Editing Aragon (section)

== Notable people from Aragon ==

=== Up to the 19th century ===
*Saint [[Elizabeth of Aragon|Elizabeth of Portugal]] (1271–1336), queen consort of [[Portugal]] and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church
*[[Antipope Benedict XIII]] (1328–1423), known as ''Papa Luna'', Avignon pope and art patron-sponsor
*King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] (1452–1516), married queen [[Isabella I of Castile]] and united the [[Crown of Aragon]] with the [[Crown of Castile]], giving form to the actual [[Spain]]
*[[Michael Servetus]] (1509/11–1552), theologian and physician who received numerous charges of heresy by both Catholics and Protestants and was burnt at the stake in [[John Calvin|Calvin]]'s [[Geneva]] during the 16th century
*[[Joseph Calasanz]] (1557–1648), [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|Catholic priest]] who dedicated himself to the education of poor boys at [[Rome]] and founded a society pledged to that work
*[[Baltasar Gracián]] (1601–1658), writer of Spanish Baroque literature
*[[Pablo Bruna]] (1611–1679), blind composer, organist
*[[Gaspar Sanz]] (1640–1710), composer, guitarist and organist
*[[Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre]] (1702–1780), military engineer who discovered the ruins of [[Pompeii]]
*[[Francisco Garcés]] (1738–1781), [[missionary]] [[priest]] to [[North America]] who founded two pueblo missions<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>
*[[Francisco de Goya]] (1746–1828) 18th-century painter.

=== 20th and 21st centuries ===
*[[Eva Amaral|Eva Amaral Lallana]], singer-songwriter and member of the rock band Amaral
*[[Enrique Bunbury]] (Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izarduy), rock singer-songwriter for [[Héroes del Silencio]] and Enrique Bunbury Band
*[[Luis Buñuel|Luis Buñuel Portolés]], filmmaker
*[[St. Josemaría Escrivá|St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás]], Spanish Catholic priest, founder of [[Opus Dei]]
*[[Pablo Gargallo|Pablo Gargallo Catalán]], sculptor and painter
*[[Jesús Moncada|Jesús Moncada Estruga]], writer
*[[Ramon J. Sender|Ramon J. Sender Garcés]], writer
*[[José Antonio Labordeta|José Antonio Labordeta Subías]], singer, writer, politician ([[Congress of Deputies|deputy]]) and TV presenter
*[[Santiago Ramón y Cajal]], [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] recipient for his research on the human brain and nervous system
*[[Carlos Saura|Carlos Saura Atarés]], filmmaker
*[[Pablo Serrano|Pablo Serrano Aguilar]], sculptor
*[[Alberto Zapater|Alberto Zapater Arjol]], footballer
*[[María Pilar León|María Pilar León Cebrián]], footballer
*[[Teresa Perales|Teresa Perales Fernández]], Paralympic swimmer, politician and university professor
*[[Fernando Simón|Fernando Simón Soria]], epidemiologist and director of the [[Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies]] of the [[Ministry of Health (Spain)|Spanish Ministry of Health]] during the [[Ebola virus disease in Spain|ebola]] and [[COVID-19 pandemic in Spain|COVID-19]] outbreaks
*[[Federico Jiménez Losantos]], radio presenter and right wing pundit
*[[Sheila Herrero Lapuente]], inline speed skater
*[[Antón García Abril]], music composer
*[[Soledad Puértolas|Soledad Puértolas Villanueva]], writer, member of the [[Royal Spanish Academy]] and winner of the [[Premio Planeta de Novela]]
*[[Juan Alberto Belloch|Juan Alberto Belloch Julbe]], judge, former Spanish [[Ministry of Justice (Spain)|Minister of Justice]] and of [[Fourth government of Felipe González|Justice and Interior]], former mayor of [[Zaragoza]], former [[Congress of Deputies|deputy]] and [[Senate of Spain|senator]] and former member of the [[General Council of the Judiciary]]
*[[Luisa Fernanda Rudi|Luisa Fernanda Rudi Úbeda]], senator, former and first female [[Congress of Deputies|President of the Congress of the Deputies]], former and first female [[President of the Government of Aragon|President of Aragon]], former and first female mayor of Zaragoza, former deputy, [[European Parliament|MEP]] and [[Cortes of Aragon|autonomic deputy]] and former president of the [[People's Party of Aragon|Aragonese People's Party]]
*[[Marcelino Iglesias|Marcelino Iglesias Ricou]], former President of Aragon, former senator and autonomic deputy and former secretary-general of the [[Socialists' Party of Aragon]] and former member of the executive committee of the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|PSOE]]
*[[Román Escolano|Román Escolano Olivares]], economist, former Spanish [[Ministry of Economy (Spain)|Minister of Economy]], [[Ministry of Industry (Spain)|Industry]] and Competitiveness and former vice-president of the [[European Investment Bank]]
*[[Miki Nadal|Miki (Miguel) Nadal Furriel]], comedian, actor and TV presenter
*[[Luisa Gavasa|Luisa Gavasa Moragón]], actress
*[[Hana Jalloul|Hana Jalloul Muro]], university professor, politician and [[Secretary of State for Migration|Secretary of State of Migrations]]
*[[Guitarricadelafuente]] (Álvaro Lafuente Calvo), singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician
*[[Ara Malikian]], violinist
*[[Ana Santos Aramburo]], librarian and director of the [[National Library of Spain]]
*[[José Luis Gil|José Luis Gil Sanz]], television, cinema, theatre and voice actor
*[[Alexandra Jiménez|Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea]], actress and TV presenter
*[[Conchita Martínez|Conchita Martínez Bernat]], tennis player
*[[Pilar Palomero]], film director and screenwriter
*[[Francisco Martínez Soria|Paco Martínez Soria]], actor and theatre entrepreneur
*[[Miguel Ángel Tirado|Miguel Ángel Tirado Vinués]] (also known as "Marianico el Corto"), comedian and actor
*[[Violadores del Verso]], rap music crew
*[[Álvaro Arbeloa|Álvaro Arbeloa Coca]], footballer
*[[Juan Antonio San Epifanio|Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz]] (most commonly known as "Epi"), basketball player
*[[Manuel Pizarro Moreno]], economist, jurist and former politician ([[Congress of Deputies|deputy]])