Álvarez (surname)
| Álvarez | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | Spanish: "Son of Álvaro" |
| Language(s) of origin | Spanish |
Álvarez (sometimes Alvarez) is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Álvaro". It may refer to several people:
- Al Alvarez, British author
- Felix Alvarez, Gibraltar human and civil rights activist and defender, recipient of the Queen's OBE award.
- any of several members of a prominent Spanish-American family:
- Luis F. Alvarez, U.S. physician
- Walter C. Alvarez, U.S. physician
- Mabel Alvarez, U.S. oil painter
- Luis Walter Alvarez, U.S. physicist and Nobel Laureate
- Walter Alvarez, U.S. geologist responsible for discovering the reasons behind Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event
- Onion News Network's Brooke Alvarez, played by Suzanne Sena
General
- Al Alvarez English writer
- Ana Álvarez, Spanish model and actress
- Carlos Álvarez, Spanish opera singer
- Carlos Alvarez, U.S. politician
- Emilio Álvarez Lejarza, Nicaraguan jurist and political writer
- Emilio Álvarez Montalván, Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and political writer
- Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor
- Eugenio Alvarez (1918–1976), New York assemblyman
- Everett Alvarez Jr., U.S. military and war prisoner
- Francisco Álvarez (actor), Argentine actor
- Gregorio Álvarez, Argentine physician and historian
- Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, Uruguayan general and dictator
- Javier Álvarez (composer), Mexican composer
- José Álvarez Cubero (23 April 1768 - 26 November 1827), Spanish sculptor in the neoclassical style
- José Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, 15th Duke of Medina-Sidonia, Spanish patron of painter Goya
- José Manuel Álvarez, Argentine politician
- José María Álvarez de Sotomayor, Spanish playwright and poet
- José Sixto Álvarez, Argentinian writer
- Juan Álvarez, Argentine judge and historian
- Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president
- Juan Manuel Alvarez, man convicted of causing the Glendale train crash in 2005
- Julia Alvarez, U.S. writer
- Julián Álvarez, Argentine politician
- Karl Alvarez, U.S. musician
- Luis Walter Alvarez (1911–1988), U.S. physicist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics
- Luis F. Alvarez, U.S. physician
- Mabel Alvarez, U.S. painter
- Mariano Alvarez de Castro, Spanish Brigadier
- Mariano Alvarez, Filipino general, statesman, and teacher
- Miguel Álvarez-Fernández, Spanish composer
- Nancy Alvarez (psychologist), Dominican psychologist and TV presenter
- Pedro Álvarez Castelló, Cuban painter
- Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera, Spanish viceroy of Peru
- Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Marquis of Villafranca, Spanish viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples
- Robert Alvarez, U.S. animator, television director, and writer
- Rosendo Álvarez Gastón (1926–2014), Spanish Roman Catholic bishop
- Roy Alvarez (1950–2014), Filipino actor, director and screenwriter
- Severiano Álvarez (1933–2013), Spanish writer
- Walter Alvarez, U.S. Earth scientist
- Walter C. Alvarez, U.S. doctor and author
- Zayra Alvarez, Puerto Rican musician
Sports
- Abe Alvarez, American baseball player
- Arturo Alvarez, American footballer
- Barry Alvarez, American football coach
- Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler and journalist
- Carlos Alvarez (soccer), American soccer player
- Clemente Álvarez, Venezuelan baseball player
- Cristian Darío Álvarez, Argentine footballer
- Cristian Osvaldo Álvarez, Argentine footballer
- Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentine footballer
- David Álvarez Aguirre, see Kily Álvarez
- Francisco Álvarez, Cuban beach volleyball player
- Henderson Álvarez, Venezuelan baseball player
- Jose Alvarez (baseball), American baseball player
- José Álvarez de Bohórquez, Spanish equestrian
- José Luis Álvarez, Spanish fencer
- José Marcelo Álvarez, Paraguayan fencer
- Juan Alvarez (baseball), American baseball player
- Kily Álvarez (born 1984), Equatoguinean footballer
- Leonel Álvarez, Colombian footballer
- Lorgio Álvarez, Bolivian footballer
- Luciano Álvarez, Argentine footballer
- María Fernanda Álvarez Terán, Bolivian tennis player
- Miguel Álvarez Pozo, Cuban basketball player
- Nancy Alvarez, Argentine Olympic athlete
- Oscar Álvarez, Colombian road cyclist
- Óscar Marcelino Álvarez, Argentine football player
- Pablo Sebastián Álvarez (born 1984), Argentine footballer
- Pedro Alvarez, Dominican baseball player
- Rafael Álvarez, Spanish diver
- Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez (born 1988), Argentine footballer
- Rich Alvarez, Filipino basketball player
- Rimas Álvarez Kairelis, Argentine rugby player
- Robin Álvarez, Swedish ice hockey player
- Saúl Álvarez, Mexican boxer
- Tony Álvarez (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player
- Wilson Álvarez, Venezuelan baseball player
- Yadier Álvarez, baseball pitcher