Escobar is a Spanish surname.https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=escobar Notable people with the surname include:
* Abelardo Escobar Prieto, Mexican politician
* Aida Luz Santos de Escobar, ambassador of El Salvador to Cyprus
* Anasol Escobar, Colombian singer
* Alcides Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
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Álex Escobar
Alexander Escobar Gañán (born 8 February 1965), also known as Álex Escobar, is a retired Colombian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Escobar is highly regarded in América de Cali and LDU de Quito, as well as in the Colombia natio ...
(born 1965), Colombian footballer
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Alex Escobar (presenter)
Alex Escobar da Silva from Alex Escobar (15 October 1974 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian journalist and presenter.
His career in radio as speaker. where was first presenter of radio program Rock Bola, of the defunct Radio Cidade. after this a ...
(born 1974), Brazilian journalist and TV presenter
* Alex Escobar (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball player
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Alexander Escobar
Alexander Escobar Rosales (born April 4, 1984) is a Salvadoran footballer.
Club career
He played in the C.D. San Francisco Junior youth teams and has played all of his professional career at A.D. Isidro Metapán, since making his debut in 2001 ...
(born 1984), Salvadoran footballer
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Alexander Escobar Gañán
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
(born 1965), Colombian footballer
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Alexandra Escobar
María Alexandra Escobar Guerrero (born July 17, 1980) is an Ecuadorian weightlifter.
At the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, Turkey she won gold in the 53 kg category in the clean and jerk, bronze in the snatch, and t ...
(born 1980), Ecuadorian weightlifter
* Ana Vilma de Escobar (born 1954), Salvadoran politician
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Andrea Escobar
Andrea Escobar (born July 22, 1992) is a
Colombian people, Colombian actress, television hostess, and model.
Andrea is the oldest of two in her family, her brother one year younger is a chef, native of San Juan Bautista de Guacari.
Andrea ...
(born 1992), Colombian actress
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Andrés Escobar
Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (; 13 March 1967 – 2 July 1994) was a Colombian footballer who played as a defender. He played for Atlético Nacional, BSC Young Boys, and the Colombia national team. Nicknamed ''The Gentleman'', he was known ...
(1967–1994), Colombian footballer
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Andrés Ramiro Escobar
Andres or Andrés may refer to:
*Andres, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, US
*Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
*Andres (name)
*Hurricane Andres
* "Andres" (song), a 1994 song by L7
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(born 1991), Colombian footballer
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Ángel Escobar
Ángel Rubén Escobar Rivas (born May 12, 1965) is a former Venezuelan shortstop and switch hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants in its 1988 season.
Escobar hit .333 (1-for-3) with one run scored in three ga ...
, Venezuelan baseball player
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Antonio Escobar Núñez
Antonio Escobar Núñez (born 1976) is a Spanish musical artist who has won awards during his careerhttp://www.deconcursos.com/web/hemeroteca.php?id=9151&page=38CADENA= Title: "El manchego Antonio Escobar Núñez gana el Premio de Música Elect ...
(born 1976), Spanish musician
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Antonio Escobar y Mendoza
Antonio Escobar y Mendoza (15894 July 1669) was the leading ethicist of his time.
Biography
Born at Valladolid in Castile, he was educated by Jesuits before entering this order, aged fifteen.
He soon became a famous preacher, and his facility w ...
Carlos Escobar Casarin
Carlos Andrés Escobar Casarin (born September 13 of 1990 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender. He debuted playing for Universidad de Chile against Palestino in 2009.
Honours Club
;Universidad de Chile
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(born 1990), Chilean footballer
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Carlos Escobar Ortíz
Carlos Humberto Escobar Ortiz (born 24 December 1989), known as Carlos Escobar (), is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Peruvian Primera División club Sport Huancayo as a striker.
Club career
O'Higgins
Escobar in 2012 signed ...
(born 1989), Chilean footballer
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César Antonio Díaz Escobar Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol
* ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt
* César Award, a French film award
Places
* Cesar, Portugal
* C ...
, Chilean footballer
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Daniel Escobar
Daniel Richard Escobar (April 9, 1964 – December 13, 2013) was an American actor known for playing Mr. Escobar, a teacher on the Disney Channel TV series, ''Lizzie McGuire''. His other television credits include '' Charmed'', '' Curb Your Ent ...
(1964–2013), American actor
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Daniela Escobar
Daniela Escobar Duncan (born 16 January 1969) is a Brazilian actress, television presenter and voice actress.
Biography
Escobar was born in São Borja, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil At the age of ten, she moved with her family ...
(born 1969), Brazilian actress and television presenter
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Darío Escobar
Darío Escobar (born 1971, Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan artist.
His work is characterized by the investigation of formal and conceptual aspects of objects and their function in visual arts.
Select one-person exhibitions
2016
* ''"Dario Es ...
(born 1971), Guatemalan artist
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Eduardo Escobar
Eduardo José Escobar (born January 5, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks a ...
