Rodríguez
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- For other uses see Rodríguez (disambiguation). See also Rodrigues (disambiguation).
Rodríguez is a Spanish Patronymic (meaning Son of Rodrigo) and a common family name (surname) in Spanish, Latin America and other places. The "ez" or "es" signifies "son of". The name Rodrigo is the Spanish form of Roderick, meaning "famous power", from the Germanic elements "hrod", fame and "ric," power. Its Portuguese equivalent is Rodrigues.
It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
- Albita Rodríguez, Cuban-American singer
- Alex Rodriguez, Dominican-American baseball player, currently for the New York Yankees
- Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr.
- Alphonsus Rodriguez, Spanish saint
- Antonio Rodríguez San Juan, Venezuela Politician, Vargas's governor
- Cayetano José Rodríguez, Argentine member of the Congress of Tucumán
- Clemente Rodríguez, Argentinian football player
- Freddy Rodriguez, American actor
- Héctor Rodríguez, Cuban baseball player
- Ivan Rodriguez, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Jose Rodriguez, A ghost friend of Paifu in the manga Cowa!
- José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", Venezuelan singer and actor
- Marvin Rodríguez, Costa Rican football (soccer) player
- Maximiliano Rodríguez, Argentinian football player
- Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría, President of Costa Rica
- Robert Rodriguez, American film director
- Simón Rodríguez, Venezuelan philosopher and educator
- Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, (a.k.a Rodriguez) American singer and recording artist, author of the song "Sugarman"
- Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, President of Colombia (1857-1861).
- Michelle Rodríguez, American actress, of Puerto Rican descent.
- Jacob Matthew Rodriguez, American Christian author.
