What is "escobar"

Escobar is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Abelardo Escobar Prieto, Mexican politician
• Aida Luz Santos de Escobar, Ambassador of El Salvador to Cyprus
• Anasol Escobar, Colombian singer
• Alcides Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
• Alex Escobar, 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
• Andrés Ramiro Escobar (born 1991), Colombian footballer
• Ángel Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
• Antonio Escobar (born 1976), Spanish musician
• Antonio Escobar Núñez, Spanish music composer, music producer, sound designer
• Antonio Escobar y Mendoza, 17th-century Spanish churchman
• Arturo Escobar (anthropologist) (born 1952), Colombian (Later Colombian-American) anthropologist and development scholar
• Arturo Escobar y Vega, Mexican politician
• Brandon Escobar (born 1990), Honduran sport wrestler
• Carlos Escobar (born 1990), Chilean footballer
• Carlos Escobar Ortíz (born 1989), Chilean footballer
• César Antonio Díaz Escobar, 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
• Elizam Escobar (born 1948), Puerto Rican painter
• Enzo Escobar (born 1951), Chilean footballer
• Eusebio Escobar (born 1936), Colombian footballer
• Fabio Escobar (born 1982), Paruguayan footballer
• Francisco Escobar (born 1991), Colombian beauty pageant winner
• Gavin Escobar (born 1991), American football player
• Henry Escobar (born 1990), Salvadoran footballer
• Isabella Escobar (born 1992), Guatemalan tennis player
• Jesús Escobar, American historian
• José Escobar (baseball) (born in 1960), Venezuelan baseball player
• José Escobar Saliente (1908-1994), Spanish comic writer and artist, creator of Zipi y Zape
• Juan Carlos Escobar (born 1982), Colombian footballer
• Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar (Cuchilla), Colombian drug dealer and prominent member of the Cali Cartel
• Juan Francisco Escobar (born 1949), Paraguayan football referee
• José Luis Escobar Alas (born 1959), Salvadoran Roman Catholic bishop
• Juan M. Escobar, American judge
• Katherine Escobar, Colombian model and actress
• Kelvim Escobar (born 1976), Venezuelan baseball player
• Luis Escobar (footballer) (born 1984), Colombian footballer
• Luis Escobar (polo) (born 1971), American polo player
• Luis Escobar (swimmer) (born 1984), Mexican swimmer
• Luis Antonio Escobar (composer)
• Luis Antonio Escobar (footballer)
• Manolo Escobar (1931–2013), Spanish singer
• Marisol Escobar (1930–2016), Venezuelan-born sculptor
• Matías Escobar (born 1982), Argentine footballer
• Pablo Escobar (1949 –1993), Colombian drug lord
• 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
• Reynaldo Escobar Pérez, Mexican politician
• Rolando Escobar (born 1981), Panamanian footballer
• Sergi Escobar (born 1974), Spanish cyclist
• Sílvio Escobar (born 1986), Paraguayan footballer
• Sixto Escobar, Puerto Rican boxer
• Susana Escobar (born 1987), Mexican swimmer
• Ticio Escobar (born 1947), Paraguayan lawyer, academic, art critic, curator, museum director, and Minister of Culture of Paraguay
• 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

Escobar is a Spanish surname.

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