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Famous Catalan (from Catalonia, Spain) people. In alphabetical order.
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909), musicianValentí Almirall (1841-1904), politician, author of "Lo catalanisme", founder of the first dayly periodical in Catalan language : "El diari catalá" Victoria de los Angeles (born 1923), sopranoCarmen Amaya , (1913-1963), Flamenco dancerFrançois Arago, (1786-1853), scientist Facundo Bacardí, merchant, founder of Bacardi Ignasi Barraquer (Barcelona 1884 - 1965), ophthalmologist Ricardo Bofill , (born 1939), architectPere Bosch-Gimpera (1891-1974), anthropologist, archaeologist and prehistorian Montserrat Caballé (1933-), soprano Pere Calders, writer Francesc Cambó , politicianJosep Carreras (born 1946), tenorPau Casals , (1876-1973), celloIldefons Cerdà (1815-1876), urban planner Josep Comas i Solà (1868-1937), astronomer, discoverer of the asteroid named 'Barcelona' Lluís Companys i Jover (1882-1940), politician, 123rd President of the Generalitat de Catalunya Xavier Cugat (1900-1990), musicianSalvador Dalí (1904-1989), artist Lluís Domènech i Montaner, architect Salvador Espriu, writer Pompeu Fabra , (1868-1948), grammarianAlexandre Galí (1886-1969), pedagogue and historian Pau Gasol (born 1980), basketball playerAntoni Gaudí (1852-1926), architectMaria Gay , mezzo-sopranoÀngel Guimerà , writerJames I of Aragon , king of Aragon and count of BarcelonaÀngel Guimerà, writer Joseph Joffre (1825-1931), French soldier, born in Ribesaltes (Roussillon)Josep Irla i Bosch (1874-1958), politician, 124th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya Francesc Macià i Llussà, (1859-1933), soldier, politician and 122nd President of the Generalitat de Catalunya Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), sculptor and painterJoan Maragall (1860-1911), writer Pasqual Maragall i Mira , politician, 127th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya Joan Miró, (1893-1983), artist Federico Mompou , (1893-1987), composerTete Montoliu , jazz pianistFederica Montseny , anarchist politicianNarcís Monturiol i Estarriol (1819-1885), inventor of the submarineRamon Muntaner (c. 1270-1336), soldier and writer of the 14th centuryNarcís Oller, (1846-1930), writer Saint Joseph Oriol Joan Oró, biologist Manuel de Pedrolo, writer Peter III of Aragon , king of Aragon and count of BarcelonaRamón Pichot - artist Antoni Pitxot - artistJosep Pla (1897-1981), writer Enric Prat de la Riba, politician Josep Puig i Cadafalch , architectJordi Pujol i Soley , politician, 126th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya Carles Reixach, football player Carles Riba, poet Charlie Rivel, clown Mercè Rodoreda (1909-1983), writer Nani Roma, motorcyclist, winner of 2004 Dakar Rally Jordi Sabater Pi , primatologistJuan Antonio Samaranch , president of the IOC from 1980 to 2001Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (born 1971), tennis player Jordi Savall (born 1941), musicianRosa Sensat (1873-1961), pedagogue Josep Lluís Sert (1902-1983), architect, cofounder of the GATCPAC group, professor at Harvard Fernando Sor (1778-1839), composerAntoni Tàpies, artist Josep Trueta (1897-1977), doctor, professor of orthopedy at OxfordJacint Verdaguer (1845-1902), poet See also: List of people by nationality , List of Spaniards , List of French people , List of Andorrans
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Catalan people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1499 words)
The Catalans , though somewhat related to the larger group of Spanish people and to Occitans, are in many ways a group unto themselves with qualities that make them something of a transitional group. It was during this period that a Catalan national identity fully emerged as Barcelona became an important center of Christian forces in the Iberian peninsula. The marriage of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon and the expulsion of the Muslims from Spain in 1492, tied Catalonia politically to the fate of Spain, while a regional culture continued to survive and thrive.
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