What was Salvador Dalí’s complete birth name?

Salvador Dalí’s complete birth name was Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech.

He was born on 11 May 1904 in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. His name follows Spanish naming conventions: Dalí was his paternal surname, while Domènech was his maternal surname.

Dalí became internationally famous as a Surrealist painter, although his work also included sculpture, film, photography, design, writing, and performance. His highly theatrical public image made the shorter name “Salvador Dalí” far more familiar than his full legal name.

The name is sometimes confused with that of his older brother, also named Salvador, who died before the artist was born. Dalí later suggested that this family history influenced his sense of identity, but his brother’s death occurred when Dalí was still an infant and was not a biographical event he personally remembered.