Escobar is a Spanish surname.https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=escobar Notable people with the surname include: *

Abelardo Escobar Prieto Abelardo Escobar Prieto (19 January 1938 – 11 February 2019) was a Mexican politician and cabinet minister who served as Minister of Agrarian, Land, and Urban Development (then the Ministry of Agrarian Reform) from April 2006 to December 2012 u ...

(1936–2019), Mexican politician *

Agustín Escobar Agustín Ezequiel Martín Escobar (1975 – 10 April 2025) was a Spanish business executive who served as president and CEO of Siemens Spain and CEO of Siemens Mobility Southwest Europe from December 2022 until his death. Early life Escobar was ...

(died 2025), Spanish business executive * Anasol Escobar (born 1976), Colombian singer *

Alcides Escobar Alcides Escobar () (born December 16, 1986) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Washington Nationals, an ...

(born 1986), Venezuelan baseball player *

Álex Escobar Alexander Escobar Gañán (born 8 February 1965), also known as Álex Escobar, is a Colombian Association football, football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of the under-20 squad of Améric ...

(born 1965), Colombian footballer * Alex Escobar (presenter) (born 1974), Brazilian journalist and TV presenter * Alex Escobar (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball player *

Alexander Escobar Alexander Escobar Rosales (born April 4, 1984) is a Salvadoran footballer who has played for the El Salvador national team. Club career He played in the C.D. San Francisco Junior youth teams and has played all of his professional career at A ...

(born 1984), Salvadoran footballer *

Alexander Escobar Gañán Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are A ...

(born 1965), Colombian footballer *

Alexandra Escobar María Alexandra Escobar Guerrero (born 17 July 1980) is an Ecuadorian weightlifter. At the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, Turkey she won gold in the 53 kg category in the clean and jerk, bronze in the snatch, and t ...

(born 1980), Ecuadorian weightlifter *

Ana Vilma de Escobar Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar (born 2 March 1954) is a Salvadorans, Salvadoran politician who was Vice President of El Salvador from 1 June 2004 to 1 June 2009. She is a member of the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). She is ...

(born 1954), Salvadoran politician *

Andrea Escobar Andrea Marcela Escobar Duque (born July 22, 1988) is a Colombian actress, television hostess, and model. Escobar is the oldest of two. Her brother one year younger is a chef, native of San Juan Bautista de Guacari. Modelling career Esco ...

(born 1992), Colombian actress *

Andrés Escobar Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (; 13 March 1967 – 2 July 1994) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played for Atlético Nacional, BSC Young Boys, and the Colombia national team. Nicknamed ''The Gentleman'', ...

(1967–1994), Colombian footballer shot dead by angry fans after accidentally scoring an own goal that eliminated his team from the 1994 FIFA World Cup * Andrés Ramiro Escobar (born 1991), Colombian footballer *

Ángel Escobar Ángel Rubén Escobar Rivas (born May 12, 1965) is a former Venezuelan shortstop and switch hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants in its 1988 season. Escobar hit .333 (1-for-3) with one run scored in three ...

(born 1965), Venezuelan baseball player *

Antonio Escobar Núñez Antonio Escobar Núñez (born 1976), known professionally as Antonio Escobar, is a Spanish music producer, composer, sound designer and mixing engineer whose career spans music for film, television, advertising, and recording artists. His work ...

(born 1976), Spanish musician * Antonio Escobar y Mendoza, 17th-century Spanish ethicist *

Arturo Escobar (anthropologist) Arturo Escobar (born November 20, 1951) is a Colombian-American anthropologist and professor emeritus of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. His academic research interests include political ecology, anthrop ...

(born 1952), Colombian-American anthropologist and development scholar *

Arturo Escobar y Vega Arturo Escobar y Vega (born 23 April 1970) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM). Escobar currently serves in the lower house of the Mexican Congress. Escobar has been an active member and leader of t ...

