Ayala (surname)
Ayala (Basque: Aiara) is a Basque-language surname that means 'hillside pasture'.[1]
People
- Bobby Ayala, Major League pitcher
- Carlos Ayala Vargas, leader of the Spanish Pirate Party
- Celso Ayala, Paraguayan soccer player
- Daniel Sánchez Ayala, Spanish soccer player
- Eligio Ayala, President of Paraguay 1923–1924
- Eusebio Ayala, President of Paraguay 1921–1923
- Enrique Zobel de Ayala, historical leadership figure of the Philippine Falange political party
- Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, (c. 1550–after 1616), indigenous Peruvian chronicler during the Spanish conquest
- Fernando Zobel de Ayala, brother of Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala
- Francisco Ayala (novelist) (1906–2009), novelist
- Francisco J. Ayala, Spanish-American biologist and philosopher
- Inés Ayala, Spanish politician
- Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, current CEO of Ayala Corporation, son of Jaime Zobel de Ayala
- Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Filipino businessman, founder of Ayala Corporation, 2007's No.1 Richest in the Philippines
- Joey Ayala, Filipino musician
- Josué Ayala, Argentine footballer
- Juan de Ayala (1745–1797), Spanish naval officer and explorer
- Lucas Ayala, Argentine footballer
- Luis Ayala (born 1978), American-Mexican baseball pitcher
- Luis Ayala (tennis) (born 1932), Chilean professional tennis player
- Paulie Ayala, Mexican-American former boxer
- Pedro Ayala, American accordionist
- Pedro de Ayala, Spanish diplomat in Tudor England and Scotland
- Pero López de Ayala, Castilian chronicler, diplomat, and poet (1332–1407)
- Ramón Ayala, Mexican accordionist and songwriter
- Ramon Ayala, American bajo sexto player and accordionist.
- Daddy Yankee, real name Ramón Ayala
- Roberto Ayala, Argentinian International footballer
- Rubén Ayala, Retired Argentinian footballer
- Tony Ayala, Jr., former middleweight boxer
See also
- Ayala (disambiguation)