Bautista (Spanish for "baptist") is a Spanish language surname also used as a first name, often in reference to
John the Baptist
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. Notable people with the surname include:
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Adolfo Bautista
Adolfo Bautista Herrera (born 15 May 1979), also known as "Bofo", is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Bautista is remembered for his powerful shot, creative ball control, and acrobatic moves, as ...
(born 1979), Mexican footballer
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Alba Bautista
Alba Bautista (born 13 July 2002) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in the team category.
Personal life
Bautista took up the sport at age six in Teruel. She was named the 2019 Female Athlete ...
(born 2002), Spanish rhythmic gymnast
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Alberto Bautista Gómez, Mexican potter
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Álvaro Bautista
Álvaro Bautista Arce (born 21 November 1984) is a Spanish motorcycle road racer. He won the 2022 Superbike World Championship, with Ducati factory team.
After the 2019 World Superbike season with the factory Ducati team, for 2020 and 2021 h ...
(born 1984), Spanish motorcyclist
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Andres D. Bautista
Juan Andres "Andy" Donato Bautista is the former chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of the Philippines and former dean of the Institute of Law of the Far Eastern University, a private, non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippin ...
, Filipino lawyer
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Antonio Bautista
Antonio Marfori Bautista (September 17, 1937– January 11, 1974) was an F-86 Sabre pilot who served in the Philippine Air Force. He served in the aerobatic display team the Blue Diamonds and fought against rebels in the south of the country. He ...
(1937–1974), Philippine Air Force pilot
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Arianne Bautista
Arianne Angeli Bautista (born September 1, 1993) is a Filipina commercial model, actress, and former host of GMA Network. She is currently a freelance artist since 2019.
Early life
Arianne Bautista was born and raised in Quezon City. She studi ...
(born 1993), Filipino actress and model
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Aring Bautista
Aring Bautista (born 1920) was the stage name of a Filipino actress. Her real name was Aurea Navales. Bautista made her whole career doing movies under her film studio Sampaguita Pictures, and was the mother-in-law of Francisco Coching.
Filmogra ...
, Filipino actress
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Augusto Bautista, Filipino basketball player
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Aurora Bautista
Aurora Bautista Zúmel (15 October 1925 – 27 August 2012) was a Spanish film actress.
Bautista was born in Valladolid, and died in Madrid, aged 86.
Selected filmography
*1948 '' Madness for Love'', by Juan de Orduña
*1950 '' Pequeñece ...
(1925–2012), Spanish actress
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Boyet Bautista
Boyet Bautista is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Pasig Pirates of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), and for the Armed Forces of the Philippines Cavaliers of the UNTV Cup. Bautista played high school and collegiat ...
(born 1981), Filipino basketball player
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Buda Bautista (born 1973), Filipino women's footballer and manager
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Cacai Bautista (born 1978), Filipino actress and comedian
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Cipriano Bautista
Cipriano C. Bautista (July 11, 1929 – May 11, 2000) was a Filipino engineer and businessman who served as the Mayor of Navotas
Navotas, officially the City of Navotas ( fil, Lungsod ng Navotas), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the N ...
(died 2000), Filipino politician
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Cirilo Bautista
Cirilo F. Bautista (July 9, 1941 – May 6, 2018) was a Filipino poet, critic and writer of nonfiction. A National Artist of the Philippines award was conferred on him in 2014.
Early life and education
Bautista was born in Manila on July 9, 19 ...
(born 1941), Filipino poet and writer
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Christian Bautista
Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of ''Star in a Million'', a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. ...
(born 1981), Filipino singer, actor, host and model
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Christian Javier Bautista
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
(born 1987), Salvadoran footballer
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Daniel Bautista
Daniel Bautista Rocha (born August 4, 1952) is a Mexican former track and field athlete and Olympic champion. He was born in El Salado, San Luis Potosí, El Salado, San Luis Potosí.
In his relatively short career, Bautista dominated t ...
(born 1952), Mexican racewalker
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Daniel Bautista Pina
Daniel 'Dani' Bautista Pina (born 25 February 1981 in Seville, Andalusia) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks ...
(born 1981), Spanish footballer
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Danny Bautista
Daniel Bautista Alcántara (born May 24, 1972) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball outfielder.
Bautista was signed by the Detroit Tigers in 1989. In 1993, he joined the major leagues with the Tigers. Although he hit for an average of . ...
