Correa (surname)
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Correa or Currea
Correa is a noble Spanish surname, with its origin in Paio Correia (1125 —?), a knight and lord of Farelães,[1] grandfather of Paio Peres Correia, Grand Master of the Order of Santiago; The remaining Correa, Currea and Currelha houses on the Iberian Peninsula flow from them.
Arts[]
- Aurora Correa (1930–2008), Spanish-Mexican teacher and writer
- Caroline Correa (born 1979), Brazilian actress
- Chamin Correa (1929–2020), Mexican guitarist
- Drew Correa (born 1984), American music producer
- Enrique Gómez Correa (1915–1995), Chilean poet, lawyer and diplomat
- Eric "Bobo" Correa (born 1968), American musician
- Francisco Correa de Arauxo (1584–1654), Spanish organist and composer of the late Renaissance
- Francisco Laguna Correa (born 1982), Mexican writer and editor
- Hugo Correa (1926–2008), Chilean science fiction writer
- Juan Correa (1646–1716), Mexican painter
- Juan Correa de Vivar (1510–1566), Spanish painter
- Julio Correa (1890–1953), Paraguayan poet
- Mayuto Correa (born 1943), Brazilian percussionist, guitarist and composer
- Tiago Correa (born 1981), Chilean actor
Politicians[]
- Eric Correa Rivera (born 1975), Puerto Rican politician
- Lou Correa (born 1958), American-Puerto Rican politician
- Marie-Louise Correa (born 1943), Senegalese politician
- Rafael Correa (born 1963), Ecuadorian politician, 43rd President of Ecuador
- Ruth Stella Correa Palacio (born 1959), Colombian politician
Sportspeople[]
Footballers[]
- Alejandro Correa (born 1979), Uruguayan footballer
- Andrés Correa (born 1994), Colombian footballer
- Andrés Felipe Correa (born 1984), Colombian footballer
- Ángel Correa (born 1995), Argentine footballer
- Bernardo Correa (born 1995), Chilean footballer
- Cláudio Correa (born 1993), Paraguayan footballer
- Fernando Correa (born 1974), Uruguayan footballer
- Gabriel Correa (born 1968), Uruguayan footballer
- Gary Correa (born 1990), Peruvian footballer
- Jaime Correa (born 1979), Mexican footballer
- Joaquín Correa (born 1994), Argentine footballer
- Jorge Correa (born 1993), Argentine footballer
- José Erick Correa (born 1992), Colombian footballer
- Julio Correa (born 1948), Uruguayan footballer
- Lucas Correa (born 1984), Argentine footballer
- Maximiliano Correa (born 1989), Argentine footballer
- Nicolás Correa (born 1983), Uruguayan footballer
- Pablo Correa (born 1967), Uruguayan football manager and former player
- Rober Correa (born 1992), Spanish footballer
- Rubén Correa (born 1941), Peruvian footballer
- Tomi Correa (born 1984), Spanish footballer
- Vanina Correa (born 1983), Argentine footballer
Other sportspeople[]
- Ana Correa (born 1985), Spanish volleyball player
- Carlos Correa (born 1994), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Carmelita Correa (born 1988), Mexican pole vaulter
- Ed Correa (born 1966), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Emilio Correa (born 1953), Cuban boxer, Olympic Gold medalist 1972
- Emilio Correa (born 1985), Cuban boxer, son of E. Correa Sr., PanAm Champion 2007
- Fernando Correa (born 1961), Venezuelan cyclist
- Harold Correa (born 1988), French triple jumper
- Javier Correa (born 1976), Argentine sprint canoeist
- Kamalei Correa (born 1994), American football player
- Miguel Correa (born 1983), Argentine sprint canoeist
Other[]
- Antonio de los Reyes Correa (1665–1758), Puerto Rican military officer of Spanish ancestry
- Antonio Correa Cotto (1926–1952), Puerto Rican criminal
- Carolina Correa Londoño (1905–1986), First Lady of Colombia from 1953 to 1957
- Charles Correa (1930–2015), Indian architect
- Gilberto Correa (born 1943), Venezuelan television personality
- Heriberto Correa Yepes (1916–2010), Colombian Roman Catholic bishop
- Jaime Correa (born 1957), Colombian-American urban planner and architect
- Luis Fernando Correa Bahamon (born 1955), Colombian businessman, philanthropist and investor
- Maevia Noemí Correa (1914–2005), Argentine botanist
- Mathias F. Correa (1910–1963), U.S. intelligence pioneer, lawyer and prosecutor
- Mateo Correa Magallanes (1866–1927), often referred to as Father Correa or St. Mateo Correa, a Mexican Martyr
- Mireya Correa (born 1940), Panamanian botanist
- Raquel Correa (1934–2012), Chilean journalist
- (born 1968), Commander, U.S. Navy, veteran of Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Global War on Terrorism.
See also[]
Correa 4th generation on Portuguese side to the Hawaiian Kingdom. Kumu Hula Renee Ku’uleinani Correa Kekapa’i Paio/Mano Price (1955…). Hawaiian and Portuguese decent
References[]
- ^ Gaio, Manuel. "Nobiliário de famílias de Portugal". purl.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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Categories:
- Surnames
- Spanish-language surnames