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surname meaning "

tower A tower is a tall Nonbuilding structure, structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from guyed mast, masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting ...

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Arath de la Torre Arath De La Torre Balmaceda (born 20 March 1975) is a Mexican actor and comedian, best known for his roles in the telenovelas '' Soñadoras'', '' Amigas y rivales'', and ''Una familia con suerte''. Career At the age of 17 he moved from Cancún t ...

(born 1975), Mexican actor * Carlos María de la Torre (1873–1968), Cardinal of

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

Carlos Torre Repetto Carlos Jesús Torre Repetto (29 November 1904Carlos Torre's birth certificate ...

(1905–1978), chess grandmaster from Mexico *

Dara Torre Dara Torre is an American politician from Vermont. She has been a Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives for the Washington 2 District since 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-cent ...

, American politician *

Della Torre The House of Della Torre (Torriani or Thurn) was an Italian noble family who dominated Lombardy and much of northern Italy between the 12th and 14th centuries. They owned the Lordship of Milan, before being expelled by the Visconti. They were membe ...

, an Italian noble family *

Diego de la Torre Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. ...

(born 1984), Mexican football player *

Eugenio Torre Eugenio Oliveros Torre (born November 4, 1951) is a Filipino Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster. In 1974, at 22 years old, he became the first Filipino and non-Soviet Asian to qualify for the title Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster. Torre di ...

(born 1951), Filipino chess grandmaster *

Francisco de la Torre Francisco de la Torre (c. 1460 – c. 1504) was a Spanish composer mainly active in the Kingdom of Naples. His hometown may have been Seville. His music can be found in ''La música en la corte de los Reyes Musulmanes'', edited by Higinio Anglé ...

(fl 1483–1504), Spanish composer *

Frank Torre Frank Joseph Torre (; December 30, 1931 – September 13, 2014) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman. Torre, who batted and threw left-handed, played for the Milwaukee Braves (1956� ...

(1931–2014), American baseball player; brother of Joe Torre * Henri Torre (1933–2025), French politician *

Joe Torre Joseph Paul Torre Jr. (; born July 18, 1940) is an American professional baseball Senior management, executive and former player, Manager (baseball), manager, and television color commentator. He has served as a special assistant to the Commiss ...

(born 1940), American baseball player, manager and executive *

Joel Torre José Rizalino "Joel" de León Torre (born June 19, 1961) is a Filipino actor and producer who is best known for his numerous films such as the biographical film ''José Rizal'' (1998), crime thriller film '' On the Job'' (2013) and the histor ...

(born 1961), Filipino actor * Joseph Torre, who goes by the stage name

MitiS Mitis may refer to: * La Mitis, a Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada * Mitis River, a river in Matapedia Valley, Quebec, Canada * Mitis Lake, a lake of the Zec de la Rivière-Mitis Zec or ZEC may refer to: * Zcash, a cryptocurrenc ...

, American musician and producer * José Aponte de la Torre (1941–2007),

Puerto Rica Puerto, a Spanish word meaning ''seaport'', may refer to: Places *El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain *Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines *Puerto Colombia, Colombia *Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela *Puerto Galera, Oriental Mi ...

n politician *

José Manuel de la Torre José Manuel de la Torre Menchaca (born 13 November 1965), popularly nicknamed ''Chepo'', is a Mexican former professional footballer and a manager. As a player, de la Torre played as an attacking midfielder. Playing career "Chepo" came up t ...

(born 1965), soccer player *

José María Torre José María Torre is a Mexican actor and fashion designer known for his roles in telenovelas. He is the brother of Fátima Torre and Andrea Torre. He started his career at the age of five doing television commercials. Biography Born in San Salv ...

(born 1977), Mexican actor *

Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre (14 July 1850 – 6 April 1928) was an Austrian taxonomist, entomologist and botanist. Dalla Torre was born in Kitzbühel, Tyrol. He studied natural sciences at the University of Innsbruck. He then worked in the U ...

(1850–1928),

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

n entomologist *

Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (5 May 1924 – 8 September 1978), also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an cinema of Argentina, Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter. Born as Leopoldo Torres Nilsson (he later changed his paternal s ...

(1924–1978), Argentine film director *

Lisandro de la Torre Lisandro de la Torre (6 December 1868 – 5 January 1939) was an Argentine politician, born in Rosario, Santa Fe. He was considered as a model of ethics in politics. He was a national deputy and senator, a prominent polemicist, and founder o ...

(1868–1939), Argentine politician * Manuel de la Torre (born 1980), Mexican football player * Marie Torre, American TV personality *

Moira Dela Torre Moira Rachelle Bustamante Dela Torre (born November 4, 1993) is a Filipino singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Olongapo, Philippines, she began as a voice artist for corporate jingles and theme songs. In 2013, she competed in ''The Voice ...

(born 1993), Filipina singer-songwriter *

Oscar Torre Oscar Torre is an American actor, film director and producer. Personal life He was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban-born parents, who immigrated to the United States as teenagers. Torre's wife is Chuti Tiu. Career Torre is known for the ro ...

(born 1969),

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

n-American actor * Pablo S. Torre (born 1985), American sportswriter * Pio La Torre (1927–1982), Italian statesman *

Roma Torre Roma Torre (born April 20, 1958) is an American TV journalist and theater critic. She is best known for her time at cable news channel NY1, where she was a lead news presenter for over 28 years. Torre previously served as an anchor for NY1’s ...

(born 1958), American news personality *

Todd La Torre Todd La Torre (; born February 19, 1974) is an American singer and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead singer for progressive metal band Queensrÿche, and a former lead vocalist of the bands Crimson Glory and Rising West. Originally from St. Pe ...

(born 1974), American Singer *

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (February 22, 1895 – August 2, 1979) was a Peruvian politician, philosopher, and author who founded the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) political movement, the oldest currently existing political ...

(1895–1979), Peruvian political leader

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* Torre Catalano American film producer, director and writer

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