Efraín is a masculine Spanish given name, a cognate of
Ephraim
Ephraim (; , in pausa: ''ʾEp̄rāyīm'') was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph ben Jacob and Asenath, as well as the adopted son of his biological grandfather Jacob, making him the progenitor of the Tribe of Ephrai ...
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Efrain Chacurian
Efraín or Yeprem "Chico" Chacurian (February 22, 1924 – February 15, 2019) was an Argentine-American soccer forward. He earned four caps, scoring one goal, as a member of the U.S. national team in 1953 and 1954. He was inducted into the Nat ...
(1924–2019), Argentine-born naturalised American soccer player
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Efraín Cortés (born 1984), Colombian football defender
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Efraín Escudero (born 1986), Mexican mixed martial arts fighter
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Efraín Flores (born 1958), Mexican football manager
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Efraín Forero Triviño (1932–2022), Colombian cyclist
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Efraín Goldenberg
Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber, or Efraím (born 28 December 1929), is a Peruvian politician who served as finance and economy minister, foreign relations minister, and prime minister during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori.
Early life
Goldenb ...
(born 1929), Peruvian politician
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Efrain Gonzalez (born 1948), Puerto-Rico born New York senator
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Efrain Guigui (1925–2007), US-based Panamanian clarinetist and conductor.
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Efraín Guzmán (circa 1937–2002), Colombian guerrilla leader
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Efraín Huerta
Efraín Huerta Roma (June 18, 1914 – February 3, 1982) was a Mexican poet and journalist. Born and raised in the state of Guanajuato, he moved to Mexico City initially to start a career in art. Unable to enter the Academy of San Carlos, he ...
(1914–1982), Mexican poet
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Efraïn Jonckheer
Efraïn Jonckheer (20 October 1917 – 30 March 1987) was a businessman and politician of the Netherlands Antilles. Jonckheer served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 8 November 1954 until 14 February 1968. He served as Minister ...
(1917–1987), Netherlands Antilles prime minister
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Efraín Juárez
Efraín Juárez Valdez (born 22 February 1988) is a Mexican football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of UNAM.
Club career Early Career
Juárez joined the Pumas youth system at the age of thirteen. After winning the 200 ...
(born 1988), Mexican football player
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Efraín López Neris
Efraín López Neris (born April 1, 1937) is a Sephardi Puerto Rican actor, producer and cinematographer that has had a long trajectory in Puerto Rico's national artistic scene.
Born in Caguas in April 1, 1937, he had his start in Puerto Rican t ...
(born 1937), Puerto Rican actor
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Efraín Medina
Efraín Medina Berry Vargas (born May 25, 1979 in Pachuca, Hidalgo) is a Mexican singer who participated in and was among the final three contestants of the first season of Latin American Idol
''Latin American Idol'' was the Hispanic American ...
(born 1979), Mexican singer
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Efraín Morote Efraín is a masculine Spanish given name, a cognate of Ephraim. Notable people with the name include:
* Efrain Chacurian (1924–2019), Argentine-born naturalised American soccer player
* Efraín Cortés (born 1984), Colombian football defender
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(1921–1989), Peruvian anthropologist
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Efraín Ríos Montt
José Efraín Ríos Montt (; 16 June 1926 – 1 April 2018) was a Guatemalan military officer, politician, and dictator who served as ''de facto'' President of Guatemala from 1982 to 1983. His brief tenure as chief executive was one of the blo ...
(1926–2018), former ''de facto'' President of Guatemala
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Efraín Rivera Pérez
Efraín E. Rivera Pérez (July 15, 1951 – September 15, 2013) was a Puerto Rican jurist who served as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. He held the position from 2000 to 2010.
Personal life
Born in Mayagüez, Puerto Ri ...
(1951–2013), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
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Efraín Sánchez
Efraín Elías "El Caimán" Sánchez Casimiro (26 February 1926 – 16 January 2020) was a Colombian footballer who played as goalkeeper. He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile. Amon ...
(1926–2020), Colombian footballer
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Efraín Valdez
Efraín Antonio Valdez (born July 11, 1966) is a former professional baseball pitcher. Valdez played Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians in and and the Arizona Diamondbacks in . He also played for the Korea Baseball Organization wit ...
(born 1966), Dominican Republic baseball player
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Efraín Velarde
Efraín Velarde Calvillo (born 18 April 1986), also known as Chispa, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Club career
Emerged from the Pumas quarry where he entered at the age of 13. He debuted in the First D ...
(born 1986), Mexican football player
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