Editing Santander, Spain (section)

=== 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>