Peralta () is a Spanish surname. It is also an Italian surname found in Sicily, Piedmont, and Tuscany. The first time that this name appeared was during the Middle Age when people started to take surnames related to their father's name, in this case, the Italian name ''Pietro''. This name has its origins in the Latin words ''pietra'' which means rock, and ''alta'', which refers to being tall or big. Notable people with the surname Peralta include: *

Abel Peralta Sergio Abel Peralta (born 1 March 1989) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sportivo Peñarol. Career Peralta's first career club were Independiente Rivadavia, who he joined in 2008. He e ...

(born 1989), Argentine footballer *

Alejo Peralta Alejo Peralta y Díaz Cevallos (5 May 1916 in Puebla - 8 April 1997 in Mexico City) founded the Mexico City Tigers baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and ...

, Mexican businessman * Alice Peralta (born 1990), Japanese voice actress *

Amanda Peralta Amanda Beatriz Peralta, also known as la Negra, (1939–2009) was an Argentine guerrilla fighter and later an academic in Sweden. She was one of the founders of the Peronist Armed Forces or Fuerzas Armadas Peronistas (FAP) who fought against the mil ...

(1939–2009), Argentine guerrilla fighter and academic *

Ángela Peralta Ángela Peralta (6 July 1845, Mexico City – 30 August 1883, Mazatlán) (baptised María de los Ángeles Manuela Tranquilina Cirila Efrena Peralta Castera) was an operatic soprano of international fame and a leading figure in the operatic ...

(1845–1883), Mexican opera singer *

Arnold Peralta Arnold Fabián Peralta Sosa (29 March 1989 – 10 December 2015) was a Honduran footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He began his career at Vida in 2008, and five years later he joined Scottish club Rangers, where he won the Scott ...

(1989–2015), Honduran footballer *

Austin Peralta Austin Topper Peralta (October 25, 1990 – November 21, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer from Los Angeles, California. He was the son of film director and Z-Boys skateboarder Stacy Peralta. Early life Austin Peralta was bor ...

(1990–2012), American jazz musician *

Chad Peralta Richard Edward Peralta,Chad Peralta, Birth Name: Richard Peralta, Nickname: ...

(born 1985), Filipino-Australian singer and actor *

Chichí Peralta Pedro René Peralta Soto (born July 9, 1966), better known as Chichi Peralta, is a Dominican musician, songwriter, composer and producer. His music is rich in fusion of Latin rhythms with elements of world music. He has combined the son music wi ...

(born 1966), Dominican musician *

Carlos Peralta Carlos Peralta is a Mexican businessman and baseball team owner. After inheriting the construction business from his father Alejo Peralta, he expanded it into electronics. In 2001, he sold the company's stake in Iusacell to Vodafone for $973 mill ...

, Mexican businessman and baseball team owner *

Carlos Peralta (swimmer) Carlos Peralta (born 30 January 1994) is a Spanish Swimming (sport), swimmer. He competed in the Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly, men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Peralta is openly g ...

(born 1994), Spanish swimmer *

Daniel Peralta Daniel Román Peralta (born 1 July 1955) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who was governor of Santa Cruz Province from 2007 to 2015. Early life and career Peralta was born in Cañada de Gómez, Santa Fe Province. His parents, N� ...

(born 1955), Argentine politician *

David Peralta Senger David Peralta Guerreiro (born August 14, 1987) nicknamed "Freight Train" is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2014. He won ...

(born 1987), Venezuelan baseball player *

Diosdado Peralta Diosdado "Dado" Madarang Peralta (born March 27, 1952) is a Filipino attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the Philippines from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines fr ...

(born 1952), Filipino attorney and jurist *

Domingo Peralta Domingo Antonio Peralta Florencio (born 28 July 1986) is a Dominican footballer who plays as a forward for Vega Real and the Dominican Republic national team. International career International goals :''Scores and results list Dominican Repu ...

