Pas or PAZ may refer to:

Places

Paz, Croatia Paz ( it, Passo) is a village and ruined castle in Istria County, Croatia, in the municipality of Cerovlje. In 2011, the population of the village is 72. Description It is in the north-eastern part of Istria, north-east of the Gologorica and Gr ...

, a village and castle ruin in Istria, Croatia * Pads, Iran or Faz, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Organisations

Pavlovo Bus Factory Pavlovo Bus Factory (russian: Павловский автобус, formerly , Pavlovsky Avtobusny Zavod or PAZ) is a manufacturer of buses in Russia, in the city of Pavlovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. PAZ is a subsidiary of Russian Buses which is a ...

or ''Pavlovsky Avtobusny Zavod'', a Russian bus company *

Paz Oil Company Paz Oil Company Ltd. ( he, פז חברת הנפט בע"מ) () is the largest Israeli fuels company. Paz distributes gasoline and other petroleum products through a network of gas stations, as well as LPG and natural gas for home use (cooking ...

, an Israeli fuel company *

El Tajín National Airport El Tajín National Airport is an international airport located in Tihuatlán, Veracruz, Mexico, near Poza Rica. The airport is named after the archeological site of El Tajín. It handles commercial air traffic for the cities of Poza Rica and T� ...

's IATA code

People with the surname

Paz is a Spanish and Portuguese language surname. *

José C. Paz José Clemente Paz (2 October 1842 – 10 March 1912) was an Argentine politician, diplomat and journalist, founder of ''La Prensa''. Life Paz was born in Buenos Aires and started his education in that city but was forced to mov ...

(1842–1912), Argentine politician *

Luis Paz Luis Paz Arce (19 August 1854 – 6 October 1928) was a Bolivian historian, journalist, jurist, lawyer, and politician who served on the Supreme Court of Justice of Bolivia for twenty-three years, an associate justice from 1905 to 1919 and as ...

(1854–1920), Bolivian jurist *

Víctor Paz Estenssoro Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro (2 October 1907 – 7 June 2001) was a Bolivian politician who served as the 45th president of Bolivia for three nonconsecutive and four total terms from 1952 to 1956, 1960 to 1964 and 1985 to 1989. He ran for pre ...

(1907-2001), Bolivian politician *

Octavio Paz Octavio Paz Lozano (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican poet and diplomat. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and ...

(1914–1998), Mexican writer and Nobel Prize winner * Pilar Paz Pasamar (1932–2019), Spanish poet and writer * Rodrigo Paz (1933–2021), Ecuadorian politician *

Jaime Paz Zamora Jaime Paz Zamora (born 15 April 1939) is a former Bolivian politician who served as the 60th president of Bolivia from 1989 to 1993. He also served as the 32nd vice president of Bolivia from October 1982 to December 1984 during the presidency o ...

(born 1939), Bolivian politician *

Rubén Paz Ruben Wálter Paz Márquez (born 8 August 1959) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Paz played at two FIFA World Cups for Uruguay and was also South American Footballer of the Year in 1988. He retired in 20 ...

(born 1959), Uruguayan former association football player *

Vinny Paz Vinny Paz (born Vincenzo Edward Pazienza, December 16, 1962), formerly Vinny Pazienza, is an American former professional boxer who held world titles at lightweight and light middleweight. The 2016 film ''Bleed for This'' is based on his comebac ...

(born 1962), American former boxer *

Mercedes Paz Mercedes María Paz (; born 27 June 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. She won three singles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of world No. 28 in April 1991. Her best Grand Slam result was the fou ...

(born 1966), Argentine former professional tennis player *

Rodrigo Paz Pereira Rodrigo Paz Pereira (born 22 September 1967) is a Bolivian politician serving as senator for Tarija since 2020. A member of Civic Community, he has been the leader of the First the People civic group —the alliance's primary partner in Tarij ...

(born 1967), Bolivian politician *

Lorna Paz Lorna María Cepeda Jiménez (born November 18, 1970), also known as Lorna Paz, is a Colombian actress. Best known for her role in the famous Colombian Soap Opera ''Yo soy Betty, la fea'' (I'm Betty, the ugly one), also known as simply ''Betty l ...

