Ruiz

Ruiz, and Ruiz, is a Spanish surname than patronymic form to Ruy, which in turn represents a short form of the male given name Rodrigo. More about the origin and meaning of the name see Rodrigo.

Bearers of the name

A

  • Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, (born 1958 ), Spanish politician
  • Alice Ruiz ( born 1946 ), Brazilian poet and translator
  • Alonso Llano Ruiz ( born 1931 ), a Colombian priest and Bishop Emeritus of Istmina - Tadó
  • Antonio Ruiz Cervilla ( b. 1937 ), Spanish football player
  • Antonio Ruiz Escaño ( born 1951 ), Spanish child actors
  • Antonio Ruiz de Montoya (1585-1652), Jesuit missionary in Paraguay
  • Antonio Ruiz- Pipó (1934-1997), Spanish pianist and composer
  • Antonio M. Ruíz ( called El Corzo; 1892-1964 ), Mexican artist
  • Antonio Pereira y Ruiz ( politician), Spanish politician of the colonial era
  • Antonio Pereira -Pacheco y Ruiz (1790-1858), Spanish clergyman and writer
  • Arturo Ruiz ( born 1974 ), Spanish badminton players

B

  • Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz (1912-2000), Ecuadorian minister
  • Bernardo Ruiz ( born 1925 ), Spanish cyclist
  • Bryan Ruiz ( born 1985 ), Costa Rican football player

C

  • Carlos Ruiz (baseball player) ( b. 1979 ), Panamanian baseball player
  • Carlos Ruiz ( footballer ) ( born 1979 ), Guatemalan soccer player
  • Carlos Ruiz Herrero ( born 1948 ), Spanish footballer
  • Carlos Ruiz Peralta ( born 1984 ), Paraguayan football player
  • Carlos Ruíz Quispe (* 1988), Peruvian football player
  • Carlos Ruiz Zafon (born 1964 ), Spanish writer
  • Carlos Alberto Ruíz (born 1967 ), Argentine footballer
  • Carlos Andrés Ruíz Ruíz (* 1982 ), Nicaraguan footballer
  • Carlos David Ruiz (born 1971 ), Argentine footballer
  • Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz ( born 1943 ), Colombian bishop of Socorro y San Gil
  • Carolina Ruiz Castillo ( born 1981 ), Spanish alpine skier

D

  • Damaso Ruiz- Jarabo Colomer (1950-2009), Spanish jurist, Advocate General of the European Court
  • Daniel Ruiz- Bazán ( Dani; b. 1951 ), Spanish football player
  • Diego Ruiz ( cross-country skier ) ( born 1979 ), Spanish cross-country skiers
  • Diego Ruiz ( footballer ) ( born 1980 ), Argentine footballer
  • Diego Ruiz ( athlete ) ( b. 1982 ), Spanish middle distance runner

E

  • Efrain Ruiz, Mexican football player
  • Enrique Ruiz Guiñazú (1882-1967), Argentine politician and diplomat
  • Enzo Ruíz (* 1988), Uruguayan football player
  • Eriz Ruiz ( born 1984 ), Spanish cyclist

F

  • Federico Ruiz ( born 1948 ), Venezuelan composer
  • Feliciano Béjar Ruiz (1920-2007), Mexican artist
  • Francisco Ruiz Tagle (~ 1790-1860 ), Chilean politician, President
  • Frankie Ruiz (1958-1998), American salsa singer

G

  • Gustave Ruiz (1840 -? ), French composer

B

  • Héctor Ruiz ( born 1945 ), American Manager
  • Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz (1934-1976), Uruguayan politician and journalist
  • Hilton Ruiz (1952-2006), American jazz pianist and composer
  • Hipólito Ruiz López (1754-1815), Spanish botanist

