Alvarez

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Alvarez may refer to:

1 Surname
2 Fictional characters
3 Places
4 Other

Surname

Alvarez is a common Patronymic surname in the Spanish language, meaning Son of Álvar (old Castillian name, contemporary Álvaro). Its Portuguese equivalent is Álvares. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:

Abe Alvarez (1982–), American baseball player
Al Alvarez (1929–), Englishpoet, writer, and critic
Arturo Alvarez (1985–), American soccer player
Barry Alvarez (1946–), American football coach
Carlos Alvarez (contemporary), American politician, mayor of Miami 2004
Clemente Alvarez (1968–), Venezuelan-American baseball player
Don José Alvarez (1768–1827), Spanish sculptor
Everett Alvarez (contemporary), American naval officer held prisoner in North Vietnam for over eight years
Francisco Alvarez (1465–1541), Portuguese missionary and explorer
Juan Manuel Alvarez (1978–), American suspected of causing the January 2005 Glendale train crash
Leonel Álvarez (1965–), Colombian football player
Luis Alvarez (1911–1988), American physicist
Mariano Alvarez (1818–1924), Filipino general, statesman, and teacher.
Nancy Alvarez (1976–), Argentinian Olympic athlete
Tony Alvarez (1979–), Venezuelan-American football player
Walter Alvarez (1940–), American professor of Earth and Planetary Science
Walter C. Alvarez (1884–1978), American doctor and author
Wilson Alvarez (1970–), Venezuelan-American baseball player
Zayra Alvarez (contemporary), Puerto Rican rock musician