(born 1986), Dominican footballer *

Elda Peralta Elda Peralta is a Mexican actress and writer. Selected filmography * ''Hypocrite'' (1949) * ''Immaculate'' (1950) * ''Women's Prison'' (1951) * ''Streetwalker'' (1951) * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1951) * ''A Woman Without Love ''Una mujer sin am ...

, Mexican film actress *

Eugenio Peralta Eugenio Peralta Cabrera (born 16 December 1977) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Inter Club d'Escaldes in the Andorran Primera Divisió. Club career Costa Rican side LD Alajuelense had announced the signing of Peralta on a six-month c ...

(born 1977), Paraguayan footballer *

Felipe Peralta Felipe Peralta (born 2 May 1962) is a retired Association football, football midfielder from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay, and also had a spell in Colombia, playing for Deportivo Pereira. International

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(born 1962), Paraguayan footballer * Francisco Peralta (1943–2020), Spanish archer *

Freddy Peralta Freddy Peralta Diaz (born June 4, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Early life Freddy Peralta was born in Moca, Dominican Republic, on June 4, 1996, to Pedro Peralta and ...

(born 1996), Dominican baseball player * Gonzalo Peralta (born 1980), Argentine footballer *

Gregorio Peralta Gregorio Manuel Peralta (May 8, 1935 – October 3, 2001), better known as Gregorio "Goyo" Peralta, was a top Argentine boxer. Peralta enjoyed success as both a light heavyweight and a heavyweight, one of a select group Latin American Heavy ...

(1935–2001), Argentine boxer * Guglielmo Peralta, Italian noble *

Hiro Peralta Hirojenel Benz Magalona Peralta (born November 7, 1994 in Manila, Philippines), better known by his stage name Hiro Peralta, is a half-Filipino quarter-German quarter-Portuguese actor. He made his acting debut when he joined the cast of ''Tween ...

(born 1994), actor from the Philippines *

Horacio Peralta Walter Horacio Peralta Saracho (born 3 June 1982) is a Uruguayan football striker currently playing for Deportivo Maldonado in Uruguay. Career After beginning his professional football career with local side Danubio F.C., Peralta has had a jo ...

(born 1982), Uruguayan footballer *

Ignacio Peralta Hermenegildo Ignacio Peralta (April 3, 1791 – May 9, 1874) was a Spanish settler in California, the eldest son of Luís María Peralta. Biography Ignacio Peralta was the owner of the Peralta Home in San Leandro, California, which was built on t ...

(1791–1874), Spanish settler in California * Irma Peralta (born 1936), Mexican ceramist *

Isaías Peralta Isaías Ignacio Peralta Clavería (born 21 August 1987) is a Chilean footballer who last played for Coquimbo Unido in the Primera B de Chile. International career Peralta represented Chile at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing only one match ...

(born 1987), Chilean footballer *

Jhonny Peralta Jhonny Antonio Peralta (born May 28, 1982) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cleveland Indians signed him as an amateur free agent in his native D ...

(born 1982), Dominican baseball player *

Joel Peralta Joel Peralta Gutiérrez (; ; born March 23, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals, T ...

(born 1976), Dominican baseball player * Jose Peralta (1971–2018), American politician *

José Francisco de Peralta José Francisco de Peralta y López del Corral (April 3, 1786 - September 16, 1844) was a Costa Rican priest and politician. He was born in Cartago, Costa Rica, the son of José María de Peralta y La Vega and Ana Benita de Nava López del Corra ...

(1786–1844), Costa Rican priest and politician *

Juan Peralta Juan Peralta Gascon (born 17 May 1990, Pamplona) is a Spanish racing cyclist. He competed in keirin at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officia ...

(born 1990), Spanish cyclist *

Julio Peralta Julio Leonardo Peralta Martínez (; born 9 September 1981) is a professional tennis player from Chile. Peralta has found success in the late stage of his career, reaching no. 29 in the ATP rankings in doubles. He captured six doubles titles at ATP ...

