Acosta is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or was from the mountains (''encostas''). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa (

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of English "coast", literally translates as "of the coast"), which in Spanish became de Acosta; the exact Spanish counterpart of da Costa is "de la Costa". Notable people with the surname include: * Agustín Acosta (baseball), Cuban baseball player *

Alberto Acosta Alberto Federico 'Beto' Acosta Tabizzi (born 23 August 1966) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker. In a professional career which spanned 18 years (nearly 700 official games and more than 250 goals), he played for San L ...

(born 1966), Argentine footballer *

Rene Alexander Acosta Rene Alexander Acosta (born January 16, 1969) is an American attorney and politician, who served as the 27th United States Secretary of Labor from 2017 to 2019. President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to be Labor Secretary on , and he was confir ...

(born 1969), American attorney and United States Secretary of Labor 2017–2019 * Alda Ribiero Acosta (contemporary), American terrorist in Uruguay *

Allan Acosta Allan James Acosta (August 10, 1924 – May 18, 2020) was an American engineer, and a Richard L. and Dorothy M. Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus at California Institute of Technology. He was elected to the American Association ...

, American engineer * Armando Acosta (contemporary), doom metal drummer, former member of the band Saint Vitus * Bertrand Blanchard Acosta (1895–1954), American aviator who flew in the Spanish Civil War *

Beto Acosta Alberto Martín Acosta Martínez (born 23 January 1977), more commonly known as Beto Acosta or simply Acosta, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Penarol. Acosta has amassed nearly 500 career league appearances ...

(born 1977), Uruguayan footballer * Carlos Acosta (contemporary), Cuban ballet dancer *

Cecilio Acosta Cecilio Juan Ramón del Carmen Acosta Revete (1 February 1818 – 8 July 1881), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, lawyer, philosopher and humanist. Career Acosta was born in 1818 in a small village known as San Diego de los Altos. Acosta i ...

(1818–1881), Venezuelan writer *

Cristóbal Acosta Cristóvão da Costa or Cristóbal Acosta and Latinized as Christophorus Acosta Africanus (c. 1525 c. 1594) was a Portuguese doctor and natural historian. He is considered a pioneer in the study of plants from the Orient, especially their use i ...

(1515–1580), Portuguese physician and natural historian * Ed Acosta (born 1944), Panamanian Major League Baseball pitcher *

Eliades Acosta Eliades Acosta Matos (born January 4, 1959 in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban politician, the former director of Cuba's Jose Marti National Library (1997–2007) and until 2003 he was head of Committee on Culture on the Cuban Communist Party T ...

(born 1959), Cuban politician *

Iván Acosta Iván Acosta Montalván is a Nicaraguan politician and the Minister of Finance in the administration of Daniel Ortega since February 2012. Acosta was born in Bluefields on 28 September 1964. He has degrees in economics, and law, and a master's d ...

(born 1964), Nicaraguan politician * Gael Acosta (born 1992), Mexican footballer * Jim Acosta (born 1971), CNN senior White House correspondent * Joaquín Acosta (1800s), Colombian explorer and author *

Joe Acosta Joe Acosta (October 31, 1950 - April 6, 2020) was a salsa piano player and one of the pioneers of Latin music in the United States in the early 1970s. Born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Acosta migrated to New York City in 1953 and settl ...

(1950–2020), Puerto Rican salsa piano player * José de Acosta (1540–1600), Spanish Jesuit missionary and historian to Latin America * José Julián Acosta (1825–1891), Puerto Rican journalist and abolitionist * Josephine Acosta Pasricha (1945–), Filipino Indologist and translator * Juan F. Acosta (1890–1968), Puerto Rican composer and music teacher * Julio Acosta García (1872–1954), President of Costa Rica 1920–1924 * Lautaro Acosta (born 1988), Argentine footballer * Leopoldo Acosta (born 1962), Ecuadorian track and field athlete *

Luciano Acosta Luciano Federico "Lucho" Acosta (born 31 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati. Club career Boca Juniors Acosta made his professional debut for Boca Juni ...

(born 1994), Argentine footballer * Mae Acosta , Filipino singer and SexBomb Girls member. *

Mathieu d'Acosta Mathieu is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * André Mathieu (1929–1968), Canadian pianist and composer * Anselme Mathieu (1828–1895), French Provençal poet * Claude-Louis Mathieu (1783–1875), ...

