List of predilect and adoptive sons and daughters of Madrid
This list compiles people awarded with the hijo/a predilecto/a and hijo/a adoptivo/a honorary titles by the Madrid municipality. The former referring to Madrid-born people while the latter to people born outside of Madrid, both awarded according "to their standout personal qualities or merits and, singularly, on the basis of their services of benefit, improvement or honour to Madrid".
These recognisements are for life and no more than 6 living people from each category may hold the title at the same time. As of 2019, the set of awarded people features an overwhelming male bias.
Living
;Adoptive son or daughter;Predilect son or daughter
Died
;Adoptive son or daughter- Carmen Franco
- Santiago Bernabéu
- Luis Carandell
- Camilo José Cela
- Ángel Nieto
- Josep Tarradellas
- Luis Rosales
- José Montero Alonso
- Fernando Rey
- Julián Marías
- Adolfo Suárez
- Francisco Tomás y Valiente
- Benito Pérez Galdós