Ávila (surname)
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Ávila or Avila is a Spanish
language surname
. Sometimes the variants de Ávila or de Avila, D'Ávila or D'Avila, Dávila or Davila occur.
It may refer to:
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...
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. Sometimes the variants de Ávila or de Avila, D'Ávila or D'Avila, Dávila or Davila occur.
It may refer to:
- Adolfo DavilaAdolfo DavilaAdolfo Davila is video and film director born in Mexico.-Awards:Davila's short film Reves was named Best Experimental Film, and also captured the Grand Chameleon prize at the Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival in 2000.-Filmography:...
, Mexican filmmaker, born 1965 - Alberto DavilaAlberto DavilaAlbert "Alberto" Dávila is a Mexican-American boxer who boxed during the 1970s and 1980s in the bantamweight division. During parts of 1983 and 1984, he held the World Boxing Council championship. Dávila lost world bantamweight championships matches three times, and temporarily left the sport...
, Mexican boxer, born c. 1960 - Alex AvilaAlex AvilaAlexander Thomas Avila is an American professional baseball catcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He is 5' 11" tall and weighs 210 pounds. Avila was born in Hialeah, Florida.-Early Baseball Career:...
, Detroit Tigers baseball player - Alexandru DavilaAlexandru DavilaAlexandru Davila was a Romanian dramatist, diplomat, public administrator, and memoirist.-Biography:The son of Carol Davila, a distinguished military physician of French origin, and Ana Racoviţă , he studied in his native Goleşti and at V. A...
, Romanian dramatist, diplomat, public administrator, and memoirist, son of Carol Davila, born 1862 - Andrea ÁvilaAndrea ÁvilaAndrea Verónica Ávila is a retired long and triple jumper from Argentina, who won two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996.-References:*...
, Argentine long and triple jumper - Artur ÁvilaArtur AvilaArtur Ávila Cordeiro de Melo is a Brazilian mathematician working primarily on dynamical systems and spectral theory.- Research and awards :...
, Brazilian mathematician - Bobby Ávila, American baseball player
- Bonifacio Ávila, Colombian boxer
- Carlos DávilaCarlos DávilaCarlos Gregorio Dávila Espinoza , was a Chilean political figure, Chairman of Government Junta of Chile in 1932, and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1954 until his death in 1955.-Early life:...
, Chilean statesman, born 1887 - Carlos Lage DávilaCarlos Lage DávilaCarlos Lage Dávila is a Cuban politician. Until 2009, he was a Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba, and Executive Secretary of the Council of Ministers of Cuba. Lage was described as Cuba's de facto prime minister.Lage trained as...
(*1951), Cuban politician - Carol DavilaCarol DavilaCarol Davila was a prestigious Romanian physician of Italian ancestry.-Biography:He started from humble beginnings, most probably as an abandoned child, and the surname Davila was bestowed on him by his adoptive family and guirdian...
(1828-1884), Romanian physician, physicist and general of French origin - Charles F. AvilaCharles F. AvilaCharles Francis Avila was an electrical engineer and a Vice President and a member of the Executive Committee of the Yankee Atomic Electric Company.-Biography:...
, electrical engineer - Enrico Caterino DavilaEnrico Caterino DavilaEnrico Caterino Davila was an Italian historian and diplomat.-Life:Born in Sacco, near Padua, he descended from a Spanish noble family. His name was given in honour of Henry III of France and Catherine de' Medici....
, Italian historian, born 1576 - Eva AvilaEva AvilaEva Avila is a singer and songwriter. She won the fourth season of the CTV reality show Canadian Idol in 2006.-Early life:...
, Canadian singer - Fidel Dávila ArrondoFidel DávilaFidel Dávila Arrondo was a Spanish Army officer during the Spanish Civil War.Born in Barcelona, as an infantry officer, he fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and received the Cruz del Mérito Militar. He later entered the General Staff of the Army. He was then promoted to lieutenant...
, Spanish army officer, born 1878 - Guillermo DávilaGuillermo DávilaGuillermo Dávila is a Venezuelan actor and singer who has acted in many telenovelas.After starting his career in theatre in the 1970s, Dávila first gained national fame in a telenovela called Ligia Elena, becoming famous internationally in 1983, when he starred in its sequel, Nacho, for...
