Pantoja may refer to:

People with Pantoja as first or only surname

* Doña Ana de Pantoja, a fictional character in José Zorrilla's play

Don Juan Tenorio ''Don Juan Tenorio: Drama religioso-fantástico en dos partes'' (Don Juan Tenorio: Religious-Fantasy Drama in Two Parts) is a Play (theatre), play written by José Zorrilla and produced in 1844. It is the most romantic of the two principal Span ...

* Antonia Pantoja (1922–2002), Puerto Rican educator, social worker, feminist, civil rights leader and founder of the ASPIRA Association, a Hispanic non-profit organization *

Alexandre Pantoja Alexandre Pantoja Passidomo (born April 16, 1990) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Flyweight Champion. As ...

, UFC Fighter *

Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo (born Cristina Pantoja on August 21, 1944) is a Filipina fictionist, critic and pioneering writer of creative nonfiction. She is currently Professor Emeritus of English & Comparative Literature at the University of the Ph ...

(born 1944), award-winning Filipina author * Diego de Pantoja (1571–1618), Spanish Jesuit and missionary to China who accompanied Matteo Ricci in Beijing * Dr Dimas Pantoja, a fictional character portrayed by

Jorge Enrique Abello Jorge Enrique Abello (born 28 February 1968) is a Colombian actor. Abello has performed roles in telenovelas, such as: the original version of ''La viuda de Blanco'' (The Widow in white) 1996, as "Dr. Dimas Pantoja", opposite Yolandita Monge as ...

in the 1996 production of

La Viuda de Blanco ''La viuda de Blanco'' (double meaning: ''Blanco's Widow'' and ''The Widow in White'') is an American telenovela that aired on Telemundo from July 24, 2006, to March 2, 2007. It is based on the 1996 Colombian telenovela of the same name. It sta ...

* Dominga Pantoja Nique (1889–2007), Peruvian

supercentenarian A supercentenarian, sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian, is a person who is 110 or older. This age is achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians. Supercentenarians typically live a life free of significant age-related diseases until short ...

who was aged 117 years 279 days at her death *

Super Crazy Francisco Islas Rueda (born December 3, 1973), better known by his ring name Super Crazy, is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler). In Mexico, Islas has worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and made appearances ...

, nickname of Francisco Pantoja Rueda (born 1973), Mexican professional wrestler *

Isabel Pantoja María Isabel Pantoja Martín (; born August 2, 1956) is a Spanish singer. She was born in the Triana district of Seville, Spain. She has released more than a dozen albums throughout a career spanning many decades, mostly of '' copla'' genre, ...

(born 1956), contemporary Spanish singer *

Juan Pantoja de la Cruz Juan Pantoja de La Cruz (1553 – 26 October 1608) was a Spanish painter, one of the best representatives of the Spanish school of court painters. He worked for Philip II and Philip III. The Museo del Prado contains examples of his severe portr ...

(1553–1608), Spanish court painter * Victor Pantoja, percussionist in the Latin jazz-rock-fusion group Azteca

People with Pantoja as a Hispanic second surname

:''According to

Spanish naming customs Spanish names are the traditional way of identifying, and the official way of registering a person in Spain. They are composed of a given name (simple or composite) and two surnames (the first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the first ...

, a person's given name is followed by two family names (surnames). Traditionally, the first surname is the father's first surname, and the second is the mother's first surname, but this traditional order is reversible per current gender equality law.'' * Alfonso Fernández Pantoja (died 1761), Roman Catholic Bishop of León, Spain (1753–1761) * Dagoberto Lagos Pantoja, President of the Supreme Court of Chile (1929–1931) *

Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja (born 7 June 1946, in Añora, Spain) is a noted feral child. He was sold to a hermitic goatherder at seven and after the goatherder's death, he lived alone with the wolves in the Sierra Morena. At 19, he was returned to ...

, a

feral child A feral child (also called wild child) is a young individual who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or no experience of human care, social behavior, or language. Such children lack the basics of primary and ...

who lived with wolves for 10 years in the mountains of Northern Spain * Oswaldo Alanis Pantoja (born 1989), Mexican football player * Alexandre Pantoja, mixed martial artist and UFC flyweight champion.

Places named Pantoja

Cerro Pantoja Cerro Pantojo is an extinct basaltic stratovolcano on the border of Argentina and Chile. It lies immediately south of Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass and its characteristic spire-shaped summit is an eroded volcanic plug. It also has flank lava flo ...

, a stratovolcano on the border of Argentina and Chile *

Pantoja, Guanajuato Pantoja is a village in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. It was here that Augustín de Iturbide and Anastasio Bustamante proclaimed the independence of Mexico on 19 March 1821. It is also known as Charco de Pantoja and is in the Valle de Santiago ...

, a village in the Mexican state of Guanajuato * Pantoja, Peru, a town and garrison in

Torres Causana District Torres Causana District is one of thirteen districts of the Maynas Province in Peru. It is bordered by Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Per ...

of the

Maynas Province Maynas is one of the eight provinces in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru. Its capital, Iquitos, is also Loreto's regional capital and the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. History A decree signed on 26 April 1822 signed by ...

in Peru *

Pantoja, Spain Pantoja is a village in the province of Toledo and autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring ...

, a municipality in the province of Toledo in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain * Pantoja Islands, part of the

Bligh Island Marine Provincial Park Bligh Island Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park encompasses several islands in Nootka Sound, including Bligh Island, the Villaverde Islands, and the Pantoja Islands. See also *William Bligh ...

in British Columbia, Canada *

Pantoja Park Pantoja Park is a public park located in the Marina district in downtown San Diego, California. Originally built in 1850, it is the oldest park in San Diego. It is named for Don Juan Pantoja y Arriola, a Spanish navigator who drew the first map ...

, a historic landmark located in the city of

San Diego San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...

, California * Pantoja district in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The professional soccer team

Atlético Pantoja Club Atlético Pantoja is one of two professional football teams based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Founded in 1999, the team is currently playing in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol, the top division of Dominican football. Their crosstow ...

is based here.