Editing Santander, Spain (section)

=== 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