Álvaro
Álvaro or Álvar (Galician: [ˈalβɐɾʊ] Portuguese: [ˈalvɐɾu, ˈawvaɾu] Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo] Spanish , Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname of Germanic Visigothic origin.[ 1]
The patronymic surname derived from this name is Álvarez .
Given name
Artists
Alvaro (DJ) , a DJÁlvaro Díaz González (born 1972), Chilean screenwriter, producer and directorÁlvaro Guerrero , Mexican film actorÁlvaro Guevara , Chilean painterÁlvaro López , British drummerÁlvaro Morte , Spanish film actorÁlvaro Mutis , Colombian poet, novelist, and essayistÁlvaro Pierri , Uruguayan classical guitaristÁlvaro Pombo , Spanish poet and novelistÁlvaro Soler , Spanish singer and songwriterÁlvaro 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 2000Álvaro Antonio , Filipino politicianÁlvaro Araújo Castro , Colombian politicianÁlvaro Caminha (fl. 1493–1499 ), Portuguese Captain-major of São Tomé and PríncipeÁlvaro de Castro , Prime Minister of Portugal in the 1920sÁlvaro Colom (1951–2023), President of GuatemalaÁlvaro Cunhal (1913–2005), Portuguese communist politicianÁlvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones (1863–1950), three times Prime Minister of Spain between 1912 and 1918Alvaro de Loyola Furtado (died 1981), Indian politicianÁlvaro Delgado (born 1969), Uruguayan veterinarian and politicianÁlvaro García Linera (born 1962), Bolivian politicianÁlvaro García Ortiz , Spanish jurist and Attorney General Álvaro Gutiérrez (politician) (fl. 2006–2011 ), Peruvian politicianÁlvaro de Luna ((between 1388 and 1390–1453), Spanish Constable of CastileÁlvaro Noboa (born 1950), Ecuadorian businessman and politicianÁlvaro Obregón (1880–1928), Mexican general and President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 1952), President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010
Nobility
Álvaro I of Kongo , King of Kongo from 1568 to 1587Álvaro II of Kongo , King of Kongo from 1587 to 1614Álvaro III of Kongo , King of Kongo from 1615 to 1622Álvaro IV of Kongo , King of Kongo from 1631 to 1636Álvaro V of Kongo , King of Kongo in 1636Álvaro VI of Kongo , King of Kongo from 1636 to 1641Álvaro VII of Kongo , King of Kongo from 1665 to 1666Álvaro VIII of Kongo , King of Kongo from 1666 to 1669Álvaro IX of Kongo , King of Kongo from 1669 to 1670Álvaro X of Kibangu , King of Kongo from 1688 to 1695Álvaro XI of Kongo , King of Kongo from 1764 to 1778Álvaro XIV of Kongo , King of Kongo from 1891 to 1896Álvar Fáñez (died 1114), Leonese military leaderÁlvaro Núñez de Lara (died 1218) (c. 1170–1218), Castilian noblemanÁlvaro, Count of Urgell (1239–1268), also Viscount of ÀgerÁlvaro Núñez de Lara (died 1287) ((c. 1261–1287), Castilian noblemanÁlvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches (c. 1390–1449), Portuguese noblemanÁlvaro of Braganza (c. 1440–1504), Portuguese noblemanÁlvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (died 1559), Spanish explorerÁlvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526–1588), Spanish admiralÁlvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz (1571-1646)Álvaro of Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro (1540–1626), Portuguese noblemanInfante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera (1910–1997), Spanish infante
Sports
Alvaro (footballer) , Brazilian footballer, full name Alvaro Luis Tavares VieiraÁlvaro Arbeloa , Spanish football player with the Spanish NT and Real Madrid CFÁlvaro Bautista , Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racerÁlvaro Cervera , Spanish football player and coachÁlvar Enciso (born 1974), Spanish rugby union playerÁlvaro Espinoza , Venezuelan baseball playerÁlvaro Gestido , Uruguayan football playerÁlvar Gimeno (born 1997), Spanish rugby union playerÁlvaro González (footballer, born 1990) , Spanish football player with MarseilleÁlvaro Lozano , Colombian road cyclistÁlvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino , Brazilian football playerÁlvaro Magalhães , Portuguese football playerÁlvaro Martínez Beltrán , Spanish football playerÁlvaro Medrán , Spanish football playerÁlvaro Mejía (athlete) , Colombian long-distance runnerÁlvaro Mejía (cyclist) , Colombian cyclistÁlvaro Mejía Pérez , Spanish football playerÁlvaro Mesén , Costa Rican football playerÁlvaro Morata , Spanish football playerÁlvaro Navarro Serra , Spanish Valencian pilota playerÁlvaro Negredo , Spanish football playerÁlvaro Novo , Spanish football playerÁlvaro Odriozola , Spanish football playerÁlvaro Parente , Portuguese racecar driverÁlvaro Pino , Spanish road racing cyclistÁlvaro Quirós , Spanish professional golferÁlvaro Recoba , Uruguayan football playerÁlvaro Ricaldi , Bolivian football playerÁlvaro Saborío , Costa Rican football playerÁlvaro Salvadores , Chilean basketball playerÁlvaro Santos , Brazilian football playerÁlvaro Sierra , Colombian road cyclistÁlvaro Tejero , Spanish football playerÁlvaro Velasco (weightlifter) (born 1971), Colombian weightlifterÁlvaro Velasco (golfer) (born 1981), Spanish professional golferÁlvaro Vieira de Oliveira (born 1997), Brazilian footballerÁlvaro 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 historianÁlvaro de Mendaña (1542–1595), Spanish navigator, explorer, and cartographerÁlvaro del Portillo , Spanish engineer and Roman Catholic bishopÁlvaro Saieh , Chilean businessmanÁlvaro Siza Vieira , Portuguese architectAlvaro Luna Hernandez (born 1952), American activist
See also
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