(born 1989), Venezuelan baseball player
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Edwin Escobar
Edwin José Escobar (born April 22, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diam ...
(born 1992), Venezuelan professional baseball player
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Elizam Escobar
Elizam Escobar (May 24, 1948 – January 15, 2021) was a Puerto Rican art theorist, poet, visual artist and writer. He served a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted while a member of the FALN.
Early years
Escobar was born in Puerto ...
(1948–2021), Puerto Rican painter
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Enzo Escobar
Enzo Sergio Escobar Olivares (born November 10, 1951) is a retired football defender from Chile, who played for Club de Deportes Cobreloa. He represented Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part o ...
(born 1951), Chilean footballer
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Eusebio Escobar
Eusebio Escobar Ramírez (born 2 July 1936) is a former Colombian footballer. He was a member of the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile and played in two qualifying matches for the tournament. Escob ...
(born 1936), Colombian footballer
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Fabio Escobar
Fabio Escobar Benítez (born 2 February 1982 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan retired football forward.
Career
Escobar began his career in Sportivo San Lorenzo of Paraguay before playing for Puerto Montt of Chile, Club Toluca and Atlético Mex ...
(born 1982), Paraguayan footballer
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Francisco Escobar
Francisco Javier Escobar Parra (June 21, 1991) is a Colombian model and the winner of the Mister World 2013 title which was held in Kent, England on November 24, 2012. He defeated 47 other challengers from around the world to earn the Mister Wor ...
(born 1991), Colombian beauty pageant winner
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Gavin Escobar
Gavin Louis Escobar (February 3, 1991 – September 28, 2022) was an American football tight end who played for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and a season in the Alliance of American Football (AAF). He played for the Dalla ...
(1991–2022), American football player
* Isabel Escobar, Brazilian-American environmental engineer
* Isabella Escobar (born 1992), Guatemalan tennis player
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Jesús Escobar
Jesús Escobar is a professor of art history at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Escobar specializes in the art, architecture, and urbanism of early modern Spain and Italy and has published articles and reviews in journals of art h ...
, American historian
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José Escobar (baseball)
José Elías Escobar Sánchez (born October 30, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and right-handed batter who played for the Cleveland Indians (1991).
Escobar hit .200 (3-for-15) with one run batted in in 10 games.
Personal life ...
(born in 1960), Venezuelan baseball player
* José Escobar Saliente (1908–1994), Spanish comic writer and artist
* Juan Carlos Escobar (born 1982), Colombian footballer
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Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar
Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar (died in 2002) a.k.a. ''Cuchilla'' was a Colombian drug dealer and high ranking member of the Cali Cartel.
Ortiz-Escobar was killed in 2002, after getting out of jail, by orders of Wilber Varela
Wilber Alirio Varela F ...
(Cuchilla), Colombian drug dealer
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Sebastián Marroquín
Sebastián Marroquín (born Juan Pablo Escobar Henao 24 February 1977) is a Colombian architect, author, and the son of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Life
After the death of Pablo Escobar in 1993, Juan Pablo Escobar Henao, his mother, a ...
, born Juan Pablo Escobar
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Juan Francisco Escobar
Juan Francisco Escobar (born January 31, 1949) is a former Paraguayan football referee.
A former FIFA referee, Escobar supervised matches during the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, the 1992 Olympic tournament, and the 1991 and 1993 Copa Am� ...
(born 1949), Paraguayan football referee
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José Luis Escobar Alas
José Luis Escobar Alas (born 10 March 1959 in Suchitoto), Archbishop of San Salvador in El Salvador, succeeded Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Sáenz Lacalle as the seventh archbishop, a successor of Archbishop Óscar Romero who was assassinat ...
(born 1959), Salvadoran bishop
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Juan M. Escobar
Juan M. Escobar is a former county judge and State Representative in Texas.
Early life and education
Early in his life, Escobar was a migrant worker. Escobar attended Roma High School, where he was a Texas All-State Class AA first team select ...
, American judge
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Katherine Escobar
Katherine Escobar is a Colombian model and actress best known as Olivia on the Mafia Dolls telenovela, also work in novels such as New rich, new poor and I want to die like Catherine.
Filmography
References
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Living people
Colombia ...
, Colombian model and actress
* Kelvim Escobar (born 1976), Venezuelan baseball player
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Luis Escobar (footballer)
Luis Fernando Escobar (born 19 March 1984) is a football striker who most recently played for Liga Panameña de Fútbol team Sporting San Miguelito.
Club career
Escobar participated in the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09
The Confederati ...
Luis Antonio Escobar (composer)
Luis Antonio Escobar (July 14, 1925 in Villapinzón, Cundinamarca – September 11, 1993 in Miami, Florida) was a Colombian composer and musicologist. He studied at the Bogota Conservatory and then at the Peabody Institute in Maryland. Afterward ...
