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meaning "son of Álvaro". Notable people with the surname include:

Actors, singers, musicians

Ana Álvarez Ana Teresa Álvarez Páez (born 19 November 1969), better known as Ana Álvarez, is a Spanish actress and a model. Biography Ana Teresa Álvarez Páez was born in Jerez de la Frontera, province of Cádiz, on 19 November 1969. She moved to Madr ...

(born 1969), Spanish model and actress *

Andreína Álvarez Andreína María Álvarez Medina Covian (born January 19, 1979, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan and Dominican actress, entertainer, comedian, singer and acting teacher. Works Acting * '' Radio Rochela'' * ''Mujer con Pantalones ' ...

(born 1979), Venezuelan actor *

Carlos Álvarez (baritone) Carlos Álvarez (born 1966 in Málaga) is a Spanish baritone who has had a major international opera career since the early 1990s. His recording of the title role in Isaac Albéniz's '' Merlin'' with Plácido Domingo as King Arthur won a Latin ...

(born 1966), Spanish opera singer *

Enrique Álvarez Félix Enrique Álvarez Félix (5 April 1934 – 24 May 1996) was a Mexican actor, known for his roles in telenovelas and in films, such as '' The Monastery of the Vultures'' and '' The House of the Pelican''. Family and personal life Enrique Álvare ...

(1934–1996), Mexican actor *

Francisco Álvarez (actor) Francisco Álvarez (December 26, 1892 in Buenos Aires – April 21, 1960 in Lanús) was an Argentine film and theater actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema. Entering film in 1937 he appeared in 54 films between then and his death in 196 ...

(1892–1960), Argentine actor * Ian Alvarez (born 1978), male Trinidadian soca singer known popularly as

Bunji Garlin Ian Antonio Alvarez (born July 14, 1978), better known by his stage name Bunji Garlin, is a Trinidadian ragga soca artist. He is also affectionately known as the Viking of Soca. His spouse is Fay-Ann Lyons. Early life Bunji was born on July 1 ...

Izabella Alvarez Izabella Alvarez (born March 1, 2004) is an American actress known for her roles in television shows such as '' Shameless'', ''Westworld'', and '' Walk the Prank''. She plays Vera in the Disney+ film '' Magic Camp''. Her most recent role is the vo ...

(born 2004), American actress * Javier Álvarez (composer) (born 1956), Mexican composer * Karl Alvarez (born 1964), American musician * Miguel Álvarez-Fernández (born 1979), Spanish composer *

Roy Alvarez Leandro Delantar Alvarez (March 23, 1950 – February 11, 2014), better known by his screen name Roy Alvarez, was a Filipino actor, director and screenwriter for film, television and theater in the Philippines. Biography He was born on March ...

(1950–2014), Filipino actor, director and screenwriter * Zayra Alvarez, Puerto Rican musician

Military figures

* Ochoa de Alvarez de Isásaga (1470–1555), Spanish nobleman, Chief of the Supreme Council of the Indies,

Order of Santiago The Order of Santiago (; es, Orden de Santiago ), is a religious and military order founded in the 12th century. It owes its name to the Patron Saint of Spain, "Santiago" ( St. James the Greater). Its initial objective was to protect the pilgr ...

* Casta Álvarez (1776–1846), Spanish soldier * Everett Alvarez Jr. (born 1937), American naval officer and prisoner of war *

Mariano Álvarez de Castro Brigadier Mariano José Manuel Bernardo Álvarez Bermúdez de Castro y López Aparicio (September 8, 1749 – January 21, 1810) was a Spanish military officer, and the military governor of Girona during the siege by the French during the War of Spa ...

, Spanish brigadier *

Mariano Álvarez Mariano M. Álvarez ( : March 15, 1818 – August 25, 1924) was a Filipino revolutionary and statesman. Pre-war life Álvarez was born in Noveleta, Cavite. He received formal schooling at the San José College in Manila, and obtained a tea ...

