Álvarez (sometimes ''Alvarez'') is a
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
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surname, a
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor.
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meaning "son of
Álvaro". Notable people with the surname include:
Actors, singers, musicians
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Ana Álvarez (born 1969), Spanish model and actress
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Andreína Álvarez (born 1979), Venezuelan actor
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Carlos Álvarez (baritone) (born 1966), Spanish opera singer
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Enrique Álvarez Félix
Enrique Álvarez Félix (5 April 1934 – 24 May 1996) was a Mexican actor, known for his roles in telenovelas and in films, such as '' The Monastery of the Vultures'' and '' The House of the Pelican''.
Family and personal life
Enrique Álvarez ...
(1934–1996), Mexican actor
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Francisco Álvarez (actor) (1892–1960), Argentine actor
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Ian Alvarez (born 1978), male Trinidadian soca singer known popularly as
Bunji Garlin
Ian Antonio Alvarez (born July 14, 1978), better known by his stage name Bunji Garlin, is a Trinidadian ragga soca artist. He is also affectionately known as the Viking of Soca. His spouse is Fay-Ann Lyons.
Early life
Bunji was born on July 1 ...
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Izabella Alvarez (born 2004), American actress
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Javier Álvarez (composer) (born 1956), Mexican composer
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Karl Alvarez (born 1964), American musician
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Miguel Álvarez-Fernández (born 1979), Spanish composer
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Roy Alvarez
Leandro Delantar Alvarez (March 23, 1950 – February 11, 2014), better known by his screen name Roy Alvarez, was a Filipino actor, director and screenwriter for film, television and theater in the Philippines.
Biography
He was born on March ...
(1950–2014), Filipino actor, director and screenwriter
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Zayra Alvarez, Puerto Rican musician
Military figures
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Ochoa de Alvarez de Isásaga (1470–1555), Spanish nobleman,
Chief of the Supreme Council of the Indies,
Order of Santiago
The Order of Santiago (; es, Orden de Santiago ), is a religious and military order founded in the 12th century. It owes its name to the Patron Saint of Spain, "Santiago" (St. James the Greater). Its initial objective was to protect the pilgri ...
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Casta Álvarez (1776–1846), Spanish soldier
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Everett Alvarez Jr. (born 1937), American naval officer and prisoner of war
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Mariano Álvarez de Castro, Spanish brigadier
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Mariano Álvarez
Mariano M. Álvarez ( : March 15, 1818 – August 25, 1924) was a Filipino revolutionary and statesman.
Pre-war life
Álvarez was born in Noveleta, Cavite. He received formal schooling at the San José College in Manila, and obtained a tea ...
(1749–1810), Filipino general, statesman, and teacher
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Vicente Álvarez (general) (1862–1942), Filipino revolutionary
Painters, sculptors
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Ana Albertina Delgado Álvarez (born 1963), Cuban artist
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Celia Álvarez Muñoz (born 1932), American artist
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José Álvarez Cubero (1768–1827), Spanish sculptor in the neoclassical style
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Mabel Alvarez (1891–1985), American oil painter, daughter of Luis F. Álvarez
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Negra Álvarez (born 1948), Salvadoran visual artist
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Pedro Álvarez Castelló (1967–2004), Cuban painter
Politicians
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Carlos Álvarez (American politician) (born c.1952), Cuban-American politician from Florida
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Eugenio Alvarez (1918–1976), New York assemblyman
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Gregorio Conrado Álvarez
Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Armelino (26 November 1925 – 28 December 2016), also known as El Goyo, was an Uruguayan Army general who served as president of Uruguay from 1981 until 1985 and was the last surviving president of the civic-military ...
(1925–2016), Uruguayan general and dictator
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José Manuel Álvarez
José Manuel Álvarez, an Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, histo ...
, Argentine politician
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Juan Álvarez
Juan Nepomuceno Álvarez Hurtado de Luna, generally known as Juan Álvarez, (27 January 1790 – 21 August 1867) was a general, long-time caudillo (regional leader) in southern Mexico, and president of Mexico for two months in 1855, following ...
(1790–1867), Mexican general and president
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Julián Álvarez (1788–1843), Argentine politician
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Pedro de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera
Pedro Álvarez de Toledo y Leiva, 1st Marquis of Mancera (c. 1585–1654), was a Spanish nobleman, general, colonial administrator, and diplomat. He served as Captain General of Galicia and Viceroy of Peru from December 18, 1639 to Septembe ...
(c.1585–1654), Spanish viceroy of Peru
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Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter.
The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...
