Guerra is a Portuguese, Spanish and Italian term meaning "war". Notable people with the surname Guerra include:

People

Arts

Aaron Guerra Tourniquet was an American Christian metal band that formed in Los Angeles in 1990. It was founded by Ted Kirkpatrick, Guy Ritter, and Gary Lenaire. Tourniquet primarily played a mixture of thrash metal, thrash and progressive metal and was in ...

, American guitarist * Adam Daniel Guerra, American drag queen also known as Venus D-Lite * Ana Clara Guerra Marques, Angolan dancer *

Andrea Guerra (composer) Andrea Guerra is an Italian composer. He is noted for his film scores of ''Facing Windows'' (2003), ''Hotel Rwanda'' (2004), and ''The Pursuit of Happyness'' (2006). Biography Son of poet and screenwriter Tonino Guerra, Andrea Guerra was born in ...

, Italian composer * Aureliano Fernández-Guerra, Spanish historian, poet and playwright * Carlos Rivera Guerra, Mexican singer * Carolina Guerra, Colombian model and actress * Cástulo Guerra, Argentine actor * César Guerra-Peixe, Brazilian violinist *

Ciro Guerra Ciro Guerra (born 6 February 1981) is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film ''Embrace of the Serpent'', which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, and for '' The Wind ...

, Colombian film director, screenwriter *

Ely Guerra Ely Guerra (born Elizabeth Guerra Vázquez, February 13, 1972) is a Mexican singer-songwriter who was raised in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The daughter of Alberto Guerra and Gloria Vázquez, Guerra lived the first years of her life in Mon ...

, Mexican singer * Gabriel Guerra, Mexican sculptor *

Giovanni Guerra Giovanni Guerra (1544–1618) was an Italian draughtsman and painter from Modena who worked in Rome. He probably arrived in the city as early as 1562, though he was not documented until 1583, when he frescoed three friezes of allegorical figures i ...

, Italian painter * Gregório de Matos e Guerra, Brazilian poet *

Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born 7 June 1957) is a People of the Dominican Republic, Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has won numerous awards including 28 Latin Grammy Awards, three Grammy Awards, ...

, Dominican singer * Marcelino Guerra, Cuban singer * María Inés Guerra, Mexican singer *

Pedro Guerra Pedro Manuel Guerra Mansito (born 2 June 1966), better known as Pedro Guerra, is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He originally performed under the name Pedro Manuel. Biography Pedro Manuel Guerra Mancito was born in Güímar, Tenerife, on June ...

, Spanish singer *

Pia Guerra Pia Jasmin Guerra is an American-born Canadian comic book artist and editorial cartoonist, best known for her work as co-creator and lead penciller on the Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo title ''Y: The Last Man''. She has worked in the comics industr ...

, Canadian comic book artist * Raquel Guerra, Portuguese singer *

Rita Guerra Rita Maria de Azevedo Mafra Guerra, commonly known as Rita Guerra (born 22 October 1967) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest, Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 where she sang "D ...

, Portuguese singer *

Robert Guerra Robert Guerra may refer to: * Robert Guerra (art director) * Robert Guerra (politician) See also * Roberto Guerra, Cuban boxer {{hndis, Guerra, Robert ...

, American set designer *

Rosa Guerra Rosa Guerra (1834 – August 18, 1864) was an Argentine educator, journalist and writer. She was a pioneering woman in Argentine literature. Guerra defended the idea that women should not be confined to household duties, but were born to be educat ...

Argentine educator, journalist, writer *

Ruy Guerra Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still a Portuguese colony. ...

, Portuguese-Brazilian actor and director *

Shekhar Gurera Shekhar Gurera, also known as Chander Shekhar Gurera, is an Indian Editorial cartoonists, editorial cartoonist, illustrator, and graphic designer. He publishes regular cartoons with comments about India's political and social trends. His daily ...

, Indian cartoonist *

Tom Guerra Tom Guerra (born 1963) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and vintage guitar preservationist. He has been a member of Mambo Sons and Dirty Bones Band, has appeared as a guest on recordings by other notable artists, and has released albums unde ...