(born 1981), Chilean tennis player *

Leonel Peralta Leonel Héctor Peralta (born 9 July 1992) is an Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be resid ...

(born 1992), Argentine footballer *

Luís María Peralta Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

(1759–1851), soldier and owner of Rancho San Antonio * Macario Peralta, Jr. (1913–1965), Filipino WWII guerrilla commander * Marcelo Peralta (1961–2020), Argentine musician * María Peralta (born 1977), Argentine runner * María Teresa de Larraín y Guzmán Peralta (1785 – c. 1840), former First Lady of Chile and wife of President Agustín Eyzaguirre *

Marlo Peralta Marlo Mendoza Peralta, D.D. (born 13 July 1950 in San Carlos, Pangasinan),

(born 1950), Filipino clergyman * Martín Peralta (born 1997), Argentine footballer * Nahuel Peralta (born 1991), Argentine footballer *

Oribe Peralta Oribe Peralta Morones (born 12 January 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Peralta began his professional career with Morelia in 2003. He later played for León and Monter ...

(born 1984), Mexican footballer * Orlin Peralta (born 1990), Honduran footballer * Osvaldo Peralta (born 1971), Paraguayan footballer *

Pedro de Peralta Pedro de Peralta (c. 1584 – 1666) was Governor of New Mexico between 1610 and 1613 at a time when it was a province of New Spain. He formally founded the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1610. In August 1613 he was arrested and jailed for almo ...

(about 1583–1659), Spanish governor of Santa Fé de Nuevo México (1609-1614) *

Rafael Peralta Rafael Peralta (April 7, 1979 – November 15, 2004) was a United States Marine killed in combat during the Second Battle of Fallujah during the Iraq War. In September 2008 his family was notified that he was awarded the Navy Cross, the secon ...

(1979–2004), U.S. Marine nominated for the Medal of Honor * Raúl Peralta (born 1940), Argentine-Portuguese tennis player *

Robbie Peralta Roberto "Robbie" Andres Peralta (born March 14, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for the UFC, the World Series of Fighting, S ...

(born 1986), American mixed martial artist *

Rodrigo Peralta Rodrigo Peralta (born March 22, 1988) is a Mexican former stock car racing driver. Peralta won the 2013 NASCAR Toyota Series championship by eight points over Daniel Suarez. He competed in 58 NASCAR Mexico series races between 2010 and 2015. Dur ...

(born 1988), Mexican racing driver *

Sixto Peralta Sixto Raimundo "Mumo" Peralta Salso (born 16 April 1979, in Comodoro Rivadavia) is an Argentine retired footballer who last played as a midfielder for Chilean club Universidad de Concepción. Club career He made his professional debut against ...

(born 1979), Argentine football player *

Stacy Peralta Stacy Douglas Peralta (born October 15, 1957) is an American film director and entrepreneur. He was previously a professional skateboarder and surfer with the Zephyr Competition Team, also known as the Z-Boys, from Venice, California. Early li ...

(born 1957), American director and former professional skateboarder * Víctor Peralta (disambiguation), multiple people *

Wandy Peralta Wandy Luis Peralta Dominguez (born July 27, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants. Peralta s ...

(born 1991), Dominican baseball player *

Wily Peralta Wily Peralta (born May 8, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers. Early life Pera ...

(born 1989), Dominican baseball player * Winibian Peralta (born 1997), Dominican footballer *

Yamil Peralta Yamil Alberto Peralta Jara (born July 16, 1991 in Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentinian boxer who won Heavyweight Bronze at the PanAm Games 2011 and later qualified for the Olympics. Career At the 2010 South A ...

(born 1991), Argentinian boxer

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Jake Peralta ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American sitcom which premiered in September 2013 on Fox, and later moved to NBC. The show revolves around the detective squad of the fictional 99th Precinct of the New York Police Department, located in Brooklyn. ...

, lead character on the American television series ''

Brooklyn Nine-Nine ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural comedy television series that aired on Fox, and later on NBC. The show aired from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for a total of eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Dan G ...

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