Batista is a
Spanish or
Portuguese surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. Notable persons with the name include:
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Batista (footballer, born 1955), Brazilian football player João Batista da Silva
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Batista (wrestler) (Dave Bautista, born 1969), American actor and professional wrestler
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Edina Alves Batista, Brazilian football referee
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Eike Batista, Brazilian mining businessman
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Felix Batista, American security expert who was kidnapped in 2008
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Fernando Batista, Argentine football manager and retired player
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Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (born Rubén Zaldívar; January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was a Cuban military officer and politician who played a dominant role in Cuban politics from his initial rise to power as part of the 1933 Revolt of t ...
(1901–1973), Cuban general, president, and dictator
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Miguel Batista, Dominican baseball player
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Pascual Batista, Argentine rower
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Randas Batista, Brazilian medical doctor and cardiac surgeon
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Sergio Batista, Argentine football player and coach
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Tony Batista, Dominican baseball player
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Wesley Batista (born 1972), Brazilian billionaire businessman
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William Batista (footballer), Brazilian footballer
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William Batista (football manager), Brazilian football coach
;Fictional characters
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Angel Batista
Angelo "Angel" Juan Marcos Batista (; Spanish ) is a fictional character in the Showtime (TV network), Showtime television series ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'' and the novels by Jeff Lindsay (writer), Jeff Lindsay upon which it is based. He is ...
, a character in ''Dexter''
See also
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Batiste (disambiguation) Batiste is a lightweight woven fabric.
Batiste may also refer to:
People
* Batiste (surname)
* Batiste Madalena (1902–1988), American commercial artist
See also
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* Baptiste (disambiguation)
* Baptist (disambiguation)
* Batista
* Battiste
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Baptiste (disambiguation)
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Baptista (disambiguation)
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Baptist (disambiguation)
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Batista (grape), Spanish name for the French wine grape Canari noir
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Batista procedure, a surgical operation
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Batiste (surname)
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Battista
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Bautista
References
{{surname, Batista
Portuguese-language surnames
Spanish-language surnames