Salvador Felipe Jacinto DalÃ DomÃ nech , Marquis of PÃ bol or Salvador Felip Jacint DalÃ DomÃ nech ( May 11 , 1904 â `` January 23 , 1989 ) , more often known as Salvador DalÃ , was a Spanish artist who became famous for the unusual images he used in his paintings . He was born in Figueres , Spain . Salvador DomÃ nec Felip Jacint DalÃ i DomÃ nech , Marquis of DalÃ de PÃ bol ( May 11 , 1904 â `` January 23 , 1989 ) , commonly known as Salvador DalÃ , was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres .