San Lorenzo de El Escorial had close historical ties with the Spanish Crown, as place of residence and burial site of different monarchs from both Habsburg and Bourbon lines.
Among children born in San Lorenzo de El Escorial in the 20th century, the poet Luis Felipe Vivanco (1907-1975), the architect John Herreros (1958) and the botanist Luis Ceballos and Fernández de Córdoba (1896-1967) are worthy of note.