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Xavier (, , , , ; es, Javier ; eu, Xabier )Pronunciation of Xavier
/ref> is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abel Xavier (born 1972), Portuguese footballer * Anderson Conceição Xavier (born 1980), Brazilian footballer * Arlene Xavier (born 1969), Brazilian volleyball player *
Babi Xavier Babi Xavier (born Anna Bárbara Xavier; 6 July 1974, in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian television actress, Playboy model, singer and TV hostess. Television *''Perdidos de Amor'' (Rede Bandeirantes, Band, 1996) – Ivea, actress *''Por A ...
(born 1974), Brazilian actress, singer and television host *
Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier ( uk, Клейтон Шав'єр; born 23 March 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is known by his powerful and accurate free kicks, dribbling skills and passes. C ...
(born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Chica Xavier (1932–2020), Brazilian actress and producer *
Chico Xavier Chico Xavier () or Francisco Cândido Xavier, born Francisco de Paula Cândido (, April 2, 1910 – June 30, 2002), was a popular Brazilian philanthropist and spiritist medium. During a period of 60 years he wrote over 490 books and several ...
(1910–2002), Brazilian medium * Dezmond Xavier (born 1994), American professional wrestler *
Emanuel Xavier Emanuel Xavier (born May 3, 1970), is an American poet, spoken word artist, author, editor, and LGBTQ activist born and raised in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn. Associated with the East Village, Manhattan arts scene in New York City, he emerged f ...
(born 1971), American author and activist *
Filipe Nery Xavier Filipe Nery Xavier (17 March 1801 - 26 May 1875), sometimes spelt Felipe, Felippe, Filippe or Neri, was a Portuguese administrator, littérateur and historian of Goan origin. He was descended from a "very distinguished" Gaud Saraswat Brahmin fa ...
(1801-1875), Goan-Português administrator and historian * St. Francis Xavier (1506–1552, born as ''Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta''), Spanish Roman Catholic saint and co-founder of the Jesuit Order *
Frederico Burgel Xavier Frederico Burgel Xavier (born 15 January 1986), commonly known as Fred, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Botafogo PB. Career On 12 December 2018, he joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série D side Novo Hamburgo after ...
(born 1986), Brazilian footballer *
Herve Xavier Zengue Herve Xavier Zengue or simply Xavier (born 22 January 1984 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian football player who last played for FC Terek Grozny. He holds Burkinabe citizenship as he is married to a Burkinabe women. His participation in an Africa Cu ...
known as Xavier (born 1984), Cameroonian footballer *
Irene Xavier Irene Xavier is a Malaysian women's rights activist. She is a prominent member of Friends of Women, Selangor - Persatuan Sahabat Wanita, Selangor ( PSWS), a women's rights NGO. She is also a key activist of Suaram, Malaysia's leading human right ...
, Malaysian women's rights activist *
Jaime Xavier Jaimerson da Silva Xavier or simply Jaime Xavier (born 26 February 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indonesian club Persis Solo. He has previously played for Portuguesa and Joinville. Career Jaime bega ...
(born 1990), Brazilian footballer *
Jeff Xavier Jeffrey G. Xavier (born 7 September 1985) is a Cape Verdean basketball player who plays for UJAP Quimper 29 in LNB Pro B. He is a 2009 graduate of Providence College. Xavier transferred to Providence after two years at Manhattan College. Xavier ...
(born 1985), Cape Verdean American basketball player *
John Xavier John Jairo Bedoya Jr. (December 28, 1977 – August 16, 2020) was an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Xavier. He was best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor (ROH) between 2002 and 2004, where he was the second ...
, stage name of American professional wrestler John Jirus * Jorge Barreto Xavier (born 1965), Portuguese cultural manager, university professor, and politician * Leonardo Xavier (born 1976), Brazilian martial artist *
Llewellyn Xavier Llewellyn Xavier OBE (born 12 October 1945) is a Saint Lucian artist. Biography Xavier left Saint Lucia for Barbados in 1962, working as an agricultural apprentice for a time. A friend gave him a box of watercolors, and he was soon drawn to ar ...
(born 1945), Saint Lucian artist *
Marcos Ferreira Xavier Marcos Ferreira Xavier ( az, Markos Ferrera Xave; born 18 February 1982) is a Brazilian-Azerbaijani football midfielder whose last known club was São Gonçalo in the Campeonato Carioca Third Division. Career Marcos transferred to FK Karv ...
(born 1982), Brazilian-Azerbaijani footballer *
Margaret Lin Xavier Margaret Lin Xavier or Khun Ying Srivisanvaja (29 May 1898 – 6 December 1932), known colloquially as Dr. Lin, was a Thai physician. She was the first Thai woman to receive a degree in medicine. Early life and education Margaret Lin Xavier was ...
(1898–1932), Thai physician *
Nelson Xavier Nelson Agostini Xavier (30 August 1941 – 10 May 2017) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in more than 95 films and television shows between 1959 and 2017. He starred in the 1964 film '' Os Fuzis'', which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary ...
(1941-2017), Brazilian actor *
Phideaux Xavier Phideaux Xavier (born Scott Riggs; January 14, 1963) is an American television director, and composer of modern technological music that he describes as 'psychedelic progressive gothic rock', who grew up near New York City but now lives in Los ...
(born 1963), American TV director and musician * S. Xavier (1920-2009), Indian politician


Fictional

* Charles Xavier, founder of The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning


See also

*
Javier (disambiguation) Javier may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Javier, in video game '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. * ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known a ...
* Javier (name) * Xavier (given name)


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