Ayala (

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: ''Aiara'') is a

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surname, originally ''de Ayala'' (of Ayala), deriving from the town of

Ayala/Aiara Aiara in Basque or Ayala in Spanish is a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , ...

in the province of

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, in the Basque Country, northern

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. It is linguistically unrelated to the

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female

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Ayala Ayala may refer to: Places * Ciudad Ayala, Morelos, Mexico * Ayala Alabang, a barangay in Muntinlupa, Philippines * Ayala Avenue, a major thoroughfare in the Makati Central Business District, Philippines * Ayala, Magalang, a barrio in Magalang ...

'', which is of Biblical origin.

Arts and entertainment

Alexis Ayala Alexis Ayala (born David Alexis Ayala Padró on 9 August 1965) is an American-born Mexican actor of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. Biography Career Ayala debuted as an actor at the age of 22 with the film ''En peligro de muerte'' ("In ...

(born 1965), American-born Mexican actor * Cristina Ayala (1856–1936), pen name of Cuban poet Maria Cristina Fragas *

Francisco Ayala (novelist) Francisco Ayala García-Duarte (16 March 1906 – 3 November 2009) was a Spanish writer, the last representative of the Generation of '27. Biography He was born in Granada. At the age of 16 he went to Madrid, where he studied Law and Humanit ...

(1906–2009), novelist *

Joey Ayala José Íñigo Homer Lacambra Ayala (born June 1, 1956 in Bukidnon, Philippines), professionally known as Joey Ayala, is a Filipino singer, songwriter and former chairman of the music committee of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. ...

(born 1956), Filipino musician * Josefa de Ayala ( – 1684), Spanish-born Portuguese painter * Pedro Ayala (1911–1990), American accordionist * Ramon Ayala (accordion player), (born 1928) Mexican accordion player * Ramón Ayala (Argentine musician), (born 1937) Argentine singer and poet * Ramón Ayala Rodríguez (born 1976), Puerto Rican musician known as

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...

Vanessa Ayala Vanessa Ayala (Art by Ayala) is an American visual artist based in New York City. Early life Ayala is a Colombian-American artist of Indigenous ancestry. She attended a high school dedicated to the performing arts. She earned a scholarship to ...

, Colombian-American artist * Violeta Ayala (born 1978), filmmaker and writer

Politics

Eligio Ayala José Eligio Ayala (December 4, 1879 – October 24, 1930) was President of Paraguay from 12 April 1923 to 17 March 1924 and again from 15 August 1924 until 15 August 1928. He was a member of the Liberal Party. Jose Eligio Ayala was born in Mbuy ...

(1879–1930), President of Paraguay 1923–1924 *

Eusebio Ayala Eusebio Ayala (August 14, 1875 – June 4, 1942) was an intellectual and statesman, and List of Presidents of Paraguay, President of Paraguay from 7 November 1921 to 12 April 1923 and again from 15 August 1932 to 17 February 1936. He was a member o ...

(1875–1942), President of Paraguay 1921–1923 *

Inés Ayala Inés Ayala Sender (born 28 March 1957 in Zaragoza) is a Spanish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019 for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, which is affiliated to the Party of European Sociali ...

(born 1957), Spanish politician *

Paulina Ayala Paulina Ayala (born June 25, 1962) is a Canadian politician who served as Member of Parliament for the riding of Honoré—Mercier from 2011 to 2015. She is a member of the New Democratic Party. She succeeded Pablo Rodriguez of the Liberal Par ...

(born 1962), Canadian politician

Sports

Bobby Ayala Robert Joseph Ayala (born July 8, 1969) is an American former professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos. Career Ayala went to high school at Rio Mesa in Oxnard, California. He was bro ...

(born 1969), Major League pitcher *

Celso Ayala Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán (; born 20 August 1970) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Career With 85 caps and six goals, Ayala one of the most capped players in the Paraguay national team. Ayal ...

(born 1970), Paraguayan soccer player * Daniel Sánchez Ayala (born 1990), Spanish soccer player * Diego Ayala (footballer) (born 1990), Paraguayan footballer *

Diego Ayala (tennis) Diego Ayala (born April 29, 1979) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Early life Born in Argentina, Ayala grew up in southern Florida and competed for the University of Miami in college tennis. As a young pla ...

(born 1979), American tennis player *

Eric Ayala Eric Ayala (born January 2, 1999) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Keflavík in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. He played college basketball for Maryland. High school career Ayala played basketball for Sanford Scho ...

(born 1999), Puerto Rican basketball player *

Hercules Ayala Ruben Cruz (July 14, 1950 – January 22, 2020) was a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hercules Ayala. He competed in Canadian and international wrestling promotions including the eastern Canadian Grand Prix Wres ...

(1950–2020), Puerto Rican wrestler *

Josué Ayala Josué Daniel Ayala (born 30 May 1988 in Buenos Aires), is an Argentine football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Sarmiento. Career Following the departure of goalkeeper Aldo Bobadilla in 2007, Ayala was promoted to the first team. Ayala was ...

(born 1988), Argentine footballer * Lucas Ayala (born 1978), Argentine footballer *

Luis Ayala (baseball) Luis Ignacio Ayala Hernández (born January 12, 1978) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Florida Marlins, New York Ya ...

(born 1978), American-Mexican baseball pitcher *

Luis Ayala (tennis) Luis Alberto Ayala Salinas (born 18 September 1932) is a former Chilean tennis player who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. Amateur He was twice a singles runner-up at the French Championships. In 1958 he was seeded fifth and reached the fina ...

(born 1932), Chilean professional tennis player *

Paulie Ayala Paul Anthony "Paulie" Ayala (born April 22, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2004. who held the NABF and WBA bantamweight titles, and the IBO super bantamweight title. In 1999 he was voted " Fighter of ...

(born 1970), Mexican-American former boxer * Ramón Ayala (judoka), (born 1979) Puerto Rican judoka *

Roberto Ayala Roberto Fabián Ayala (; born 14 April 1973), nicknamed ''El Ratón'' ("The Mouse"), is an Argentine former footballer who played as a centre back for the Argentina national football team, as well as Valencia and Real Zaragoza in Spain, Milan a ...

(born 1973), Argentine international footballer *

Rubén Ayala Rubén Hugo Ayala Sanabria (born 8 January 1950 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former Argentine football player and manager, who played as a forward. Playing career Born in Humboldt, Las Colonias Department, Santa Fe Province, Ayala played clu ...

(born 1950), Argentine retired footballer *

Tony Ayala Jr. Antonio Ayala Jr. (February 13, 1963 – May 12, 2015) was an American professional boxer who competed in the light middleweight division. He began his professional career in 1980, and by 1982 he had compiled a record of 22 wins and no losses, wit ...

(1963–2015), former middleweight boxer

Other

Aramis Ayala Aramis Ayala (born February 2, 1975) is an American politician and prosecutor who was the State Attorney, state attorney for the Circuit court (Florida)#Circuits, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. She was elected in November 2016, and serv ...

(born 1975), American attorney *

Carlos Ayala Vargas Carlos de la Cruz Ayala VargasActa Fundacional
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(born 1980), leader of the Spanish Pirate Party *

Francisco J. Ayala Francisco José Ayala Pereda (born March 12, 1934) is a Spanish-American evolutionary biologist, philosopher, and former Catholic priest who was a longtime faculty member at the University of California, Irvine and University of California, Dav ...

(born 1934), Spanish-American biologist and philosopher

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