(born 1970), Colombian actress *

Bárbara Paz Bárbara Raquel Paz (born 17 October 1974) is a Brazilian non-binary actress, producer, and film director. Life and career Paz graduated from the Macunaíma Theatre School and from the Antunes Centre for Theatre Research (CPT) and is a long-st ...

(born 1974), Brazilian actress *

Vinnie Paz Vincenzo Luvineri (born October 5, 1977), better known as Vinnie Paz (formerly known as Ikon the Verbal Hologram), is a Sicilian Americans, Sicilian American rapper and producer behind the Philadelphia underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks ...

(born 1977), Italian-American rapper in the group Jedi Mind Tricks *

Pedro Paz Pedro Luís Carmo Neto de Paz (born 20 December 1994) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Moncarapacho, Olhão, Algarve, Paz joined local S.C. Olhanense's youth system in summer 2008, aged 13. He made hi ...

(born 1994), Portuguese footballer * Samera Paz (born 1994), American artist *

Bruno Paz Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz (born 23 April 1998) is a Portuguese footballer of Angolan descent who plays for Süper Lig club Konyaspor as a defensive midfielder. Football career On 6 August 2016, Paz made his professional debut with Spor ...

(born 1998), Portuguese footballer

People with the given name

Paz is a female given name, a short form of Spanish ''María de la Paz'' or Portuguese ''Maria da Paz''. *

Paz Lenchantin Paz Lenchantin (born December 12, 1973) is an Argentine-American musician. She has been the bass guitarist of the alternative rock band Pixies since 2014. She also played bass or strings with various bands, including Entrance, A Perfect Circle, ...

(born 1973), Argentine-American musician of French descent *

Paz Vega María de la Paz Campos Trigos (born 2 January 1976), known professionally as Paz Vega (), is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her performance in comedy television series ''7 vidas''. Her film credits include ''Sex and Lucia'' (2001), ...

(born 1976), Spanish actress *

Paz de la Calzada Paz de la Calzada is a Spanish-born American interdisciplinary artist and illustrator, working in drawing, installation, and public art. The relationship of nature to human life is a major theme in her work. De la Calzada was born and raised in ...

, Spanish-born American visual artist *

Paz de la Huerta María de la Paz Elizabeth Sofía Adriana de la Huerta y Bruce (; born September 3, 1984), known professionally as Paz de la Huerta, is an American actress and model. She had roles in the films ''The Cider House Rules'' (1999) and ''A Walk to Re ...

(born 1984), American actress and model

Fictional

* Paz Ortega Andrade, a character in the ''Metal Gear'' series

Other uses

PAZ-3205 PAZ-3205 is a common Soviet midibus model made by the Pavlovo Bus Factory. It is common in Russia and other Eastern European countries as both a low-intensity route public bus and as a hearse. Model 3205 was launched on December 1, 1989, replac ...

, is a common Soviet midibus model made by the Pavlovo Bus Factory. *

Paz (satellite) Paz (Spanish for "Peace") is a Spanish Earth observation and reconnaissance satellite launched on 22 February 2018. It is Spain's first spy satellite. The satellite is operated by Hisdesat. ''Paz'' was previously referred to as SEOSAR (Satélite ...

, Spanish military Earth observation satellite. * ''

The Paz Show ''The Paz Show'' (also known as ''Paz the Penguin'' stylized ''PAZ'') is a British animated television series that debuted on February 24, 2003 on Discovery Kids and TLC in the United States. It also aired on ITV in the United Kingdom. The show ...

'', a TV show featuring Paz the Penguin. *

Permanent autonomous zone ''T.A.Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone'' is a book by the anarchist writer and poet Hakim Bey (Peter Lamborn Wilson) published in 1991 by Autonomedia and in 2011 by Pacific Publishing Studio (). It is composed of three sections, "Chaos: The Bro ...

, a community that is autonomous from the generally recognized government. * ''

Preußische Allgemeine Zeitung The ''Preußische Allgemeine Zeitung'' (PAZ) is a German weekly newspaper published by the Landsmannschaft Ostpreußen. It was previously called the ''Ostpreußenblatt'' and was aimed mainly at German post-war expellees from parts of Central and E ...