Pas or PAZ may refer to:

Places

Paz, Croatia Paz () is a village and ruined castle in Istria County, Croatia, in the municipality of Cerovlje. In 2011, the population of the village is 72. Description It is in the north-eastern part of Istria, north-east of the Gologorica and Gradinje, no ...

, a village and castle ruin in Istria, Croatia * Pads, Iran or Faz, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Organisations

* Pavlovo Bus Factory or ''Pavlovsky Avtobusny Zavod'', a Russian bus company * Paz Oil Company, an Israeli fuel company *

El Tajín National Airport Poza Rica Airport (); officially ''Aeropuerto Nacional El Tajín'' (El Tajín National Airport) is an airport located in Tihuatlán, Veracruz, Mexico. It serves domestic flights for Poza Rica and Tuxpan in Veracruz, while also supporting var ...

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People with the surname

Paz is a surname with Spanish, Portuguese, and Hebrew origins. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word “paz” translates to “peace”, while in Hebrew (פָּז) it roughly translates to “gold” or “fine gold”. *

José María Paz Brigadier General José María Paz y Haedo (September 9, 1791 – October 22, 1854) was an Argentine military figure, notable in the Argentine War of Independence and the Argentine Civil Wars. Childhood Born in Córdoba, Argentina, the son ...

(1791–1854), Argentine soldier *

José C. Paz José Clemente Paz (2 October 1842 – 10 March 1912) was an Argentina, Argentine politician, diplomat and journalist, founder of ''La Prensa (Buenos Aires), La Prensa''. Life Paz was born in Buenos Aires and started his educati ...

(1842–1912), Argentine politician * Luis Paz (1854–1920), Bolivian jurist *

Víctor Paz Estenssoro Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro (2 October 1907 – 7 June 2001) was a Bolivian politician who served as the 45th president of Bolivia for three nonconsecutive and four total terms from 1952 to 1956, 1960 to 1964 and 1985 to 1989. He ran for pr ...

(1907–2001), Bolivian politician *

Octavio Paz Octavio Paz Lozano (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican poet and diplomat. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, a ...

(1914–1998), Mexican writer and Nobel Prize winner *

Joana da Paz Joana Zeferino da Paz (15 April 1925 – 22 February 2023), popularly known as Dona Vitória, was a Brazilian activist. She was known for recording, at the age of 80, criminal actions in her neighborhood, contributing to the arrest of dozens of ...

(1925–2023), Brazilian activist *

María Inmaculada Paz-Andrade María Inmaculada Paz-Andrade (Pontevedra, 14 November 1928 – Pontevedra, 24 November 2022) was a Spanish physicist and researcher. She was the first person to be named a professor of the Compostela Faculty of Physics, and became an international ...

(1928–2022), Spanish physicist * Pilar Paz Pasamar (1932–2019), Spanish poet and writer * Rodrigo Paz (1933–2021), Ecuadorian politician *

Jaime Paz Zamora Jaime Paz Zamora (born 15 April 1939) is a former Bolivian politician who served as the 60th president of Bolivia from 1989 to 1993. He also served as the 32nd vice president of Bolivia from October 1982 to December 1984 during the presidency ...

(born 1939), Bolivian politician *

Rubén Paz Ruben Wálter Paz Márquez (born 8 August 1959) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Paz played at two FIFA World Cups for Uruguay and was also South American Footballer of the Year in 1988. He retired in 20 ...

(born 1959), Uruguayan football player * Milagros Paz (born 1962), Venezuelan journalist and politician *

Vinny Paz Vinny Paz (born Vincenzo Edward Pazienza, December 16, 1962), formerly Vinny Pazienza, is an American former professional boxer who held world titles at lightweight and light middleweight. The 2016 film '' Bleed for This'' is based on his comeb ...

(born 1962), American boxer *

Mercedes Paz Mercedes María Paz (; born 27 June 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. She won three singles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of world No. 28 in April 1991. Her best Grand Slam result was the fou ...

