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List of Spaniards in the United Kingdom

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List of Spaniards in the United Kingdom

This is a list of notable Spaniards in the United Kingdom who have at least one Spanish parent, ordered by surname (apellido) within section.

Contents

Actors

  • Michelle Keegan, actress in Coronation Street; Gibraltarian mother
  • Patricia Medina, actress in the 1940s-60s; Spanish father
  • Natalia Tena, actress, played Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter film series and Osha in HBOs Game of Thrones
  • Roger Delgado, actor, played The Master in Doctor Who, Spanish father

    • Artists

  • Angela de la Cruz, painter, nominated for the Turner Prize in 2010
  • Victor Lledo, filmmaker
  • Cristina de Middel, photographer
  • Tamara Rojo, ballet dancer, currently the artistic director of the English National Ballet, previously the principal dancer with The Royal Ballet
  • Jordi Ruiz Cirera, photographer, awarded the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize by the National Portrait Gallery in 2012

    • Business

  • Ana Patricia Botín, CEO of Santander UK, the third largest bank in the UK in terms of deposits

    • Lawyers

  • Miriam González Durántez, wife of former Liberal Democrat Party Leader and former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP

    • Musicians

  • Carlos Bonell, guitarist
  • Paloma Faith, singer; Spanish father
  • Geri Halliwell, pop singer; mother, Ana María Hidalgo, is Spanish
  • Lita Roza, singer; Spanish father

    • Politicians

  • Michael Portillo, politician and broadcaster; Spanish father

    • Royalty

  • Edward II of England, Spanish mother, Eleanor of Castile
  • Mary I of England, Queen of England and Ireland, Queen Consort of Spain, Sicily and Naples; Spanish mother, Catherine of Aragon

    • Scholars

  • Felipe Fernández-Armesto, British historian and author of several popular books on revisionist history; Spanish father
  • Charles Powell, Director of the Elcano Royal Institute (Madrid) since 28 March 2012; Spanish mother

    • Sports

  • Eva Carneiro, sports doctor; Spanish father
  • Santi Cazorla, footballer
  • Adam Lallana footballer for England national football team; Spanish paternal grandfather
  • Nacho Monreal, footballer
  • Jay Rodriguez, footballer; Spanish father
  • David Silva, footballer

    • Writers

  • John Carlin, journalist; Scottish father, Spanish mother
  • Joseph Blanco White, Roman Catholic (later, Anglican and Unitarian) theologian and poet in Spanish and English; born in Spain; Spanish father of Irish descent, Spanish mother

    • References

    List of Spaniards in the United Kingdom Wikipedia
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