Pilar is a feminine

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given name, traditionally short for " Maria del Pilar". Notable people with the name include:

Female

* Pilar Adón (born 1971), Spanish writer and translator * Pilar Arlando (born 1989), Portuguese holder of the title of Miss World Singapore for 2009–2010 * Pilar Barbosa (1898–1997), Puerto Rican educator, historian and political activist *

Pilar Bardem María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz (14 March 1939 – 17 July 2021) was a Spanish film and television actress. In 1996, she won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in '' Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead''. She was the moth ...

(1939–2021), Spanish film and television actress * Pilar Barreiro (born 1955), Spanish politician *

Pilar Bastardés Pilar Bastardés is a Spanish actress. She has appeared largely in Spanish theatre and television productions. In 2008 she appeared in Antonio del Real's historical film ''La conjura de El Escorial'' set during the reign of King Philip II of Spai ...

, Spanish actress * Pilar Bayer (born 1946), Spanish mathematician * Pilar Cabot (1940–2017), Catalan writer * Pilar Calveiro (born 1953), Argentine political scientist * Pilar Calvo (born 1963), Catalan politician * Pilar Campoy (born 1990), Argentine field hockey player * Pilar Cattaneo (born 2007), Argentine gymnast * Pilar De Biase (born 1996), Argentine field hockey player * Pilar de Borbón (1936–2020), Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz *

Pilar del Castillo Pilar del Castillo Vera (; born 31 July 1952) is a Spanish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2004. She previously served as Minister for Education, Culture and Sport in the government of Prime Minister ...

(born 1952), Spanish Member of the European Parliament * Pilar de Lusarreta (1914–1967), Argentine author and critic * Pilar Fuertes Ferragut (1962–2012), Spanish diplomat * Pilar Geijo (born 1984), Argentine Marathon swimmer * Pilar González i Duarte (born 1945), Spanish chemist * Pilar Hidalgo (born 1979), Spanish female athlete * Pilar Hidalgo-Lim (1893–1973), Filipino educator and civic leader * Pilar Homem de Melo (born 1963), Portuguese singer-songwriter * Pilar Khoury (born 1995), Lebanese footballer *

Pilar López de Ayala Pilar López de Ayala Arroyo (born 18 September 1978) is a Spanish actress. She won a Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance playing Joanna of Castile in 2001 film ''Mad Love''. Life and career Early life Pilar López de Ayala Arroy ...

(born 1978), Spanish film actress * Pilar López Júlvez (1912–2008), Spanish choreographer and ballerina *

Pilar Lorengar Lorenza Pilar García Seta (16 January 1928 – 2 June 1996), known professionally as Pilar Lorengar, was a Spanish ( Aragonese) soprano. She was best known for her interpretations of opera and the Spanish genre Zarzuela, and as a soprano she w ...

(1928–1996), Spanish soprano *

Pilar Manjón Pilar Manjón (born 1958) is the president of the ''Asociación 11-M Afectados del Terrorismo'' (''Association for the victims of 11-M''). Biography Manjón was born in Plasencia, Cáceres Province. She is a civil servant and has been a member o ...

(born 1958), president of the association for the victims of 11-M (11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings) * Pilar Mateos (born 1942), Spanish writer of children's literature * Pilar Mazzetti (born 1946), Peruvian doctor who currently holds the title of Minister of the Interior * Pilar Medina (born c. 1956), first Spanish delegate to win the Miss International title in 1977 *

Pilar Miró Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 – 19 October 1997) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. She was the General Director of RTVE from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of the weddings of the dau ...

(1940–1997), Spanish screenwriter and film director * Pilar Montenegro (born 1969), Mexican Latin pop singer and actress * Pilar Muñoz (1911–1980), Spanish actress of stage and film * Pilar Muñoz, Spanish singer, member of the band

Las Ketchup Las Ketchup is a Spanish girl group founded by flamenco record producer Manuel "Queco" Ruiz. The group, which consists of sisters Lucía, Lola, and Pilar Muñoz (later to be joined by a fourth sister Rocío), is best known for the 2002 hit sing ...

Pilar Nores de García María del Pilar Nores Bodereau de García (born 11 March 1949) is an Argentine-born Peruvian economist and the widow of former President of Peru Alan García, she was that nation's First Lady of Peru, First Lady on two occasions. Biography ...

(born 1949), Argentine economist *

Pilar Nouvilas i Garrigolas Pilar Nouvilas (Castelló d'Empúries, March 6, 1854 - Barcelona, 1938) was a Spanish painter from Catalonia. Early life and education Pilar Nouvilas i Garrigolas was born in Castelló d'Empúries. She was the daughter of Josep Anton Nouvilas ...

(1854-1938), Spanish painter *

Pilar Pallete María del Pilar Pallete Alvarado (born 3 September 1928), known professionally as Pilar Pallete, is a Peruvian-born American former actress and painter. She became well-known through her marriage to the actor John Wayne. Early life María de ...

