Santamaria (also spelled Santamaría or Santa Maria) is a surname from the Latin Arch in Europe. The name, a reference to the

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meaning ''Holy Mary'' or ''Saint Mary'', means the same thing in the

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, Portuguese and Catalan languages. In Arabic, the equivalent name is ''Mariam''. The surname has spread to the

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, especially

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, via immigration and colonisation.

People

Notable people with the surname include: *

Santamaria Santamaria (also spelled Santamaría or Santa Maria) is a surname from the Latin Arch in Europe. The name, a reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary meaning ''Holy Mary'' or ''Saint Mary'', means the same thing in the Spanish, Italian, Portuguese an ...

(born 1982), Portuguese footballer *

Abel Santamaría Abel Santamaría Cuadrado (20 October 1927 – 26 July 1953) was a Cuban revolutionary and leader in the Cuban Revolutionary movement. He and his sister Haydée Santamaría participated in the failed attack on the Moncada Barracks led by Fidel ...

(1927–1953), leader in the Cuban Revolutionary movement * Adriana Martin Santamaria (born 1986), Spanish international footballer * Álvaro Santamaría (born 1950), Colombian former footballer * Anderson Santamaría (born 1992), Peruvian football central defender * Aristodemo Santamaria (1892–1974), Italian footballer *

Arno Santamaria Arno Santamaria (born 1978 in Argenteuil, France) is a French singer-songwriter. Biography Arno Santamaria taught himself to play the guitar alone. At 15 he formed a hard-rock band and played several rock and hard-rock scenes. At 17 he disco ...

(born 1978), French singer-songwriter * B. A. Santamaria (1915–1998), Australian political activist and journalist *

Baptiste Santamaria Baptiste Santamaria (; born 9 March 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice, on loan from Rennes. Club career Santamaria is a youth exponent from Tours. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 18 O ...

(born 1995), French footballer *

Borja García Santamaría Borja may refer to: * Borja (name) * Borja, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain ** Campo de Borja, comarca containing that municipality as capital * Borja, Peru, Loreto Region, Peru * Borja (mountain), in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Borja, Paraguay Borja is a t ...

(born 1990), Spanish footballer *

Carlos Sanz de Santamaría Carlos Sanz de Santamaría (23 April 1905 – 5 November 1992) was the 18th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and twice served as Ambassador of Colombia to the United States; he also served as the Chairman of the Int ...

(1905–1992), 18th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN *

Carmen Quesada Santamaría Carmen Elena Quesada Santamaría (born 5 October 1969 in Turrialba (canton), Turrialba, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican politician and teacher. She joined the Social Christian Unity Party as a teenager and later, the Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica ...

(born 1969), Costa Rican politician and teacher *

Christian Santamaría Christian Reniery Santamaría (born 20 December 1972) is a retired Honduran football player who made his name with Olimpia and the national team in the second half of the 1990s. Club career Santamaría started his career at Olimpia and remain ...

(born 1972), retired Honduran football player * Claudio Santamaria (born 1974), Italian actor * David Santamaria (born 1990), American soccer player *

Dom Santamaria Dom Santamaria (born 5 December 1979, Melbourne, Australia) is the drummer from the Ballarat-based band Epicure. Note: n-lineversion established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. Biograp ...

(born 1979), drummer from the Australian band Epicure * Domingo Caycedo Santamaria (1783-1843), former Vice-president of Gran Colombia *

Elvira Santamaría Elvira Santamaría also known by the artistic name of Elvira (1929 in La Tablada – July 8, 1999) was acclaimed as a ballet dancer, milonguera and choreographer of Argentine tango. She was known worldwide for her role as a cast member of the show ' ...

(1929–1999), Argentine ballet dancer, milonguera and choreographer *

Enrique Sanz de Santamaría Enrique Sanz de Santamaría (born 1974) is a Colombian-American sports executive. He was appointed as General Secretary of CONCACAF in July 2012. Education Sanz de Santamaría has a B.S. degree in Marketing and Advertising from the Universi ...

(born 1974), Colombian-American sports executive *

Eva Santamaría Eva María Delgado Macías (born 18 October 1971 in El Puerto de Santa María, Province of Cádiz, Cádiz) better known as Eva Santamaría is a Spanish singer, known for representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest, Spain at the Eurovision ...

(born 1971), Spanish singer * Fabio Santamaria (1925–?), Cuban wrestler * Gorka Santamaría (born 1995), Spanish footballer * Grimoaldo Santamaria (1883–1902), Italian Roman Catholic clerical student from the Passionists *

Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People * Guillermo Amador (born 1974), American musician *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanis ...

(1820–1867), Colombian businessman * Guillermo Silva Santamaria (1921–2007), Colombian painter, printmaker and Surrealist *

Haydée Santamaría Haydée Santamaría Cuadrado (December 30, 1922 – July 28, 1980) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician, regarded as a heroine in post-revolutionary Cuba. She participated in the assault on Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba on July 26, 195 ...

(1922–1980), Cuban revolutionary and politician * Higinio Ortúzar Santamaria (1915–1982), Chilean footballer * Ignacio Pérez Santamaria (1980), Spanish retired footballer * Ingrid Sala Santamaria, Filipina pianist *

Jodi Santamaria Jodi Chrissie Garcia Santamaria (born June 16, 1982), better known by her screen name Jodi Sta. Maria, is a Filipino actress. Dubbed as the country's 'Silent Superstar', she is notable for her versatility in comedy, horror, and drama across ind ...

