Spanish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature, a prominent literary figure of the Renaixença.

Is one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature, a prominent literary figure of the Renaixença. The bishop Torras i Bages called him the Prince of the Catalan poets. He was also known as mossèn Cinto Verdaguer, because of his career as a priest.

One of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century.

One of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century.

A Equatorial Guinean football defender. He currently plays for CD Vera.

A Equatorial Guinean football defender. He currently plays for CD Vera.

A Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayal o

A Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayal of numerous classic horror figures--the wolfman, a hunchback, Count Dracula, a mummy--have earned him recognition as a Spanish Lon Chaney. King Juan Carlos I presented Naschy with Spain's Gold Medal Award for Fine Arts in 2001[citation needed] in honor of his work, which still continues to this day.

Is a Guatemalan singer who gained international fame by coming in 2nd place on the reality show La A

Is a Guatemalan singer who gained international fame by coming in 2nd place on the reality show La Academia Última Generación in 2008. Since very little she has displayed an interest in singing, dancing and music. She speaks Spanish and is currently learning English German and Italian. Recently she had to pause studying Bachelor of Tourism, because of competition in La Academia , which promotes TV Azteca International.

Is a politician in Guatemala. He is the son of former progressive Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz

Is a politician in Guatemala. He is the son of former progressive Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, who was overthrown in a CIA sponsored coup d'état in 1954. Arbenz Vilanova fled the country following the ouster of his father's government and spent almost 50 years in exile – in Mexico, Switzerland, Uruguay, and El Salvador, but mostly in Costa Rica – before deciding to return during the administration of Alfonso Portillo.

Is a former professional male tennis player from Spain who retired in 2004. He had a promising junio

Is a former professional male tennis player from Spain who retired in 2004. He had a promising juniors career, highlighted by the victory at Roland Garros in 1994. The right-handed player's career-high ATP Entry ranking is #68.

A Spanish footballer, who currently plays for Getafe CF as a goalkeeper.A product of Real Valladolid

A Spanish footballer, who currently plays for Getafe CF as a goalkeeper.A product of Real Valladolid's youth system, Jacobo served two loan stints before returning in 2005-06, with Valladolid in the Segunda División. He would be only third-choice during that period.In 2007-08, he contributed with 32 games to CD Numancia's return to the top flight after a three-year absence. He had been signed to a two-year deal, with Valladolid keeping 2 re-buy options on the player.[1]

Is a Spanish football player who currently plays as a striker for Rayo Vallecano , with which she ha

Is a Spanish football player who currently plays as a striker for Rayo Vallecano , with which she has won the 2008-09 Spanish league. She previously played in AD Torrejón CF. She was a member of the Spanish team that won the 2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, scoring the first goal at the final match against Germany.

Was a Spanish field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the S

Was a Spanish field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Spanish field hockey team, which was eliminated in the group stage. He played all three matches as forward in the 1948 tournament.

Was a Spanish horse rider who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Spanish horse rider who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

A Spanish footballer. He currently plays for Getafe CF, usually as a left midfielder.At Valencia CF,

A Spanish footballer. He currently plays for Getafe CF, usually as a left midfielder.At Valencia CF, youth product Gavilán debuted for the first team one month shy of his 18th birthday, playing 12 minutes in a 0-1 defeat at Real Valladolid, on April 19, 2003.

Is a former road racing cyclist from Spain, who was a professional rider from 1973 to 1975. He repre

Is a former road racing cyclist from Spain, who was a professional rider from 1973 to 1975. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he finished third in the men's individual road race but was disqualifi

Was a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Spain during the 1920s and

Was a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Spain during the 1920s and 1930s.

Was a Spanish Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Spanish Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

A retired Spanish footballer (Basque) who played for Athletic Bilbao during all his club career and

A retired Spanish footballer (Basque) who played for Athletic Bilbao during all his club career and played in the 1962 FIFA World Cup representing Spain.

A football player who came on in the 82nd minute of Real Madrid's Champions League victory over Juve

A football player who came on in the 82nd minute of Real Madrid's Champions League victory over Juventus on 20 May 1998.

Is a Guatemalan mountaineer, the first Central American ever to climb the Earth's highest peak, Moun

Is a Guatemalan mountaineer, the first Central American ever to climb the Earth's highest peak, Mount Everest, and the only person from that region to have reached the Seven Summits, the highest mountains of each of the seven (sub-)continents.Viñals had c

Jairo is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays for Lorca Deportiva CF.

Jairo is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays for Lorca Deportiva CF.

Is a Guatemalan football striker who currently plays for Comunicaciones of the Guatemala's top divis

Is a Guatemalan football striker who currently plays for Comunicaciones of the Guatemala's top division.Arreola has made one appearance for the full Guatemala national football team making one substitute appearance at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

A half-Belgian, half-Spanish, English-born, American-raised singer who has resided in Spain since th

A half-Belgian, half-Spanish, English-born, American-raised singer who has resided in Spain since the age of 12, and who sings primarily in Spanish.Because of her grandparents' import-export business, she lived with her parents first in London, where she was born; and later in Chicago .and La Habra, California, where she grew up. After her parents' separation at age 12, she moved to Barcelona with her mother and younger brother and sister. Having grown up in the United States, Dimech initially spoke only English when she first moved to Spain. She was placed in an American school at first, but later befriended some local Spanish children who helped teach her Spanish.[original research?]

Better known as Giacomo Aragall is a Spanish/Catalan tenor.After his initial studies in Barcelona un

Better known as Giacomo Aragall is a Spanish/Catalan tenor.After his initial studies in Barcelona under Jaime Francisco Puig, Giacomo Aragall travelled to Milan on a scholarship from the Liceu to study with Maestro Vladimir Badiali. He soon won the Voci Verdi competition in Busseto and, in the same year (1963), made his Italian stage debut at Teatro La Fenice in Verdi's Gerusalemme and his debut at La Scala in the title role of Mascagni's L'amico Fritz.

A Spanish football player plays as a defender. He currently plays for the Spanish team UE Lleida. [1

A Spanish football player plays as a defender. He currently plays for the Spanish team UE Lleida. [1]

Is a Spanish professional basketball player who plays for Plus Pujol Lleida of the LEB league. With

Is a Spanish professional basketball player who plays for Plus Pujol Lleida of the LEB league. With his 1.86 m height he is an explosive Point Guard, with good 3 points shot and smart assists. He defensively recovers many balls from the opponents. He has

A Spanish football player who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for the Spanish team UE Llei

A Spanish football player who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for the Spanish team UE Lleida.