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Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin. It means “cross” in Spanish and Portuguese. The word "Cruz", as well as "Vera Cruz" ("True Cross") and "Santa Cruz" ("Holy Cross") are used as surnames and topological names.
Cruz refers to:
[edit] Persons
- Adolfo Cruz (contemporary), Argentine Formula One race car driver
- Alex Cruz (contemporary), American amateur astronomer
- Alexis Cruz (1974–), Puerto Rican-American actor
- Andrés de Santa Cruz (1792–1865), Bolivian, President of Peru and President of Bolivia
- Tony Sunshine (Antonio Cruz) , Puerto Rican R&B Singer
- Bobby Cruz (1937–), Puerto Rican salsa singer and religious minister
- Brandon Cruz (1962–), American actor and musician
- Carlos Cruz also known as Teo Cruz (1937–1970), Dominican boxer
- Carmen Cruz is adult actress
- Celia Cruz (1924–2003), Cuban salsa singer
- Claudia Cruz (contemporary), Dominican Miss World contestant 2004
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Mexican actor
- Eva Cruz (born 1974), Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Gemma Cruz, Former Miss International
- Jacqueline Cruz Silva (1962–), Brazilian beach volleyball player
- Joaquim Cruz (1963–), Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medal winner
- José Cruz also known as Cheo Cruz (1947–), Puerto Rican baseball player
- José Cruz, Jr. (1974–), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Juan Cruz (1978–), Dominican baseball player
- Juan de la Cruz (1542–91), Spanish friar and poet
- Juan-Carlos Cruz (contemporary), celebrity chef
- Julio Cruz Argentina football striker
- Leo Cruz (1957–), Dominican boxing champion
- Magdalena de la Cruz (1487–1560), Spanish Franciscan nun of Cordova
- Nicky Cruz (1938–), Puerto Rican-American ex-gang leader and religious minister
- Nilo Cruz (1962–), Cuban-American playwright and Pulitzer prize winner
- Oswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist
- Penélope Cruz (1974–), Spanish actress
- Rayver Cruz (1989–), Filipino Actor/Dancer
- Roque Santa Cruz (1981–), Paraguayan football player
- Sheryl Cruz (contemporary), Filipino actress
- Taio Cruz (1983–), British singer
- Ulises de la Cruz (1974–), Ecuadorian football player
- Wilson Cruz (1973–), Puerto Rican-American actor
- Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican nun and poet
- Cruz Bustamante (1953–), American politician
- Vincent Cruz Karate instructor and author
[edit] Fictional characters
[edit] Places
- Achadas da Cruz, parish in the district of Porto Moniz, Madeira, Portugal
- Cruz Bay, city on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Osvaldo Cruz, municipality and county in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
- Porto da Cruz, parish in the district of Machico, Madeira, Portugal
- Puerto de la Cruz, town in the Canary Islands, Spain
- Puerto La Cruz, coastal city in Anzoátegui state, Venezuela
- La Cruz, Chile
- La Cruz, Chihuahua, in Mexico
- La Cruz, Tamaulipas, in Mexico
- La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, in the Mexican state of Nayarit
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