Álvarez (surname)

Álvarez is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Álvar".

Álvares is a Portuguese equivalent surname meaning "son of Álvaro".

A

• Abe Alvarez (born 1982), U.S. baseball player
• Al Alvarez (born 1929), English poet, writer, and critic
• Alfonso Álvares (died 1575), Portuguese royal architect 1557-1575
• Ana Ida Alvares (born 1965), Brazilian volleyball player
• Ana Álvarez (born 1969), Spanish model and actress
• Arturo Alvarez (born 1985), U.S. soccer player

B

• Baltasar Álvares (fl. 1570-1624), Portuguese royal architect
• Barry Alvarez (born 1946), U.S. football coach
• Bryan Alvarez (born 1975), professional wrestler and wrestling journalist

C

• Carlos Alvarez (mayor) (born 1952?), U.S. politician, mayor of Miami in 2004
• Clemente Alvarez (born 1968), Venezuelan-American baseball player
• Cristian Darío Álvarez (born 1985), Argentine football player
• Cristian Osvaldo Álvarez (born 1978) Argentine football player

D

• Damián Ariel Álvarez (born 1979) Argentine football player

E

• Emilio Álvarez Lejarza (1884–1969), Nicaraguan jurist and political writer
• Emilio Álvarez Montalván (born 1919), Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and political writer
• Everett Alvarez Jr. (born 1937), U.S. naval officer held prisoner in North Vietnam for over eight years

F

• Francisco Álvares (1465–1541), Portuguese missionary and explorer
• Francisco Álvarez (1892–1960), Argentine actor
• Francisco Alvarez (volleyball) (born 1969), Cuban beach volleyball player

G

• Gregorio Alvarez, Argentine historian
• Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (born 1926), Uruguayan general and dictator

H

I

J

• Javier Álvarez (born 1969), Spanish musician and singer-songwriter
• João Álvares, SJ, Assistant of the Society of Jesus in Portugal, ca. 1600.
• João Álvares Fagundes (active in 1521), Portuguese explorer
• Jorge Álvares (died 1521), Portuguese explorer, reached China and Hong Kong

• Julia Alvarez (born 1950), Dominican-American poet, novelist, essayist

K

• Karl Alvarez (born 20th century), U.S. bassist for the bands Descendents and All

L

• Leonel Álvarez (born 1965), Colombian football player
• Lorgio Álvarez (born 1978), Bolivian footballer
• Luciano Álvarez (born 1978), Argentine football player
• Luis Alvarez (1911–1988), U.S. physicist and author
• Luis F. Alvarez (1853–1937), Spanish/U.S. physician

M

• Mariano Alvarez (1818–1924), Filipino general, statesman, and teacher
• Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749–1810), Spanish Brigadier in the War of Spanish Independence
• Mabel Alvarez (1891–1985), U.S. painter
• Mary Murielle Alvarez(1989-present), World Renowned Icon

N

• Nancy Alvarez (athlete) (born 1976), Argentine Olympic athlete
• Nancy Alvarez (psychologist) (born 20th century), Dominican psychologist and TV presenter
• Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Portuguese general and constable of Portugal

O

• Oscar Marcelino Alvarez (born 1948), Argentine football player

P

• Pablo Sebastían Alvarez (born 1984), Argentine football player
• Pedro Álvares Cabral (about 1467 – about 1520), Portuguese navigator and explorer
• Pedro Alvarez (?), actor in Blind Heat
• Pedro Álvarez (?), actor in Crónica cubana
• Pedro Alvarez (?), photographer
• Pedro Alvarez (baseball player) (born 1987), U.S. baseball player in NCAA
• Pedro Alvarez (motorcycle racer) (?), motorcycle racer
• Pedro Alvarez Borrego (?), CEO of ALIMPORT
• Pedro Álvarez Castelló (1967–2004), Cuban painter
• Bishop Pedro Alvarez de Acosta (1484-1563), Catholic Bishop of Osma
• Pedro Alvarez de Miranda (?), author
• Pedro Álvarez de Toledo y Leiva (about 1585 – 1654), Spanish viceroy of Peru
• Pedro Álvarez de Toledo (1484–1553), Spanish viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples
• Pedro Álvarez-Ossorio (?), actor in Una pasión singular
• Pedro Álvarez-Tabio (?), Director of Cuba's Office of Historic Affairs.
• Pedro Antonio Álvarez Tostado (?), actor in Dame tu cuerpo
• Pedro Jose Álvarez (?), Colombian soccer player
• Pedro Manuel Álvarez (?), actor in La tierra prometida
• Pedro Pablo Alvarez Lois (?), Spanish economist

Q

R

• Rafael Álvarez (born 1971), Spanish diver
• Rich Alvarez, basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association
• Rimas Álvarez Kairelis (born 1974), Argentine rugby player
• Roderick Alain Alvarez (born 1972), Spanish-Filipino corporate activist

S

• Steve Alvarez (born 1973), Raley's Head Clerk

T

• Tony Alvarez (born 1979), Venezuelan-American baseball player

U

V

W

• Walter Alvarez (born 1940), U.S. professor of Earth and Planetary Science at UC Berkeley
• Walter C. Alvarez (1884–1978), U.S. doctor and author
• Wilson Alvarez (born 1970), Venezuelan-American baseball player

X

Y

Z

• Zayra Alvarez (born 194), Puerto Rican rock singer and musician