Ortega (disambiguation)

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Ortega may mean:

• People
  • Politicians
    • Carlos Ortega, Venezuelan union and political leader
    • Daniel Ortega (born 1945), past and present President of Nicaragua
    • Humberto Ortega, Nicaraguan military leader
    • Ivonne Ortega, governor of Yucatán
    • Jesús Ortega (born 1952), Mexican left-wing politician
    • José Francisco Ortega, (1734–1798), soldier and early settler of California
    • Juan Ortega y Montañés (1627–1708), Spanish bishop and colonial administrator
    • Katherine D. Ortega (born 1934), 38th treasurer of the United States
    • Manuel Medina Ortega, Spanish politician

• • Artists and entertainers
    • Fernando Ortega, singer-songwriter
    • Jeannie Ortega (born 1986), American actress, dancer and songwriter
    • José Gómez Ortega (1895–1920), Spanish matador
    • José Ortega Cano (born 1953), Spanish bullfighter
    • Kenny Ortega, American producer, director and choreographer
    • Leanor Ortega, former member of the group Five Iron Frenzy
    • Lisa Ortega, former Playboy model
    • Manuel Ortega (born 1980), Austrian-Spanish singer
    • Micah Ortega (born 1976), former guitarist of the group Five Iron Frenzy
    • Palito Ortega (born 1941), Argentinian singer
    • Rafael Gómez Ortega (1882–1960), Spanish bullfighter
    • Santos Ortega (1899–1976), American actor
    • Sergio Ortega (1938–2003), Chilean composer and pianist

• • Other people
    • Amancio Ortega Gaona (born 1936), Spanish fashion entrepreneur
    • Anita Ortega, UCLA basketball player
    • Ariel Ortega (born 1974), Argentinian soccer player
    • Buck Ortega, American football player
    • Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (born 1938), Archbishop of Havana
    • Don Jose Ortega, Spanish Nobleman and Soldier
    • Don Juan Ortega, first known decendant of Dona Ortega Ramirez, from Cinco Villas (Military Revolt Shield) in Aragon, Captain of the Spanish Royal Guard, died in the Valley of Ore in La Mancha during the battle of the Billiards of Songs.
    • José Ortega (born 1963), Spanish boxer
    • José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955), Spanish philosopher
    • Joshua Ortega (born 1974), author and journalist
    • Mary Elizabeth Ortega (b. 1980), american female boxer, former IWBF Light Flyweight champion
  • Fictional characters
    • Gael Ortega, in the TV series 24
    • Ishmael Ortega, in the Marvel Comics series District X
    • Ortega, father of the hero in Dragon Warrior III
    • Ortega (Castlevania), character from the Nintendo 64 video game Castlevania
    • Victor Ortega, character from the Sega/Super NES video game Slam Masters
    • The henchman in The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies who would later become a recurring guest character in Mystery Science Theater 3000

• Places
  • Ortega Neighborhood, an historic neighborhood on the west bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida
  • Ortega Highway, the name of a portion of State Route 74
  • Ortega, Tolima, a town in Colombia

• Companies
  • Ortega, a restaurant chain in the UK
  • Ortega Holdings, a unit of B&G Foods, makers of a line of Mexican foods

• Awards
  • Ortega y Gasset Awards, given to Spanish journalists