(1484–1553), Spanish viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples
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Vicente Álvarez Travieso (1705–1779), Spanish judge and politician
Sports figures
Baseball
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Abe Alvarez (born 1982), American baseball player
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Clemente Álvarez (born 1968), Venezuelan baseball player
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Eddy Alvarez (born 1990), American baseball player
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Francisco Álvarez (baseball) (born 2001), Venezuelan baseball player
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Henderson Álvarez (born 1990), Venezuelan baseball player
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Jose Alvarez (baseball, born 1956), American baseball player
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José Álvarez (baseball, born 1989), Venezuelan baseball player
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Juan Alvarez (born 1973), American baseball player
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Pedro Alvarez (baseball) Pedro Alvarez may refer to:
*Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca (1484–1553), Spanish viceroy of Naples
*Pedro Alvarez de Acosta (1484–1563), Catholic Bishop of Osma
*Pedro Álvares Cabral (c. 1468–1520), Portuguese navigator
*P ...
(born 1987), Dominican baseball player
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Rafael Álvarez (baseball) (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player
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R. J. Alvarez (born 1991), American baseball player
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Tony Álvarez (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player
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Veronica Alvarez (born 1983), American baseball catcher
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Wilson Álvarez (born 1970), Venezuelan baseball player
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Yadier Álvarez (born 1996), Cuban baseball pitcher
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Yordan Álvarez (born 1997), Cuban-born baseball player
Basketball
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Lester Alvarez (born 1988), Filipino basketball player
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Miguel Álvarez Pozo
José Miguel Álvarez Pozo (26 November 1949 – 31 May 2016) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany
West Germany is the col ...
(1949–2016), Cuban basketball player
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Paul Alvarez
Paul Beleno "Bong" Alvarez (born June 15, 1968) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. Dubbed as "Mr. Excitement" because of his high-leaping, slam-dunking acts.
Basketball career
At the ...
(born 1968), Filipino basketball player
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Rich Alvarez
Richard Alvarez (born October 30, 1980) is a Japanese-born Filipino former professional basketball player and coach. He last played for the Kia Picanto of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was the first overall pick of 2004 PBA D ...
(born 1980), Filipino basketball player
Football (soccer)
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Arturo Alvarez (born 1985), American footballer
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Carlos Alvarez (born 1990), American soccer player
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Cristian Darío Álvarez (born 1985), Argentine footballer
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Cristian Osvaldo Álvarez (born 1978), Argentine footballer
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Damián Ariel Álvarez (born 1979), Argentine footballer
*David Álvarez Aguirre, see
Kily Álvarez
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Julián Álvarez (born 2000), Argentine footballer
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Kily Álvarez (born 1984), Equatoguinean footballer
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Leonel Álvarez (born 1965), Colombian footballer
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Leonel Álvarez (born 1995), Argentine footballer
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Leonel Álvarez (born 1996), Argentine footballer
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Lorgio Álvarez (born 1978), Bolivian footballer
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Luciano Álvarez (born 1978), Argentine footballer
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Óscar Marcelino Álvarez Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin.
Etymology
The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ...
(1948–2018), Argentine football player
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Pablo Sebastián Álvarez (born 1984), Argentine footballer
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Quique Álvarez
Enrique "Quique" Álvarez Sanjuán (; born 20 July 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
In a 16-year professional career he appeared in 370 games, 201 in La Liga. Having started his career at Barcelona, where h ...
(born 1975), Spanish footballer
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Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez (born 1988), Argentine footballer
Other sports
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Barry Alvarez
Barry Lee Alvarez (born December 30, 1946) is a former American football coach and athletic director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons, from 1990 to 2005, compiling a caree ...
(born 1946), American football coach and sports administrator
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Bernard Alvarez (born 1939), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
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Bryan Alvarez (born 1975), American wrestler and journalist
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Canelo Álvarez
Santos Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez Barragán (; born 18 July 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer. He has won multiple world championships in four weight classes from light middleweight to light heavyweight, including unified titles in three of ...
(Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán; born 1990), Mexican boxer
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Francisco Álvarez (born 1969), Cuban beach volleyball player
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José Álvarez de Bohórquez, Spanish equestrian
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José Luis Álvarez (born 1969), Spanish fencer
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José Marcelo Álvarez (born 1975), Paraguayan fencer
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Lynn Alvarez (born 1985), American mixed martial artist
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María Fernanda Álvarez Terán (born 1989), Bolivian tennis player
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Nancy Alvarez (born 1976), Argentine Olympic athlete
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Oscar Álvarez (born 1977), Colombian road cyclist
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Rafael Álvarez (diver) (born 1971), Spanish diver
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Rimas Álvarez Kairelis (born 1974), Argentine rugby player
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Robin Álvarez (born 1987), Swedish ice hockey player
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Wilson Alvarez
Wilson may refer to:
People
*Wilson (name)
** List of people with given name Wilson
** List of people with surname Wilson
* Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender
*Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rodr ...