(born 1970), Mexican politician *

Brandon Escobar Brandon Escobar (born on September 25, 1990 in Queens, New York) is a Honduran-American Olympian, freestyle wrestler. He qualified to wrestle in the men's freestyle 55 kg division at the 2012 Summer Olympics for the country of, Honduras. Hondu ...

(born 1990), Honduran sport wrestler *

Carlos Escobar Casarin Carlos Andrés Escobar Casarin (born September 13 of 1990 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender. He debuted playing for Universidad de Chile against Palestino in 2009. Honours Club ;Universidad de Chile * ...

(born 1990), Chilean footballer *

Carlos Escobar Ortíz Carlos Humberto Escobar Ortiz (born 24 December 1989)(), is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Deportes Concepción. Club career Escobar in 2012 signed for O'Higgins from Coquimbo Unido. On 10 December 2013, he won the Aper ...

(born 1989), Chilean footballer *

César Antonio Díaz Escobar Cesar or César may refer to: Arts and entertainment * César (film), ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romantic drama * César (film), ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar Department, Colombia * Cesar R ...

(born 1975), Chilean footballer *

Daniel Escobar Daniel Rene Escobar (April 9, 1964 – December 13, 2013) was an American actor known for playing Mr. Escobar, a teacher on the Disney Channel TV series, ''Lizzie McGuire''. His other television credits include ''Charmed'', ''Curb Your Enthusias ...

(1964–2013), American actor *

Daniela Escobar Daniela Escobar Duncan (born 16 January 1969) is a Brazilian actress, television presenter and voice actress. Biography Escobar was born in São Borja, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil At the age of ten, she moved with her family t ...

(born 1969), Brazilian actress and television presenter *

Darío Escobar Darío Escobar (born 1971, Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan artist. His work is characterized by the investigation of formal and conceptual aspects of objects and their function in visual arts. Select one-person exhibitions 2016 * ''"Dario Es ...

(born 1971), Guatemalan artist *

Eduardo Escobar Eduardo José Escobar (born January 5, 1989) is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbac ...

(born 1989), Venezuelan baseball player *

Edwin Escobar Edwin José Escobar (born April 22, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks, ...

(born 1992), Venezuelan professional baseball player *

Elizam Escobar Elizam Escobar (May 24, 1948 – January 15, 2021) was a Puerto Rican art theorist, poet, visual artist and writer. He served a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted while a member of the FALN. Early years Escobar was born in Puerto ...

(1948–2021), Puerto Rican painter *

Enzo Escobar Enzo Sergio Escobar Olivares (born November 10, 1951) is a retired football defender from Chile, who played for Club de Deportes Cobreloa. He represented Chile at the 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, ...

(born 1951), Chilean footballer *

Eusebio Escobar Eusebio Escobar Ramírez (born 2 July 1936) is a former Colombian footballer. He was a member of the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile and played in two qualifying matches for the tournament. Escoba ...

(born 1936), Colombian footballer *

Fabio Escobar Fabio Escobar Benítez (born 2 February 1982 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan retired football forward. Career Escobar began his career in Sportivo San Lorenzo of Paraguay before playing for Puerto Montt of Chile, Club Toluca and Atlético Mexiq ...

(born 1982), Paraguayan footballer *

Francisco Escobar Francisco Javier Escobar Parra (June 21, 1991) is a Colombian model and the winner of the Mister World 2012 title which was held in Kent, England on November 24, 2012. He defeated 47 other challengers from around the world to earn the Mister Worl ...

(born 1991), Colombian beauty pageant winner * Gavin Escobar (1991–2022), American football player * Isabel Escobar, Brazilian-American environmental engineer *

Jesús Escobar Jesús Escobar is a professor of art history at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Escobar specializes in the art, architecture, and urbanism of early modern Spain and Italy and has published articles and reviews in journals of art ...

, American historian *

José Escobar (baseball) José Elías Escobar Sánchez (born October 30, 1960) is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball shortstop and right-handed batter who played for the Cleveland Indians (1991). Escobar hit .200 (3-for-15) with one run batted in in 10 games. P ...

