Editing Santander, Spain (section)

==Notable people==

=== Historical figures ===
* [[Francisco Marroquín]] (1499–1563), first bishop of Guatemala and provisional Governor of Guatemala
* [[Toribio de Peñalva]] (c.1606-c.1685), Spanish military man, [[Public procurator|Procurator General]] of [[Buenos Aires]] during the [[Viceroyalty of Peru]]
* [[Manuel Pardo (governor)|Manuel Pardo]] (1774–?), a Spanish soldier, the Interim Governor of [[Spanish Texas]] in 1817
* [[José de Madrazo y Agudo]] (1781–1859), a Spanish painter and engraver, an exponent of the [[Neoclassicism|Neoclassical]]

=== 19th century ===
* [[Jenaro Quesada, 1st Marquis of Miravalles]] (1818–1889) [[Grandee of Spain]] and Spanish soldier
* [[José Antonio Mijares]] (1819–1847) a Mexican Army Lieutenant who led the Mexican resistance force against the American garrison of [[San José del Cabo]] in the [[Battle of San José del Cabo]]
* [[Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez]] (1820–1883) a Spanish Military Officer, politician, and statesman; Governor-General of the Philippines from 1871 to 1873
* [[Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola]] (1831–1888) a Spanish jurist, amateur archaeologist, owned the land of the [[Cave of Altamira]]
* [[Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo]] (1856–1912) a Spanish scholar, historian and literary critic. 
* [[Francisco Iturrino]] (1864–1924) a Spanish Post-impressionist painter of Basque ancestry, sometimes called a [[Fauvist]]
* [[Concha Espina]] (c.1877–1955) a Spanish writer nominated for a [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] 25 times in nine years
* [[Marcial Solana González-Camino]] (1880–1958) a Spanish scholar, writer and politician; historian of philosophy
* [[María Gutiérrez Blanchard]] (1881–1932) a Spanish painter, developed a unique style of [[Cubism]]
* [[Ángel Herrera Oria]] (1886–1968) a Spanish journalist, Roman Catholic politician and later a cardinal
* [[Gerardo Diego]] (1896–1987) a Spanish poet, a member of the [[Generation of '27]]

=== 20th century ===
* [[Emilio Botín (1903–1993)|Emilio Botín]] (1903–1993), a Spanish banker, the chairman of Santander Group from 1950 to 1986
* [[José Luis Zamanillo González-Camino|José Luis Zamanillo]] (1903–1980), a [[Traditionalism (Spain)|Traditionalist]] politician and leader of [[Carlist]] paramilitary [[Requeté]] structures 
* [[Francisco de Borbón y Borbón]] (1912–1995), a Spanish aristocrat, Lieutenant General of the cavalry in the Spanish army
* [[Matilde Camus]] (1919–2012), a Spanish poet who also wrote non-fiction
* [[Elena Quiroga]] (1921–1995), Spanish writer, explored the themes of childhood and adolescence
* [[Daniel Gil]] (1930–2004), one of the leading Spanish [[graphic designer]]s of the 20th century
* [[Emilio Botín]] (1934–2014), a Spanish banker, executive chairman of Spain's [[Grupo Santander]]
* [[Juan Carlos Calderon]] (1938–2012), a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician
* [[Álvaro Pombo]] (born 1939), a Spanish poet, novelist and activist
* [[Juan Navarro Baldeweg]] (born 1939), architect and professor at the [[Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid]]
* [[Alfonso Vallejo]] (1943–2021), playwright, poet, painter and neurologist
* [[Germán Gullón]] (born 1945), literary critic, writer and professor of Spanish literature at the [[University of Amsterdam]]
* [[Domingo Sarrey]] (born 1948), a visual artist and video artist.
* [[José Antonio Rodríguez Vega]] (1957–2002), nicknamed ''El Mataviejas'' (The Old Lady Killer), was a Spanish serial killer who raped and killed at least 16 elderly women in and around Santander between August 1987 and April 1988
* [[Paco San José]] (born 1958), Cantabrian music composer
* [[Álvaro Longoria]] (born 1968), a film director, executive producer and actor

=== Athletes ===
* [[Francisco "Paco" Gento López]] (21 October 1933 - 18 January 2022), nicknamed Paco, was a Spanish footballer, or soccer player, who made 437 appearances between Racing Santander and Real Madrid and scored a total of 129 goals in his professional career. He played for the National Spanish team in 43 matches, scoring 5 goals.  
* [[Marcos Alonso Imaz]] (1933–2012), nicknamed Marquitos, was a Spanish footballer, 272 pro appearances
* [[José Pérez Francés]] (1936–2021), a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist
* [[Francisco Javier Aguilar Garcia]] (1949–2020), a Spanish retired professional footballer, 300 pro appearances
* [[Seve Ballesteros]] (1957–2011), a Spanish professional golfer and World No. 1
* [[Quique Setién]] (born 1958), a Spanish retired footballer, 518 pro appearances, former coach of [[FC Barcelona]]
* [[Marcos Alonso Peña]] (1959–2023), a Spanish retired footballer, and a coach, 309 pro appearances
* [[Iván Helguera]] (born 1975), a Spanish football player, 326 pro appearances
* [[Pedro Munitis]] (born 1975), a Spanish football player, 475 pro appearances
* [[Iván de la Peña]] (born 1976), a Spanish football player, 331 pro appearances
* [[Mario Bermejo]] (born 1978), a Spanish retired professional footballer, 546 pro appearances
* [[Ruth Beitia]] (born 1979), high jumper, gold medallist at the 2016 Olympic Games
* [[Gonzalo Colsa]] (born 1979), a Spanish retired footballer 394 pro appearances
* [[Mateo Joseph]] (born 2003), a Spanish footballer for [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and the [[Spain national under-21 football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-15 |title=Mateo Joseph Makes Switch To Represent Spain's U21s |url=https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/33153/mateo-joseph-makes-switch-to-represent-spain-s-u21s |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.leedsunited.com |language=en}}</ref>