Borges (, ) is a Portuguese and Spanish surname.

Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known bo ...

, the most notable person with this name, notes that his family name, like

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in English, means "of the town", "bourgeois".Richard Burgin (editor), ''Jorge Luis Borges: Conversations (Literary Conversations)'', 1998, page 227. "Now, the name Borges itself is not Jewish. Borges is the same as Burgess in English; it means "bourgeois," man of the ''burg'', the town, as in Edinburgh, Hamburg, Rothenburg, Burgos in Spain..." Notable people with the surname include: * António Borges (1949–2013), Portuguese economist and banker * António Borges (equestrian) (1906–2011), Portuguese horse rider *

Carlos Borges Carlos Ariel Borges (14 January 1932 – 5 February 2014) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for Uruguay national team. He is best known for scoring the first ever goal in the history of Copa Libertadores. He is also one of the three Urugua ...

(1932–2014), Uruguayan footballer *

Celso Borges Celso Borges Mora (born 27 May 1988), is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team. Early years His father is Alexandre Guimarães, Brazilian-born, C ...

(born 1988), Costa Rican footballer * Fernanda Borges, East Timorese politician * Francisco L. Borges (born 1951), American politician born in Cape Verde *

Graciela Borges Graciela Borges (; born Graciela Noemí Zabala, June 10, 1941) is an Argentine television and film actress. Borges was born in Dolores. Having made her film debut at 14, she has acted in over fifty films and was featured in 2006 in ''Vogue P ...

(born 1941), Argentine actress *

Gustavo Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972) is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer. He swam for Brazil in the Summer Olympic Games in: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Borges has won the second-most Olympic medals of any Brazilian, with fo ...

(born 1972), Brazilian swimmer *

Hernâni Borges Hernâni José Oliveira Santos Borges (born 27 August 1981 in Maia, Portugal), known simply as Hernâni, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types ...

(born 1981), Cape Verdean footballer *

Humberlito Borges Teixeira Humberlito Borges Teixeira or simply Borges (born October 5, 1980 in Salvador), is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker. Career Club career União São João Before coming to União São João started by clubs without much ...

(born 1980), Brazilian footballer *

Jorge Guillermo Borges Haslam Jorge Guillermo Borges (24 February 1874 – 14 February 1938) was an Argentine lawyer, teacher, writer, philosopher and translator. He was also an anarchist and a follower of Herbert Spencer's philosophy. He's also a notable figure for being Jorg ...

, Argentine writer *

(1899–1986), Argentine writer * José Borges, Cuban baseball player *

Julio Borges Julio Andrés Borges Junyent (born 22 October 1969, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer. In the late 1990s he had a TV court show called "Justicia Para Todos" on Radio Caracas Televisión. He co-founded the party Primero Justicia ...

(born 1969), Venezuelan politician *

Lô Borges Lô Borges (Born Salomão Borges Filho on January 10, 1952) is a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitarist. He was one of the founders of Clube da Esquina, a group of musicians that originated in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. He co-author ...

(born 1952), Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitarist * Lucas Borges (born 1980), Argentine rugby player *

Norah Borges Leonor Fanny "Norah" Borges Acevedo (March 4, 1901 – July 20, 1998), was a visual artist and art critic, member of the Florida group, and sister of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. Early life and source of nickname She was the daught ...

(1901–1998), Argentine artist *

Phil Borges Phil Borges (born 1942) is a social documentary photographer and filmmaker. For over twenty-five years Phil Borges has been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures, striving to create an understanding of the challenges they face. His work is e ...

(born 1942), photographer * Raúl Borges (1882–1967), Venezuelan pedagogue, guitarist and composer *

Ron Borges Ron Borges is an American sportswriter for the Talk of Fame Network. He has previously written for ''The Boston Globe'', the ''Boston Herald'' and was a regular guest on '' The Mike Felger Show'', which aired on 890 ESPN radio until July 2008. Borg ...

, American sportswriter *

Rowllin Borges Rowllin Borges (born 5 June 1992) is an Indian footballer who as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Mumbai City and the India national team. Early life and youth career Born in Nuvem, Goa, Borges began his youth career by joining ...

(born 1992), Indian footballer *

Tristan Borges Tristan Daniel Borges (born 26 August 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Canadian club Forge FC. Early life Borges began playing youth soccer with Vaughan SC, later moving on to Kleinburg-Nobleton SC fo ...

(born 1998), Canadian soccer player *

Víctor Borges Víctor Manuel Barbosa Borges (born 24 May 1955 in Assomada, Santa Catarina, Santiago) is a Cape Verdean politician. He was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country in April 2004. In April 2004, he visited Paris, France. He made ...

(born 1955), Cape Verdean foreign minister * Wágner de Andrade Borges (born 1987), Brazilian footballer *

Willian Borges da Silva Willian Borges da Silva (born 9 August 1988), known as Willian, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Fulham. Willian started his career at Corinthians, before joining Shakhtar Donetsk in August ...

(born 1988), Brazilian footballer

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{{surname, Borges Portuguese-language surnames Spanish-language surnames

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