(born 1957), Bolivian player of American football
Writers, novelists, poets
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Al Alvarez (1929–2019), English writer
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Emilio Álvarez Lejarza (1884–1969), Nicaraguan jurist and political writer
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Emilio Álvarez Montalván (1919–2014), Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and political writer
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José María Álvarez de Sotomayor, Spanish playwright and poet
*José Sixto Álvarez, aka
Fray Mocho, Argentine writer
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Julia Alvarez
Julia Alvarez (born March 27, 1950) is an American New Formalist poet, novelist, and essayist. She rose to prominence with the novels ''How the García Girls Lost Their Accents'' (1991), '' In the Time of the Butterflies'' (1994), and ''Yo!'' ...
(born 1950), American writer
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Severiano Álvarez Severiano Álvarez (1933 – September 23, 2013) was a Leonese language writer. He was born in Cuevas del Sil (in the municipality of Palacios del Sil), province of León. He had two mentions in Leonese language in their region variety in 1982 and 1 ...
(1933–2013), Spanish writer
Others
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Ada Álvarez, Cuban-Mexican operations researcher
* Onion News Network's Brooke Alvarez, played by
Suzanne Sena
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Ciriaco Álvarez (born 1873),
Chiloé businessman
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Fede Álvarez
Federico Álvarez (born February 9, 1978) is a Uruguayans, Uruguayan film director, filmmaker. He is known for directing ''Evil Dead (2013 film), Evil Dead'' (2013) and ''Don't Breathe'' (2016), as well as his short film ''Ataque de Pánico!'' ( ...
(born 1978), Uruguayan filmmaker
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Felix Alvarez (born 1951), Gibraltar human and civil rights activist and defender
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Gabriela Álvarez (died 2017), Mexican mechanical engineer
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Gregorio Álvarez (historian) (1889–1986), Argentine physician and historian
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José Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba (1756–1796), Spanish patron of painter Goya
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Juan Álvarez (historian), Argentine judge and historian
*Juan Manuel Alvarez, man convicted of causing the
2005 Glendale train crash
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Luis F. Álvarez (1853–1937), American physician, father of Mabel Alvarez and Walter C. Alvarez
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Luis Walter Alvarez
Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988) was an American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for his discovery of resonance states in particle physics using the h ...
(1911–1988), American physicist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, son of Walter C. Alvarez, father of Walter Alvarez
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Mayra Álvarez, Mexican nanoscientist
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Melania Alvarez, Mexican mathematics educator in Canada
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Nancy Alvarez (psychologist)
Nancy Álvarez (born 10 October 1950) is a Dominican singer, television personality, and licensed clinical psychologist, sexologist, and family therapist. She is best known for hosting the talk show ', where she helped counsel families and coup ...
(born 1950), Dominican psychologist and TV presenter
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Pedro J. J. Alvarez, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University
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Pero Alvarez, 15th-century freed Portuguese slave
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Robert Alvarez
Robert James Alvarez (born January 22, 1948) is an American animator, storyboard artist, television director, and writer. Alvarez studied at the Chouinard Art Institute, which later became the California Institute of the Arts, graduating in 197 ...
(born 1948), American animator, television director, and writer
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Rosendo Álvarez Gastón (1926–2014), Spanish Roman Catholic bishop
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Vincent Alvares (1680–1738), Indian doctor and clergyman
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Virginia Pereira Álvarez
Virginia Pereira Álvarez (1888-12 April 1947) was the first Venezuelan woman to enroll in the medicine course in Venezuela.
Career
Pereira Álvarez was born in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar state, on 1888, and was a normalist teacher that grad ...
(1888–1947) Venezuelan physician
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Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez (born October 3, 1940) is a professor in the Earth and Planetary Science department at the University of California, Berkeley. He is most widely known for the theory that dinosaurs were killed by an asteroid impact, developed in ...
(born 1940), American geologist responsible for discovering the reasons behind Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, son of Luis Walter Alvarez
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Walter C. Alvarez (1884–1978), American physician, son of Luis F. Álvarez, father of Luis Walter Alvarez
Fictional characters
* Dr Alvarez, criminal in
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
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