Rojas


Rojas is a surname found throughout the Spanish-speaking world, especially in Latin America.
Rojas may refer to:

People

A

  • Adrián Rojas, Chilean professional football player and father
  • Aguelmis Rojas, Cuban long-distance runner
  • Agustín de Rojas Villandrando, Spanish writer and actor
  • Alberto Müller Rojas, Venezuelan politician and general
  • Alberto Rojas, Mexican-born prelate of the Catholic Church
  • Alberto Rojas Jiménez, Chilean poet and journalist
  • Alejandro González Rojas, former Costa Rican goalkeeper
  • Alexis Rojas, Colombian road cyclist
  • Alfredo Rojas
  • Alfredo Rojas
  • Anderson Rojas, amateur boxer from Ecuador
  • Andrea Rojas, fictional character from DC Comics
  • Andres Almonaster y Rojas, Spanish civil servant of New Orleans
  • Ángel Clemente Rojas, former Argentine footballer
  • Ángel Dolores Rojas, Argentine politician
  • Ángel Rojas, Chilean footballer who plays as midfielder
  • Antonio Domingo Rojas Melero, Spanish football player
  • Ariel Rojas, Argentine football midfielder
  • Arístides Rojas, Venezuelan writer
  • Arturo Montiel Rojas, Mexican politician

    B

  • Benigno Filomeno de Rojas, lawyer and Dominican politician
  • Benjamin Rojas, Argentine actor and singer
  • Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish bishop and cardinal, Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1608 to 1618
  • Bruno Rojas, Bolivian sprinter

    C

  • Carlos Rojas , Chilean football midfielder
  • Carmine Rojas, bass player and Rod Stewart's bass player and music director
  • Christopher Rojas, composer, musician, songwriter, and record producer
  • Clare Rojas, American artist
  • Clara Rojas, Colombian tax lawyer, university lecturer, and campaign manager
  • Claudio Rojas, retired Guatemalan football midfielder
  • Clemente Rojas, Colombian boxer
  • Cookie Rojas, former Major League Baseball player, manager and coach
  • Cristián Rojas, Chilean footballer
  • Cristóbal Rojas , Venezuelan painter
  • Cristóbal de Rojas, a Spanish military engineer and architect

    D

  • Darío Rojas, retired Bolivian football goalkeeper
  • Diego de Rojas, 16th-century Spanish Conquistador
  • Diego Rojas, Chilean footballer
  • Don Rojas, journalist and political commentator from St. Vincent

    E

  • Eladio Rojas, former Chilean footballer
  • Elio Rojas, featherweight boxer from the Dominican Republic
  • Eloy Rojas, professional boxer in the Featherweight division
  • Emilio Rojas, American recording artist and rapper from Rochester, New York
  • Esteban Rojas Tovar, Colombian educator, philanthropist, bishop of the diocese of Garzón
  • Euclides Rojas, Cuban-born coach and player development official in Major League Baseball

    F

  • Felipe Rojas, Chilean footballer
  • Fernando de Rojas, Castilian author
  • Francisca Rojas, believed to be the first criminal found guilty through fingerprint evidence
  • Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish dramatist
  • Francisco Goméz de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma, Duke of Lerma
  • Francisco Rojas Rojas, Chilean football defender
  • Francisco Rojas Tollinchi, Puerto Rican poet, civic leader and journalist
  • Francisco Rojas Toledo, Mexican politician

    G

  • Genaro Vázquez Rojas, former school teacher, militant and guerrilla fighter
  • Geraldin Rojas, contemporary Argentine tango dancer, also known as Geraldin Paludi
  • Gonzalo Rojas, Chilean poet
  • Guadalupe Pérez Rojas, Argentine tennis player
  • Guillermo Rojas, Mexican football left back
  • Gustavo Andrés Rojas, Colombian football defender
  • Gustavo Rojas , Colombian football defender
  • Gustavo Rojas , Argentine professional golfer
  • Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, Colombian General, military dictator of Colombia from 1953 to 1957
  • Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport, international airport on the San Andrés Island, Colombia

    H

  • Héctor Rojas Herazo, Colombian writer
  • Henry Rojas, football striker from Colombia
  • Heriberto Rojas, former Costa Rican footballer
  • Hernando de Manrique de Rojas, commander of Spanish forces sent in late 1562 to destroy the French fort at Port Royal
  • Homar Rojas, former player and a manager in Minor League Baseball
  • Hugo Ballivian Rojas, de facto President of Bolivia 1951–1952

    I

  • Ibrahim Rojas, Cuban sprint canoeist
  • Isaac Rojas, Argentine Admiral of the Navy and de facto Vice President
  • Iván Guzmán de Rojas, Bolivian research scientist and the creator of Atamiri

