Montoya is a

Basque surname 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 ...

. It originally comes from a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava, in the Basque region of northern Spain. During the Reconquista, it extended southwards throughout Castille and Andalusia. The name roughly translates to mean hills and valleys. It has become more frequent among Gitanos than among the general Spanish population. People with the surname Montoya include: * Adam Montoya (born 1984), American video game commentator, better known as SeaNanners * Al Montoya (born 1985), American ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League * Aldo Montoya, a former ring persona of American professional wrestler Peter Polaco (born 1973), better known as Justin Credible * Carlos Montoya (1903–1993), Spanish flamenco guitarist and son of Ramón Montoya *

Craig Montoya Craig Aloysius Montoya (born September 14, 1970) is the bassist of Castella and Tri-Polar and former bassist of Everclear.

(born 1970), American rock musician *

Daniela Montoya Daniela Montoya Quiroz (born 22 August 1990) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Junior and the Colombia women's national team. She represented her country at the 2011 and 2015 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, an ...

(born 1990), Colombian footballer * David Montoya (born 1978), Colombian footballer *

Diego León Montoya Sánchez Diego León Montoya Sánchez (born January 11, 1958/1961), also known as Don Diego, is a Colombian former crime boss and leader of the Norte del Valle Cartel, Norte del Valle drug cartel. On October 25, 2002, Montoya was listed as a Specially Des ...

(born 1958 or 1961), Colombian cocaine trafficker on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list * Eliud Montoya, American whistleblower and murder victim *

Gabriel Montoya Gabriel Montoya (20 October 1868, in Alès – 7 October 1914, in Castres) was a French singer, chansonnier and lyricist. The son of a pharmacist, Joseph-Henri-Victor Montoya and Noémie- Victoire Coste, he studied medicine in Lyon. After a trip t ...

,(1868–1914), French chansonnier *

Gustavo Montoya Gustavo Montoya (July 9, 1905 – July 12, 2003) was a Mexican artist considered to be a late adherent to the Mexican School of Painting, most often associated with Mexican muralism. He was born in Mexico City, from a family associated with the P ...

(1905–2003), Mexican painter *

Jennifer Montoya Jennifer Montoya Betancourth (b. January 31, 1985) is a Colombian journalist and news presenter. In addition to her decade-long career in TV journalism, she is a graduate of the Catholic University of Pereira and possesses a Master's degree in ...

(born 1985), Colombian journalist and news presenter * José Montoya (1932–2013), Chicano bilingual poet * Joseph Montoya (1915–78), U.S. Senator from New Mexico * Juan Pablo Montoya (born 1975), Colombian motor racing IndyCar driver and former NASCAR and Formula One driver * Julián Montoya (born 1993), hooker for the Argentina national rugby union team * María Laura de Jesús Montoya Upegui (1874–1949), Colombian saint (Roman Catholic) *

Martha Montoya Martha Montoya is a Colombian-American cartoonist and businessperson. She is best known for her cartoon, ''Los Kitos''. Early life and education Montoya grew up in Bogotá, Colombia and spent many years in the children's hospital where she wa ...

, Colombian American cartoonist and businesswoman *

Martín Montoya Martín Montoya Torralbo (born 14 April 1991) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League Greece club Aris Thessaloniki F.C., Aris. He started his career with FC Barcelona, Barcelona, ma ...

(born 1991), Spanish association football player *

Matilde Montoya Matilde Montoya, c. 1925 Matilde Petra Montoya Lafragua (b. Mexico City, March 14, 1859 – d. Mexico City, January 26, 1939) was the first female physician in Mexico. Initially working as a midwife, she became one of the first women to attend and ...

(1859–1939), presumably the first female physician in Mexico to hold an academic degree *

Pilar Montoya Pilar Montoya Manzano (1960 – 6 March 2015), known as La Faraona, was a Spanish Romani flamenco dancer. A member of the Farrucos family, she was the eldest daughter of dancer and singer Enriqueta Reyes, as well as the sister of Rosario "La Farr ...

(1960–2015), Spanish flamenco dancer * Ramón Montoya (1880–1949), Spanish flamenco guitarist and father of Carlos Montoya * Ramón Montoya (baseball), Mexican baseball player (see Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame) * Richelle Montoya, American politician *

Rose Montoya Rosalynne Montoya, known professionally as Rose Montoya (born October 10, 1995), is an American model, social media content creator, and transgender rights activist. She began modeling in 2018, and has since modeled for Fenty Beauty, Savage X Fe ...

, American model, internet celebrity, and transgender activist * Rubén Montoya (born 1940), Argentine footballer *Sergio Luis Henao Montoya, or Sergio Henao (born 1987), Colombian bicycle road racer * Las Hermanas Montoya, Latin singing group, active 1948–1969 * Martina Vigil-Montoya (1856–1916), Native American ceramics painter from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico * Nestór Montoya, (1862-1923), United States Representative from New Mexico

Fictional characters

* Carmelita Montoya Fox, a female INTERPOL officer from the Sly Cooper series of video games * Fritz Montoya, in the Honorverse book series *

Inigo Montoya Inigo Montoya is a fictional character in William Goldman's 1973 novel ''The Princess Bride.'' In Rob Reiner's 1987 film adaptation, he was portrayed by Mandy Patinkin. In both the book and the movie, he was originally from Spain and resided in ...

, a fencer from William Goldman’s novel ''The Princess Bride'' and the movie from the novel *Domingo Montoya, father of Inigo Montoya from ''The Princess Bride'' * Nemi Montoya, Norwegian comic book character * Renee Montoya, police detective in DC Comics' Gotham City Police Department * Josefina Montoya, an ''

American Girl American Girl is an American line of dolls released on May 5, 1986, by Pleasant Company. The dolls portray eight- to fourteen-year-old boys and girls of a variety of ethnicities, faiths, and social classes from different time periods throughou ...

'' character residing in Santa Fe in 1824 * Gabriel Montoya, one of the Spanish assassins from the 2015 film '' Bill''

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