, American guitarist *

Tonino Guerra Antonio "Tonino" Guerra (16 March 1920 – 21 March 2012) was an Italian poet, writer and screenwriter who collaborated with some of the most prominent film directors, such as Andrei Tarkovsky, Michelangelo Antonioni, Theo Angelopoulos, and Fede ...

, Italian screenwriter and poet *

Wendy Guerra Wendy Guerra (born 11 December 1970), formally Wendy Guerra Torres, is a Cuban poet and novelist, based in Miami. After a brief career acting in Cuban film and television, she turned to writing and won recognition more readily abroad than within ...

, Cuban writer *

Yalil Guerra Yalil Guerra Soto (born April 27, 1973, Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban born composer with Spanish citizenship (from 1999) and United States citizenship (from 2007), classical guitarist, producer, arranger, professor, multi-instrumentalist, and conductor ...

, Cuban guitarist

Sport

Aidan Guerra Aidan Guerra (born 25 February 1988) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2013 NRL Grand Final, and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He represented both Italy and Australia ...

, Australian rugby footballer *

Alejandra de la Guerra Alejandra de la Guerra (born 14 February 1968) is a Peruvian former volleyball player who won the silver medal with the Peruvian women's national volleyball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. De la Guerra also helped the Peruvian team t ...

, Peruvian volleyball player *

Alejandro Guerra Alejandro Abraham Guerra Morales (born 9 July 1985) is a Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Caracas Born in Caracas, Guerra started his senior career at hometown club Caracas FC, maki ...

, Venezuelan footballer * Andrea Guerra (footballer) Italian footballer * Ariana Guerra, American gymnast * Ascension Guerra, Spanish archer *

Aumi Guerra Aura Mireya Guerra López (born 5 May 1977) is a Dominican ten-pin bowler who won back to back Qubica AMF Bowling World Cup Titles (2010 & 2011). Career Finished in 5th position of the combined rankings at the 2006 Qubica-AMF World Cup in Ca ...

, Dominican bowler * Brent Guerra, Australian footballer *

Deolis Guerra Deolis Alexander Guerra (born April 17, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pi ...

, Venezuelan baseball player * Elvira Guerra, Italian equestrienne * Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra, Spanish tennis player * Hugo Guerra, Uruguayan footballer * Jackie Guerra (footballer), American-born Puerto Rican footballer * Javy Guerra, American baseball player * Jorge Guerra, Chilean cyclist * Jorge Guerra (known as ''Jorge Guerrinha''), Brazilian basketball player and coach * José Guerra (diver), Cuban diver * Juan Guerra (footballer, born 1927), Bolivian footballer * Juan Guerra (footballer, born 1991), Spanish footballer * Juan Francisco Guerra Venezuelan footballer * Junior Guerra, Venezuelan baseball player * Kleber Guerra, Brazilian footballer *

Learco Guerra Learco Guerra (14 October 1902 – 7 February 1963) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1934 Giro d'Italia. He was born in San Nicolò Po, a ''frazione'' of Bagnolo San Vito in ...

, Italian cyclist *

Lisandra Guerra Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (born 31 October 1987, Matanzas) is a Cuban racing cyclist. Major results ;2005 :1st 500 m TT, UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Juniors :1st Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Juniors :1st 2 ...

(1987), Cuban cyclist * Martín Alejandro Machón Guerra, Guatemalan footballer *

Mike Guerra Fermín Guerra Romero (October 11, 1912 – October 9, 1992), nicknamed "Mike" in the United States, was a Cuban professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators (1937; 1944–46; 1951), Phi ...

, Cuban baseball player * Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentinian racer * Miguel Ángel Cascallana Guerra, Spanish handball player * Naomie Guerra, Trinidadian footballer * Patricia Guerra, Spanish sailor * Paulo Guerra, Portuguese runner * Pedro Ramos Guerra, Cuban baseball player * Pietro Guerra, Italian cyclist *

Rafael Sánchez Guerra Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California Fiction * ''Rafael'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Rafaël'' (film), a 2018 Dutch film People * Rafael (footballer, born 1978) ( ...

, Spanish football club president *

Silvio Guerra Silvio Román Guerra Burbano (born September 18, 1968 in San Gabriel, Carchi) is an Ecuadorian runner. Career A member of ''Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha'' he represented Ecuador at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, ...

