What is "borges"

Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) was an Argentine writer.

Borges may also refer to:

• Borges (surname)
• Les Borges Blanques, capital of Les Garrigues, Catalonia, Spain
• Les Borges del Camp, Baix Camp, Catalonia, Spain

Borges is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. Jorge Luis Borges, the most notable person with this name, notes that his family name, like Burgess in English, means "of the town," "bourgeois."

Notable people with the surname include:

• António Borges (1949–2013), Portuguese economist and banker
• António Borges (equestrian), (1906–2011), Portuguese horse rider
• Carlos Borges (1932–2014), Uruguayan footballer
• Celso Borges (born 1988), Costa Rican footballer
• Fernanda Borges, East Timorese politician
• Graciela Borges (born 1941), Argentine actress
• Gustavo Borges (born 1972), Brazilian swimmer
• Hernâni Borges (born 1981), Cape Verdean footballer
• Humberlito Borges Teixeira (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
• Jorge Guillermo Borges, Argentine writer
• Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986), Argentine writer
• José Borges, Cuban baseball player
• Julio Borges (born 1969), Venezuelan politician
• Lucas Borges (born 1980), Argentine rugby player
• Norah Borges (1901–1998), Argentine artist
• Phil Borges (born 1942), photographer
• Raúl Borges (1882–1967), Venezuelan pedagogue, guitarist and composer
• Ron Borges, American sportwriter
• Víctor Borges (born 1955), Cape Verdean foreign minister
• Willian Borges da Silva (born 1988), Brazilian footballer