Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Antonio Esparza
Antonio Esparza (born 6 January 1962) is a Spanish former professional racing cyclist. He rode in the 1986 Tour de France as well as in seven editions of the Vuelta a España.
Major results
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:1st Circuito de Getxo
:1st Stage 5 Tour of Gali ...
(born 1962), Spanish cyclist
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Audrey Esparza
Audrey Esparza (born March 4, 1986) is an American actress best known for her role as FBI agent Tasha Zapata on the American television series '' Blindspot'', and more recently as Liliana on ''Power'' and its spin-off, '' Power Book IV: Force''. ...
(born 1986), American actress
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Carla Esparza
Carla Kristen Esparza (born October 10, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champio ...
(born 1987), American mixed martial artist
* Carlos Esparza (1828–1885), Mexican soldier, spy and poet
* Emmanuel Esparza (born 1976), Spanish actor
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Felipe Esparza
Felipe Esparza is a Mexican born American stand-up comedian and actor. He began performing stand-up in 1994. He won ''Last Comic Standing'' in 2010.
Esparza has hosted a weekly podcast called ''What's Up Fool?'' since 2014.
Early life and educa ...
(born 1970), Mexican-American stand-up comedian and actor
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Fernando Gómez Esparza
Fernando Gómez Esparza (born 21 August 1953) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He served as Senator of the LVIII and LIX Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing Aguascalientes and as Deput ...
Itziar Esparza
Itziar Esparza Pallarés (born 28 October 1974 in Lleida, Catalonia) is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain
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(born 1974), Spanish swimmer
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Javier Esparza
Francisco Javier Esparza Estaun (born 27 April 1964 in Pamplona, Spain) is a Spanish computer scientist. He is a professor at the Technische Universität München.
Education
Javier Esparza Estaun received his Master of Science degree in The ...
(born 1964), Spanish computer scientist
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Javier Esparza (politician)
José Javier Esparza Abaurrea (born 20 July 1970) is a Spanish politician of the Navarrese People's Union (UPN). He has been president of his party since 2015, the same year that he entered the Parliament of Navarre.
Biography
Born in Pamplona, E ...
(born 1970), Spanish politician
* Jesús Arturo Esparza (born 1990), Mexican long-distance runner
* José Esparza (born 1945), Venezuelan virologist
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José Gregorio Esparza
José Gregorio Esparza (February 25, 1802 – March 6, 1836), also known as Gregorio Esparza, was the last Texan defender to enter the Alamo during the early days of March 1836 in the Siege of the AlamoLindley (2003), p. 94. and was the only one t ...
(1802–1836) the last Texan defender to enter the Alamo with his family
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Jokin Esparza
Jokin Arcaya Esparza (born 15 June 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder.
Club career
Esparza was born in Pamplona, Navarre. After emerging through local CA Osasuna's youth academy, he made his La Liga debut o ...
(born 1988), Spanish footballer
* Jonathan Esparza (born 1999), American soccer player
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José Guadalupe Esparza
José Guadalupe Esparza (born 12 October 1954) is a Mexican singer-songwriter and the frontman of the grupero band Bronco. He was born in Durango, but grew up in the city of Apodaca, Nuevo León, where he attended elementary and high school.
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(born 1954), Mexican musician
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Manuel Esparza
Manuel Esparza (born 3 December 1951) is a former Spanish racing cyclist. He rode in eleven Grand Tours
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour is one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, ...
(born 1951), Spanish cyclist
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Marlen Esparza
Marlen Esparza (born July 29, 1989) is an American professional boxer who held the
WBC female flyweight title since June 2021 and the WBA and ''The Ring'' female flyweight title since April 2022. As an amateur she became the first American wo ...
(born 1989), American boxer
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Maximiliano Silerio Esparza
Maximiliano Silerio Esparza is a Mexican politician, member of Institutional Revolutionary Party and a former Governor of Durango (1992–1998).
Biography
Maximiliano Silerio has occupied the positions of Federal Deputy on II the Federal Electora ...
Moctesuma Esparza
Moctesuma Esparza (born March 12, 1949) is an American producer, entertainment executive, entrepreneur and community activist. Moctesuma Esparza is well known for his contributions to the movie industry and commitment to creating opportunities ...
(born 1949), American filmmaker
* Omar Esparza (born 1988), Mexican footballer
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Rafa Esparza
rafael esparza (born in 1981) is an American performance artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. His work includes performances affecting his physical well-being and installations constructed from adobe bricks. Esparza often works with collab ...
(born 1981/82), American performance artist
* Ramón de Esparza (fl. 1390), Navarrese nobleman
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Raúl Esparza
Raúl Eduardo Esparza (born October 24, 1970) is an American stage, screen, and voice actor. Considered one of Broadway's leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway reviva ...
(born 1970), American stage actor
* Rigoberto Esparza (born 1983), Mexican football manager and player
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Wendolly Esparza
Wendolly Esparza Delgadillo (born June 28, 1991)Basque-language surnames
Surnames