(1749–1810), Filipino general, statesman, and teacher *

Vicente Álvarez (general) General Vicente Álvarez y Solís ( : April 5, 1862 – November 22, 1942) was a Zamboangueño revolutionary general who led the revolution in Zamboanga which forced the surrender of the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines, Diego ...

(1862–1942), Filipino revolutionary

Painters, sculptors

* Ana Albertina Delgado Álvarez (born 1963), Cuban artist *

Celia Álvarez Muñoz Celia Álvarez Muñoz (born 1937) is a Chicana mixed-media conceptual artist and photographer based in Arlington, Texas. Early life and education Álvarez Muñoz was born in El Paso, Texas to Enriqueta Limón Alvarez and Francisco Pompa Alvare ...

(born 1932), American artist *

José Álvarez Cubero José Álvarez Cubero (23 April 176826 November 1827) was a Spanish sculptor in the neoclassical style. He spent a large part of his career in Paris and Rome. Biography José Álvarez de Pereira y Cubero was born at Priego de Córdoba on 23 Apri ...

(1768–1827), Spanish sculptor in the neoclassical style *

Mabel Alvarez Mabel Alvarez (November 28, 1891 – March 13, 1985) was an American painter. Her works, often introspective and spiritual in nature, and her style is considered a contributing factor to the Southern California Modernism and California Impressi ...

(1891–1985), American oil painter, daughter of Luis F. Álvarez * Negra Álvarez (born 1948), Salvadoran visual artist *

Pedro Álvarez Castelló Pedro Reinaldo Álvarez Castelló (February 9, 1967 – February 12, 2004) was a Cuban artist who rose to prominence during Cuba's Special Period. Biography Álvarez was a native of Havana, Cuba. He studied art at the Escuela Nacional de Bel ...

(1967–2004), Cuban painter

Politicians

Carlos Álvarez (American politician) Carlos Álvarez (born 1952) is a Cuban American politician, and the former mayor of Miami-Dade County. He was first elected mayor in 2004, and re-elected in 2008. His mayoralty ended in March 2011 after a recall election. In both mayoral electi ...

(born c.1952), Cuban-American politician from Florida *

Eugenio Alvarez Eugenio A. Alvarez (July 21, 1918 – February 12, 1976) was an American lawyer and U.S. Representative from New York. Life He was born on July 21, 1918, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The family moved to New York City. There he attended Public Schoo ...

(1918–1976), New York assemblyman *

Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Armelino (26 November 1925 – 28 December 2016), also known as El Goyo, was an National Army (Uruguay), Uruguayan Army general who served as president of Uruguay from 1981 until 1985 and was the last surviving presiden ...

(1925–2016), Uruguayan general and dictator *

José Manuel Álvarez José Manuel Álvarez, an Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, histo ...

, Argentine politician *

Juan Álvarez Juan Nepomuceno Álvarez Hurtado de Luna, generally known as Juan Álvarez, (27 January 1790 – 21 August 1867) was a general, long-time caudillo (regional leader) in southern Mexico, and president of Mexico for two months in 1855, following ...

(1790–1867), Mexican general and president * Julián Álvarez (1788–1843), Argentine politician *

Pedro de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera Pedro Álvarez de Toledo y Leiva, 1st Marquis of Mancera (c. 1585–1654), was a Spanish nobleman, general, colonial administrator, and diplomat. He served as Captain General of Galicia and Viceroy of Peru from December 18, 1639 to Septembe ...

(c.1585–1654), Spanish viceroy of Peru *

Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

(1484–1553), Spanish viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples * Vicente Álvarez Travieso (1705–1779), Spanish judge and politician

Sports figures

Baseball

* Abe Alvarez (born 1982), American baseball player *

Clemente Álvarez Clemente Rafael Álvarez (born May 18, 1968) is a Venezuelan former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2000 MLB season. Listed at 5' 11", 180 lb., he batted and threw right handed. In two games as a ...

(born 1968), Venezuelan baseball player *

Eddy Alvarez Eduardo Cortes Alvarez (born January 30, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers. Prior to his ba ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *

Francisco Álvarez (baseball) Francisco Javier Álvarez (born November 19, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Álvarez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in July 2018. He s ...

