Escobar

Escobar is a Spanish surname.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Abelardo Escobar Prieto (1936–2019), Mexican politician
• Agustín Escobar (died 2025), Spanish business executive
• Anasol Escobar (born 1976), Colombian singer
• Alcides Escobar (born 1986), Venezuelan baseball player
• Álex Escobar (born 1965), Colombian footballer
• Alex Escobar (presenter) (born 1974), Brazilian journalist and TV presenter
• Alex Escobar (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball player
• Alexander Escobar (born 1984), Salvadoran footballer
• Alexander Escobar Gañán (born 1965), Colombian footballer
• Alexandra Escobar (born 1980), Ecuadorian weightlifter
• Ana Vilma de Escobar (born 1954), Salvadoran politician
• Andrea Escobar (born 1992), Colombian actress
• Andrés Escobar (1967–1994), Colombian footballer shot dead by angry fans after accidentally scoring an own goal that eliminated his team from the 1994 FIFA World Cup
• Andrés Ramiro Escobar (born 1991), Colombian footballer
• Ángel Escobar (born 1965), Venezuelan baseball player
• Antonio Escobar Núñez (born 1976), Spanish musician
• Antonio Escobar y Mendoza, 17th-century Spanish ethicist
• Arturo Escobar (anthropologist) (born 1952), Colombian-American anthropologist and development scholar
• Arturo Escobar y Vega (born 1970), Mexican politician
• Brandon Escobar (born 1990), Honduran sport wrestler
• Carlos Escobar Casarin (born 1990), Chilean footballer
• Carlos Escobar Ortíz (born 1989), Chilean footballer
• César Antonio Díaz Escobar (born 1975), Chilean footballer
• Daniel Escobar (1964–2013), American actor
• Daniela Escobar (born 1969), Brazilian actress and television presenter
• Darío Escobar (born 1971), Guatemalan artist
• Eduardo Escobar (born 1989), Venezuelan baseball player
• Edwin Escobar (born 1992), Venezuelan professional baseball player
• Elizam Escobar (1948–2021), Puerto Rican painter
• Enzo Escobar (born 1951), Chilean footballer
• Eusebio Escobar (born 1936), Colombian footballer
• Fabio Escobar (born 1982), Paraguayan footballer
• Francisco Escobar (born 1991), Colombian beauty pageant winner
• Gavin Escobar (1991–2022), American football player
• Isabel Escobar, Brazilian-American environmental engineer
• Jesús Escobar, American historian
• José Escobar (baseball) (born in 1960), Venezuelan baseball player
• José Escobar Saliente (1908–1994), Spanish comic writer and artist
• José Luis Escobar Alas (born 1959), Salvadoran bishop
• Juan Carlos Escobar (born 1982), Colombian footballer
• Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar (died 2002), Colombian drug dealer
• Juan Francisco Escobar (born 1949), Paraguayan football referee
• Juan Manuel Escobar (born 1950), American politician and judge
• Sebastián Marroquín (born 1977), born Juan Pablo Escobar
• Katherine Escobar (born 1982), Colombian model and actress
• Kelvim Escobar (born 1976), Venezuelan baseball player
• Luis Escobar (disambiguation), multiple people
• Manolo Escobar (1931–2013), Spanish singer
• Marisol Escobar (1930–2016), Venezuelan-born sculptor
• Matías Escobar (born 1982), Argentine footballer
• Melba Escobar (born 1976), Colombian writer and journalist
• Miguel Escobar (born 1995), Argentine footballer
• Miguel Escobar (Colombian footballer) (1945–2023), Colombian footballer
• Pablo Escobar (1949–1993), Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist
• Pablo Andrés Escobar (born 1987), Colombian footballer
• Pablo Daniel Escobar (born 1978), Paraguayan-born Bolivian footballer
• Pánfilo Escobar (born 1974), Paraguayan footballer
• Patricio Escobar (1843–1912), President of Paraguay
• Pedro de Escobar, 16th-century Portuguese composer
• Pepe Escobar (born 1954), Brazilian investigative journalist
• Pêro Escobar, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
• Ramón Escobar Santiago (1937–2020), Spanish politician
• Reynaldo Escobar Pérez, Mexican politician
• Rolando Escobar (born 1981), Panamanian footballer
• Ruth Escobar (1935–2017), Portuguese-born Brazilian actress, businesswoman, and politician
• Samuel Escobar (1934–2025), Peruvian evangelical theologian
• Sergi Escobar (born 1974), Spanish cyclist
• Sílvio Escobar (born 1986), Paraguayan footballer
• Sixto Escobar (1913–1979), Puerto Rican boxer
• Susana Escobar (born 1987), Mexican swimmer
• Ticio Escobar (born 1947), Paraguayan minister of culture
• Veronica Escobar (born 1969), American politician from Texas
• Vicente Escobar (1757–1834), Cuban painter
• Walter Escobar (born 1968), Colombian footballer
• Yasmani Copello Escobar (born 1987), Cuban-Turkish hurdler
• Yunel Escobar (born 1982), Cuban-American baseball player

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