The Most Famous
Architects from Spain
This page contains a list of the greatest Spanish Architects. The pantheon dataset contains 518 Architects, 22 of which were born in Spain. This makes Spain the birth place of the 6th most number of Architects behind France and United States.
Top 10 Architects
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Spanish Architects of all time. This list of famous Spanish Architects 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 Architects.
- #1
Antoni Gaudí
1852 - 1926
HPI 86.92116 langsAntoni Gaudí is most famous for his architectural works. His most famous work is the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, which is a Roman Catholic...Read moreShow less
Antoni Gaudí is most famous for his architectural works. His most famous work is the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, which is a Roman Catholic church that he designed and built.
- #2
Santiago Calatrava
b. 1951
HPI 74.1268 langsSantiago Calatrava is most famous for his design of the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Milwaukee Central Library, and the Turning Torso Tower in...Read moreShow less
Santiago Calatrava is most famous for his design of the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Milwaukee Central Library, and the Turning Torso Tower in Malmö, Sweden.
- #3
Lluís Domènech i Montaner
1850 - 1923
HPI 68.7032 langsLluís Domènech i Montaner was a Catalan architect who is most famous for designing the Sagrada Família, a Roman Catholic church in...Read moreShow less
Lluís Domènech i Montaner was a Catalan architect who is most famous for designing the Sagrada Família, a Roman Catholic church in Barcelona.
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Spanish Architects grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Architects were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 13 most globally memorable Architects since 1700.
