List of people from the Basque Country explained

This is a list of notable Basque people. For this purpose, people considered are those hailing from the extended Basque Country (includes the Basque Autonomous Community, the French Basque Country and Navarre).

In particular

born or resident in the Basque Country, unless self-identifying as not Basque (e.g. people self-identifying as Spanish or French rather than Basque.)
people born outside the Basque Country of Basque ancestry that either speak Basque or self-identify as being of Basque stock.

This list does not contain people outside the Basque Country who happen to have one or more Basque surnames. For people of Basque ancestry in general, please see People with Basque ancestors.

Astronauts

Dominique Amestoy, banker, founder of Farmers and Merchants Bank.
José María Arizmendiarrieta, founder of the Mondragón cooperatives.
John Arrillaga,^[1] real estate businessman, Silicon Valley.
Jacques Bergerac, actor, and business executive with Revlon.
François Cabarrus, adventurer and Spanish financier.
Cristina Garmendia
José Ignacio Goirigolzarri, president of Bankia.
Roberto Goizueta, chief executive officer of Coca-Cola.
Simón Iturri Patiño, business magnate.
Casilda Iturrizar, businessperson and philanthropist.
Jacques Laffitte, banker and politician.
Miguel Leonis
Elías Querejeta, screenwriter and film producer.
Joseph A. Unanue, businessman, president of Goya Foods.
Enrique Zobel y de Ayala, Filipino industrialist, patriarch of the Zobel de Ayala family.

Daniela Albizu (1936-2015), Basque-language teacher, writer, and councillor
Elbira Zipitria (1906–1982), innovative Spanish-Basque educator promoting use of the Basque language

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Trask, Robert Lawrence (1997). The History of Basque. London: Routledge.