Rojas

Rojas is a Spanish surname meaning " red " ( as a facial or hair color), derived from the Spanish rojo.

Bearers of the name

A

  • Adrián Villar Rojas ( born 1980 ), Argentine artist
  • Agustín Díaz Rojas, Mexican football player
  • Alberto Rojas (born 1965 ), Mexican priest, auxiliary bishop in Chicago
  • Alfonso Rojas (1916-1996), Spanish actor
  • Alfredo Rojas ( born 1937 ), Argentine footballer
  • Alvaro Peña - Rojas ( born 1943 ), Chilean singer and songwriter
  • Alvaro Rincon Efren Rojas ( born 1933), Colombian religious cleric, Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño

B

  • Benjamín Rojas ( born 1985 ), Argentine actor and singer
  • Bernardo Rojas Montero ( b. 1963 ), Costa Rican tennis player

C

  • Carlos Cristancho Rojas, a Venezuelan diplomat
  • Carlos Vasallo Rojas († 1983), Chilean politician and diplomat
  • Cecilio Guzman de Rojas (1899-1950), Bolivian painter
  • Clara Rojas (born 1964 ), Colombian lawyer and politician
  • Clemente Marroquín Rojas (1897-1978), Guatemalan author and politician
  • Cristóbal de Rojas y Sandoval (1502-1580), Spanish clergyman, Archbishop of Seville

D

  • Diego de Rojas ( explorer ) ( † 1544), Spanish explorer and conquistador in South America
  • Diego de Rojas (Guatemala), Spanish conquistador in Central America
  • Diego de Rojas y Contreras, Spanish bishop

F

G

  • Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López ( born 1957 ), Mexican priest, Bishop of Tabasco
  • Gonzalo Rojas (1917-2011), Chilean poet
  • Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900-1975), statistician and Colombian military

J

  • Joao Rojas (* 1989), Ecuadorian football player
  • Joaquín del Pino Sánchez de Rojas (1729-1804), Spanish politician
  • Jorge Rojas (1911-1995), Colombian poet
  • José Rojas Rojas Jr. ( born 1956 ), Filipino clergyman, Bishop of Libmanan
  • José Joaquín Rojas Gil ( born 1985 ), Spanish cyclist
  • Juan Carlos Rojas ( born 1981 ), Costa Rican cyclist

L

  • Leo Rojas ( born 1984 ), Ecuadorian musicians
  • Luis Rojas Mena (1917-2009), Mexican priest, Bishop of Culiacan

M

  • Manuel Rojas ( revolutionary ) (1820 -? ), Venezuelan revolutionary
  • Manuel Rojas ( writer ) ( 1896-1973 ), Chilean writer
  • Manuel Rojas ( cameraman) ( 1930-1995 ), Spanish cameraman
  • Manuel Rojas ( footballer ) (born 1954 ), Chilean football player
  • Marco Rojas (* 1991), New Zealand football player
  • Marco Antonio Rojas (* 1990), Bolivian tennis player
  • Marcus Rojas ( born 1963 ), American jazz tuba

O

  • Óscar Adrián Rojas ( born 1981 ), Mexican football player

P

  • Paulie Rojas, American actress
  • Percy Rojas ( b. 1949 ), Peruvian football player

R

  • Raúl Rojas ( born 1955 ), Mexican mathematician and computer scientist
  • Ricardo Rojas (1882-1957), Argentine writer and educator
  • Ricardo Rojas Frías ( born 1955 ), Cuban boxer
  • Ricardo Rojas Trujillo ( born 1974 ), Chilean football player
  • Ricardo Ismael Rojas (born 1971 ), Paraguayan - Argentine football player
  • Rigoberto Rojas, Costa Rican football coach
  • Roberto Rojas ( born 1957 ), Chilean football goalkeeper
  • Roger Rojas (* 1990), Honduran football player
  • Román Acevedo Rojas (1908-1994), Mexican priest, auxiliary bishop in Morelia

S

  • Samuel Moreno Rojas ( born 1960 ), Colombian lawyer and politician
  • Simón de Rojas (1552-1624), Spanish founder of the order, saint of the Catholic Church
  • Sergio Rojas (* 1988), Peruvian tennis players

T

  • Tito Rojas ( born 1955 ), Puerto Rican musician and bandleader

V

  • Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas ( born 1940 ), Venezuelan priest, Bishop of San Fernando de Apure

Y

  • Yosbang Rojas (* 1988), Venezuelan cyclist
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