, Ecuadorian runner * Simone Guerra, Italian footballer *

Waldir Guerra Waldir Guerra (born April 2, 1967) is a retired Salvadoran footballer who played for the El Salvador national football team during his career. Club career Guerra arrived in the USA as a refugee in 1982 and attended Bells High School for whom he ...

, Salvadoran footballer

Politics

* Abel Guerra, Mexican politician * Abílio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro, Portuguese politician * Alberto Begné Guerra, Mexican politician *

Alfonso Guerra Alfonso Guerra González (born 31 May 1940) is a Spanish politician. A leading member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served as vice president of the government (''vicepresidente del Gobierno'', i.e. equivalent to deputy pri ...

, Spanish politician * Braulio Guerra, Mexican politician * Gabriel Guerra-Mondragón, American diplomat *

José Amado Ricardo Guerra José Amado Ricardo Guerra is the Secretary of Council of Ministers in Cuba. He was appointed as part of the 2009 shake-up by Raúl Castro Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz ( ; ; born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban retired politician and general who served ...

, Cuban politician *

José Gutiérrez Guerra José Manuel Gutiérrez Guerra, known as "the last Oligarch," (5 September 1869 in Sucre, Bolivia – 3 February 1929 in Antofagasta, Chile) was a Bolivian economist and statesman who served as the 28th president of Bolivia from 1917 to 1920. ...

, Bolivian President * Juan Nicasio Guerra, Mexican politician * Marcela Guerra, Mexican politician *

Marcela Guerra Castillo Marcela Guerra Castillo (born 7 November 1959) is a Mexican politician from Nuevo León. She was a local deputy in the Congress of Nuevo León and twice federal deputy of the Congress of Mexico. From 2012 to 2018, she was a senator representing ...

, Mexican politician *

Pablo de la Guerra Pablo de la Guerra (29 November 1819 – 5 February 1874) was a Californio politician, judge, and signer of the Californian Constitution in 1849. He served several terms in the California State Senate between 1849 and 1862, and as acting lieu ...

, American politician * Pedro Cevallos Guerra, Spanish diplomat * Reynaldo Guerra Garza, American judge

Military

* Antonio Barroso y Sánchez-Guerra, Spanish general *

Donato Guerra General Donato Guerra (1832–1876) was the leader of the Mexican Army during the time of La Reforma. Born in Jalisco, he participated in the Reform War and in the French intervention. He joined the Plan de la Noria and Tuxtepec. Guerra was ...

, 19th-century Mexican general *

Eutímio Guerra Ernesto "Che" Guevara (14th May 1928 – 9 October 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a u ...

, Cuban army guide *

José de Bustamante y Guerra José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

, Spanish naval officer and explorer * José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega, Californian soldier and settler

Religion

Fernando da Guerra Fernando da Guerra ( – 26 September 1467) was a Portuguese ecclesiastic. He was successively Roman Catholic Diocese of Faro, bishop of Algarve (1409–1414), Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto, Portugal, bishop of Porto (1416–1417) and finally Ro ...

, Portuguese ecclesiastic *

Francisco Guerra (bishop) Francisco Guerra (1587 – 3 December 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Plasencia (1655–1656) and Bishop of Cádiz (1642–1655).García Guerra, Spanish bishop * José Servando Teresa de Mier Noriega y Guerra, priest in New Spain (now Mexico)

Other

* Humberto Guerra Allison, Peruvian doctor *

Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Cárdenas (July 18, 1915 – July 12, 2001) was a Mexican drug lord who founded and led the Gulf Cartel for over 50 years. He is often considered the "godfather" of U.S–Mexico border cartels. He began his criminal caree ...

, Mexican cartel founder *

María José Guerra Palmero María José Guerra Palmero (born 28 November 1962) is a Spanish philosopher, writer, and feminist theorist. She holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy and is a professor in the area of Ethics, moral philosophy at the Faculty of Humanities of the University ...

(born 1962), Spanish philosopher, writer, and feminist theorist * Rafael Guerra Bejarano, Spanish bullfighter * Reyes Tamez Guerra, Mexican chemist * Vida Guerra, American model

Fictional characters

* Carmen Guerra from the television show ''Oz''