Oquendo or de Oquendo is a surname of Basque originhttps://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=oquendo and is a Castilianized variant of "Okendo". Notable people with the surname include: *

Adrián Oquendo Adrián Oquendo (born 23 February 1990) is a Cuban rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2 ...

(born 1990), Cuban rower * Alexandra Oquendo (born 1984), Puerto Rican volleyball player *

Angel Oquendo Angel Oquendo is an American film, television and voice-over actor. In addition to his work on film, he's appeared in a number of television series including ''Mayans M.C.'', '' 9-1-1: Lone Star'', ''Animal Kingdom'', and ''Everybody Hates Chris ...

, Puerto Rican actor * Antonio de Oquendo (1577–1640), Spanish admiral * Carlos Oquendo (born 1987), Colombian cyclist *

Carlos Oquendo de Amat Carlos Oquendo de Amat (April 17, 1905 – March 6, 1936) was a Peruvian poet born in Moho, generally recognized by his only book of poetry ''5 Meters of Poems'', first published on 1927, which is an accordion book or pop-up book which extends ...

(1905–1936), Peruvian poet * Constanza Oquendo (born 1988), Venezuelan fashion designer * Danny Oquendo (born 1987), American football player *

Fres Oquendo Fres Oquendo (born April 1, 1973) is a Puerto Rican former professional heavyweight boxer. He had a successful amateur record before turning professional in 1997. He unsuccessfully challenged three times for world heavyweight titles. Amateur car ...

(born 1973), Puerto Rican heavyweight boxer *Ian Oquendo, named used from 2001 to 2003 by American professional baseball player

Ian Snell Ian Dante Snell (born October 30, 1981) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners. From 2001 to 2003, he went by the name Ian Oquendo ...

(born 1981) *

Jonathan Oquendo Jonathan Oquendo Arnaldi (born August 3, 1983) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who has challenged twice for a world title: the WBA (Regular) featherweight title in 2015, and the WBO junior lightweight title in September 2020. He has held mu ...

(born 1983), Puerto Rican professional boxer * José Oquendo (born 1963), Puerto Rican baseball player and coach *José Alberto Pérez Oquendo, full name of Cuban professional football player José Pérez (Cuban footballer) (born 1999) *

Kario Oquendo Kario Oquendo (born January 28, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the SMU Mustangs men's basketball, SMU Mustangs of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He previously played for the Florida SouthWestern State College, Florida SouthWe ...

(born 2000), American basketball player * Luis Oquendo (1925–1992), Cuban actor *

Manny Oquendo Manny Oquendo (January 1, 1931 – March 25, 2009) was an American percussionist of Puerto Rican ancestry. His main instruments were the timbales and the bongos. He was a long-time member of Eddie Palmieri's Conjunto La Perfecta, which he lef ...

(1931–2009), Puerto Rican percussionist * Maria A. Oquendo, American psychiatrist * Mateo Rosas de Oquendo (ca. 1559–1612), viceregal Peru's earliest satirist * Miguel de Oquendo (1534–1588), Spanish admiral

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