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Luis Antonio Escobar (footballer)
Luis Antonio Escobar (19 September 1969 – 8 December 1987) was a Peruvian international footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are assoc ...
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Manolo Escobar
Don Manuel García Escobar MML (19 October 1931 – 24 October 2013), better known as Manolo Escobar, was a Spanish singer of Andalusian '' copla'' and other Spanish music. He was also an actor and performed in multiple musicals. His popular ...
Matías Escobar
Matías Leonardo Escobar (born April 21, 1982) is an Argentine football midfielder who most recently played for Club Atletico Los Andes in the Primera B Nacional.Melba Escobar (born 1976) Colombian writer and journalist
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Pablo Escobar
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (; ; 1 December 19492 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed "the king of cocaine", Escobar is the wealthiest criminal in h ...
(1949-1993), Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist
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Pablo Andrés Escobar
Pablo Andrés Escobar Valencia (born February 12, 1987) is a Colombian Association football, footballer who currently plays for Real Cartagena.
Career
Escobar began his career in his native Colombia with Deportes Quindío, and made 67 appearan ...
(born 1987), Colombian footballer
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Pablo Daniel Escobar
Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti (, born 23 February 1979) is a football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is the current interim manager of the Bolivia national team.
Born in Paraguay, Escobar ...
(born 1978), Paraguayan-born Bolivian footballer
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Pánfilo Escobar
Pánfilo Eugenio Escobar Amarilla (born 7 September 1974, in Luque) is a Paraguayan football former defender who last played for River Plate. He played professionally in Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador.
Career
Club
Escobar started hi ...
(born 1974), Paraguayan footballer
* Patricio Escobar (1843–1912), President of Paraguay
* Pedro de Escobar, 16th-century Portuguese composer
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Pepe Escobar
Pepe Escobar (born 1954) is a Brazilian journalist and geopolitical analyst. His column "The Roving Eye" for ''Asia Times'' regularly discusses the multi-national "competition for dominance over the Middle East and Central Asia."
Central Asia
In ...
(born 1954), Brazilian investigative journalist
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Pêro Escobar
Pedro Escobar, also known as Pêro Escobar, was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator who discovered São Tomé (December 21, 1471), Annobón (January 1, 1472), Príncipe (January 17, 1472) islands, together with João de Santarém c. 1470. He is ...
, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
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Ramón Escobar Santiago
Ramón Escobar Santiago (14 March 1937 – 8 July 2020) was a Spanish politician. He was a member of the People's Party (Spain), People's Party. From 1979 to 1981, he was Vice President of the Diputación Provincial de Segovia. Escobar Santia ...
Rolando Escobar
Rolando Emilio Escobar Batista (born 24 October 1981) is a football midfielder who currently plays for Mineros de Guayana of the Venezuelan Primera División.
Club career
A much-travelled midfielder, he has played for several teams in his nat ...
(born 1981), Panamanian footballer
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Ruth Escobar
Maria Ruth dos Santos Escobar, known professionally as Ruth Escobar (March 31, 1935 – October 5, 2017) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian film and television actress, businesswoman, and politician. A prominent icon in Brazilian theater, Escobar was ...
(1935–2017), Portuguese-born Brazilian actress, businesswoman, and politician
* Sergi Escobar (born 1974), Spanish cyclist
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Sílvio Escobar
Sílvio Escobar Benitez (born 18 July 1986) is a Paraguayan-born Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persela Lamongan.
Club career Persepam Madura United
In January 2014, he made his debut with Persepam Mad ...
(born 1986), Paraguayan footballer
* Sixto Escobar, Puerto Rican boxer
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Susana Escobar
Susana Escobar (born 13 December 1987 in Guanajuato, Guanajuato) is a Mexican swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she attends and swims for the USA's University of Texas at Austin.
At the 2008 Olympics, she set three Mexican Records in t ...
(born 1987), Mexican swimmer
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Ticio Escobar
Ticio Escobar (born February 9, 1947) is a Paraguayan lawyer, academic, author, museum director, and former Minister of Culture of Paraguay. He has championed the rights of Indigenous peoples of Paraguay, writing about and curating shows on the t ...
(born 1947), Paraguayan minister of culture
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Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar (born September 15, 1969) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for , based in El Paso, since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as an El Paso County commissioner from 2007 to 2011 and the ...
Vicente Escobar
Vicente Escobar (1757 - 1834) was a Cuban painter. A native of Havana, he was initially self-trained as an artist, though he later graduated from the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. He then undertook a voyage through Sp ...
(1757–1834), Cuban painter
* Walter Escobar (born 1968), Colombian footballer
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Yasmani Copello Escobar
Yasmani Copello Escobar (born 15 April 1987) is a Cuban-born track and field hurdler who represents Turkey internationally. His personal best for the 400 metres hurdles is 47.81 seconds, set in the final of the 2018 European Athletics Championshi ...
(born 1987), Cuban-Turkish hurdler
* Yunel Escobar (born 1982), Cuban-American baseball player