Efraín is a masculine Spanish given name, a cognate of
Ephraim
Ephraim (; he, ''ʾEp̄rayīm'', in pausa: ''ʾEp̄rāyīm'') was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph ben Jacob and Asenath. Asenath was an Ancient Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daught ...
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Efrain Chacurian
Efraín or Yeprem "Chico" Chacurian (22 February 1924 - 15 February 2019) was an Argentine-American soccer forward. He earned four caps, scoring one goal, as a member of the U.S. national team in 1953 and 1954. He was inducted into the National ...
(1924–2019), Argentine-born naturalised American soccer player
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Efraín Cortés
Efraín Cortés Gruesso (born July 10, 1984), known as Efraín Cortés, is a Colombian football centre back.
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1984 births
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(born 1984), Colombian football defender
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Efraín Escudero (born 1986), Mexican mixed martial arts fighter
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Efraín Flores (born 1958), Mexican football manager
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Efraín Forero Triviño (born 1931), Colombian cyclist
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Efraín Goldenberg
Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber, or Efraím (born 28 December 1929), is a Peruvian politician who served as Finance and Economy Minister, Foreign Relations Minister, and Prime Minister during the presidency of then-President Alberto Fujimori.
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(born 1929), Peruvian politician
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Efrain Gonzalez (born 1948), Puerto-Rico born New York senator
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Efrain Guigui (1925–2007), US-based Panamanian clarinetist and conductor.
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Efraín Guzmán
Noel Matta Matta-Guzmán also known by his nom de guerre Efraín Guzmán (c. 1937 – 2003) was a Colombian guerrilla leader, founding member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Colombian military intelligence reported his ...
(circa 1937–2002), Colombian guerrilla leader
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Efraín Huerta (1914–1982), Mexican poet
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Efraïn Jonckheer (1917–1987), Netherlands Antilles prime minister
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Efraín Juárez
Efraín Juárez Valdez (born 22 February 1988) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current assistant manager of Standard Liege. He is the younger brother of former FC Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes.
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He began hi ...
(born 1988), Mexican football player
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Efraín López Neris (born 1937), Puerto Rican actor
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Efraín Medina (born 1979), Mexican singer
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Efraín Morote (1921–1989), Peruvian anthropologist
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Efraín Ríos Montt
José Efraín Ríos Montt (; 16 June 1926 – 1 April 2018) was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as ''de facto'' President of Guatemala in 1982–83. His brief tenure as chief executive was one of the bloodiest periods ...
(1926–2018), former ''de facto'' President of Guatemala
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Efraín Rivera Pérez
Efraín Rivera Pérez (1951- 15 September 2013) born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, was a former Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. He held the position from 2000 to 2010. He died on 15 September 2013 in a motorcycle accident in ...
(1951–2013), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
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Efraín Sánchez
Efraín Elías "El Caimán" Sánchez Casimiro (26 February 1926 – 16 January 2020) was a Colombian footballer who played as goalkeeper. He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile. A ...
(1926–2020), Colombian footballer
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Efraín Valdez (born 1966), Dominican Republic baseball player
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Efraín Velarde
Efraín Velarde Calvillo (born 18 April 1986), also known as Chispa, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
Velarde joined the Pumas youth system at the age of 13 and worked his way through the ranks to debut in 2004; h ...
(born 1986), Mexican football player
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Spanish masculine given names