Borja is both a surname and a male given name of Spanish origin. January 11 is the international Borja day. Notable people with the name include:

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Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja Álvaro or Álvar (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname of Germanic Visigothic origin. The patronymic surname derived from this name is Álvarez. Given name Artists * Álvaro Carrillo, Afro-Mexican songwrit ...

(1925–2001), interim president of El Salvador * Chico Borja (born 1959), U.S.-Ecuadorian soccer player-coach *

Enrique Borja Enrique David Borja García (born 30 December 1945) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Borja was recruited by Universidad Nacional at the age of 17. He made his professional debut for the club on Mar ...

(born 1945), Mexican footballer *

Félix Borja Félix Alexander Borja Valencia (born 2 April 1983) is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the current assistant manager of Aucas. Borja is nicknamed the "kangaroo", or "the cobra of Ecuador", for th ...

(born 1983), Ecuadorian footballer *

Francisco de Borja Francisco de Borja y Navarro de Alpicat (1441 – 4 November 1511) was a Spanish cardinal, and the seventh of ten cardinal-nephews created by Pope Alexander VI. Biography Borja was born in 1441 in Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, from the Aragone ...

(1441–1511), Spanish cardinal *

James Borja James Borja is a Guamanian sports administrator, spearfishing manager and former spearfisher. He was Guam's Chef de Mission at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Career At the 2006 Micronesian Games, he won a silver medal in the team spearfishing event. ...

, Guamanian sports administrator *

Jesus Borja Jesus "Jesse" Camacho Borja (born September 14, 1948) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician and lawyer who served as the fourth lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from January 10, 1994 until January 12, 1998 under former Democ ...

(born 1948), Northern Mariana Islander politician and lawyer *

Meliton Borja Meliton Borja (unknown – unknown), was a Filipino chess player, Chess Olympiad individual bronze medalist (1958), Filipino Chess Championship two-times winner (1953, 1957). Biography From the begin of 1950s to the mid of 1960s Meliton Borja w ...

, Filipino chess master *

Miguel Borja Miguel Ángel Borja Hernández (born 26 January 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Colombia national team. Debuting with Deportivo Cali in 2011, he tra ...

(born 1993), Colombian footballer * Rodrigo Borja (born 1935), Ecuadorian president *

Rodrigo de Borja Pope Alexander VI (, , ; born Roderic Llançol i de Borja; epithet: ''Valentinus'' ("The Valencian"); – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into t ...

(1431–1503), Italian pope

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Borja Prado Borja Prado Eulate (born 1956), is a Spanish businessman currently serving as President of Mediaset España. He has also served as chairman of Endesa. Biography Francisco de Borja Prado Eulate was born in Madrid in 1956, son to businessman and ...

(born 1956), Spanish businessman, former president of

Endesa Endesa, S.A. (, originally an initialism for ''Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S.A''.) is a Spanish multinational electric utility company, the largest in the country. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, ...

Borja Cobeaga Borja Cobeaga Eguillor (born 1977) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academ ...

(born 1977), Spanish filmmaker *

Borja Penalba Borja Penalba Catalá (born 1975 in Valencia, Spain) is a composer, record producer, arranger and musician. He has worked with and for, among others, Feliu Ventura, Lluís Llach, Lluís Danés, Obrint Pas, Miquel Gil, , , Sílvia Pérez Cruz, , ...

(born 1975), Spanish composer *

Borja Ekiza Borja Ekiza Imaz (born 6 March 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Athletic Bilbao Born in Pamplona, Ekiza arrived at Athletic Bilbao's youth system at the age of 14, being eligible to repr ...

(born 1988), Spanish footballer *

Borja Fernández (footballer, born 1981) Borja Fernández may refer to: * Borja Fernández (footballer, born 1981), Spanish football midfielder * Borja Fernández (footballer, born 1995), Spanish football midfielder * Borja Fernández (skater) (born 1984), professional vert skater * Borja ...

, Spanish footballer * Borja García (born 1982), Spanish racing driver *

Borja García Freire 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) Borja () is a mountain in central Bosnia (Bosnia and Her ...

(born 1990), Spanish footballer *

Borja Iglesias Borja Iglesias Quintas (; born 17 January 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Betis. Formed at Celta, where he played mainly in the reserves, Iglesias achieved totals of over 200 La Liga appeara ...

(born 1993), Spanish footballer *

Borja Mayoral Borja Mayoral Moya (born 5 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Getafe. Formed at Real Madrid from the age of 10, Mayoral made his first-team debut in 2015 after featuring for the reserves i ...

, Spanish footballer *

Borja Pérez Francisco de Borja Pérez-Peñas Díaz-Mauriño (born 1 April 1982), known as Borja, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made 129 Segunda División appearances and scored 14 goals, for Leganés, Alicante, ...

(born 1982), Spanish footballer *

Borja Valero Borja Valero Iglesias (; born 12 January 1985) is a Spanish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He began his career with Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid but did not have any impact with its first team, a ...

(born 1985), Spanish footballer *

Borja Bastón Borja González Tomás (born 25 August 1992), known as Borja Bastón, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker. Trained at Atlético Madrid, he spent much of his tenure out on loan and with Atlético Madrid B, this included ...

(born 1992), Spanish footballer * Borja Casillas Toledo (born 1991), Spanish drag queen

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