French people of Spanish descent

Matthieu Valverde (born 14 May 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Patrice Dominguez (12 January 1950 – 12 April 2015) was a French tennis player born in Algeria. He reached a career high ranking of No. 36 in 1973. He represented France in the Davis Cup between 1971 and 1979.Dominguez was runner–up at the 1973 French Open mixed doubles event partnering Betty Stöve and again in 1978 partnering Virginia Ruzici.He then became a trainer for several players such as Henri Leconte and Fabrice Santoro. He also worked as an analyst for different French media.
From 2005 to 2011, he was the national technical director of the French Tennis Federation.Dominguez died on 12 April 2015 from a chronic illness at the age of 65.

Étienne Roda-Gil (1 August 1941 in Septfonds, Tarn-et-Garonne, France – 31 May 2004 in Paris) was a songwriter and screenwriter. He was an anarchist and an anarcho-syndicalist.

Stéphane Gilles Plaza (born 9 June 1970) is a French television presenter and an estate agent. He hosts the television shows Recherche appartement ou maison (since 2006) and Maison à vendre (since 2007), both broadcast on M6. He has explained that he became a television presenter after a casting by Reservoir Prod.

Patrick Pierre Hernandez (born 6 April 1949) is a French singer who had a worldwide hit with "Born to Be Alive" in 1979.

Laurence Ferrari (French: [loʁɑ̃s feʁaʁi] ; born 5 July 1966) is a French journalist, best known as a former anchor of the TF1 weekday evening news Le 20H. She also works for Europe 1 sometimes.

André Herrero (born January 28, 1938) is a former rugby union player. He played for the French Rugby team as a flanker. Herrero is of Spanish descent.

Pierre Albaladejo (born 14 December 1933 in Dax) is a former French rugby union player. His usual position was at fly-half or at fullback.
He played all his career for Dax, from 1952/53 to 1965/66.
He had 30 caps for France, from 1954 to 1964, scoring 16 conversions, 12 penalties and 12 drop goals, 104 points on aggregate.He achieved the rank of Officer in France's Legion of Honour.

Pascal Sevran (16 October 1945 – 9 May 2008) was a French TV presenter and author.

Joël Cantona (born 26 October 1967) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the younger brother of Eric Cantona. Since retiring he has had some minor acting roles.