Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the

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Joachim Joachim was, according to Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary (mother of Jesus), and the maternal grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of ...

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Joaquín (footballer, born 1956) Joaquín Alonso González (born 9 June 1956), known simply as Joaquín, is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Joaquín was born in Oviedo, Asturias. During his 16-year professional career, he played ...

(Joaquín Alonso González), Spanish football midfielder *

Joaquín (footballer, born 1981) Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez (; born 21 July 1981), known mononymously as Joaquín, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He was best known for his pace and acceleration, as well as excellent dribbling and ...

(Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez), Spanish football winger * Joaquín (footballer, born 1982) (Joaquín Rodríguez Espinar), Spanish football forward *

Joaquín Almunia Joaquín Almunia Amann (born 17 June 1948) is a Spanish politician and former member of the European Commission. During his tenure in the two Barroso Commissions, he was European commissioner responsible for economic and monetary affairs (2004� ...

, Spanish politician * Joaquín Andújar, professional baseball player in the Houston Astros organization * Joaquín Arias, professional baseball player in the San Francisco Giants organization *

Joaquín Balaguer Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo (1 September 1906 – 14 July 2002) was a Dominican politician, scholar, writer, and lawyer who was the 41st, 45th and 49th president of the Dominican Republic serving three non-consecutive terms from 1960 t ...

, President of the Dominican Republic *

Joaquín Barañao Joaquín Barañao Díaz (Santiago, Chile, January 6, 1982) is a Chilean writer and podcaster, who specialized in books and podcasts about history. Specifically on freak fun facts about different topics. Biography Barañao attended to Colegio ...

(born 1982), Chilean writer and podcaster *

Joaquín Belgrano Joaquín Belgrano (1773–1848) was an Argentine patriot, who participated in the defense of Buenos Aires against the British, and who took part in the May Revolution, as one of the neighbors attending the Cabildo Abierto of May 22, 1810. He was o ...

, Argentine patriot *

Joaquín Benoit Joaquín Antonio Benoit Peña (born July 26, 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Toronto ...

, professional baseball player for the San Diego Padres *

Joaquin Castro Joaquin Castro (born September 16, 1974) is an American lawyer and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. The distr ...

, American politician from San Antonio, Texas *

Joaquín Correa Carlos Joaquín Correa (; born 13 August 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Série A club Botafogo. He is nicknamed "El Tucu" (derived from his home province of Tucumán). Club career Estudiantes Born in ...

, Argentine football forward *

Joaquín Cortés Joaquín Pedraja Reyes (known professionally as Joaquín Cortés; born 1969) is a Spanish classically trained ballet and flamenco dancer. Biography Cortes was born to a Gitano family in Córdoba and showed interest in dancing from an early ...

, Spanish flamenco dancer *

Joaquín De Luz Joaquín De Luz (born 1976, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish ballet dancer. He was formerly with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), and a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet (NYCB). He is currently director of Spanish National Dance Compa ...

, Spanish New York City Ballet principal dancer *

Joaquin Domagoso Joaquin Andre Ditan Domagoso (born October 24, 2001) is a Filipino actor, host, model and politician who is currently an artist under GMA Network. He is the son of actor-politician and Manila mayor-elect Isko Moreno. Life and career Domagos ...

, Filipino actor and model *

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (; born 4 April 1957), commonly known as "El Chapo", is a Mexican former drug lord and a former leader within the Sinaloa Cartel. Guzmán is believed to be responsible for the deaths of over 34,000 people, ...

, Mexican drug lord *

Joaquín Hernández Joaquín Hernández may refer to: * Joaquín Hernández (basketball) (1933-1965), Spanish basketball player and coach *Joaquín Hernández (footballer) Joaquín Hernández García (born 1 February 1971) is a Mexican former footballer who played ...

, Mexican footballer *

Joaquín "Jack" García Joaquín "Jack" García (born 1952) is a Cuban-American retired FBI agent, best known for his undercover work infiltrating the Gambino crime family in New York City. García is regarded as one of the most successful and prolific undercover agents ...

, Cuban-American FBI agent *

Joaquín Francisco Pacheco Don Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez-Calderón (22 February 1808 – 8 October 1865) also known as El Pontífice (The Pontiff), was a Spanish politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of Spain in 1847 and held other important of ...

(1808–1865), Prime Minister of Spain *

Joaquín Gutiérrez Cano Joaquín Gutiérrez Cano (1920–2009) was a Spanish diplomat and politician who was a member of the FET y de las JONS. He was one of the diplomats and civil servants served in the Franco regime. Between January 1974 to December 1975 he was th ...

(1920–2009), Spanish diplomat and politician *

Joaquín Lavín Joaquín José Lavín Infante (born 23 October 1953) is a Chilean politician of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) party and former mayor of Las Condes, in the northeastern zone of Santiago. Formerly Lavín has also been mayor of Santiag ...

