List of people from Lleida

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The following names are sorted alphabetically.

  • Antoni Abad - artist (born 1956)
  • Jaume Balagueró - filmmaker (born 1960)
  • Josep Borrell - Politician, president of the European Parliament 2004–2007. (born 1947)
  • - 18th century religious scholar, author of De ineffabile misae sacrificio y Libellum de Adventu Anti Christi.
  • Pep Coll - writer (born 1949)
  • Albert Costa - tennis player, olympic contestant in 2000, winner of the 2002 French Open, (born 1975)
  • - artist, pioneer of Surrealist sculpture in Catalonia (1908–1998)
  • Custo Dalmau - fashion designer (born 1959).
  • Sergi Escobar - world champion track cyclist who specialises in individual and team pursuit (born 1974).
  • José Espasa Anguera - founder of the precursor of Espasa-Calpe and Enciclopedia Espasa (1840–1911)
  • - architect, urban planner who worked for various governments during the 20th century directing the restoration of Ciutat Vella in Barcelona.
  • - underground comic book artist, especially known for his controversial comic series , published in the Spanish magazine El Víbora.
  • (Indibilis, Andobales) king of the Ilergetes (3rd century BC).
  • Lorena, singer, winner of the 5th series of Spanish Fame Academy, Operación Triunfo.
  • Enrique Granados - Romantic composer (1867-1917)
  • - Catalan TV personality, TV3 presenter.
  • Bojan Krkic - (born 1990) football player.
  • - historian (1907–1990)
  • - dancer.
  • - Artist (1854–1927)
  • Joan Oró - biochemist whose research has been of importance in understanding the origin of life, received several international honours for his work. (1923–2004)
  • - Satirist, journalist (1831–1906)
  • - journalist, satyrist (1930–2011)
  • Araceli Segarra - mountaineer and model (born 1970)
  • Salvador Seguí, "El Noi del Sucre" - Anarchist, secretary general of CNT in Catalonia, assassinated (1896–1923).
  • Antoni Siurana - Politician; former mayor of Lleida, then Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (born 1943)
  • - Physician and politician, vicepresident of the Generalitat de Catalunya, member of the Spanish Parliament.
  • Màrius Torres - Symbolist poet (1910-1942)
  • - stage actor (born 1978)
  • Josep Vallverdú - writer (born 1923)
  • - essayist, comic book historian (born 1934)
  • Ricardo Viñes - Classical pianist and composer (1875–1943)

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