons Milà i Sagnier (1924–2009), architect
- Frederic de Correa i Ruiz (1924–2020), architect
- Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola (1925–2021), architect and urban planner
- Lluís Nadal i Oller (born 1929), architect
- Josep Emili Donato i Folch (born 1934), architect
- Lluís Cantallops Valeri (born 1934), architect
- Joan Margarit (1938–2021), architect
- Ricardo Bofill i Leví (1939–2022), architect
- Carme Pigem Barceló (born 1962), architect and member of the Pritzker Prize-winning architectural firm RCR Arquitectes
- Xavier Vilalta (born 1980), architect
Businesspeople
Cinema and Theater
- Fructuós Gelabert (1874–1955), inventor, screenwriter, film director
- Asunción Balaguer (1925–2019), actress
- Rosa Maria Sardà (1941–2020), actress and comedian
- Albert Boadella (born 1943), playwright, director, actor, political activist, and founder of Els Joglars
- Ventura Pons (born 1945), film director
- Bigas Luna (1946–2013), award-winning filmmaker
- Vicky Peña (born 1954), actress
- Assumpta Serna (born 1957), actress
- Francesc Orella (born 1957), actor
- Emma Vilarasau (born 1959), actress
- Isabel Coixet (born 1960), film director
- Eduard Fernandez (born 1964), actor
- Jordi Sánchez (born 1964), actor, comedian, well-known thanks to his leading roles in the popular sitcoms, Plats Bruts and La que se Avecina
- Sergi López (born 1965), actor, César's best actor winner in 2000
- Andreu Buenafuente (born 1965), comedian, television host and founder of the television production company, El Terrat
- Lydia Zimmermann (born 1966), filmmaker
- Jaume Balagueró (born 1968), film director behind REC zombie horror films
- Jordi Mollà (born 1968), actor, appeared in the Hollywood blockbusters Colombiana (2012) and Riddick (2013)
- Ariadna Gil (born 1969), actress
- Joel Joan (born 1970), actor, comedian, lead actor in the popular sitcom, Plats Bruts, filmmaker, founder of the television production company Kràmpack and former president of the Academy of Catalan Cinema
- Silvia Abril (born 1971), actress, comedian and television host
- David Selvas (born 1971), actor
- Laia Costa (born 1985), actress
- Laia Marull (born 1973), actress
- Jaume Collet-Serra (born 1974), filmmaker known for directing the horror remake House of Wax (2005), The Shallows (2016) and the memorable action-thrillers Unknown (2011), Non-Stop (2014), Run All Night (2015) and The Commuter (2018)
- Ingrid Rubio (born 1975), actress
- Daniel Brühl (born 1978), actor, born in Barcelona and raised in Germany
- Claudia Bassols (born 1979), actress
- Leticia Dolera (born 1981), actress
- Quim Gutiérrez (born 1981), actor
- Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey (born 1986), actress, appeared in the Hollywood blockbusters (2011) and (2017)
- Carlos Cuevas (born 1995), actor
- David Solans (born 1996), actor
Economists
Writers and poets
See main article: List of Catalan-language writers and List of Catalan-language poets.
- Ramon Llull (c. 1232–c. 1315), philosopher, theologist, mystic, missionary, narrator, poet, logician and professor
- Ramon Muntaner (c. 1270–1336), soldier and writer of the 14th century
- Joanot Martorell (c. 1410–1465), knight and writer of the 15th century
- Jaime Balmes (1810–1848), priest, philosopher and political writer
- Àngel Guimerà, (1845–1924), writer
- Jacint Verdaguer (1845–1902), poet
- Narcís Oller (1846–1930), writer
- Joan Maragall (1860–1911), writer and poet
- Josep Carner (1884–1970), poet
- Gaziel (1887–1964), journalist, writer and publisher
- Carles Riba (1893–1959), poet
- Josep Vicenç Foix (1893–1987), poet, essayist and writer
- Josep Pla (1897–1981), writer
- Joan Oliver i Sallarès (1899–1986), pseudonym Pere Quart, poet, playwright, translator, narrator, and journalist
- Mercè Rodoreda (1909–1983), writer, known for novel The Time of the Doves (1962)
- Miquel Martí i Pol (1929–2003), writer and poet
- Pere Calders (1912–1994), writer
- Josep Ferrater i Mora (1912–1991), philosopher, essayist and writer
- Joan Sales (1912–1983), writer, poet, translator and editor
- Salvador Espriu (1913–1985), writer and poet
- Joan Vinyoli (1914–1984), poet
- Manuel de Pedrolo (1918–1990), writer
Notes and References
- Web site: Artistas argentinos: Silvia Torras. Argentinian artists: Silvia Torras. December 9, 2020. Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino. City of Buenos Aires. es.
- Web site: Promising Barça youngster walks away for family reasons . sport.es . 17 June 2022 . Ediciones Deportivas Catalanas, S.A.U. . 23 August 2023.
- Web site: Alexia Putellas wins second Ballon d'Or .
- Book: Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 . Marquis Who's Who . Chicago . 1963.
- Book: America, Catholic University of. New Catholic encyclopedia. 2003. Thomson/Gale. 978-0-7876-4004-0. en.
- Web site: Cassià Maria Just Riba: datos biográficos en la hora de su muerte . 12 March 2008. Ecclesia Digital. es. 13 March 2008.