(1982), Filipina actress *

José Santamaría José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias (born 31 July 1929) is a retired football central defender and manager. He spent his 18-year career with Nacional and Real Madrid, winning 12 titles with the latter club including four European Cups. Born in ...

(born 1929), Uruguayan football player and coach *

José Luis Santamaría José Luis Santamaría Buitrago (born 14 January 1973) is a Spanish former footballer who played mainly as a central defender. Club career After unsuccessfully rising through the ranks of Real Madrid, Madrid-born Santamaría joined Real Valla ...

(born 1973), Spanish footballer * José Antonio Santamaría (1946–1993), Spanish footballer *

Josep Santamaría Josep Antoni Santamaría i Mateo (Xirivella, Spain, 16 July 1957) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). Married with two children, Santamaría began architectural studies but did not comple ...

(born 1957), Spanish politician * Joseph Santamaria (born 1948), Australian jurist and judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria *

Juan Santamaría Juan Santamaría Rodríguez (August 29, 1831 – April 11, 1856) was a Drummer (military), drummer in the Costa Rican army, officially recognized as the Hero (title), national hero of his country for his actions in the 1856 Second Battle of ...

(1831–1856), national hero of Costa Rica *

Kamahl Santamaria Kamahl Santamaria is a New Zealand television journalist who achieved international prominence as an anchor for Al Jazeera between 2005 and 2022. In April 2022, he joined the hosting team of ''Breakfast'', on New Zealand's TVNZ 1, but resigned ...

(born 1980), New Zealand television journalist *

Kevin Santamaría Kevin Oswaldo Santamaría Guzmán (born 11 January 1991) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FAS and El Salvador national team. Club career Santamaría has been switching teams every season from his debut ...

(born 1991), Salvadoran footballer *

Luis Santamaría Luis Santamaría Crisanto Figueroa (born 22 November 1975) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Atlético Choloma as a defender. Club career A big, lanky defender, Santamaría started his career at Marathón ...

(born 1975), Honduran footballer * Luis Fraiz Santamaria (born 1993), Panamanian football * María Elena Santamaría Gómez (1971), Mexican pro wrestler * Maria Helen Bella Avenila Santamaria (1949-2008), Filipino actress and singer * Mario Santamaria (born 1950), Nicaraguan boxer *

Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría (born 9 June 1962) is a Colombian economist and politician who served as the 69th Minister of Finance and Public Credit and former Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia in the administration of President Juan ...

(born 1962), Colombian politician and 69th Minister of Finance *

Mauricio Santa María Salamanca Mauricio may refer to: *Mauricio (given name) *Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 1988), Brazilian footballer known by the mononym Maurício *Maurício (footballer) Maurício is the Portuguese variant of Mauricio (given name). Sportspeople ...

(born 1966), Colombian economist and politician *

Miguel Álvarez Santamaría Miguel Álvarez Santamaría (born 29 September 1945) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. From 2009 to 2012 he served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Guerrero Guerrero, offi ...

(born 1945), Mexican politician * Mikel Santamaría (born 1987), Spanish footballer *

Mongo Santamaría Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez (April 7, 1917 – February 1, 2003) was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, Santamaría was a leading figure in the pachanga an ...

(1917–2003), Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist * Monika Santa Maria, Filipina-Malaysian fashion model * Nadia Calviño Santamaría (born 1968), Spanish economist and civil servant * Nathalie Santamaria (born 1973), French singer * Orlando Santamaría (1920–1992), Cuban sports shooter * Pedro Santamaría (1942-2017), Spanish cyclist * Roberto Santamaría Ciprián (1985), Spanish footballer * Roberto Santamaría Calavia (1962), Spanish footballer *

Sabrina Santamaria Sabrina Ashley Vida Santamaria (born February 24, 1993) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 384, achieved in June 2016, and a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 53, set on 12 August 2019. College career ...

(born 1993), American tennis player of Filipino and Panamanian descent *

Santi Santamaria Santiago Santamaria i Puig (26 July 1957 – 16 February 2011), known as Santi Santamaria (), was a Spanish Catalan avant-garde chef. He was the first Catalan chef and owner to have his restaurant receive three stars from the Michelin Guid ...

(1957–2011), Spanish Catalan chef *

Santiago Santamaría Santiago "Cucurucho" Santamaría (22 August 1952 – 27 July 2013) was an Argentine professional footballer who played primarily as a winger. During his club career he played for Newell's Old Boys (1971–1974, 1980–1983), Stade de Reims (197 ...

(1952–2013), Argentine footballer * Sergio Santamaría (born 1980), Spanish footballer *

Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría María Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Antón (born 10 June 1971) is a Spanish former politician of the People's Party who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of the Presidency from 2011 to 2018. She was member of the Congress ...

(born 1971), Spanish People's Party politician * Stéphane Santamaria (born 1977), French canoeist * Wilson Santamaría (born 1981), Bolivian lawyer, politician, and sociologist *

Yūsuke Santamaria , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and singer. Biography Santamaria appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2003 film '' Doppelganger''. He starred in Katsuyuki Motohiro is a Japanese film director A film director or filmma ...

(born 1971), stage name of Yūsuke Santamaria, a Japanese playwright, singer and graphics designer

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