(Born in 1589) - Translator & Explorer, First recorded black person in Canada * Manuel Gregorio Acosta (1921–1989), Mexican-American painter * Manuel da Costa (1541–1604), Portuguese Jesuit priest, teacher, and missionary * Manny Acosta (born 1981) Panamian baseball player * Marta Acosta, American fiction writer *

Martha Acosta Martha Carolina Acosta Zárate (born September 30, 1962, in Concepción, JunínHoja de Vida< ...

(contemporary), Peruvian politician and congresswoman * Mercedes de Acosta (1893–1968), Spanish-American poet, playwright, and designer *

Nelson Acosta Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed ''Pelado Acosta'' (''Bald'' Acosta), (born 12 June 1944 in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan-born Chilean football manager and footballer. He became a naturalized Chilean citizen in 1 ...

(1944–), Uruguayan football player and coach * Óscar Acosta (1933–2014), Honduran writer, critic, politician and diplomat * Oscar Zeta Acosta (1935–1974), American attorney, author, politician, and activist * Pablo Acosta Villarreal, Mexican drug lord *

Pedro Acosta Pedro Acosta may refer to: * Pedro Acosta (footballer) (born 1959), Venezuelan football manager and former player * Pedro Acosta (motorcyclist) Pedro Acosta Sánchez (born 25 May 2004) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing in M ...

(born 1959), Venezuelan football (soccer) defender *

(born 2004), Spanish motorcycle racer *

Persida Acosta Persida V. Rueda-Acosta (born August 19, 1961) is a Filipina lawyer who currently serves as the chief of the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) since 2001. Early career Acosta was a professor at the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law a ...

, Filipino attorney. *

Raúl Acosta Raúl Acosta Arias (born February 8, 1962 in Honda, Tolima) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1986 to 1995. Major results ;1986 :1st in Stage 1 Clásico RCN (COL) ;1988 :1st in Stage 8 Clásico RCN T ...

(born 1962), Colombian road cyclist * Rodolfo Acosta (1920–1974), Mexican character actor *

Santiago Acosta Santiago Iván Acosta (born July 4, 1979) is an Argentine flyweight boxer. He is nicknamed "El Vendaval". As an amateur Acosta competed for his native country at the 2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in San ...

(born 1979), Argentine flyweight boxer * Santos Acosta (1828–1901), President of Colombia 1867–1868 * St. Elmo W. Acosta (1900s), American politician from Jacksonville, Florida *

Teolindo Acosta Teolindo Antonio Acosta Lázaro (July 23, 1937 — August 2, 2004) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. Listed at 5' 7", 168 lb., he batted and threw left handed. (Spanish) Acosta was a distinguished batter in his homeland. As a resul ...

(1937–2004), Venezuelan professional baseball player *

Tomás Diez Acosta Tomás Diez Acosta (born 1946) is a Cuban revolutionary soldier and a teacher and writer of history. Tomás Diez Acosta joined Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces in 1961, when he was only 16 years old. From 1970 to 1986 he taught history at a Milit ...

(born 1946), Cuban revolutionary, teacher, and author *

Uriel da Costa Uriel da Costa (; also Acosta or d'Acosta; c. 1585 – April 1640) was a Portuguese philosopher and skeptic who was born Christian, but returned to Judaism and ended up questioning the Catholic and rabbinic institutions of his time. Life Many de ...

(1585–1640), Portuguese philosopher and skeptic

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Acosta (crater) Acosta is a small lunar impact crater located just to the north of the prominent crater Langrenus, near the east edge of Mare Fecunditatis. To the west are the trio of Atwood, Naonobu, and Bilharz. Acosta is named after the Portuguese natu ...

, lunar crater named after Cristóbal Acosta *

Acosta Bridge The St. Elmo W. Acosta Bridge spans the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida on a fixed span. It is named for City Councilman St. Elmo W. Acosta, who convinced voters to approve a $950,000 bond issue for the original bridge at the site. It ...

, bridge in Jacksonville, Florida named after St. Elmo W. Acosta * Acosta (canton) *

Acosta Inc. Acosta is a sales and marketing agency currently headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Their clients include Clorox and Coca-Cola, among others. History Acosta was founded in 1927 by Lou Acosta. An office in Tampa was opened and the service are ...

, Sales & Marketing company in Jacksonville, Florida *

Acosta (manufacturer) Acosta is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or was from the mountains (''encostas''). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa (cognate of English "coast", literally translates as ...

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