, Chilean politician for the Independent Democrat Union *

Joaquín Maurín Joaquín Maurín Juliá ( Catalan: Joaquim Maurín, 12 January 1896 – 5 November 1973) was a Spanish communist politician and activist. The leader of the Workers and Peasants Bloc (BOC) and of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POU ...

, Spanish Catalan leader of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM) and the Workers and Peasants Bloc *

Joaquín Miguel Elizalde Joaquín Miguel Elizalde y Díaz (August 2, 1896 – February 9, 1965) was a Filipino diplomat and businessman. Personal life Elizalde was born on August 2, 1896, in Manila, the eldest child of José Joaquín Elizalde (who was the Philippine ...

(1896–1965), Filipino diplomat, businessman and polo player *

Joaquin Miller Cincinnatus Heine Miller ( ; September 8, 1837 – February 17, 1913), better known by his pen name Joaquin Miller ( ), was an American poet, author, and frontiersman. He became known as the "Poet of the Sierras" after the Sierra Nevada, about wh ...

(1837–1913), American poet and frontiersman *Joaquin Oliver (2000–2018), one of the 17 victims who was killed in the

Stoneman Douglas High School shooting On February 14, 2018, a mass shooting occurred when 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, part of the Miami metropolitan area, Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 18 ot ...

Joaquin Murrieta Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo (sometimes misspelled Murieta or Murietta) (c. 1829 – July 25, 1853), also called the Robin Hood of the West or the Robin Hood of El Dorado, was a Mexicans, Mexican figure of disputed historicity. The novel ''The Lif ...

(1829–1853), Mexican-Californian 19th century outlaw *

Joaquín Pardavé Joaquín Pardavé Arce (30 September 1900 – 20 July 1955) was a Mexican film actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He was best known for starring and directing various comedy films during the 1940s. ...

(1900–1955), Mexican actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter of the Mexican cinema (1900–1955) *

Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Rafael Phoenix ( ; ; born October 28, 1974) is an American actor. Widely described as one of the most preeminent actors of his generation and known for Joaquin Phoenix filmography, his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric charact ...

(born 1974), American actor * Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega (1903–1984), known as "Cagancho", Spanish bullfighter *

Joaquín Rodrigo Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez (; 22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999), was a Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist. He is best known for composing the '' Concierto de Aranjuez'', a cornerstone of the classical g ...

(1901–1999), Spanish composer of classical music, especially for the guitar *

Joaquín Sabina Joaquín Ramón Martínez Sabina (born 12 February 1949) is a Spanish musician, singer, composer, and poet. His songs usually treat love, heartbreaks and society with significant use of literary figures as in the baroque-literature style. He ha ...

(born 1949), Spanish singer-songwriter and poet * Joaquín Salvador Lavado "Quino" (1932–2020), Argentine-Spanish cartoonist *

Joaquín Sorolla Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) was a Spanish painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes, and monumental works of social and historical themes. His most typical works are characterized by ...

(1863–1923), Spanish artist *

Joaquin Szuchman Joaquin Szuchman (; born January 29, 1995) is an Israeli-Argentine professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Szuchman, a tall shooting guard, is primarily known for his defensive skills. He ...

(born 1995), Israeli-Argentinian professional basketball player *

Joaquín Turina Joaquín Turina Pérez (9 December 188214 January 1949) was a Spanish composer of classical music.''Encyclopædia Britannica'' online (2014)"Joaquín Turina"/ref> Biography Turina was born in Seville. He studied in Seville as well as in Madri ...

(1882–1949), Spanish composer of classical music * Joaquín Zavala (1835–1906), President of Nicaragua

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Jaymee Joaquin Jaymee Joaquin (born Jaymee Geronimo Topacio, July 27, 1979 – October 18, 2023) was a Filipino actress, model, host, social media content creator, and author. She made a career in the Philippines as a television and print commercial model du ...

, Filipina actress and TV presenter *

Nick Joaquin Nicomedes "Nick" Marquez Joaquin (; May 4, 1917 – April 29, 2004) was a Filipino writer and journalist best known for his short story, short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila. Joaq ...

, Filipino author *

Waldis Joaquín Waldis Joaquín de la Cruz (born December 25, 1986) is a Dominican Republic, Dominican professional baseball pitcher. He played for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2009 through 2011. Joaquín throws three pitches: a ...

, Dominican baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants

Fictional characters

* Commander Joaquin, a character in the anime '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer'' * Joaquín de la Vega, son of Alejandro Murrieta “Zorro” de la Vega in '' Mask of Zorro'' and ''

The Legend of Zorro ''The Legend of Zorro'' is a 2005 American Western swashbuckler film directed by Martin Campbell, produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Lloyd Phillips, with music by James Horner, and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It ...

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