Álvaro

Álvaro or Álvar (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname of Germanic Visigothic origin.

The patronymic surname derived from this name is Álvarez.

Given name

Artists

• Álvaro Carrillo, Afro-Mexican songwriter.
• Alvaro (DJ), a DJ
• Álvaro Díaz González (born 1972), Chilean screenwriter, producer and director
• Álvaro Guerrero, Mexican film actor
• Álvaro Guevara, Chilean painter
• Álvaro López, British drummer
• Álvaro Morte, Spanish film actor
• Álvaro Mutis, Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist
• Álvaro Pierri, Uruguayan classical guitarist
• Álvaro Pombo, Spanish poet and novelist
• Álvaro Soler, Spanish singer and songwriter
• Álvaro Torres, Salvadoran singer and songwriter

Politicians and statesmen

• Álvaro Alsogaray (1913 - 2005), Argentine liberal politician.
• Álvaro Arzú (1946–2018), President of Guatemala from 1996 to 2000
• Álvaro Antonio, Filipino politician
• Álvaro Araújo Castro, Colombian politician
• Álvaro Caminha (Template:Fl.), Portuguese Captain-major of São Tomé and Príncipe
• Álvaro de Castro, Prime Minister of Portugal in the 1920s
• Álvaro Colom (1951–2023), President of Guatemala
• Álvaro Cunhal (1913–2005), Portuguese communist politician
• Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones (1863–1950), three times Prime Minister of Spain between 1912 and 1918
• Alvaro de Loyola Furtado (died 1981), Indian politician
• Álvaro Delgado (born 1969), Uruguayan veterinarian and politician
• Álvaro García Linera (born 1962), Bolivian politician
• Álvaro García Ortiz, Spanish jurist and Attorney General
• Álvaro Gutiérrez (politician) (Template:Fl.), Peruvian politician
• Álvaro de Luna ((between 1388 and 1390–1453), Spanish Constable of Castile
• Álvaro Noboa (born 1950), Ecuadorian businessman and politician
• Álvaro Obregón (1880–1928), Mexican general and President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924
• Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 1952), President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010

Nobility

• Álvaro I of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1568 to 1587
• Álvaro II of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1587 to 1614
• Álvaro III of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1615 to 1622
• Álvaro IV of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1631 to 1636
• Álvaro V of Kongo, King of Kongo in 1636
• Álvaro VI of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1636 to 1641
• Álvaro VII of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1665 to 1666
• Álvaro VIII of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1666 to 1669
• Álvaro IX of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1669 to 1670
• Álvaro X of Kibangu, King of Kongo from 1688 to 1695
• Álvaro XI of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1764 to 1778
• Álvaro XIV of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1891 to 1896
• Álvar Fáñez (died 1114), Leonese military leader
• Álvaro Núñez de Lara (died 1218) (c. 1170–1218), Castilian nobleman
• Álvaro, Count of Urgell (1239–1268), also Viscount of Àger
• Álvaro Núñez de Lara (died 1287) ((c. 1261–1287), Castilian nobleman
• Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches (c. 1390–1449), Portuguese nobleman
• Álvaro of Braganza (c. 1440–1504), Portuguese nobleman
• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (died 1559), Spanish explorer
• Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526–1588), Spanish admiral
• Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz (1571-1646)
• Álvaro of Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro (1540–1626), Portuguese nobleman
• Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera (1910–1997), Spanish infante

Sports

• Álvaro (footballer, born 1931), Brazilian footballer, full name Álvaro José Rodrigues Valente
• Álvaro (footballer, born 1977), Brazilian footballer, full name Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino
• Álvaro (footballer, born 1997), Brazilian footballer, full name Álvaro Vieira de Oliveira
• Álvaro (footballer, born 2001), Brazilian footballer, full name Álvaro de Oliveira Felicíssimo
• Álvaro Arbeloa, Spanish football player with the Spanish NT and Real Madrid CF
• Álvaro Bautista, Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
• Álvaro Cervera, Spanish football player and coach
• Álvar Enciso (born 1974), Spanish rugby union player
• Álvaro Espinoza, Venezuelan baseball player
• Álvaro Gestido, Uruguayan football player
• Álvar Gimeno (born 1997), Spanish rugby union player
• Álvaro González (footballer, born 1990), Spanish football player with Marseille
• Álvaro Lozano, Colombian road cyclist
• Álvaro Magalhães, Portuguese football player
• Álvaro Martínez Beltrán, Spanish football player
• Álvaro Medrán, Spanish football player
• Álvaro Mejía (athlete), Colombian long-distance runner
• Álvaro Mejía (cyclist), Colombian cyclist
• Álvaro Mejía Pérez, Spanish football player
• Álvaro Mesén, Costa Rican football player
• Álvaro Morata, Spanish football player
• Álvaro Navarro Serra, Spanish Valencian pilota player
• Álvaro Negredo, Spanish football player
• Álvaro Novo, Spanish football player
• Álvaro Odriozola, Spanish football player
• Álvaro Parente, Portuguese racecar driver
• Álvaro Pino, Spanish road racing cyclist
• Álvaro Quirós, Spanish professional golfer
• Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan football player
• Álvaro Ricaldi, Bolivian football player
• Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican football player
• Álvaro Salvadores, Chilean basketball player
• Álvaro Santos, Brazilian football player
• Álvaro Sierra, Colombian road cyclist
• Álvaro Tejero, Spanish football player
• Álvaro Velasco (weightlifter) (born 1971), Colombian weightlifter
• Álvaro Velasco (golfer) (born 1981), Spanish professional golfer
• Álvaro Vieira, Brazilian footballer, full name Alvaro Luis Tavares Vieira
• Álvaro Zamith, first president of the Brazilian Football Confederation

Other

• Álvaro Coutinho Aguirre (1899–1987), Brazilian agronomist, zoologist and naturalist
• Álvar García de Santa María (1370–1460), Spanish historian
• Álvaro de Mendaña (1542–1595), Spanish navigator, explorer, and cartographer
• Álvaro del Portillo, Spanish engineer and Roman Catholic bishop
• Álvaro Saieh, Chilean businessman
• Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect
• Alvaro Luna Hernandez (born 1952), American activist

See also

• Alf
• Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate, class of frigates in Spanish Navy
• Álvaro García (disambiguation)
• Álvarez (surname)
• Alvar (disambiguation)
• Alvaro Cove, in Antarctica