(born in 1960), Venezuelan baseball player *

José Escobar Saliente José Escobar Saliente (22 October 1908 — 31 March 1994) was a Spanish comic book writer and artist, born in Barcelona. He signed as ''Escobar'', and is most famous for his creation ''Zipi y Zape'', as well as the character ''Carpanta''. ...

(1908–1994), Spanish comic writer and artist *

José Luis Escobar Alas José Luis Escobar Alas (born 10 March 1959) is a Salvadoran Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of San Salvador since 2009. Escobar served as Bishop of San Vicente beginning in 2005, prior to his elevation to San Salvador on 27 D ...

(born 1959), Salvadoran bishop *

Juan Carlos Escobar Juan Carlos Escobar Rodríguez (born 30 October 1982) is a Colombian former football defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders ma ...

(born 1982), Colombian footballer * Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar (died 2002), Colombian drug dealer *

Juan Francisco Escobar Juan Francisco Escobar (born January 31, 1949) is a former Paraguayan football referee. A former FIFA referee, Escobar supervised matches during the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, the 1992 Olympic tournament, and the 1991 and 1993 Copa Am ...

(born 1949), Paraguayan football referee * Juan Manuel Escobar (born 1950), American politician and judge *

Sebastián Marroquín Sebastián Marroquín (born Juan Pablo Escobar Henao 24 February 1977) is a Colombian architect, author, and the son of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Life After the death of Pablo Escobar in 1993, Juan Pablo Escobar Henao, his mother, and ...

(born 1977), born Juan Pablo Escobar *

Katherine Escobar Katherine Escobar is a Colombian model and actress best known as Olivia on the Mafia Dolls telenovela, also work in novels such as New rich, new poor and I want to die like Catherine. Filmography References l Living people Colombia ...

(born 1982), Colombian model and actress *

Kelvim Escobar Kelvim José Escobar Bolívar (born April 11, 1976) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1997–2003) and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004–2007, 2009). He won 101 games, but his career ...

(born 1976), Venezuelan baseball player * Luis Escobar (disambiguation), multiple people *

Manolo Escobar Don Manuel García Escobar MML (19 October 1931 – 24 October 2013), better known as Manolo Escobar, was a Spanish singer of Andalusian '' copla'' and other Spanish music. He was also an actor and performed in multiple musicals. His popular ...

(1931–2013), Spanish singer *

Marisol Escobar Marisol Escobar (May 22, 1930 – April 30, 2016), otherwise known simply as Marisol, was a Venezuelan-American sculptor born in Paris, who lived and worked in New York City. She became world-famous in the mid-1960s, but lapsed into relative ob ...

(1930–2016), Venezuelan-born sculptor * Matías Escobar (born 1982), Argentine footballer *

Melba Escobar Melba Escobar de Nogales (born 1976 Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian writer and journalist. Life She graduated from Universidad de los Andes. She writes for ''El Espectador'' of Bogotá and ''El País (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspa ...

(born 1976) Colombian writer and journalist *

Pablo Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (; ; 1 December 19492 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed the "King of Cocaine", Escobar was one of the wealthie ...

(1949-1993), Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist *

Pablo Andrés Escobar Pablo Andrés Escobar Valencia (born February 12, 1987) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Real Cartagena. Career Escobar began his career in his native Colombia with Deportes Quindío, and made 67 appearances for the team in t ...

(born 1987), Colombian footballer *

Pablo Daniel Escobar Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti (, born 23 February 1979) is a football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is the current head coach of the Bolivia national under-20 team. Born in Paraguay, Escob ...

(born 1978), Paraguayan-born Bolivian footballer *

Pánfilo Escobar Pánfilo Eugenio Escobar Amarilla (born 7 September 1974, in Luque) is a Paraguayan football former defender who last played for River Plate. He played professionally in Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador. Career Club Escobar started hi ...

