Álvarez (surname)

Álvarez (sometimes Alvarez) is a Italian and Spanish surname, either from Arabic الفارس al-Faris "the knight" or possibly a patronymic meaning "son of Álvaro".

Among those with the surname are:

General

• 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. Álvarez, U.S. physician
  • Walter C. Alvarez, U.S. physician
  • Mabel Alvarez, U.S. oil painter
  • 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
• Al Alvarez English writer
• Ana Álvarez, Spanish model and actress
• Carlos Álvarez (baritone), Spanish opera singer
• Carlos Álvarez (mayor), U.S. politician
• Celia Álvarez Muñoz (born 1932), American artist
• 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 (historian) (1889-1986), 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, Duke of Alba, Spanish patron of painter Goya
• José Manuel Álvarez, Argentine politician
• José María Álvarez de Sotomayor, Spanish playwright and poet
• José Sixto Álvarez, aka Fray Mocho, Argentine writer
• Juan Álvarez (historian), Argentine judge and historian
• Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president
• Juan Manuel Alvarez, man convicted of causing the 2005 Glendale train crash
• 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. Álvarez, U.S. physician
• Lynn Alvarez
• Mabel Alvarez, U.S. painter
• Mariano Álvarez de Castro, Spanish Brigadier
• Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general, statesman, and teacher
• Miguel Álvarez-Fernández, Spanish composer
• Nancy Alvarez (psychologist), Dominican psychologist and TV presenter
• Pedro Álvarez Castelló, Cuban painter
• Pedro de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera, Spanish viceroy of Peru
• Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, 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 (born 1946), American football coach and sports administrator
• Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler and journalist
• Canelo Álvarez (Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán; born 1990), Mexican boxer
• 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
• Lester Alvarez, Filipino basketball player
• 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
• Paul Alvarez, Filipino basketball player
• Pedro Alvarez (baseball), 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
• Tony Álvarez (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player
• Wilson Álvarez, Venezuelan baseball player
• Wilson Alvarez (American football) (born 1957), Bolivian player of American football
• Yadier Álvarez, baseball pitcher