Sotomayor is a Galician surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Maria Sotomayor (, ; born June 25, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served since ...

, U.S. Supreme Court justice

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Carlos Sotomayor Carlos Sotomayor Román (1911–1988) was a Chilean painter, born in La Serena, Chile. He is considered to be one of the principal exponents of the cubism from South America. Early years His father, Carlos Sotomayor Cáceres was a Civil Engineer ...

(1911–1988), Chilean painter *

Chris Sotomayor Chris Sotomayor is an American colorist and cover artist. His work includes titles such as '' Captain Marvel'', ''Avengers'', '' Incredible Hulk'', ''Captain America'', ''Ms. Marvel'', ''Deadpool'', ''Supreme Power'', and ''Marvel Adventures Fantas ...

, artist who works as a colorist in the comics industry *

Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor y Zaragoza Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor y Zaragoza (September 25, 1875 – March 17, 1960) was a Galician (Spanish) painter. Biography Álvarez de Sotomayor was born in Ferrol. He studied at the Colegio Mª Cristina in El Escorial and at the age of 1 ...

, Galician painter, (1875–1960) * Liesel Holler Sotomayor,

Miss Peru Miss Perú is the national beauty pageant of the Republic of Peru. The contest gathers participants from all over the nation, including Peruvian women representing their community overseas. Having been broadcast by all the major television netw ...

2004 *

Michael Hennet Sotomayor Michael "Mikel" Hennet Sotomayor (born 20 January 1983) is a member of the boyband D'NASH D'Nash (often stylized as D'NASH, originally Nash) was a Spanish vocal group, best known for representing Spain in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. ...

(born 1983), member of the boyband D'NASH *

Tommy Sotomayor Thomas Jerome Harris (born 1975) is an American radio and internet talk show host, YouTube personality, conservative political commentator, men's rights activist, and film producer. Podcast controversy In July 2016, a video from the night of t ...

(born 1975), American radio show host and YouTube personality

In sports

Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Sanabria (; born October 13, 1967) is a Cuban retired track and field athlete, who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; hi ...

(born 1967), Cuban high jumper *

Víctor Sotomayor Víctor Hugo Sotomayor (born 21 January 1968, in Córdoba) is a retired Argentine football player who played for a number of clubs both in Argentina and Europe, including Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, Talleres de Córdoba and Hellas Verona ...

(born 1968), retired Argentine football player *

Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (, born 17 August 1952) is a Brazilian retired racing driver and businessman. Since his retirement, Piquet, a three-time World Champion, has been ranked among the greatest Formula One (F1) drivers in various motorsp ...

(born 1952), retired Brazilian Formula One World Champion

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Martín Álvarez de Sotomayor Martín Antonio Álvarez de Sotomayor y Soto-Flores, 1st Count of Colomera (1723–1819) was a Spanish general. He fought in Italy during the War of the Polish Succession (1733–1735) and was marechal de camp during the 1762 war with Portugal. ...

(1723–1819), Viceroy of Navarre between 1788 and 1790 *

(born 1954), U.S. Supreme Court justice * Sylvia Sotomayor, creator of

Kēlen Kēlen (pronounced �ke:.len is a constructed language created by Sylvia Sotomayor in 1998. The language is designed to be a truly ''alien'' language by violating a key linguistic universal — namely that all human languages have verbs. In K ...

, a

constructed language A constructed language (sometimes called a conlang) is a language whose phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, instead of having developed naturally, are consciously devised for some purpose, which may include being devised for a work of fiction. ...

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