    J

  • Jesús Kiki Rojas, former professional boxer in the super flyweight division
  • Jesus Rojas, Nicaraguan and a major leader of the FMLN resistance movement in El Salvador
  • Joao Rojas, Ecuadorian footballer
  • Joao Rojas, Ecuadorian footballer
  • Joaquín Rojas, Filipino former basketball player
  • Joel Humberto Rojas Pérez, Cuban painter
  • Johan Rojas, Dominican baseball player
  • John Rojas, Jr., founder of the Chula Vista Historical Society
  • Jorge A. Rojas, general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1991 to 1996
  • Jorge Alberto Rojas, Venezuelan football midfielder
  • Jorge Rojas , Paraguayan international footballer
  • Jorge Rojas Justicia, Spanish footballer
  • José Antonio Rojas, Chilean footballer
  • José Domingo Gómez Rojas, Chilean poet
  • José Joaquín Rojas, Spanish professional road bicycle racer
  • José López Portillo y Rojas, Mexican lawyer, politician and man-of-letters
  • José Manuel Rojas, Chilean defender who currently plays for Universidad de Chile
  • José María Rojas Garrido, Colombian Senator
  • José Manuel Rojas, football player from Costa Rica
  • José Rojas , American baseball player
  • Jose Rojas , professional racquetball player
  • Josh Rojas, American baseball player
  • Juan Carlos Rojas, Mexican footballer
  • Juan Fernández de Rojas, Spanish historian, writer and humorist
  • Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl, President of Venezuela from 1888 to 1890
  • Juan Rodrigo Rojas, Paraguayan football midfielder
  • Julian Guillermo Rojas, Colombian footballer

    L

  • Leonardo Ly Rojas, Costa Rican footballer
  • Leonel Herrera Rojas, former Chilean footballer
  • Liberato Marcial Rojas, provisional President of Paraguay July 6, 1911 – February 28, 1912
  • Lorena Rojas, Mexican actress and singer best known for soap operas
  • Luis Giampietri Rojas, retired admiral of the Peruvian Navy
  • Luis Rojas, several people
  • Luis Rojas Mena, Mexican Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church

    M

  • Manuel Antonio Hermoso Rojas, Canarian politician
  • Manuel Rojas , Chilean writer and journalist
  • Manuel Rojas , retired football midfielder from Chile
  • Manuel Rojas , Commander of the Liberation Army against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico
  • Manuel L. Rojas, assassinated Filipino mayor of Cavite City
  • Marco Antonio Rojas, Costa Rican goalkeeper
  • Marco Rojas,, New Zealand footballer
  • Marcus Rojas, tubist from New York City, best known for his work in jazz
  • Margot Rojas Mendoza, Mexican pianist and teacher
  • María Eugenia Rojas Correa, retired Colombian political figure
  • Marielys Rojas, Venezuelan athlete specializing in the high jump
  • Marlon Rojas, Trinidad and Tobago soccer player
  • Marta Rojas, Cuban journalist and novelist
  • Matías Rojas, multiple people
  • Mauricio Rojas, Swedish politician, political economist, member of the Riksdag since 2002
  • Mauricio Rojas Toro, Chilean football player
  • Mel Rojas, pitcher with a 10-year career from 1990 to 1999
  • Memo Rojas, Mexican-born race car driver
  • Michelle Rojas,, American voice actress affiliated with Funimation
  • Miguel Rojas, Colombian football defender
  • Miguel Rojas, Venezuelan baseball player
  • Mike Rojas, American professional baseball coach and player development official
  • Minnie Rojas, relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Moisés Rojas Alou, former Dominican-American outfielder in Major League Baseball

    N

  • Nerio Rojas, Argentine physician and writer on forensic medicine
  • Nicolas Nunez Rojas, Chilean football midfielder
  • Nicolás Rojas Acosta, Argentine botanist and pteridologist
  • Noel Guzmán Boffil Rojas, Cuban painter
  • Nydia Rojas, American singer of Mexican/Cuban/Yaqui Indian heritage
  • Nydia Rojas , the first album released by American singer Nydia Rojas

    O

  • Octavio Beras Rojas, Dominican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Omaira Rojas Cabrera, FARC guerrilla
  • Oscar Rojas , Chilean football defender
  • Óscar Rojas , Costa Rican footballer
  • Óscar Rojas , Mexican football player
  • Oscar Emilio Rojas, Costa Rican-Mexican naturalized football midfielder
  • Óscar Pérez Rojas, Mexican football goalkeeper
  • Óscar Ricardo Rojas, Mexican footballer

    P

  • Pablo Rojas Paz, Argentine writer born in Tucumán
  • Paola Rojas, Mexico City television news anchor
  • Pedro Jose Rojas, Venezuelan politician
  • Pedro de Rojas, Spanish lawyer and colonial official in the Philippines and New Spain
  • Percy Rojas, retired football midfielder from Peru
  • Peter Rojas, the co-founder of technology blogs Gizmodo and ''Engadget''

    R

  • Rafael Hernández Rojas, Mexican former swimmer
  • Rafael Rojas , Mexican male fashion model and actor
  • Raúl Rojas, professor of informatics and mathematics at the Free University of Berlin
  • Raul Rojas, Mexican American featherweight boxer
  • René Rojas Galdames, Chilean lawyer and diplomat
  • Ricardo Francisco Rojas, Chilean football player
  • Ricardo Ismael Rojas, Argentine born former football defender
  • Ricardo Rojas , retired boxer from Cuba
  • Ricardo Rojas , Argentine journalist and writer
  • Ricardo Rojas Frías, retired boxer from Cuba
  • Richard Rojas, Bolivian football midfielder
  • Roberto Rojas, Chilean goalkeeper
  • Roberto Rojas , Peruvian football defender
  • Roberto Rojas , Bolivian politician
  • Roberto Rojas , Spanish footballer
  • Rodrigo Rojas , Paraguayan footballer
  • Rodrigo Rojas DeNegri, young photographer burnt alive in Chile
  • Roger Rojas, Honduran football player Producer