, Venezuelan actor and singer, born 1955 - Gustavo AvilaGustavo AvilaGustavo Ávila is a retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He is best known as the jockey who rode Canonero II to victory in the 1971 American Classic Races, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.-References:...
, Venezuelan jockey - Héctor AvilaHéctor AvilaHéctor Julio Avila is a retired boxer from the Dominican Republic.Avila competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Flyweight division by Hungary's eventual bronze medalist István Kovács...
, Dominican Republic boxer - Joaquin AvilaJoaquin AvilaJoaquin Avila is Managing Director of the global private equity firm, Carlyle Group, where he is responsible for researching and discovering opportunities in the field of buyout investments.He holds a B.S. from Universidad IberoAmericana, a M.S...
, managing director of the Carlyle Group - John AvilaJohn AvilaJohn Avila is a Mexican-American bassist and music producer, best known for being in the new wave band Oingo Boingo from 1984 to 1995.-Career:Avila co-founded the music group Food for Feet in 1981, and played with them until 1991....
, bassist from Oingo Boingo - José Antonio DávilaJosé Antonio DávilaDr. José Antonio Dávila was a well-known poet during Puerto Rico's postmodern era of poetry.- Life and career :Dávila was born and raised in the City of Bayamon, Puerto Rico into a literary family...
, Puerto Rican poet, born 1898 - Juan Tomás Ávila LaurelJuan Tomás Ávila LaurelJuan Tomás Ávila Laurel is an Annobonese writer from Equatorial Guinea.-Background and early life:...
, Equatoguinean writer - Lixion AvilaLixion AvilaDr. Lixion Avila is a weather forecaster with the National Hurricane Center . He has been a senior hurricane specialist there since 1987 and is the longest-tenured senior specialist....
, weather forecaster - Luis Davila (1927-1998), Argentinian actor
- Miguel R. DávilaMiguel R. DávilaGeneral Miguel Rafael Dávila Cuellar was President of Honduras between 18 April 1907 and 28 March 1911. He occupied various posts in the government of Policarpo Bonilla, before becoming President himself. He died in Honduras on 11 October 1927....
, President of Honduras - Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Colombian political writer, 1913-1994
- Pedrarias DávilaPedrarias DávilaPedrarias Dávila y Ortiz de Cota , was a Spanish colonial administrator...
(Pedro Arias de Ávila), colonial administrator, born 1440 - Pedro Ortiz DavilaPedro Ortiz DavilaPedro Ortiz Davila a.k.a. "Davilita" was a popular singer of boleros and Puerto Rican patriotic songs.-Early years:...
("Davilita"), Puerto Rican singer, born 1912 - Robert R. DavilaRobert R. DavilaDr. Robert Davila served as the ninth president of Gallaudet University, the world's only university in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students...
American advocate for the deaf, Assistant Secretary of Education, and President of Gallaudet University - Rodrigo ÁvilaRodrigo ÁvilaRodrigo Ávila is a Salvadoran politician. He stood as the then ruling political party ARENA candidate for the presidency of El Salvador in the March 2009 presidential election. Upon his nomination, Ávila also became the President of ARENA. He has since resigned as President of the ARENA party...
, Salvadoran politician - Rudolph B. Davila - Medal of Honor Recipient, World War II
- Saint Teresa of Ávila, Roman Catholic saint, 16th Century mystic
- Virgilio DávilaVirgilio DávilaVirgilio Dávila , was a Puerto Rican poet, educator, politician and businessman. He is considered by many to be one of Puerto Rico's greatest representatives of the modern literary era.-Early years:...
- Puerto Rican poet, educator, politician and businessman, 1869-1943 - Yiye AvilaYiye AvilaJose Joaquin Avila , better known as Yiye Avila, is one of the most famous and respected evangelists in Latin America and a former [Mr. America].-Early life:...
, Latin American evangelist - Gabriel AvilaGabriel AvilaGabriel Ávila is a Panamanian football in striker who is currently playing for the Liga Panameña de Futbol side Atletico Chiriqui.His brother Porfirio Avila plays for Atletico Chiriqui.-References:...
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