(born 2001), Venezuelan baseball player *

Henderson Álvarez Henderson Javier Álvarez (born April 18, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays from 2011 through 2012, the Mi ...

(born 1990), Venezuelan baseball player *

Jose Alvarez (baseball, born 1956) Jose Lino Alvarez (born April 12, 1956) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played four seasons at the major league level, pitching for the Atlanta Braves. He played for the Braves in 1981 and 1982, then spent five seasons in the mino ...

, American baseball player *

José Álvarez (baseball, born 1989) José Ricardo Álvarez (born May 6, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Gia ...

, Venezuelan baseball player *

Juan Alvarez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

(born 1973), American baseball player *

Pedro Alvarez (baseball) Pedro Alvarez may refer to: *Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca (1484–1553), Spanish viceroy of Naples *Pedro Alvarez de Acosta (1484–1563), Catholic Bishop of Osma *Pedro Álvares Cabral (c. 1468–1520), Portuguese navigator *P ...

(born 1987), Dominican baseball player * Rafael Álvarez (baseball) (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player * R. J. Alvarez (born 1991), American baseball player * Tony Álvarez (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player * Veronica Alvarez (born 1983), American baseball catcher *

Wilson Álvarez Wilson Eduardo Álvarez Fuenmayor (born March 24, 1970) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher. During a thirteen-year baseball career, he pitched for the Texas Rangers, ...

(born 1970), Venezuelan baseball player *

Yadier Álvarez Yadier Álvarez Ventosa (born March 7, 1996) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Career Álvarez defected from Cuba to pursue a career in Major League Baseball (MLB). At the time, he had a fastball that touched 98 miles ...

(born 1996), Cuban baseball pitcher *

Yordan Álvarez Yordan Ruben Álvarez (born June 27, 1997) is a Cuban professional baseball designated hitter and left fielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 for the Astros. Nicknamed "Air Yordan", Álvarez ...

(born 1997), Cuban-born baseball player

Basketball

Lester Alvarez Lester Andrew F. Alvarez (born September 18, 1988) is a Filipino basketball player and head coach for the Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Alvarez played college basketball for the Adamson Un ...

(born 1988), Filipino basketball player *

Miguel Álvarez Pozo José Miguel Álvarez Pozo (26 November 1949 – 31 May 2016) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the col ...

(1949–2016), Cuban basketball player *

Paul Alvarez Paul Beleno "Bong" Alvarez (born June 15, 1968) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. Dubbed as "Mr. Excitement" because of his high-leaping, slam-dunking acts. Basketball career At the ...

(born 1968), Filipino basketball player *

Rich Alvarez Richard Alvarez (born October 30, 1980) is a Japanese-born Filipino former professional basketball player and coach. He last played for the Kia Picanto of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was the first overall pick of 2004 PBA D ...

(born 1980), Filipino basketball player

Football (soccer)

* Arturo Alvarez (born 1985), American footballer * Carlos Alvarez (born 1990), American soccer player * Cristian Darío Álvarez (born 1985), Argentine footballer *

Cristian Osvaldo Álvarez Cristian is the Romanian and Spanish form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname. Cristian may refer to: People * Cristian (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Adomniței (born 1975), Romanian e ...

(born 1978), Argentine footballer *

Damián Ariel Álvarez Damián is a Czech, Slovak and Spanish male given name, which is a form of the name Damian. Damian is derived from the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos), from the Greek word δαμαζω (damazo), meaning "to tame" or "to master".''Behind the ...

(born 1979), Argentine footballer *David Álvarez Aguirre, see Kily Álvarez * Julián Álvarez (born 2000), Argentine footballer * Kily Álvarez (born 1984), Equatoguinean footballer * Leonel Álvarez (born 1965), Colombian footballer * Leonel Álvarez (born 1995), Argentine footballer * Leonel Álvarez (born 1996), Argentine footballer * Lorgio Álvarez (born 1978), Bolivian footballer * Luciano Álvarez (born 1978), Argentine footballer *

Óscar Marcelino Álvarez Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ...

