The Most Famous

Actors from Spain

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This page contains a list of the greatest Spanish Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 242 of which were born in Spain. This makes Spain the birth place of the 11th most number of Actors behind Italy and Russia.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Spanish Actors of all time. This list of famous Spanish Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Spanish Actors.

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1. Antonio Banderas (b. 1960)

With an HPI of 73.61, Antonio Banderas is the most famous Spanish Actor.   biography has been translated into 86 different languages on wikipedia.

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2. Carmen Amaya (1913 - 1963)

With an HPI of 71.50, Carmen Amaya is the 2nd most famous Spanish Actor.   biography has been translated into 50 different languages.

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3. Marisa Paredes (1946 - 2024)

With an HPI of 71.12, Marisa Paredes is the 3rd most famous Spanish Actor.   biography has been translated into 36 different languages.

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4. Penélope Cruz (b. 1974)

With an HPI of 70.39, Penélope Cruz is the 4th most famous Spanish Actor.   biography has been translated into 102 different languages.

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5. Javier Bardem (b. 1969)

With an HPI of 69.97, Javier Bardem is the 5th most famous Spanish Actor.   biography has been translated into 74 different languages.

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6. Carmen Maura (b. 1945)

With an HPI of 69.66, Carmen Maura is the 6th most famous Spanish Actor.   biography has been translated into 40 different languages.

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7. Fernando Rey (1917 - 1994)

With an HPI of 69.32, Fernando Rey is the 7th most famous Spanish Actor.   biography has been translated into 40 different languages.

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8. María Casares (1922 - 1996)

With an HPI of 66.10, María Casares is the 8th most famous Spanish Actor.   biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

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9. Francisco Rabal (1926 - 2001)

With an HPI of 65.95, Francisco Rabal is the 9th most famous Spanish Actor.   biography has been translated into 31 different languages.

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10. Sara Montiel (1928 - 2013)

With an HPI of 65.43, Sara Montiel is the 10th most famous Spanish Actor.   biography has been translated into 36 different languages.

People

Pantheon has 242 people classified as Spanish actors born between 1868 and 2012. Of these 242, 201 (83.06%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Spanish actors include Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz, and Javier Bardem. The most famous deceased Spanish actors include Carmen Amaya, Marisa Paredes, and Fernando Rey. As of April 2024, 42 new Spanish actors have been added to Pantheon including Karla Sofía Gascón, Natalia Millán, and Yolanthe Cabau.

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Overlapping Lives

Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.

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