J

  • Jaime Alfonso Ruiz ( born 1984 ), Colombian football player
  • Javier Ruiz ( born 1979 ), Spanish cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist
  • Jenny Ruiz ( b. 1983 ), Mexican - American soccer player
  • Jesús Ruiz de Azua Moraza ( born 1945 ), Spanish religious priest, prelate of Lábrea
  • John Ruiz (born 1972 ), American boxer
  • José Ruíz ( footballer ) ( 1904 -? ), Mexican football player
  • José Ruiz ( racing driver) ( born 1980 ), Spanish cyclist
  • José María de Llano Ruiz de Saravia Queipo (1786-1843), Spanish politician
  • José María Ruiz Mateos ( born 1931 ), Spanish entrepreneurs
  • José Mario Ruiz Navas ( born 1930 ), Ecuadorian clergyman, Archbishop of Porto Viejo
  • José Martínez Ruiz (1873-1967), Spanish writer
  • José Octavio Ruiz Arenas ( born 1944 ), a Colombian priest, Archbishop of Villavicencio
  • José Solis Ruiz (1915-1990), Spanish politician
  • José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz- Velasco ( born 1921 ), Mexican priest, Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos
  • Josep Clotet Ruiz ( born 1977 ), Spanish football coach
  • Juan Ruiz ( poet ) ( ~ 1283 - ~ 1350), Spanish poet
  • Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1580/1581-1639), Spanish dramatist
  • Juan Ruiz Anchia ( b. 1949 ), Spanish cameraman
  • Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz ( born 1948 ), Cuban priests, Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana
  • Julián Ruiz Martorell ( born 1957 ), Spanish ecclesiastic, Bishop of Huesca and Jaca
  • Julio Ruiz de Alda (1897-1936), Spanish airline pilot and politician
  • Justo Ruiz (born 1969 ), Andorran football player

K

  • Kevin Ruiz ( * 1991), German - Spanish footballer

L

  • Laureano Ruiz ( born 1937 ), Spanish football player and coach
  • Lawrence Ruiz (1600/1610-1637), Filipino saint
  • Luis Ruiz (1913-2011), Spanish Jesuit missionary

M

  • Maelo Ruíz (born 1966 ), Puerto Rican salsa musician
  • Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla (1833-1895), Spanish politician
  • Marco Antonio Ruiz (born 1969 ), Mexican football player
  • María Ruiz de Burton (1832-1895), Mexican - American writer
  • Mario Ruiz Massieu (1950-1999), Mexican Ambassador
  • Martín Ruiz de Gamboa (1533-1590), Spanish Governor of Chile
  • Melodia Ruiz ( Melody * 1980 ), Spanish pop singer
  • Mercedes Ruiz ( born 1980 ), Spanish flamenco dancer
  • Miguel Ruiz ( born 1952 ), Mexican author and shaman
  • Miguel Ruiz Montañez (born 1962 ), Spanish writer and university teacher
  • Mikhael Jaimez -Ruiz ( b. 1982 ), Venezuelan football player

N

  • Nicolás Ruiz Espadero (1832-1890), a Cuban pianist and composer

O

  • Olivia Ruiz ( born 1980 ), French singer
  • Óscar Ruiz (born 1969 ), Colombian football referee

P

  • Pablo Ruiz ( born 1975 ), Argentine singer and actor
  • Pablo Ruiz is the real name of Pablo ( Ruiz ) Picasso
  • Pascual Ruiz Huidobro (1752-1813), Spanish military and politician

R

  • Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz ( * 1927), Peruvian religious priest, prelate emeritus of July
  • Raúl Ruiz (1941-2011), Chilean- French film director, screenwriter and film producer
  • Raul Ruiz ( politician) (born 1972 ), American politician
  • Renato Ruiz ( born 1981 ), Brazilian road cyclist
  • Rey Ruiz (born 1966 ), Cuban Salsa musicians
  • Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz ( born 1937 ), Cuban politician and Vice- President of the Council of Ministers
  • Rodrigo Ruiz Zárate (1921-1999), Mexican football player

S

  • Samuel Ruiz García (1924-2011), Mexican priest, Bishop of San Cristobal de las Casas, a peace activist
  • Segundo Ruiz Belvis (1829-1867), Puerto Rican abolitionist
  • Sergio Ruiz Casanova ( b. 1977 ), Spanish handball player
  • Susana Ruiz Cerutti ( born 1940 ), Argentine diplomat

U

  • Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (born 1958 ), Mexican politician and governor

V

  • Ventura Ruiz Aguilera (1820-1881), Spanish poet
  • Víctor Ruiz ( * 1989), Spanish footballer
  • Víctor Ruiz del Valle (born 1969 ), Mexican football player

W

  • William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez ( born 1942 ), Emeritus Prefect Apostolic of Leticia and pastor of Mercedes de Yarumal

X

  • Xavier Ruiz (born 1970 ), Swiss film producer and director

Y

  • Yumilka Ruiz (born 1978 ), Cuban volleyball player
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