(1948–2018), Argentine football player * Pablo Sebastián Álvarez (born 1984), Argentine footballer *

Quique Álvarez Enrique "Quique" Álvarez Sanjuán (; born 20 July 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender. In a 16-year professional career he appeared in 370 games, 201 in La Liga. Having started his career at Barcelona, where h ...

(born 1975), Spanish footballer * Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez (born 1988), Argentine footballer

Other sports

Barry Alvarez Barry Lee Alvarez (born December 30, 1946) is a former American football coach and athletic director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons, from 1990 to 2005, compiling a caree ...

(born 1946), American football coach and sports administrator * Bernard Alvarez (born 1939), American NASCAR Cup Series driver * Bryan Alvarez (born 1975), American wrestler and journalist *

Canelo Álvarez Santos Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez Barragán (; born 18 July 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer. He has won multiple world championships in four weight classes from light middleweight to light heavyweight, including unified titles in three of ...

(Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán; born 1990), Mexican boxer * Francisco Álvarez (born 1969), Cuban beach volleyball player *

José Álvarez de Bohórquez José Álvarez de las Asturias Bohórquez y Goyeneche, 10th Marquess of Trujillos (23 March 1895 – 27 February 1993) was a Spanish horse rider. Álvarez de Bohórquez competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and won the team jumping gold medal in ...

, Spanish equestrian * José Luis Álvarez (born 1969), Spanish fencer * José Marcelo Álvarez (born 1975), Paraguayan fencer *

Lynn Alvarez Lynn Alvarez (born September 6, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist. She competes in the strawweight division for Invicta FC and has competed for Bellator. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 6–5 , JJ Aldrich , ...

(born 1985), American mixed martial artist *

María Fernanda Álvarez Terán María Fernanda Álvarez Terán (; born 28 February 1989), also known as MFAT, is a former tennis player from Bolivia. Álvarez was ranked No. 15 in the junior rankings in 2007. She won tournaments including doubles at the Copa Gatorade, Copa ...

(born 1989), Bolivian tennis player * Nancy Alvarez (born 1976), Argentine Olympic athlete * Oscar Álvarez (born 1977), Colombian road cyclist * Rafael Álvarez (diver) (born 1971), Spanish diver * Rimas Álvarez Kairelis (born 1974), Argentine rugby player * Robin Álvarez (born 1987), Swedish ice hockey player *

Wilson Alvarez Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender *Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rodr ...

(born 1957), Bolivian player of American football

Writers, novelists, poets

Al Alvarez Alfred Alvarez (5 August 1929 – 23 September 2019) was an English poet, novelist, essayist and critic who published under the name A. Alvarez and Al Alvarez. Background Alfred Alvarez was born in London, to an Ashkenazic Jewish mother and a ...

(1929–2019), English writer * Emilio Álvarez Lejarza (1884–1969), Nicaraguan jurist and political writer *

Emilio Álvarez Montalván Emilio Álvarez Montalván (31 July 1919 – 2 July 2014) was a Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and a Foreign Minister of the Republic of Nicaragua. Biography Emilio Álvarez Montalván was born in Managua, Nicaragua. In 1946, he received a Doct ...

(1919–2014), Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and political writer * José María Álvarez de Sotomayor, Spanish playwright and poet *José Sixto Álvarez, aka Fray Mocho, Argentine writer *

Julia Alvarez Julia Alvarez (born March 27, 1950) is an American New Formalist poet, novelist, and essayist. She rose to prominence with the novels ''How the García Girls Lost Their Accents'' (1991), '' In the Time of the Butterflies'' (1994), and ''Yo!'' ...

(born 1950), American writer *

Severiano Álvarez Severiano Álvarez (1933 – September 23, 2013) was a Leonese language writer. He was born in Cuevas del Sil (in the municipality of Palacios del Sil), province of León. He had two mentions in Leonese language in their region variety in 1982 and 1 ...

