Chávez (surname)

Chávez or Chavez is a Spanish language surname (derived from Latin Flaviae), also common in the Philippines, with a Portuguese language variant (Chaves). Notable people with the name include:

Alexis Sebastian Chavez, Argentinian Paralympic athlete
Agnes Chavez, American artist
Angélico Chávez (1910–1996), American Franciscan priest, historian, author, poet, and painter
Armando Chávez (born 1955), Mexican rower
Armando Neyra Chávez (born 1937), Mexican politician
Carlos Chávez (football administrator), Bolivian football administrator
Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer, conductor, teacher, journalist, and the founder and director of the Mexico Symphony Orchestra
César Chávez, American founder of the National Farm Workers Association, which became United Farm Workers
Christian Chávez, Mexican actor and singer, most famously known for RBD and for coming out about his homosexuality
José Chavez y Chavez (1851–1924), cowboy from New Mexico who rode with Billy the Kid
Coronado Chávez, President of Honduras from 1845 to 1847
Dennis Chavez, United States politician
Endy Chávez, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
Eric Chavez, Hispanic-American Major League Baseball player
Federico Chávez, President of Paraguay, 1949–1954
Fermín Chávez, Argentinian historian, poet and journalist
Gilbert Espinosa Chávez (1932-2020), American Roman Catholic bishop
Gina Chavez, American Latin folk singer and songwriter
Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013
Ignacio Chávez (disambiguation), multiple people
Jeanine Áñez Chávez, interim president of Bolivia (2019–2020)
Jesse Chavez, Major League Baseball player
Jesús Chávez, Mexican boxer
Jorge Chávez, Peruvian airplane pilot
Jorge F. Chavez, American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey
Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer
Julio César Chávez Jr., Mexican boxer, son of Julio César Chávez
Kharla Chávez, Ecuadorian politician
Linda Chavez, Hispanic-American author and commentator
Linda Chavez-Thompson, American AFL-CIO official
Leo Chavez, American anthropologist
Martha Chávez, Peruvian politician
Martin Chavez, mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Néstor Chávez, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
Omar Chávez, Mexican boxer, son of Julio César Chávez
R. Martin Chavez (born c. 1964), American investment banker
Raúl Chávez, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
Jose Chavez y Chavez, Old West outlaw, member of the Lincoln County Regulators

Fictional characters[]

Domingo Chavez, a fictional character in Tom Clancy's novels
Maurice Chavez, a fictional character in "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City"
America Chavez, a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Todd Chavez, a main character from BoJack Horseman

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