(born 1972), Dominican Republic baseball player
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Dave Bautista
David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He had several stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019. In his acting career, he is most widely known for his portrayal of Drax the Destro ...
(born 1969), American professional wrestler and actor better known under the ring name Batista
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Denny Bautista
Denny M. Bautista Germán (born August 23, 1980) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Bautista is tall and weighs . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, De ...
(born 1980), Dominican Republic baseball player
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Diana Bautista
Diana M. Bautista is an American neuroscientist known for her work on the molecular mechanisms underlying itch, touch and pain. She is a full professor of cell and developmental biology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and is affil ...
, American neuroscientist
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Diego Bautista Urbaneja
Diego Bautista Urbaneja (December 16, 1782 – January 12, 1856) was a Venezuelan political figure.
Biography
In 1830, when Venezuela achieved independence after the dissolution of Gran Colombia, he became the Minister of Finance in 1830. He be ...
(1782–1856), Venezuelan politician
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Emilio Bautista
Emilio Bautista Cachaza (4 February 1898 in Madrid – 2 January 1977) was a Spanish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Carlo ...
(1898–1977), Spanish boxer
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Emmanuel T. Bautista (born 1958), Filipino general
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Enrique Bautista
Enrique Bautista (15 July 1934 – 25 July 2005) was a Filipino sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of ...
(1934–2005), Filipino sprinter
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Félix Bautista
Félix Ramón Bautista Rosario (born 16 June 1963) is a Dominican Republic member of the Senate of the Dominican Republic since 2010. In the period 1996-2000 he was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Supervising Engineers of State, t ...
(born 1963), Dominican Republic politician
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Félix Bautista
Félix Ramón Bautista Rosario (born 16 June 1963) is a Dominican Republic member of the Senate of the Dominican Republic since 2010. In the period 1996-2000 he was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Supervising Engineers of State, t ...
(born 1995), Dominican baseball player
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Francisco Bautista
Francisco Bautista (born September 17, 1972 in Contla de Juan Cuamatzi, Tlaxcala) is a Mexican long-distance runner. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, where he finished in 66th place in the men's ...
(born 1972), Mexican long-distance runner
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Francisco 'Paco' Bautista (born 1971), Spanish bodybuilder
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Franklin Bautista (born 1952), Filipino politician
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Gloria Bautista Cuevas
Gloria Bautista Cuevas (born 16 March 1953) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRD. She currently serves as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Oaxaca
Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), offi ...
(born 1953), Mexican politician
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Guadalupe Bautista
María Guadalupe Bautista Hernández (born 19 April 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer. She is a two-time world light flyweight champion, having held the WBA (Regular) female title since December 2020 and previously the IBF female title in ...
(born 1988), Mexican professional boxer
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Harlene Bautista
Harlene Maclang Bautista is a Filipina former child star, film and television actress, film producer and businesswoman in the Philippines.
In 1989, Bautista won the FAP Award for Best Supporting Actress for '' Gawa Na ang Bala Na Papatay sa Iyo' ...
, Filipino actress
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Harvey Bautista
Harvey Terrence Gana Bautista, better known as Harvey Bautista, is a Filipino actor. He is the son of former Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista.
Background
Harvey Bautista was born on August 16, 2003, in Quezon City, Philippines.
He has been a ...
(born 2003), Filipino actor
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Herbert Bautista
Herbert Constantine "Bistek" Maclang Bautista (born May 12, 1968) is a Filipino actor and politician who served as mayor of Quezon City, the Philippines' largest city by population, from 2010 to 2019.
Bautista has starred in numerous films and T ...
(born 1968), Filipino actor and politician
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Hermes Bautista (born 1986), Filipino-American actor
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Herminio Bautista
Herminio "Butch" dela Cruz Bautista (May 20, 1934 – February 12, 2017) was a Filipino comedian-director and politician, who made his film debut in the 1956 film '' Lo' Waist Gang'' along with Berting Labra, Zaldy Zschornack and others, whi ...
(1940–2017), Filipino actor
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Jayann Bautista (born 1986), Filipino singer
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Jerónimo Bautista Lanuza (1533–1624), Spanish Dominican friar, bishop and writer
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Jon Bautista
Jon Bautista Orgilles (born 3 July 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for SD Eibar.
Club career Real Sociedad
Bautista was born in Mahón, Menorca, Balearic Islands, but moved to Errenteria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Co ...