(born 1974), Paraguayan footballer *

Patricio Escobar Patricio Escobar (March 17, 1843 – April 19, 1912) was President of Paraguay between November 25, 1886, and November 25, 1890. His life Escobar was born in San José de los Arroyos on March 17, 1843. His parents were José Escobar and Ana Be ...

(1843–1912), President of Paraguay *

Pedro de Escobar Pedro de Escobar (c. 1465 – after 1535), a.k.a. ''Pedro do Porto'', was a Portuguese composer of the Renaissance, mostly active in Spain. He was one of the earliest and most skilled composers of polyphony in the Iberian Peninsula, whose mu ...

, 16th-century Portuguese composer *

Pepe Escobar Emilio "Pepe" Escobar (born 1954 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian journalist. He is known for his association with online alternative media, and his works have appeared in publications such as Asia Times, Mondialisation.ca, CounterPunch, Al-Jazeera, ...

(born 1954), Brazilian investigative journalist *

Pêro Escobar Pedro Escobar, also known as Pero Escobar, was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator who discovered São Tomé (December 21, 1471), Annobón (January 1, 1472), Príncipe (January 17, 1472) islands, together with João de Santarém c. 1470. He is ...

, 15th-century Portuguese explorer * Ramón Escobar Santiago (1937–2020), Spanish politician *

Reynaldo Escobar Pérez Reynaldo Gaudencio Escobar Pérez was a Mexican politician. Previously, he was Secretary of Government in the state of Veracruz, and was the state's attorney general, until he resigned on October 8, 2011. He was also the former mayor of Xalapa.He ...

, Mexican politician *

Rolando Escobar Rolando Emilio Escobar Batista (born 24 October 1981) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mineros de Guayana of the Venezuelan Primera División. Club career A much-travelled midfielder, he has played for several teams in ...

(born 1981), Panamanian footballer * Ruth Escobar (1935–2017), Portuguese-born Brazilian actress, businesswoman, and politician *

Samuel Escobar Juan Samuel Escobar Aguirre (28 November 1934 – 29 April 2025) was a Peruvian evangelical theologian, missiologist, educator, and author, known for his influential role in shaping Latin American evangelical theology and global evangelical e ...

(1934–2025), Peruvian evangelical theologian * Sergi Escobar (born 1974), Spanish cyclist *

Sílvio Escobar Sílvio Escobar Benitez (born 18 July 1986) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persipa Pati. Club career Persepam Madura United In January 2014, he made his debut with Persepam Madura United again ...

(born 1986), Paraguayan footballer *

Sixto Escobar Sixto Escobar (March 23, 1913 – November 17, 1979) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. Competing in the bantamweight division, he was Puerto Rico's first world champion and a two-time Undisputed Bantamweight World Champion. Escobar was bo ...

(1913–1979), Puerto Rican boxer * Susana Escobar (born 1987), Mexican swimmer *

Ticio Escobar Luis María Escobar Argaña (born February 9, 1947), better known as Ticio Escobar, is a Paraguayan lawyer, academic, author, museum director, and former Minister of Culture of Paraguay. He has championed the rights of Indigenous peoples of Parag ...

(born 1947), Paraguayan minister of culture *

Veronica Escobar Veronica Escobar (born September 15, 1969) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for , based in El Paso, since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as an El Paso County commissioner from 2007 to 2011 and the ...

(born 1969), American politician from Texas * Vicente Escobar (1757–1834), Cuban painter * Walter Escobar (born 1968), Colombian footballer *

Yasmani Copello Escobar Yasmani Copello Escobar (born 15 April 1987) is a Cuban-born track and field hurdler who represents Turkey internationally. His personal best for the 400 metres hurdles is 47.81 seconds, set in the final of the 2018 European Athletics Championsh ...

(born 1987), Cuban-Turkish hurdler *

Yunel Escobar Yunel Escobar Almenares (born November 2, 1982) is a Cuban-born American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Na ...

(born 1982), Cuban-American baseball player

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