GARCíA

'García' is a surname common throughout the Hispanic world. There are several theories about its origin and history, but it is surely a Pre-Roman name, probably from Iberian or Basque origin. It is a surname of patronymic origin (Garcia was a very common first name in early medieval Spain). García is the most common surname in Spain (where 3.32% of population is named García) and also the second most common surname in Mexico. It has become common in the United States due to substantial Latin American immigration, and is now the 18th most common surname among North Americans.
It may refer to:

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Persons

Fictional characters

Places

Other

Persons

★ Aaron Garcia (born 1970), Mexican American football player

★ Adam Garcia (born 1973), Australian actor

★ Aimee Garcia (born 1978), Mexican American actress

★ Alan García (born 1949), President of Peru from 1985–1990; 2006–

★ Alex Garcia (contemporary), Cuban-American chef

★ Anastasio Somoza García (1896–1956), President of Nicaragua

★ Andrés García (born 1941), Mexican actor

★ Andy Garcia (born 1956), Cuban American actor

★ Anier García (born 1976), Cuban athlete in the 2000 Summer Olympics

★ Anthony Garcia, New Zealand professional wrestler of Yugoslavian and Irish descent.

★ Becky Garcia (born 1983), Mexican American boxer

★ Bonnie Garcia, Hispanic representative of California's 80th Assembly District

★ Borja Garcia (born 1982), Spanish race car driver

★ Calixto García (1839–1898), Cuban military leader

★ Carlos P. Garcia (1896–1971), president of the Philippines 1957–1961

★ Carlos García (born 1967), Venezuelan-American baseball player

★ Carmen García Maura (Carmen Maura) (born 1945), Spanish actress

★ Ceferino Garcia, boxer

★ Charles Patrick Garcia (born 1961), Panamanian-American author, Hispanic leader, businessman

★ Charly García (born 1951), Argentinian rock-and-roll musician

★ Cristino Garcia (1914–1946), Spanish fighter with the French Resistance during World War II

★ Dámaso García (born 1955), Dominican baseball player

★ Diego García (born 1961), Spanish long-distance runner

★ Eric Garcia (born 1972), Mexican American author

★ Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), Spanish poet and dramatist

★ Fernando Luis Garcia (1929–1952), Hispanic American United States Marine awarded the Medal of Honor

★ Francisco García, Dominican basketball player in the NBA

★ Freddy García (born 1976), Venezuelan-American baseball player

★ Gabriel García Márquez (born 1927), Colombian Nobel Prize laureate in Literature

★ Gael García Bernal (born 1978), Mexican actor

★ García de Nodal brothers, 17th Century Spanish explorers

★ Garcia III of Pamplona (919–970), King of Pamplona until 970

★ Garcia IV of Pamplona ([?]–1000), King of Pamplona 994–1000

★ Garcia VI of Navarre, (c. 1110–1150[?]), King of Navarre 1134–1136

★ St. Gonsalo Garcia (1556–1597), Mexican Roman Catholic saint

★ Gustavo C. Garcia (1915–1964), Mexican-American civil rights activist

★ Hector P. Garcia, Mexican-American civil rights activist

★ Inez Garcia, feminist cause célèbre

★ Iratxe García (contemporary), Spanish politician, Member of the European Parliament

★ Ismael Zambada García (born 1948), alleged Mexican drug-lord

★ Jeff Garcia (born 1970), NFL and former Canadian football player of Irish and Mexican descent

★ Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), American rock-and-roll musician

★ Joanna Garcia (born 1979), Mexican American actress

★ Joaquín García Icazbalceta, Mexican writer

★ Joaquín Torres-García (1874–1949), A Mexican painter and sculptor and founder of constructive universalism

★ John David Garcia (1936–2001), Mexican American founder of the Society for Evolutionary Ethics

★ John Garcia (born 1972), Mexican American singer

★ Johnny García, Mexican football (soccer) player

★ Jorge Garcia (born 1979), Hispanic American actor

★ Joseph Garcia (contemporary), Hispanic politician

★ Juan Bautista Garcia (1904–1974), Mexican immigrant to Puerto Rico

★ Lilian Garcia (born 1973), Mexican American singer and WWE announcer

★ Luis García (born 1978), Spanish football player

★ Manoel Garcia (1775–1832), Spanish tenor and composer

★ Manuel del Popolo Vicente García (1775–1832), Spanish opera singer and opera composer

★ Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García, (1805–1906), Spanish opera singer

★ María García (born 1969), Spanish politician, Member of the European Parliament

★ María García (born 1984), Peruvian, Miss World 2004

★ Mayra García (born 1972), Mexican beach volleyball player

★ Mayte Jannell Garcia (born 1973), Puerto Rican-American dancer

★ Miguel García (born 1967), Venezuelan-American baseball player

★ Miguel García (anarchist), Hispanic anarchist

★ Mike Garcia (1923–1986), Mexican-American baseball player

★ Mireia García (born 1981), Spanish butterfly swimmer

★ Nestor García (born 1975), Uruguayan marathon runner

★ Nick Garcia (born 1979), Mexican American soccer player

★ Odalys Garcia (born 1975), Cuban-American actress and television show host

★ Oscar Garcia (contemporary), Mexican American musician

★ Oz Garcia (contemporary), Mexican American nutritional counselor and author

★ Pablo García (born 1977), Hispanic football player

★ Ralph Garcia (died 1999), Mexican-American prison guard

★ Ramón García (born 1969), Venezuelan-American baseball player

★ Rodrigo Garcia (born 1959), Mexican American/Cuban television and film director

★ Rómulo García (born 1927, died 2005), Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, Argentina

★ Rosman García (born 1979), Venezuelan-American baseball player

★ Ruben Garcia (born 1946), Mexican American NASCAR race driver

★ Sergio García (born 1980), Spanish golfer

★ Sunny Garcia (born 1970), Hawaiian surfer

Fictional characters

★ The García family in Julia Álvarez's novel ''How the García Girls Lost Their Accents''

★ Robert Garcia, video game character in the ''Art of Fighting'' and ''King of Fighters'' series

★ Deputy ''James Garcia'' (Carlos Alazraqui), a fictional Sheriff's deputy on ''Reno 911!'', a Comedy Central series

★ ''Garcia'' from .

★ Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia from ''Zorro'' and

Places

★ Garcia, Tarragona, municipality in Ribera d'Ebre, Spain

★ Garcia Hernandez, Bohol, municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines

★ Padre Garcia, Batangas, municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines

★ San Pedro Garza García, suburb of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

★ Diego Garcia atoll in the Indian Ocean used as a major military base by the United States

★ Garcia, Colorado, an unincorporated town in the United States

Other

★ "A Message to Garcia", inspirational essay written by Elbert Hubbard (1899)

★ ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'', 1974 film by Sam Peckinpah

★ Buckner & Garcia, singing duo of Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia

★ Diego Garcia, island in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean

★ ''Garcia'' (plant genus), plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae

★ ''Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority'', United States Supreme Court case

★ Los Garcia, Puerto Rican television comedy show the 1970s

★ USS ''Garcia'' (FF-1040), U.S. Navy frigate

★ ''Garcia'' (album), an album by Jerry Garcia

★ Cherry Garcia, a flavour of ice cream made by Ben & Jerry's