Echenique is a surname of
Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
origin. Echenique, (spelled ''Etxenike'' in
standard Basque means "close to the house". Other spelling variants are ''Echeñique'' and ''Etchenique''. Notable people with the surname include:
Sport
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Karla Echenique
Karla Miguelina Echenique (born May 16, 1986 in Santo Domingo) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played as a setter for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan, but did not qualify f ...
, Dominican volleyball player
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José Echenique, Venezuelan basketball player
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Rafael Echenique
Rafael Echenique (born 18 October 1980) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Echenique was born in San Luis, Argentina. He won the Argentine Amateur Rankings in 1997/98.
Professional career
Echenique turned pro in ...
, Argentine golfer
Music
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Cecilia Echenique, Chilean singer-songwriter
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Benjamín Juárez Echenique Benjamin Juarez Echenique is a music conductor and scholar with over four decades of experience in the arts, and was born in Mexico City on July 17, 1951. He studied in Mexico at the National School of Music, National University of Mexico, the Calif ...
, Mexican popular musical conductor
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José Miguel "Negro" Piñera Echenique, Chilean musician
Politics
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Gertrudis Echenique, Chilean First Lady between 1896 and 1901. Wife of Federico Errázuriz Echaurren
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José Rufino Echenique
José Rufino Pompeyo Echenique Benavente (November 16, 1808 in Puno, Peru – June 16, 1887 in Lima, Peru) served as the 12th President of Peru from 1851 to 1855.
He participated in the Peruvian War of Independence. In 1851, Echenique won the p ...
, Peruvian politician. President of Peru from 1851 until 1855
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Pablo Echenique Robba, Spanish scientist and politician
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Sebastián Piñera Echenique, Chilean politician, member of the National Renewal (RN)
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José Piñera Echenique, Chilean economist
Science
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Pedro Miguel Echenique, Spanish theoretical physicist and from 1980 to 1984 minister of education in the Basque Country
Literature
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Alfredo Bryce Echenique, a Peruvian writer
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Basque-language surnames