(born 1936), Peruvian actress and third wife of the American film star John Wayne * Pilar Paz Pasamar (1932–2019), Spanish poet and writer *

Pilar Pellicer María del Pilar Pellicer López de Llergo (12 February 1938 – 16 May 2020) was a Mexican actress. At the 17th Ariel Awards, she won the Ariel Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film '' La Choca'' (1974). Biography Pilar wa ...

(1938–2020), Mexican film actress *

Pilar Prades Pilar Prades Expósito or Santamaría (1928 – 19 May 1959) was a Spanish maid, sentenced to death for murder through arsenic poisoning. She was the last woman executed in Spain. Biography Born into a humble family in Bejís, she moved to Vale ...

(1928-1959), last Spanish woman to be executed by garrote * Pilar Rahola (born 1958), Spanish journalist, writer and former politician and MP * Pilar Ramírez (1964–2017), Mexican synchronized swimmer * Pilar Revuelta, Spanish film set decorator and art director * Pilar Rioja (born 1932), Mexican dancer * Pilar Roldán (born 1939), Mexican fencer * Pilar Romang (born 1992), Argentine field hockey player * Pilar Romero (born 1982), Argentine handball player * Pilar Rubio (born 1978), Spanish reporter and TV presenter *

Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente (born 1964, Barcelona) is an astrophysicist working as a professor at the University of Barcelona. Her work has included research on type Ia supernovae. In 2004, she led the team that searched for the companion star to the whi ...

(born 1964), Spanish astrophysicist working as a professor in University of Barcelona *

Pilar Seurat Pilar Seurat (born Rita Hernandez; July 25, 1938 – June 2, 2001) was a Filipino American film and television actress in the 1960s. Career Born in Manila, Seurat began her Hollywood career as a dancer in Ken Murray's "Blackouts", the popul ...

(1938–2001), Filipina-American film and television actress * Pilar Vallugera (born 1967), Catalan politician * Pilar Zabala Aguirre (born 1951), Spanish researcher, writer, and professor * Pilar Zeta (born 1986), Argentine artist, graphic designer, and fashion designer

Male

* Pilar Barrios (1889–1974), Uruguayan poet * Pilar García (brigadier general) (born 1896), Cuban Chief of National Police in 1958 and 1959

Fictional characters

* Pilar, from Ernest Hemingway's novel ''

For Whom the Bell Tolls ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer attached to a Republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As a dynamiter, he is assigned ...

'' (also the name of his boat and nickname for his wife) *Pilar Estravados from Agatha Christie' "

Hercule Poirot's Christmas ''Hercule Poirot's Christmas'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 19 December 1938 (although the first edition is copyright dated 1939). It retailed at seve ...

" * Pilar, from Paulo Coelho's novel '' By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept'' * Pilar, from the musical ''

Legally Blonde (musical) ''Legally Blonde'' is a 2007 musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe (composer), Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and a Book (musical theatre), book by Heather Hach. It is based on the novel ''Legally Blonde (novel), ...

'' * Pilar Cortez, from the ABC television series '' Last Resort'' * Pilar Ortega, from the CBS nighttime soap opera ''Falcon Crest'' * Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald, from the NBC/DirecTV soap opera ''Passions'' * Pilar Reed, from the SyFy television series ''

Eureka Eureka often refers to: * Eureka (word), a famous exclamation attributed to Archimedes * Eureka effect, the sudden, unexpected realization of the solution to a problem Eureka or Ureka may also refer to: History * Eureka Rebellion, an 1854 g ...

'' * Pilar Ternera, from the novel ''

One Hundred Years of Solitude ''One Hundred Years of Solitude'' (, ) is a 1967 in literature, 1967 novel by Colombian people, Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez that tells the Family saga, multi-generational story of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio ...

'' * Pilar, a doll in the

Groovy Girls Groovy Girls was a line of fashion dolls manufactured by the American toy company Manhattan Toy and launched in 1998. Each year new dolls were produced until 2019. History Groovy Girls launched in 1998 as a wholesome, funky alternative to Barbi ...

line by Manhattan Toy * Pilar Zuazo, from the Showtime dark comedy series ''Weeds'' * Pilar, from Margaret Atwood's novel ''

The Year of the Flood ''The Year of the Flood'' is a novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, the second book of her dystopian trilogy, released on September 22, 2009, in Canada and the United States, and on September 7, 2009, in the United Kingdom. The novel was ...

'' * Pilar Dunoff, from Argentine soap opera ''

Rebelde Way ''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on El Nueve, Azul Televisión from 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widesp ...

'' * Pilar, from Emeric Pressburger's '' Killing a Mouse on Sunday' * Pilar, from the 2025 Spanish comedy television series soap opera ''

Su majestad ''Su majestad'' is a Spanish comedy television series created by Borja Cobeaga and Diego San José which stars Anna Castillo and Ernesto Alterio. The series premiered on 27 February 2025. Plot Spain. 2024. After a scandal involving Alfonso XVI ...

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