Luis Álvarez facts for kids

Luis Álvarez or Luis Alvarez is a common name. This page helps you find the right person you are looking for. Many famous people have this name, including writers, artists, scientists, and athletes.

People in Arts and Entertainment

Writers and Journalists

• Ángel Luis Arambilet Álvarez (born 1957) is a writer, artist, filmmaker, and engineer from the Dominican Republic. He is known professionally as Arambilet.
• Carlos Luis Álvarez (1928–2006) was a Spanish writer and journalist. He was better known by his pen name, Candido.
• Luis Álvarez Piñer (1910–1999) was a Spanish poet and essayist.
• Luis Álvarez Hernandez (born 1978) is a Spanish journalist and photographer.
• José Luis Álvarez Enparantza (1929–2012) was a Basque linguist, politician, and writer. He was known by his pen name, Txillardegi.

Fictional Characters

• José Luis Álvarez is a character in the Mexican TV show Lo que la vida me robó. The character was played by actor Luis Roberto Guzmán.

Fine Artists

• José Luis Álvarez (1917–2012) was a painter from Guatemala.
• Luis Álvarez Catalá (1836–1901) was a Spanish painter.
• Luis Álvarez Urquieta (born 1877) was a Chilean art historian and collector.

Performing Artists

• Luis Álvarez is the singer and guitarist for the Mexican rock band, El Haragán y Compañía.
• Luis Álvarez Torres (1913–1995) was a well-known actor from Peru.

People in Government and Public Service

• José Luis Álvarez y Álvarez (born 1930) is a Spanish politician and a lawyer. He used to be the mayor of Madrid.
• José Luis Álvarez Blanco (born 1949) is a Spanish politician. He is a member of the People's Party of Galicia and the mayor of Pantón, Spain.
• José Luis Álvarez Martínez (born 1968) is a Mexican politician.
• Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez (1925-2016) was the President of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986.
• Luis Héctor Álvarez (1919–2016) was a Mexican politician and businessman.
• Luis Echeverría Álvarez (born 1922) was the president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976.

People in the Military

• Luis Álvarez (Argentine military) was an Argentine military officer. He served during the Argentine Civil Wars in the 1800s.
• Luis Alvarez (Dominican hero) was a Dominican hero. He fought in the War of Independence during the Battle of Azua.

Scientists and Doctors

• Luis Walter Alvarez (1911–1988) was a physicist. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work.
• Luis Fernández Álvarez (1853–1937) was a physician (doctor). He was the grandfather of Luis Walter Alvarez.
• Luis Álvarez-Gaumé (born 1955) is a Spanish theoretical physicist. He studies string theory and quantum gravity.

People in Sports

• José Luis Álvarez (born 1969) is a Spanish fencer.
• José Luis Álvarez was a Spanish taekwondo competitor in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
• José Luis Álvarez "Rocky" (born 1954) is a former Spanish boxer.
• Jesús Luis Álvarez de Eulate Güergue (born 1970), known as Koldo, is a former soccer player from Andorra.
• Luis Antonio Álvarez Murillo (born 1991) is a Mexican archer. He is also known as El Abuelo.
• Luis Álvarez Gómez (born 1959) is a former Spanish volleyball player.
• Luis Álvarez de Cervera (born 1947) is a Spanish equestrian (horse rider).
• Luis Enrique Álvarez (born 1990) is a Peruvian soccer player.
• Luis Hernán Álvarez (1938–1991) was a Chilean soccer player.
• Luis Roberto Álvarez (born 1982) is a Spanish cyclist.
• Luis Manuel Alvarez Saldaña (born 1955) is a former Spanish basketball player.

Other Notable People

• Luis Álvarez Renta (born 1950) is an economist from the Dominican Republic.

See also

In Spanish: Luis Álvarez para niños

• Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker, American documentary filmmakers
• Alvarez (disambiguation)
• Álvarez (surname)