Santamaria (also spelled Santamaría or Santa Maria) is a surname from the Latin Arch in Europe. The name, a reference to the

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meaning ''Holy Mary'' or ''Saint Mary'', means the same thing in the Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and

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languages. In Arabic, the equivalent name is ''Mariam''. The surname has spread to the

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, especially

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, via immigration and colonisation. Notable people with the surname include: * Santamaria (born 1982), Portuguese footballer * Abel Santamaría (1927–1953), leader in the Cuban Revolutionary movement * Adriana Martin Santamaria (born 1986), Spanish international footballer * Álvaro Santamaría (born 1950), Colombian former footballer * Anderson Santamaría (born 1992), Peruvian football central defender *

Aristodemo Santamaria Aristodemo Santamaria (; 9 February 1892 – 10 December 1974) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. With the Italy national football team, he competed in the men's tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olym ...

(1892–1974), Italian footballer * Arno Santamaria (born 1978), French singer-songwriter *

B. A. Santamaria Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria, usually known as B. A. Santamaria (14 August 1915 – 25 February 1998), was an Australian Roman Catholic Anti-communism, anti-Communist political activist and journalist. He was a guiding influence in the found ...

(1915–1998), Australian political activist and journalist *

Baptiste Santamaria Baptiste Santamaria (; born 9 March 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Rennes. Club career Santamaria is a youth exponent from Tours. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 18 October 2013 against CA Bast ...

(born 1995), French footballer * Borja García Santamaría (born 1990), Spanish footballer * Carlos Sanz de Santamaría (1905–1992), 18th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN * Carmen Quesada Santamaría (born 1969), Costa Rican politician and teacher *

Christian Santamaría Christian Reniery Santamaría (born 20 December 1972) is a retired Honduran football player who made his name with Olimpia and the national team in the second half of the 1990s. Club career Santamaría started his career at Olimpia and remaine ...

(born 1972), retired Honduran football player * Claudio Santamaria (born 1974), Italian actor * David Santamaria (born 1990), American soccer player *

Dom Santamaria Dom Santamaria (born 5 December 1979, Melbourne, Australia) is the drummer from the Ballarat-based band Epicure. Note: n-lineversion established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. Biogra ...

(born 1979), drummer from the Australian band Epicure * Domingo Caycedo Santamaria (1783-1843), former Vice-president of Gran Colombia * Elvira Santamaría (1929–1999), Argentine ballet dancer, milonguera and choreographer *

Enrique Sanz de Santamaría Enrique Sanz de Santamaría (born 1974) is a Colombian-American sports executive. He was appointed as General Secretary of CONCACAF in July 2012. Education Sanz de Santamaría has a B.S. degree in Marketing and Advertising from the Universi ...

(born 1974), Colombian-American sports executive *

Eva Santamaría Eva María Delgado Macías (born 18 October 1971 in El Puerto de Santa María, Province of Cádiz, Cádiz) better known as Eva Santamaría is a Spanish singer, known for representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest, Spain at the Eurovision ...

(born 1971), Spanish singer * Fabio Santamaria (1925–?), Cuban wrestler *

Gorka Santamaría Gorka Santamaría Nos (born 24 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Club career Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Santamaría joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2005, a ...

(born 1995), Spanish footballer * Grimoaldo Santamaria (1883–1902), Italian Roman Catholic clerical student from the Passionists * Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría (1820–1867), Colombian businessman *

Guillermo Silva Santamaria Guillermo Silva Santamaria (7 June 1921 – 29 June 2007) was a Colombian painter, printmaker and Surrealist. He was a recognized master of intaglio and exhibited his works on 4 continents during his lengthy career. He trained many students in hi ...

(1921–2007), Colombian painter, printmaker and Surrealist * Haydée Santamaría (1922–1980), Cuban revolutionary and politician * Higinio Ortúzar Santamaria (1915–1982), Chilean footballer * Ignacio Pérez Santamaria (1980), Spanish retired footballer * Ingrid Sala Santamaria, Filipina pianist * Jodi Santamaria (1982), Filipina actress *

José Santamaría José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias (born 31 July 1929) is a retired football central defender and manager. He spent his 18-year career with Nacional and Real Madrid, winning a combined 17 titles including four European Cups with the latter clu ...

(born 1929), Uruguayan football player and coach *

José Luis Santamaría José Luis Santamaría Buitrago (born 14 January 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a central defender. Club career After unsuccessfully rising through the ranks of Real Madrid, Madrid-born Santamaría joined Real Vallad ...

