Caesar (given name)

César is a French, Spanish and Portuguese masculine first name, derived from the Latin Caesar. As a family name César is rare.

Bearers of the name

First name

• César Aira ( born 1949 ), Argentine writer and translator
• César Alierta ( born 1945 ), Spanish manager
• César Arzo ( born 1986 ), Spanish footballer
• César Baldaccini (1921-1998), French sculptor, called César
• César de Bourbon (1594-1665), French aristocrat
• Cesar Chavez (1927-1993), American union
• Julio César Chávez ( born 1962 ), Mexican boxer
• César Cui (1835-1918), Russian composer, music critic and officer
• César Delgado ( born 1981 ), Argentine footballer
• César Ferioli ( born 1959 ), Spanish comic book artist
• César Fernández Ardavin (1923-2012), Spanish film director
• César Franchisena (1923-1992), Argentine composer and music educator
• César Franck (1822-1890), French composer and organist
• Eduardo César Gaspar (born 1978 ), Brazilian footballer
• César Gaviria ( born 1947 ), Colombian politicians
• César Geoffray (1901-1972), French choirmaster
• César Guerra - Peixe (1914-1993), Brazilian composer
• César Keiser (1925-2007), Swiss comedian
• César Klein (1876-1954), German painter, printmaker and stage designer
• César Lattes (1924-2005), Brazilian experimental physicist
• César Maia ( born 1945 ), Brazilian businessman and politician
• César Malan (1787-1864), a Swiss teacher, priest and composer
• César Manrique (1919-1992), Spanish artist and architect
• César Marcelak (1913-2005), French cyclist
• César Martín ( b. 1977 ), Spanish footballer
• Cèsar Martinell (1888-1973), Catalan architect
• César Luis Menotti ( born 1938 ), Argentine football player and coach
• César Milstein (1927-2002), Argentine molecular biologist
• João César Monteiro (1934-2003), Portuguese director and actor
• Julio César Morales ( born 1945 ), Uruguayan football player
• César Oudin (~ 1560-1625 ), translator and Hofdolmetscher
• César Pedroso ( born 1946 ), Cuban pianist
• César Peixoto ( born 1980 ), Portuguese footballer
• César Pelli ( born 1926 ), Argentine architect
• César Pérez Sentenat (1896-1973), a Cuban pianist and composer
• César Ritz (1850-1918), Swiss hotelier
• César Rosas (born 1954 ), Mexican rock singer and guitarist
• César Roux (1857-1934), Swiss surgeon
• César Ruminski (1924-2009), French footballer
• César Salazar ( cyclist ) (born 1972 ), Colombian cyclist
• César Salazar ( squash player ) (* 1988), Mexican squash players
• César Sampaio ( born 1968 ), Brazilian footballer
• César Sánchez (born 1971 ), Spanish footballer
• Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), Nicaraguan guerrilla leader
• César Thier (born 1967 ), Brazilian footballer
• César Vallejo (1892-1938), Peruvian poet and writer
• Gustavo César Veloso ( born 1980 ), Spanish cyclist
• César Villaluz (* 1988), Mexican football player

Family or Artist Name

• Chico César (born 1964 ), Brazilian musician and writer
• Júlio César Silva ( born 1963 ), Brazilian footballer