(1933–2013), Spanish writer

Others

* Ada Álvarez, Cuban-Mexican operations researcher * Onion News Network's Brooke Alvarez, played by Suzanne Sena * Ciriaco Álvarez (born 1873), Chiloé businessman *

Fede Álvarez Federico Álvarez (born February 9, 1978) is a Uruguayans, Uruguayan film director, filmmaker. He is known for directing ''Evil Dead (2013 film), Evil Dead'' (2013) and ''Don't Breathe'' (2016), as well as his short film ''Ataque de Pánico!'' ( ...

(born 1978), Uruguayan filmmaker * Felix Alvarez (born 1951), Gibraltar human and civil rights activist and defender * Gabriela Álvarez (died 2017), Mexican mechanical engineer * Gregorio Álvarez (historian) (1889–1986), Argentine physician and historian *

José Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba Don José Álvarez de Toledo Osorio y Gonzaga, 11th Marquess of Villafranca, Grandee of Spain, '' jure uxoris'' Duke of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain (16 July 1756 – 9 June 1796) was a patron of the artist Francisco Goya. Biography Álvarez ...

(1756–1796), Spanish patron of painter Goya *

Juan Álvarez (historian) Juan Álvarez (3 September 1878 – 8 April 1954) was a judge and historian born in Gualeguaychú, . Biography Álvarez was born at a time of massive immigration in Argentina. His father, Serafín Álvarez, was an exiled Republican Span ...

, Argentine judge and historian *Juan Manuel Alvarez, man convicted of causing the 2005 Glendale train crash * Luis F. Álvarez (1853–1937), American physician, father of Mabel Alvarez and Walter C. Alvarez *

Luis Walter Alvarez Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988) was an American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for his discovery of resonance states in particle physics using the h ...

(1911–1988), American physicist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, son of Walter C. Alvarez, father of Walter Alvarez * Mayra Álvarez, Mexican nanoscientist *

Melania Alvarez Melania Alvarez de Adem is a Mexican mathematics educator who works as the Education Coordinator at the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), and Outreach Coordinator for the Department of Mathematics at the University of Britis ...

, Mexican mathematics educator in Canada *

Nancy Alvarez (psychologist) Nancy Álvarez (born 10 October 1950) is a Dominican singer, television personality, and licensed clinical psychologist, sexologist, and family therapist. She is best known for hosting the talk show ', where she helped counsel families and coup ...

(born 1950), Dominican psychologist and TV presenter * Pedro J. J. Alvarez, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University *

Pero Alvarez Pero Alvarez was a man who came to England from Portugal, and had been enslaved. Henry VII of England formally declared him free of his slavery, which was not then a recognised state in England. This was a legal proof that was later used as a prec ...

, 15th-century freed Portuguese slave *

Robert Alvarez Robert James Alvarez (born January 22, 1948) is an American animator, storyboard artist, television director, and writer. Alvarez studied at the Chouinard Art Institute, which later became the California Institute of the Arts, graduating in 197 ...

(born 1948), American animator, television director, and writer *

Rosendo Álvarez Gastón Rosendo Álvarez Gastón (August 10, 1926–February 3, 2014) was a Spanish Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1951, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Jaca, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image ...

(1926–2014), Spanish Roman Catholic bishop * Vincent Alvares (1680–1738), Indian doctor and clergyman *

Virginia Pereira Álvarez Virginia Pereira Álvarez (1888-12 April 1947) was the first Venezuelan woman to enroll in the medicine course in Venezuela. Career Pereira Álvarez was born in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar state, on 1888, and was a normalist teacher that grad ...

(1888–1947) Venezuelan physician *

Walter Alvarez Walter Alvarez (born October 3, 1940) is a professor in the Earth and Planetary Science department at the University of California, Berkeley. He is most widely known for the theory that dinosaurs were killed by an asteroid impact, developed in ...

(born 1940), American geologist responsible for discovering the reasons behind Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, son of Luis Walter Alvarez * Walter C. Alvarez (1884–1978), American physician, son of Luis F. Álvarez, father of Luis Walter Alvarez

Fictional characters

* Dr Alvarez, criminal in

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

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