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Álvaro or Álvar (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male
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origin. The patronymic surname derived from this name is Álvarez.


Given name


Artists

* Álvaro Carrillo, Afro-Mexican songwriter. * Alvaro (DJ), a DJ * Álvaro Díaz González (born 1972), Chilean screenwriter, producer and director * Álvaro Guerrero, Mexican film actor * Álvaro Guevara, Chilean painter * Álvaro López, British drummer * Álvaro Morte, Spanish film actor * Álvaro Mutis, Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist * Álvaro Pierri, Uruguayan classical guitarist * Álvaro Pombo, Spanish poet and novelist * Álvaro Soler, Spanish singer and songwriter * Álvaro Torres, Salvadoran singer and songwriter


Politicians and statesmen

* Álvaro Alsogaray (1913 - 2005), Argentine liberal politician. * Álvaro Arzú (1946–2018), President of Guatemala from 1996 to 2000 * Álvaro Antonio, Filipino politician * Álvaro Araújo Castro, Colombian politician * Álvaro Caminha (), Portuguese Captain-major of São Tomé and Príncipe * Álvaro de Castro, Prime Minister of Portugal in the 1920s * Álvaro Colom (1951–2023), President of Guatemala * Álvaro Cunhal (1913–2005), Portuguese communist politician * Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones (1863–1950), three times Prime Minister of Spain between 1912 and 1918 * Alvaro de Loyola Furtado (died 1981), Indian politician * Álvaro Delgado (born 1969), Uruguayan veterinarian and politician * Álvaro García Linera (born 1962), Bolivian politician * Álvaro García Ortiz, Spanish jurist and Attorney General * Álvaro Gutiérrez (politician) (), Peruvian politician * Álvaro de Luna ((between 1388 and 1390–1453), Spanish Constable of Castile * Álvaro Noboa (born 1950), Ecuadorian businessman and politician * Álvaro Obregón (1880–1928), Mexican general and President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924 * Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 1952), President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010


Nobility

* Álvaro I of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1568 to 1587 * Álvaro II of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1587 to 1614 * Álvaro III of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1615 to 1622 * Álvaro IV of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1631 to 1636 * Álvaro V of Kongo, King of Kongo in 1636 * Álvaro VI of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1636 to 1641 * Álvaro VII of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1665 to 1666 * Álvaro VIII of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1666 to 1669 * Álvaro IX of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1669 to 1670 * Álvaro X of Kibangu, King of Kongo from 1688 to 1695 * Álvaro XI of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1764 to 1778 * Álvaro XIV of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1891 to 1896 * Álvar Fáñez (died 1114), Leonese military leader * Álvaro Núñez de Lara (died 1218) (c. 1170–1218), Castilian nobleman * Álvaro, Count of Urgell (1239–1268), also Viscount of Àger * Álvaro Núñez de Lara (died 1287) ((c. 1261–1287), Castilian nobleman * Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches (c. 1390–1449), Portuguese nobleman * Álvaro of Braganza (c. 1440–1504), Portuguese nobleman * Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (died 1559), Spanish explorer * Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526–1588), Spanish admiral * Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz (1571-1646) * Álvaro of Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro (1540–1626), Portuguese nobleman * Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera (1910–1997), Spanish infante


Sports

* Álvaro (footballer, born 1931), Brazilian footballer, full name Álvaro José Rodrigues Valente * Álvaro (footballer, born 1977), Brazilian footballer, full name Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino * Álvaro (footballer, born 1997), Brazilian footballer, full name Álvaro Vieira de Oliveira * Álvaro (footballer, born 2001), Brazilian footballer, full name Álvaro de Oliveira Felicíssimo * Álvaro Arbeloa, Spanish football player with the Spanish NT and Real Madrid CF * Álvaro Bautista, Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer * Álvaro Cervera, Spanish football player and coach * Álvar Enciso (born 1974), Spanish rugby union player * Álvaro Espinoza, Venezuelan baseball player * Álvaro Gestido, Uruguayan football player * Álvar Gimeno (born 1997), Spanish rugby union player * Álvaro González (footballer, born 1990), Spanish football player with Marseille * Álvaro Lozano, Colombian road cyclist * Álvaro Magalhães, Portuguese football player * Álvaro Martínez Beltrán, Spanish football player * Álvaro Medrán, Spanish football player * Álvaro Mejía (athlete), Colombian long-distance runner * Álvaro Mejía (cyclist), Colombian cyclist * Álvaro Mejía Pérez, Spanish football player * Álvaro Mesén, Costa Rican football player * Álvaro Morata, Spanish football player * Álvaro Navarro Serra, Spanish Valencian pilota player * Álvaro Negredo, Spanish football player * Álvaro Novo, Spanish football player * Álvaro Odriozola, Spanish football player * Álvaro Parente, Portuguese racecar driver * Álvaro Pino, Spanish road racing cyclist * Álvaro Quirós, Spanish professional golfer * Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan football player * Álvaro Ricaldi, Bolivian football player * Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican football player * Álvaro Salvadores, Chilean basketball player * Álvaro Santos, Brazilian football player * Álvaro Sierra, Colombian road cyclist * Álvaro Tejero, Spanish football player * Álvaro Velasco (weightlifter) (born 1971), Colombian weightlifter * Álvaro Velasco (golfer) (born 1981), Spanish professional golfer * Álvaro Vieira, Brazilian footballer, full name Alvaro Luis Tavares Vieira * Álvaro Zamith, first president of the Brazilian Football Confederation


Other

* Álvaro Coutinho Aguirre (1899–1987), Brazilian agronomist, zoologist and naturalist * Álvar García de Santa María (1370–1460), Spanish historian * Álvaro de Mendaña (1542–1595), Spanish navigator, explorer, and cartographer * Álvaro del Portillo, Spanish engineer and Roman Catholic bishop * Álvaro Saieh, Chilean businessman * Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect * Alvaro Luna Hernandez (born 1952), American activist


See also

* Alf * ''Álvaro de Bazán''-class frigate, class of frigates in Spanish Navy * Álvaro García (disambiguation) * Álvarez (surname) * Alvar (disambiguation) * Alvaro Cove, in Antarctica


References

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