Jara is a Spanish surname, popular in various places in southern Spain, meaning rockrose or cistus.

People with the surname

Association football

Europe

Francisco Chaparro Jara Francisco "Paco" Chaparro Jara (born 30 November 1942) is a Spanish retired football forward and manager. Football career Chaparro was born in Seville, Andalusia. After a playing career that ended at the age of 30 due to a knee injury, and with ...

(born 1942), Spanish footballer and manager * Kurt Jara (born 1950), Austrian footballer * Santi Jara (born 1991), Spanish footballer *

Ginés de la Jara Saint Ginés de la Jara (also known as Ginés de la Xara, Ginés el Franco, Genesius Sciarensis) is a semi-legendary saint of Spain. He is associated with the region surrounding Cartagena, of which he is co-patron. A hermitage was founded adjac ...

, Spanish Christian saint

North America

Claudio Jara Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu. Origin and history Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman gens, the most important m ...

(born 1959), Costa Rican footballer * Francisco Jara (born 1941), Mexican footballer * Cristóbal Magallanes Jara (1869-1927), Mexican Roman Catholic priest and saint *

Geovanny Jara Geovanny Jara Granados (born July 20, 1967 in Puntarenas) is a Costa Rican former football player. Club career Herediano Jara made his debut for Herediano and played 422 league matches for them, a club record behind Germán Chavarría and ...

(born 1967), Costa Rican footballer *

Fernando Jara Fernando Jara (born December 18, 1987, in Panama) is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey in the United States. Aboard Jazil he won the 2006 Belmont Stakes. In addition, he was the primary North American rider of 2006 American Horse of the Year ...

(born 1987), Panamanian jockey *

Guillermo Jara Guillermo Jara (born October 20, 1973, in Sacramento, California) is an American former soccer forward who played four seasons in Major League Soccer. Youth Jara grew up in Sacramento, California, attending Christian Brothers High School where h ...

(born 1973), American football (soccer) player

South America

* Ángel Jara (1936–2008), Paraguayan footballer *

Cristino Jara Alfredo Cristino Jara Mereles (born 2 May 1973, in Capiatá) is an association football forward from Paraguay, who is currently playing for Nacional Potosi in Bolivia. He was the topscorer in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2006, scorin ...

(born 1973), Paraguayan footballer * Diego Jara (born 1983), Argentinian footballer * Franco Jara (born 1988), Argentinian footballer * Gonzalo Jara (born 1985), Chilean footballer *

Alan Jara Alan Edmundo Jara Urzola (born 17 July 1957) is a Colombian civil engineer, and current Governor of the Department of Meta. He was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People ...

(born 1957), Colombian politician kidnapped by FARC * Albino Jara (1877-1912), Paraguayan president * Gualberto Jara (born 1959), Paraguayan football manager in Chile *

Leonardo Jara Leonardo Jara (born May 20, 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right-back for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sarsfield. Career Before Leonardo joined Boca Juniors, he played for Estudiantes. D.C. United On January 3 ...

(born 1991), Argentinian footballer *

Rodrigo Jara Rodrigo Horacio Jara Santana (born 9 April 1985) is a retired Chilean footballer. He began his career at Universidad de Chile, where was champion of the 2009 Torneo Apertura with Sergio Markarián Sergio Apraham Markarián Abrahamián (b ...

(born 1985), Chilean footballer * Luis Jara (singer) (born 1965), Chilean singer and actor * Max Jara (1886–1965), Chilean poet *

Patricio Jara Patricio Jara Álvarez (born 4 May 1974) is a Chilean writer and journalist. Biography Patricio Jara grew up in Antofagasta and studied at the Jesuit Colegio San Luis, where he wrote his first stories. Later he entered , where he qualified a ...

(born 1974), Chilean writer and journalist * Víctor Jara (1932-1973), Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist * Joan Jara (born 1927), activist, widow of Victor Jara

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