Acosta (surname)
Encyclopedia
Acosta is a Spanish
and Portuguese
surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or from the mountains (encostas). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa, which in Spanish became de Acosta.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or from the mountains (encostas). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa, which in Spanish became de Acosta.
List of people with the surname Acosta
- Alberto AcostaAlberto AcostaAlberto Federico 'Beto' Acosta is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker.In a professional career which spanned 18 years , he played for San Lorenzo in four different spells...
(born 1966), Argentine footballer - Alberto Martín Acosta MartinezAlberto Martín Acosta MartinezAlberto Martín Acosta Martínez , more commonly known as simply Beto Acosta, is a Uruguayan football player who has amassed nearly 500 career league appearances and more than 150 goals from the positions of striker,...
(born 1977), Uruguayan footballer - Alda Ribiero Acosta (contemporary), American terrorist in Uruguay
- Armando Acosta (contemporary), doom metal drummer, former member of the band Saint Vitus
- Bertrand Blanchard Acosta (1895–1954), American aviator who flew in the Spanish Civil War
- Carlos AcostaCarlos AcostaCarlos Acosta is a Cuban ballet dancer. He has danced with many companies including the English National Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre...
(contemporary), Cuban ballet dancer - Cristóbal Acosta (1515–1580), Portuguese physician and natural historian
- George AcostaGeorge Acosta- Biography :All great music reaches into your very soul, captures the mind and touches the heart. It can tell a story, take you on an incredible journey and target many different types of emotions. Music such as this can only come from the hard work of a great artist, an artist such as George...
, A Miami-based DJ and producer of trance music - Humberto Acosta-RosarioHumberto Acosta-RosarioPFC Humberto Acosta-Rosario was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry ; 25th InfantryDivision, United States Army who is currently the only Puerto Rican MIA whose body has never been recovered....
(1947–1968), Puerto Rican MIA in Vietnam - Joaquín AcostaJoaquín AcostaTomás Joaquín de Acosta y Pérez de Guzmán was a Colombian explorer, historian, chorographer, and geologist.A native of Colombia in South America, he served in the Colombian army and in 1834 attempted a scientific survey of the territory between Socorro and the Magdalena River...
(19th c.), Colombian explorer and author - Joe AcostaJoe AcostaJoe Acosta is a salsa piano player and one of the pioneers of Latin music in the United States in the early 1970s....
(1950—), Puerto Rican salsa piano player - José de AcostaJosé de AcostaJosé de Acosta was a Spanish 16th-century Jesuit missionary and naturalist in Latin America.-Life:...
(1540–1600), Spanish Jesuit missionary to Latin America - José Julián AcostaJosé Julián AcostaJosé Julián Acosta Calbo , born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was a distinguished journalist and a fervent advocate of the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico.-Early years:...
(1825–1891), Puerto Rican journalist and abolitionist - Josephine Acosta PasrichaJosephine Acosta PasrichaJosephine Acosta Pasricha is a Filipino indologist who translated the "Ramacharitamanasa" of Tulasi Dasa, the Hindi translation of the Ramayana by Valmiki in Sanskrit, into the Filipino language....
(1945—), Filipino Indologist and translator - Juan F. AcostaJuan F. AcostaJuan F. Acosta was a noted Puerto Rican composer and music teacher.-Early years:Acosta, who came from a numerous family, was born and educated in the town of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico located on the western part of Puerto Rico. His parents, realizedg that their son was gifted with musical...
(1890–1968), Puerto Rican composer and music teacher - Julio Acosta GarcíaJulio Acosta GarcíaJulio Acosta García served as President of Costa Rica from 1920-1924.He was born in San Ramón, Alajuela, to Don Juan Vicente Acosta and Doña Jesus García....
(1872–1954), President of Costa Rica 1920–1924 - Lautaro AcostaLautaro AcostaLautaro Germán Acosta is an Argentine footballer who plays for Racing de Santander on loan from Sevilla FC in La Liga, as a forward.-Lanús:...
(1988-), Argentine footballer - Leopoldo AcostaLeopoldo AcostaLeopoldo Acosta is a retired male athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the middle distance events during his career. He represented his native South American country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Acosta set his personal best in the men's 800 metres on December 12, 1986...
(1962—), Ecuadorian track and field athlete - Manuel Gregorio AcostaManuel Gregorio AcostaManuel Acosta was a Mexican-American painter and illustrator who was born into an impoverished family in Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico, on May 9, 1921. His father, Ramón P. Acosta, had fought in the Mexican Revolution with Pancho Villa, and the Mexican Revolution was a recurring theme in Manuel's...
