Amat is a surname of

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Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

origin meaning "beloved". Notable bearers of the name include: *

Anna Aguilar-Amat Anna Aguilar-Amat (full name: Anna Aguilar-Amat i Castillo; born 31 January 1962 in Barcelona) is a Catalan poet, translator, researcher and university professor in Terminology and Computational Linguistics. She writes primarily in Catalan (as a poe ...

(born 1962), Spanish writer *

Carlos Oquendo de Amat Carlos Oquendo de Amat (April 17, 1905 – March 6, 1936) was a Peruvian poet born in Moho, Peru, Moho, generally recognized by his only book of poetry ''5 Meters of Poems'', first published on 1927, which is an accordion book or pop-up book whi ...

(1905–1936), Peruvian poet * Félix Torres Amat (1772–1849), Spanish Bishop * Jaume Amat (born 1970), Spanish field hockey player *

Jean-Charles Roman d'Amat Jean-Charles Roman d'Amat ( Crots, 12 May 1887 – Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palac ...

(1887–1976), French librarian and historian *

Jean-Pierre Amat Jean-Pierre Amat (born 13 June 1962 in Chambéry, Savoie) is a French sport shooter who competed and won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as At ...

(born 1962), French sports shooter * Joaquim Amat-Piniella (1913–1974), Spanish writer and politician *

Jordi Amat Jordi Amat Maas (; ; born 21 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Indonesia national team. He spent the better part of his career with Espanyol and Swanse ...

(born 1992), Spanish footballer * Josefa Carpena-Amat, known as

Pepita Carpeña Josefa Carpena-Amat (December 19, 1919 – June 5, 2005), known by the pseudonym Pepita Carpeña, was a militant trade unionist, writer, and Spanish anarchist. Biography Born in Barcelona, Spain, Pepita started working at the age of twelve. At ...

(1919–2005), Spanish trade unionist, writer and anarchist *

Juan Amat Juan Amat Fontanals (10 July 1946 – 12 May 2022) was a Spanish field hockey player. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was topscorer of the tournament with sixteen goals, incl ...

(1946–2022), Spanish field hockey player *

Kiko Amat Kiko Amat (born 1971) is a Spanish journalist and novelist who also works as a DJ. Biography Kiko Amat left school at 17 and lived in London for five years. He writes periodically on his website ''Bendito Atraso'' and, with his brother Uri Amat, ...

(born 1971), Spanish writer *

Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso (20 June 1796 – 30 March 1878) was the dean of the College of Cardinals during the last part of the record long reign of Pope Pius IX. Biography The issue of an ancient and noble Catalan Sardinian family,As f ...

(1796–1878), Italian dean of the College of Cardinals *

Manuel de Amat y Junient Manuel de Amat y Junyent, OSJ, OM ( ca, Manuel d'Amat i de Junyent) (March 1707 – February 14, 1782) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator. He was the Royal Governor of the Captaincy General of Chile from December 28, 1755 ...

(1707–1782), Spanish military officer *

Pancho Amat Francisco Amat Rodríguez (born April 22, 1950), better known as Pancho Amat, is a Cuban musician specialized in the tres. In 1971, he became a founding member of Manguaré, which would become one of the leading ensembles within the nueva trova mo ...

(born 1950), Cuban ''tres'' musician *

Pascual Amat y Esteve

Pascual Amat y Esteve (October 20, 1856 � ...

(1856–1928), Spanish politician, military figure and lawyer *

Pedro Amat Pedro Amat Fontanals (born 13 July 1940) is a former Spanish field hockey player. He captured the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republi ...

(born 1940), Spanish field hockey player * Pietro Amat di San Filippo (1826–1895) Italian geographer, historian and bibliographer * Pol Amat (born 1978), Spanish field hockey player *

Rafael de Amat i de Cortada Rafael de Amat i de Cortada (1746–1819), popularly known as Baron of Maldà, was a Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the peopl ...

(1746–1819), Baron of Malda, Spanish writer * Santiago Amat (1896-1982), Spanish competitive sailor * Thaddeus Amat y Brusi (1810–1878), first Bishop of Los Angeles, California *

Yamid Amat José Yamid Amat Ruiz is a Colombian journalist. His basic education took place at Colegio Salesiano in Tunja. He studied at the Airlie Institute in Virginia, United States. His journalistic debut was at Emisora Monserrate in the 1960s. He wou ...

(born 1941), Colombian journalist

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