Velez

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Velez, Vélez or Velež may refer to:

Places:

• Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera
• Vélez de Benaudalla, Spain
• Vélez Sársfield (barrio), Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Vélez-Blanco
• Vélez-Málaga
• Vélez-Rubio
• Vélez, Santander, Colombia

Sports clubs:

• Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, Argentine sports club
• Vélez CF, football team from Vélez-Málaga
• Velež Mostar, football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina

People, Velez\Vélez as a middle-name:

• Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, Franciscan missionary
• Íñigo Vélez de Guevara, 7th Count of Oñate (1566–1644)
• Íñigo Vélez de Guevara, 8th Count of Oñate (1597–1658)
• Íñigo Vélez de Guevara, 10th Count of Oñate (1642–1699)
• Luís Vélez de Guevara (1579–1644), Spanish dramatist and novelist
• Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield (1801–1875), Argentine lawyer and politician

People, Velez\Vélez as a surname:

• Ada Velez (born 1970), Puerto Rican female boxer
• Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 1952), President of Colombia
• Clemente Soto Vélez (1905–1993), Puerto Rican nationalist, poet, journalist and activist
• David Velez (born 1973), Colombian sound artist, composer, also known as Lezrod
• Desiree Marie Velez, Puerto Rican-American actor
• Eddie Velez (born 1958), Hispanic-American actor
• Eugenio Vélez (born 1982), Dominican Republic baseball player
• Fermín Vélez (1959–2003), Spanish racecar driver
• Glen Velez, American musician
• Gloria Velez (born 1978), American model, dancer, hip-hop and R&B artist
• Higinio Vélez (born c. 1947), Cuban baseball manager
• Humberto Vélez, Mexican voice actor
• Ion Vélez (born 1985), Spanish/Basque footballer
• Jane Velez-Mitchell, American news journalist
• Jose A. Velez, Jr. (born 1963), jockey
• Juan Vélez (born 1983), Puerto Rican singer, musician and songwriter
• Julián Estiven Vélez (born 1982), Colombian footballer
• Lauren Vélez (born 1964), American actress, twin sister of Loraine Vélez
• Lilian Velez (1924–1948), Filipino film actress and singer
• Loraine Vélez (born 1964), American actress, twin sister of Lauren Vélez
• Lupe Vélez (1908–1944), Mexican-American actress
• Luz Nereida Vélez (born 1956), Puerto Rican television reporter
• Marco Vélez, Puerto Rican soccer player
• Otto Vélez, Puerto Rican baseball player
• Pedro Vélez (1787–1848), Mexican politician and lawyer
• Simón Vélez (born 1949), Colombian architect
• Wilkins Vélez (born 1953), Puerto Rican pop music singer and composer

Fictional people:

• Jaime Velez, Latino inmate on the HBO drama Oz