(born 1966), Argentine tennis player * Rodrigo Paz Pereira (born 1967), Bolivian politician * Lorna Paz (born 1970), Colombian actress *

Bárbara Paz Bárbara Raquel Paz (born 17 October 1974) is a Brazilian actress, producer, and film director. Life and career Paz graduated from the Macunaíma Theatre School and from the Antunes Centre for Theatre Research (CPT) and is a long-standing memb ...

(born 1974), Brazilian actress, producer and film director *

Vinnie Paz Vincenzo Luviner ( Luvineri born October 5, 1977), better known as Vinnie Paz (formerly known as Ikon the Verbal Hologram), is an Italian-born American rapper and producer behind the Philadelphia underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. He ...

(born 1977), Italian-American rapper in the group Jedi Mind Tricks *

Espinoza Paz Isidro Chávez Espinoza (born 29 October 1981), better known as Espinoza Paz, is a Latin Grammy nominated Mexican musician and songwriter of regional Mexican music, specializing in the styles of Sinaloan banda, norteño, mariachi, and countr ...

(born 1981), stage name of Isidro Chávez Espinoza, Mexican musician * Or Paz (born 1988), Israeli comedian *

Pedro Paz Pedro Luís Carmo Neto de Paz (born 20 December 1994) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Moncarapacho, Olhão, Algarve, Paz joined local S.C. Olhanense's youth system in summer 2008, aged 13. He made ...

(born 1994), Portuguese footballer *

Samera Paz Samera Paz is an artist and organizer from Washington, D.C., born on May 19, 1994, and current student at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She is known for leading Girl Power Meetups in D.C. Paz mostly uses photography but has also done ...

(born 1994), American artist *

Bruno Paz Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz (born 23 April 1998) is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Moldovan Liga club Zimbru Chișinău. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Angola national team. Football career On 6 August 2016, ...

(born 1998), Portuguese footballer

People with the given name

Paz is a female given name, a short form of Spanish ''María de la Paz'' or Portuguese ''Maria da Paz''. *

Paz Lenchantin Paz Lenchantin (born December 12, 1973) is an Argentine-American musician. She is best known for having been the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of the alternative rock band Pixies (band), Pixies, playing with the band and recording three stu ...

(born 1973), Argentine-American musician of French descent *

Paz Vega María de la Paz Campos Trigo (born 2 January 1976), known professionally as Paz Vega (), is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her performance in comedy television series ''7 vidas''. Her film credits include ''Sex and Lucia'' (2001), ' ...

(born 1976), Spanish actress *

Paz de la Calzada Paz de la Calzada is a Spanish-born American interdisciplinary artist and illustrator, working in drawing, installation, and public art. The relationship of nature to human life is a major theme in her work. De la Calzada was born and raised in ...

, Spanish-born American visual artist *

Paz de la Huerta María de la Paz Elizabeth Sofía Adriana de la Huerta y Bruce (born September 3, 1984), known professionally as Paz de la Huerta (), is an American actress, model, and painter. She began her career as a teenage model before appearing in suppor ...

(born 1984), American actress and model

Fictional

* Paz Ortega Andrade, a character in the ''Metal Gear'' series

Other uses

* Paula Tooths (also known as Paz), British-Brazilian journalist * PAZ-3205, a common Soviet midibus model made by the Pavlovo Bus Factory * Paz (satellite), a Spanish military Earth observation satellite * ''

The Paz Show ''The Paz Show'' (also known as ''Paz the Penguin'' stylized ''PAZ'') is a preschool television series that debuted on 24 February 2003 on Discovery Kids and TLC in the United States. It also aired on ITV in the United Kingdom. The series is ...

'', a TV show featuring Paz the Penguin *

Permanent autonomous zone ''T.A.Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone'' is a book by the anarchist writer and poet Hakim Bey (Peter Lamborn Wilson). It was published in 1991 by Autonomedia and in 2011 by Pacific Publishing Studio (). It is composed of three sections, "Chaos: ...