grammar.pronouns.relative-quien
The relative quien(es): people only
Quien/quienes refers only to people, mainly after prepositions (la persona con quien hablé) and in non-restrictive clauses.
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Explanation
After a preposition, quien is the natural choice for people: el socio de quien te hablé, la persona a quien llamaste. It agrees in number: los clientes con quienes trabajamos.
In subject position it works only after a comma (mi hermano, quien vive en Francia...) or in sayings (quien mucho abarca...). For restrictive subject clauses, use que: la persona que llamó (not *la persona quien llamó).
Examples
Es la persona en quien más confío.
She's the person I trust most.
She's the person I trust most.
Region: global
Quien termina primero, avisa.
Whoever finishes first, say so.
Whoever finishes first, say so.
Region: global