Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name

Heinrich Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English),

Enric Enric () is a Catalan common given name, the Catalan variant of ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages include Henry (English), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Scandinavian), Henri (French, German), Enrique (Spanish) or Henriqu ...

(Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Dutch), Henri (French), and Henrique (Portuguese). Common nicknames of Enrique are

Kiki Kiki or Ki Ki may refer to: Places * Ki Ki, South Australia, Australia, a village * Ki Ki, Iran, a village * Kiai, Iran, a village also known as Kiki * Kiki, Łask County, Poland, a village * Kiki, Poddębice County, Poland, a village * Kiki ...

, Kiko, Kike, Rick, Ricky, and Quique. Enrique is also a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. A variant surname is '' Enriquez'' (son of Enrique). Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Enrique of Malacca (fl. 1511–1521), Malay slave who may have been the first person to travel around the world *

Enrique Aguirre Enrique Omar Aguirre (born December 6, 1979) is a retired male decathlete from Argentina who competed for his native country at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He set his personal best score (7703 points) in Huelv ...

(born 1979), Argentine athlete * Enrique Álvarez Félix (1934–1996), Mexican actor * Enrique Bolaños (1928–2021), President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007 *

Enrique Bunbury Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izarduy (born 11 August 1967), best known as Enrique Bunbury, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He has been described as "by far the most international star of Spanish rock." He was propelled to fame as lead singer ...

(born 1967), Spanish singer and band member of Heroes Del Silencio * Enrique Campos (born 1961), Venezuelan road bicycle racer * Enrique Castillo (born 1949), American actor * Enrique Escalante (born 1984), Puerto Rican volleyball player * Enrique de la Fuente (born 1975), Spanish volleyball player * Enrique Gil (born 1992), Filipino actor, dancer, and commercial model * Enrique Granados (1867–1916), Spanish pianist and classical composer * Enrique Hermitte (1871–1955), Argentine geologist *

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...

(born 1975), Spanish singer, songwriter, record producer, philanthropist and actor * Enrique V. Iglesias (born 1930), Uruguayan-Spanish economist * Enrique Ika (c. 1859–after 1900), Rapa Nui leader * Enrique Lores (born 1964/65), Spanish business executive, CEO of HP Inc * Enrique Fernando Ortiz Moruno (born 1977), Spanish football player *

Enrique Maciel Enrique Maciel (July 13, 1897 – January 24, 1962) was a versatile and sensitive composer, lyricist, and harmonium, piano, bandoneon and guitar performer. The latter is the instrument that identified him permanently in the memory of tango li ...

, Argentine composer and musician * Enrique "Ricky" Martin (born 1971), Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, actor, author, record producer, and humanitarian * Enrique Martín (disambiguation), several people *

Enrique López Pérez Enrique López Pérez (; born 3 June 1991) is a Spanish professional tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 16 July 2018, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 154 and his highest doubles ranking of 135 was achieved on ...

(born 1991), Spanish tennis player * Enrique Peña Nieto (born 1966), 57th President of Mexico * Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901–1952), Spanish playwright * Enrique van Rysselberghe Herrera (born 1976), Chilean politician * Enrique Sabari (born 1965), Cuban weightlifter * Enrique Santamarina (1870–1937), Argentine politician * Enrique Fuentes Quintana (1924–2007), Spanish politician and economist *

Enrique González (disambiguation) Enrique González (or Quique González) may refer to: Musicians *Enrique González "La Pulga" (1890–1957), Cuban singer-songwriter *Enrique González Mántici (1912–1974), Cuban violinist, first director of Orquesta Riverside *Quique González ...

, several people *

Quique Sánchez Flores Enrique "Quique" Sánchez Flores (; born 5 February 1965) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back, currently manager of Getafe. He began his professional career with Valencia in 1984, going on to amass La Liga totals of ...

(born 1965), Spanish football coach * Enrique Murciano (born 1973), Cuban-American actor (''Without A Trace'') *

Jorge Enrique Adoum Jorge Enrique Adoum (June 29, 1926 in Ambato – July 3, 2009 in Quito) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, politician, and diplomat. He was one of the major exponents of Latin American poetry. His work received such prestigious awards as the first ...

(1926–2009), Ecuadorian writer * Enrique Vera Ibáñez (born 1954), Mexican/Swedish race walker * Enrique Vicente Hernández (born 1945), Spanish football player * Enrique Hernández (baseball) (born 1991), Puerto Rican baseball player * Enrique Zóbel de Ayala (1877–1943), Spanish Filipino businessman * Enrique Zobel (1927–2004), Filipino businessman and polo player *

Enriquillo Enriquillo, also known as "Enrique" by the Spaniards, was a Taíno cacique who rebelled against the Spaniards between 1519 and 1533. Enriquillo's rebellion is the best known rebellion of the early Caribbean period. He was born on the shores of ...

(fl. 16th cen.), Taino resistance leader also known as Enrique

Surname

* Carlos Enrique (born 1963), Argentine footballer * Fernando Enrique (canoeist) (born 1998), Cuban sprint canoeist *

Fernando Enrique (footballer) Fernando Adolfo Enrique (born 16 September 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Talleres RE. Career Enrique appeared for Primera B Nacional's Almagro in 2006, making eighteen appearances. In 2007, Enri ...

(born 1985), Argentine midfielder * Héctor Enrique (born 1962), Argentine footballer * José Enrique (footballer) (born 1986), Spanish footballer * Klaus Enrique (born 1975), Mexican-German sculptor and photographer * Marcos Enrique (born 1999), Argentine footballer *

Ramiro Enrique Ramiro Enrique Paz (born 4 May 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Orlando City of Major League Soccer. Club career Banfield Enrique progressed through the youth ranks of Banfield. On 25 July 2019, he sign ...

(born 2001), Argentine footballer * Roberto Enrique, American actor and singer-songwriter *

Sergi Enrique Sergi Enrique Montserrat (born 22 September 1987) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a defender for Atlètic Terrassa and the Spain national team. Club career Enrique has played for Atletic Terrassa and Junior in Spain and Royal Da ...

(born 1987), Spanish field hockey player

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{{given name Spanish masculine given names

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