(1921-1989), Mexican-American painter - Manuel da CostaManuel da CostaManuel da Costa was a Jesuit and bibliographer from Lisbon. After teaching humanities and theology at several schools, like Coimbra where most of the Jesuit letters were available in uncensored form, he was chosen rector of Braga, then missionary to the Azores; he was distinguished by his zeal...
(1541–1604), Portuguese Jesuit priest, teacher, and missionary - Manny AcostaManny AcostaManuel Alcides "Manny" Acosta Molina is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.-Professional career:...
(born 1981) Panamian baseball player - Martha AcostaMartha AcostaMartha Carolina Acosta Zárate is a Peruvian politician and a Congresswoman representing Junín for the 2006-2011 term. Acosta belongs to the Union for Peru party.- External links :*...
(contemporary), Peruvian politician and congresswoman - Mercedes de AcostaMercedes de AcostaMercedes de Acosta was an American poet, playwright, and socialite, best known for her numerous lesbian affairs with Hollywood personalities including Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Alla Nazimova, Eva Le Gallienne, Isadora Duncan, Katharine Cornell, Ona Munson, Adele Astaire and, allegedly,...
(1893–1968), Spanish-American poet, playwright, and designer - Nelson AcostaNelson AcostaNelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed Pelado Acosta and "El Ratón" , is a former Uruguayan football player. He became a nationalized Chilean in 1984 and is currently a football coach.He managed the national team of Chile from 1996 to 2001, leading them to the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
(1944—), Uruguayan football player and coach - Óscar AcostaÓscar AcostaÓscar Acosta is a Honduran writer, critic, politician and diplomat. Acosta started as a journalist in Peru for Tegucigalpa Magazine....
(1933—), Honduran writer, critic, politician and diplomat - Oscar Zeta AcostaOscar Zeta AcostaOscar Zeta Acosta was an American attorney, politician, minor novelist and Chicano Movement activist, perhaps best known for his friendship with the American author Hunter S. Thompson, who characterized him as his Samoan Attorney, Dr...
(1935–1974), American attorney, author, politician, and activist - Pablo Acosta Villarreal Mexican drug lord
- Pedro AcostaPedro AcostaPedro Javier Acosta Sánchez is a retired Venezuelan football defender.-Club career:Acosta played for Deportivo Galicia, C.S...
(born 1959), Venezuelan football (soccer) defender - Raúl AcostaRaúl AcostaRaúl Acosta Arias is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1986 to 1995.-Career:198619881993-References:...
(born 1962), Colombian road cyclist - Rodolfo AcostaRodolfo AcostaRodolfo Acosta was a Mexican character actor, typically playing heavies in Hollywood westerns. Acosta was also a regular as Vaquero on The High Chaparral from 1967-69...
(1920–1974), Mexican character actor - Santiago AcostaSantiago AcostaSantiago Iván Acosta is a male flyweight boxer from Argentina. He is nicknamed "El Vendaval"...
(born 1979), Argentine flyweight boxer - Santos AcostaSantos AcostaManuel María de los Santos Acosta Castillo was a Colombian General and political figure. He served as the president of Colombia from 1867 until 1868.- Biographic data :Acosta was born in Miraflores, Boyacá, on November 1, 1828...
(1828–1901), President of Colombia 1876–1868 - Sergio D. Acosta (1981-), Award Winning Filmmaker
- St. Elmo W. AcostaSt. Elmo W. AcostaSt. Elmo W. Acosta was a city commissioner in Jacksonville, Florida and is the man after whom the Acosta Bridge was named.Born in Jacksonville on January 12, 1875,Acosta enjoyed a long career of public service...
(20th c.), American politician from Jacksonville, Florida - Tomás Diez AcostaTomás Diez AcostaTomás Diez Acosta is a Cuba revolutionary soldier and a teacher and writer of history.Tomás Diez Acosta joined Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces in 1961, when he was only 16 years old. From 1970 to 1986 he taught history at a Military Academy in Cuba, and has been head of the Department of...
(born in 1946), Cuban revolutionary, teacher, and author - Uriel da CostaUriel da CostaUriel da Costa or Uriel Acosta was a philosopher and skeptic from Portugal.-Life:Costa was born in Porto with the name Gabriel da Costa...
(1585–1640), Portuguese philosopher and skeptic