Spanish Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Rafael Benítez Maudes was born on April 16, 1960, into a middle-class Madrid family. His father, Fr

Rafael Benítez Maudes was born on April 16, 1960, into a middle-class Madrid family. His father, Francisco Benítez, worked as a hotelier. His mother is Rosario Maudes. Rosario was a big football fan and supported Real Madrid, while his father supported At

Is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked No. 1 in the world. He is regarded as one o

Is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked No. 1 in the world. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the

Is a retired male diver from Spain, best known for winning the bronze medals at the 1997 European Ch

Is a retired male diver from Spain, best known for winning the bronze medals at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain and at the World University Games in 1999. He represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in

Was a Guatemalan writer: a novelist, short-story writer, poet, diplomat, and director of Guatemala’s national library for more than 20 years. Though Arévalo Martínez’s fame has waned, he is still considered important because of his short stories, one in particular, The man who resembled a horse.

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Recreativo de Huelva of La Liga, as an utility midfield

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Recreativo de Huelva of La Liga, as an utility midfielder.After debuting professionally with modest teams (Ontinyent CF and UB Conquense), Barber joined Andalusia's Recreativo de Huelva in 2005-06, being instrumental in the side's top flight promotion. He would be put to use in various midfielder positions in the subsequent seasons.

A former Spanish football (soccer) player in defender role, currently coach.He played mostly for Có

A former Spanish football (soccer) player in defender role, currently coach.He played mostly for Córdoba CF, CD Tenerife and Celta de Vigo. For Spain national football team he won gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a Spanish professional golfer.Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first played

Is a Spanish professional golfer.Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first played golf aged six and went on to enjoy a successful amateur career, winning the Spanish National Championship at every age group level from under-7 through un

A Spanish football defender who plays for AD Ceuta after playing for Real Madrid Castilla in the 200

A Spanish football defender who plays for AD Ceuta after playing for Real Madrid Castilla in the 2006/07 season.

A Spanish defender who currently playing for CD Guadalajara in the Segunda División B Grupo 2

A Spanish defender who currently playing for CD Guadalajara in the Segunda División B Grupo 2

Is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI ProTeam Saunier Duval-Prodir in

Is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI ProTeam Saunier Duval-Prodir in 2004 and 2005. His brother is Ángel Casero.

Is a Spanish conductor and composer.Frühbeck has served as music director of the Rundfunkorchester

Is a Spanish conductor and composer.Frühbeck has served as music director of the Rundfunkorchester Berlin, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and chief conductor of the Bilbao Orchestra and the Vienna Symphony, as well as being principal guest conductor for numerous orchestras in Europe and the United States. He made his American debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

A former football goalkeeper, currently at Aston Villa as an Academy Goalkeeping coach. Robles had 2

A former football goalkeeper, currently at Aston Villa as an Academy Goalkeeping coach. Robles had 23 Spanish U21 caps and 5 B caps.Robles his career at Real Avilés, and played in several Spanish clubs, including the Asturian arch-rivals Real Oviedo and Sporting Gijón. He never managed to keep a place as a first team regular except the season he spent in Málaga in 2nd Division when they got the promotion to 1st Division.

A former Spanish football player. However, as his parents were from Seville, Spain, he went to live

A former Spanish football player. However, as his parents were from Seville, Spain, he went to live to Seville when he had just a few months of life. He grew up in a famous neighborhood in the city of Seville called "El Polígono de San Pablo" where he started playing football in a kid's team called "Unidad".

Is a former Spanish handball player, and current club manger for BM Alcobendas. When playing for the

Is a former Spanish handball player, and current club manger for BM Alcobendas. When playing for the Spanish national team he won bronze medals both in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney

A professional football player, currently playing for Real Oviedo, the champions of the region of As

A professional football player, currently playing for Real Oviedo, the champions of the region of Asturias (winners Trofeo Principado 2007) and currently top of the Tercera division in Spain. His favoured position is either as a central or defensive midfielder.

A former Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories

A former Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1956, 1957 and 1958. He earned 1 cap for the Spain national football team.

Is a former Spanish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer

Is a former Spanish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.Four years later he finished eighth with the Spanish team in the 1984 Olympic tournament.

A Spanish football player who currently plays defender for Getafe CF in the Spanish first division.A

A Spanish football player who currently plays defender for Getafe CF in the Spanish first division.A product from Real Valladolid youth system, Rafa debuted with the first team in February 8, 2004, in a 2-0 defeat at RCD Espanyol.After a 2005-06 loan at SD Eibar, he returned to help Valladolid regain top flight status in 2007, playing 21 matches in La Liga 2007-08. Rafa agreed to join Getafe CF on a Bosman transfer in April 2008.

Is a former boxer from Spain, who twice won a medal in the men's light flyweight (–48 kg) division

Is a former boxer from Spain, who twice won a medal in the men's light flyweight (–48 kg) division at the Summer Olympics: bronze in Atlanta, Georgia (1996) and silver in Sydney, Australia (2000). He made his Olympic debut in 1992, when Barcelona hosted t

Was a Spanish football midfielder.Rafael joined the youth teams of Real Madrid in 1980. He made his

Was a Spanish football midfielder.Rafael joined the youth teams of Real Madrid in 1980. He made his debut in the first team in 1983 and grew famous as a part of the Quinta del Buitre.Martín Vázquez stayed in Madrid until the 1990 season, when he went to Italy to play for Torino. In 1992 he played briefly in France for Olympique Marseille, before returning to Real Madrid. His second stint at the club lasted until 1995.

Was a Spanish footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao and Spain during the 1910s and 1920s.Pichich

Was a Spanish footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao and Spain during the 1910s and 1920s.Pichichi played in his first Copa del Rey final in March 1913. Athletic Bilbao lost 1-0 to Racing Club de Irún. Later the same year, on August 21, the same opponents, now known as Real Unión were invited to play the inaugural game at San Mamés Stadium. Pichichi scored the very first goal at the new stadium.

A Spanish professional tennis player who has been ranked World No. 1 since 18 August 2008.Nadal has

A Spanish professional tennis player who has been ranked World No. 1 since 18 August 2008.Nadal has won five Grand Slam singles titles and the 2008 Olympic gold medal. He captured four consecutive French Opens from 2005 through 2008 and Wimbledon in 2008. He is the only man other than Björn Borg to have won four consecutive French Open titles, one of only three men in the open era who won both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same calendar year, only the second male Spaniard to have won Wimbledon,

Is a copla and flamenco singer from Spain.His father is a member of the musical group Cantores de Híspalis, and he made his debut in the Teatro Lope de Vega in Seville when he was 17 years old, dedicating his performance to La Chunga.

Was a Spanish classical pianist. Orozco is acclaimed as one of the great Spanish concert pianists.Ra

Was a Spanish classical pianist. Orozco is acclaimed as one of the great Spanish concert pianists.Rafael Orozco came from a musical family in Córdoba and studied with José Cubiles[2] and Alexis Weissenberg.[3] His professional career began after he won first prize in the 1966 Leeds International Piano Competition in the UK.His large repertoire included works by Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Manuel de Falla, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Isaac Albéniz. He gave recitals on five continents and participated as soloist with the world's great orchestras, including Cleveland, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, and London. Orozco also participated in music festivals at Osaka, Praga, Berlin, Santander, Edimburg, Spoleto, and Aldeburgh.

A retired Spanish footballer. He played for Sevilla from 1984 to 1997, earned 7 caps for the Spain n

A retired Spanish footballer. He played for Sevilla from 1984 to 1997, earned 7 caps for the Spain national football team in 1990, and was included in the finals squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.