(born 1995), Spanish footballer
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José Bautista (pitcher)
José Joaquín Bautista Arias (born July 25, 1964) is a Dominican-born former right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1988 to 1997.
Early and personal life
Bautista was born in Baní, in the Dominican Republic. He is ...
(born 1964), Major League Baseball pitcher
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José Bautista
José Antonio Bautista Santos (born October 19, 1980), nicknamed "Joey Bats", is a Dominican special advisor for the general manager of the Leones del Escogido and former professional baseball right fielder and third baseman. He played in Majo ...
(born 1980), Major League Baseball right fielder and third baseman
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José Fernando Bautista Quintero, Colombian lawyer and politician
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Julián Bautista
Julián Bautista (21 April 1901 – 8 July 1961) was a Spanish composer and conductor. He was a member of Generation of '27 and the Group of Eight, the latter of which also included composers Jesús Bal y Gay, Ernesto Halffter and his brother ...
(1901–1961), Spanish composer and conductor
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Leanne Bautista
Leanne Amber Rafol Bautista (born October 14, 2010) is a Filipina child actress. She is best known as Kat Kat from the 2016 Filipino television series ''Juan Happy Love Story.''
Career
Bautista began her show business career in 2015 at the age ...
(born 2010), Filipino child actress
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Lualhati Bautista
Lualhati Torres Bautista (born December 2, 1945) is a Filipina writer, novelist, liberal activist and political critic. Her most popular novels include '' Dekada '70''; '' Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?''; and '' ‘GAPÔ''.
Biography
Bautista was ...
(born 1945), Filipino writer
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Maey Bautista
Maylin "Maey" Bautista (born May 5, 1973), also known as Maey B, is a Filipino journalist, host, actress, and comedian. She is known for her tandem with Betong Sumaya since they participated in '' Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showd ...
(born 1972), Filipino journalist, actress and comedian
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Marcelina Bautista (born 1966), Mexican human rights activist
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Margarito Bautista (born 1878), Nahua-Mexican missionary, theologian and religious founder
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Mark Bautista
Mark Arazo Bautista (born August 10, 1983) is a Filipino singer, actor and commercial model. Bautista received his career break when he became a grand finalist on the Philippine reality TV talent search ''Star for a Night'' where he placed thir ...
(born 1983), Filipino singer and actor
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Perla Bautista
Perla Marcial Bautista (born February 18, 1940) is a multi-awarded actress in the Philippines. She acted in more than 250 movies and television shows. She won the Best Actress FAMAS Award for ''Markang Rehas'' (1962). She also won Gawad Urian A ...
(born 1940), Filipino actress
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Rafael Bautista (born 1965), Mexican footballer and manager
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Rafael Bautista (baseball)
Rafael Darwing Bautista Rodriguez (born March 8, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals.
Professional career Washington Nationals
Bauti ...
(born 1993), Dominican Republic baseball player
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Ramon Bautista
Ramon Victor Agas Bautista is a Filipino former actor, comedian, television host, film producer, writer, commercial model, and educator. He is a self-proclaimed "Internet Action Star".
Bautista graduated from the University of the Philippines Di ...
(born 1986), Filipino actor and comedian
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Reynaldo Bautista (born 1986), Filipino professional boxer
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Roberto Bautista Agut
Roberto Bautista Agut (; born 14 April 1988) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 9 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in singles, which he first achieved on 4 November 2019.
Bautista A ...
(born 1988), Spanish tennis player
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Roland Bautista
Roland Bautista (May 30, 1951 – February 29, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Bautista was best known for his work with Earth, Wind & Fire. He also worked with such artists as Ronnie Laws, The Crusaders, George Duke and ...
(1951–2012), American musician
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Sheree Bautista
Cherry Hazel Sweet Faye Vidal Bautista (born as Cherry Hazel Vidal Agustin), popularly known as Sheree, is a Filipina actress, singer, dancer, model, and painter.
Born in Cagayan de Oro and raised in Bukidnon, she is a member of Viva Hot Bab ...
, Filipino actress, dancer and model
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Víctor Manuel Bautista López
Víctor Manuel Bautista López (born 1 January 1958) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRD. He currently serves as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the Mexico state
The State of Mexico ( es, Estad ...
(born 1958), Mexican politician
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Yudelkys Bautista
Yudelkys Bautista (born 5 December 1974, in Santo Domingo) is a retired volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #3 jersey. There, she ended up in eleventh pl ...
(born 1974), Dominican Republic volleyball player
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