List of Spaniards in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of notable Spaniards in the United Kingdom who have at least one Spanish parent, ordered by surname (Apellido) within section.
Actors
Patricia Medina
- Michelle Keegan, actress in Coronation Street; Spanish mother
- Patricia Medina, actress in the 1940s-60s; Spanish father[1]
- Natalia Tena, actress, played Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter film series and Osha in HBOs Game of Thrones
Artists
- Angela de la Cruz, painter, nominated for the Turner Prize in 2010
- 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[2]
Politicians
- Michael Portillo, politician and broadcaster; Spanish father[3]
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; English father, Spanish mother
Sports
- Eva Carneiro, sports doctor; Spanish father
- Santi Cazorla, footballer
- 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
See also
References
- ↑ Patricia Medina Cotton: The Interview
- ↑ 'The Stage' January 2006 article by Maurice Leonard
- ↑ "Digging up the dead". BBC Four. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
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