The greatest Spaniards of all time (El español de la historia)
The top 3 according to 3 votes from people: Christopher Columbus · Santiago Ramón y Cajal · Juan Carlos I. (Updated Nov 15, 2024.)
The result of Antena 3's 2007 show, voted by viewers. King Juan Carlos I won, ahead of Cervantes and Columbus.
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Top 25
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1
Christopher Columbus
c. 1451-1506. Reached the Americas in 1492 in the service of the Catholic Monarchs.
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2
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852-1934. Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906, father of neuroscience.
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3
Juan Carlos I
King of Spain from 1975 to 2014; the winner.
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4
Miguel de Cervantes
1547-1616. Author of Don Quixote.
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5
Queen Sofía
Born 1938. Queen consort from 1975 to 2014.
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6
Adolfo Suárez
1932-2014. Prime Minister during the transition to democracy.
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7
Felipe VI
Born 1968. Then Prince of Asturias; king since 2014.
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8
Pablo Picasso
1881-1973. Painter, co-founder of Cubism.
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9
Saint Teresa of Ávila
1515-1582. Mystic and reformer of the Carmelite order.
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10
Felipe González
Born 1942. Prime Minister from 1982 to 1996.
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11
Isabella I of Castile
1451-1504. Queen of Castile.
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12
Severo Ochoa
1905-1993. Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1959.
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13
Federico García Lorca
1898-1936. Poet and playwright of the Generation of '27.
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14
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Born 1960. Prime Minister from 2004 to 2011.
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15
Queen Letizia
Born 1972. Then Princess of Asturias.
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16
Salvador Dalí
1904-1989. Surrealist painter.
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Antoni Gaudí
1852-1926. Architect of the Sagrada Família.
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El Cid
c. 1048-1099. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, Castilian warrior.
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Alfonso X the Wise
1221-1284. King of Castile and patron of learning.
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20
Fernando Alonso
Born 1981. Two-time Formula 1 world champion.
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21
Francisco de Goya
1746-1828. Painter and printmaker.
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22
Francisco Franco
1892-1975. Military officer and dictator from 1939 to 1975.
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23
Antonio Machado
1875-1939. Poet of Campos de Castilla.
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24
Miguel Servet
1511-1553. Scientist and theologian; described pulmonary circulation.
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25
Miguel Induráin
Born 1964. Five Tours de France in a row.
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Comments (3)
Cajal debería ser el primero, el mayor científico español.
Es una encuesta de televisión, no un ranking de historiadores.
Ramón y Cajal debería ser el primero, el mejor científico español de la historia.