(born 1973), Spanish footballer * José Antonio Santamaría (1946–1993), Spanish footballer * Josep Santamaría (born 1957), Spanish politician *

Joseph Santamaria Joseph Gerard Santamaria (born 14 July 1948) is an Australian jurist and a former judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in August 2013 and retired in July 2018. He is a Senior Fe ...

(born 1948), Australian jurist and judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria *

Juan Santamaría Juan Santamaría Rodríguez (August 29, 1831 – April 11, 1856) was a drummer in the Costa Rican army, officially recognized as the national hero of his country for his actions in the 1856 Second Battle of Rivas, in the Filibuster War. He d ...

(1831–1856), national hero of Costa Rica *

Kamahl Santamaria Kamahl Santamaria is a New Zealand television journalist who achieved international prominence as an anchor for Al Jazeera between 2005 and 2022. In April 2022, he joined the hosting team of Breakfast, on New Zealand's TVNZ 1, but resigned abru ...

(born 1980), New Zealand television journalist * Kevin Santamaría (born 1991), Salvadoran footballer * Luis Santamaría (born 1975), Honduran footballer * Luis Fraiz Santamaria (born 1993), Panamanian football * María Elena Santamaría Gómez (1971), Mexican pro wrestler * Maria Helen Bella Avenila Santamaria (1949-2008), Filipino actress and singer * Mario Santamaria (born 1950), Nicaraguan boxer *

Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría (born 9 June 1962) is a Colombian economist and politician who served as the 69th Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, Minister of Finance and Public Credit and former Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia in ...

(born 1962), Colombian politician and 69th Minister of Finance *

Mauricio Santa María Salamanca Mauricio Santa María Salamanca (born 19 August 1966) is a Colombian economist and politician, who previously served as Director of the National Planning Department of Colombia. He served as the 3rd Minister of Social Protection during the Ad ...

(born 1966), Colombian economist and politician *

Miguel Álvarez Santamaría Miguel Álvarez Santamaría (born 29 September 1945) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. From 2009 to 2012 he served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LXI Legislature of the Congress of ...

(born 1945), Mexican politician * Mikel Santamaría (born 1987), Spanish footballer * Mongo Santamaría (1917–2003), Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist *

Monika Santa Maria Marlena Monika Ng Sta. Maria is a Filipino fashion model. She is known for being a contestant in the third season of Asia's Next Top Model, where she represented the Philippines. Sta. Maria lost the competition to 23 year-old Indonesian model ...

, Filipina-Malaysian fashion model * Nadia Calviño Santamaría (born 1968), Spanish economist and civil servant *

Nathalie Santamaria Nathalie Santamaria (born 1973 in Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud) is a French singer. She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performing twelfth on the night, before Hungary, and after Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia ...

(born 1973), French singer * Orlando Santamaría (1920–1992), Cuban sports shooter * Pedro Santamaría (1942-2017), Spanish cyclist * Roberto Santamaría Ciprián (1985), Spanish footballer *

Roberto Santamaría Calavia The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(1962), Spanish footballer * Sabrina Santamaria (born 1993), American tennis player of Filipino and Panamanian descent *

Santi Santamaria Santiago Santamaria i Puig (26 July 1957 – 16 February 2011), known as Santi Santamaria (), was a Spanish Catalan avant-garde chef. He was the first Catalan chef and owner to have his restaurant receive three stars from the Michelin Guide ...

(1957–2011), Spanish Catalan chef *

Santiago Santamaría Santiago "Cucurucho" Santamaría (22 August 1952 – 27 July 2013) was an Argentine professional footballer who played primarily as a winger. During his club career he played for Newell's Old Boys (1971–74, 1980–83), Stade de Reims (1974– ...

(1952–2013), Argentine footballer * Sergio Santamaría (born 1980), Spanish footballer * Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (born 1971), Spanish People's Party politician * Stéphane Santamaria (born 1977), French canoeist * Wilson Santamaría (born 1981), Bolivian lawyer, politician, and sociologist *

Yūsuke Santamaria , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and singer. Biography Santamaria appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2003 film '' Doppelganger''. He starred in Katsuyuki Motohiro is a Japanese film director. Filmography *''Odoru Daisosase ...

(born 1971), stage name of Yūsuke Santamaria, a Japanese playwright, singer and graphics designer

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