Adrian Puente is a common
surname in the
Spanish language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in th ...
meaning "bridge". It is uncommon as a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. People with the surname include:
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Anahí Puente
Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla (born 14 May 1983), known mononymously as Anahí, is a Mexican actress and singer. In 1986, she started her acting career when she was cast on ''Chiquilladas''. After working on many successful telenovelas produ ...
(born 1983), Mexican actress and singer
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Audrey Puente (born 1970), American meteorologist
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Brian de la Puente
Brian Loomis de la Puente (born May 13, 1985) is a former American football center. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
De la Puente has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Carolina Panthers, ...
(born 1985), American NFL football player
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David Puente, television journalist
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Dorothea Puente
Dorothea Helen Puente (; January 9, 1929 – March 27, 2011) was an American convicted serial killer. In the 1980s, she ran a boarding house in Sacramento, California, and murdered various elderly and mentally disabled boarders before cashing th ...
(1929–2011), American serial killer
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Isaac Puente
Isaac Puente Amestoy (3 June 1896 – 1 September 1936), born in Las Carreras near Biscay, was a Basque physician and Spanish anarchist of a strong anarchist communist bent, who adhered to concerns around birth control, hygiene and sexuality ...
(1896–1936), Basque physician
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Luis de la Puente (1554–1624), Spanish Jesuit and spiritual author
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Martina de la Puente (born 1975), Spanish shot putter
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Miguel Puente (born 1948), Mexican baseball player
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Rafael Puente, Mexican footballer
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Tito Puente
Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz ...
(1943–2000), Puerto Rican musician
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