García

Garcia is a surname of Iberian origin, common in the Spanish language and Portuguese language.

Most common surname used in Latin America. Estimated 5 million people on earth using the surname "Garcia".

Alternate Surname Spellings: GARCI, GARZA, GARCIA, GARCES

The name refers to:

• Persons
  • Aaron Garcia (contemporary), American football player
  • Adam Garcia (1973–), Australian actor
  • Aimee Garcia (1978–), American actress
  • Alan García (1949–), President of Peru from 1985–1990
  • Alex Garcia (contemporary), Cuban-American chef
  • Anastasio Somoza García (1896–1956), President of Nicaragua
  • Andrés García (1941–), Dominican-Mexican actor
  • Andy Garcia (1956–), American actor
  • Anier García (1976–), Cuban athlete in the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Anthony Garcia, New Zealand professional wrestler
  • Becky Garcia (1983–), American boxer
  • Borja Garcia (1982–), Spanish race car driver
  • Calixto García (1839–1898), Cuban freedom fighter
  • Carlos P. Garcia (1896–1971), president of the Philippines 1957–1961
  • Carlos García (1967–), Venezuelan-American baseball player
  • Ceferino Garcia (dates unknown), boxer
  • Charly García (1951–), Argentinian rock-and-roll musician
  • Chianca de Garcia (1898–1983), Portuguese film director
  • Cristino Garcia (1914–1946), Spanish fighter with the French Resistance during World War II
  • Dámaso García (1955–), Dominican baseball player
  • Eric Garcia (1972–), American author
  • Fernando Garcia (1917–), Portuguese film director
  • Fernando Luis Garcia (1929–1952), United States Marine awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Freddy García (1976–), Venezuelan-American baseball player
  • Garcia II of Galicia and Portugal, King of Portugal 1071
  • 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), Roman Catholic saint
  • Iratxe García (contemporary), Spanish politician, Member of the European Parliament
  • Ismael Zambada García (1948–), alleged Mexican drug-lord
  • Jeff Garcia (1970–), Canadian football player
  • Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), American rock-and-roll musician
  • Joanna Garcia (1979–), American actress
  • Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949), A Uruguayan painter and sculptor and founder of contructive universalism
  • John David Garcia (1936–2001), American founder of the Society for Evolutionary Ethics
  • John Garcia (1972–), American singer
  • Jorge Garcia (1979–), American actor
  • Joseph Garcia (contemporary), Gibraltarian politician
  • Juan Bautista Garcia (1904–1974), Corsican immigrant to Puerto Rico
  • Lilian Garcia (1973–), American singer and WWE announcer
  • Manoel Garcia (1775–1832), Spanish tenor and composer
  • Manuel García (1775–1832), Spanish opera singer
  • Manuel Garcia, (1805–1906), opera singer
  • María García (1969–), Spanish politician, Member of the European Parliament
  • María García (1984–), Peruvian, Miss World 2004
  • Mayte Jannell Garcia (1973–), Puerto Rican-American dancer
  • Miguel García (1967–), Venezuelan-American baseball player
  • Mike Garcia (1923–1986), Mexican-American baseball player
  • Nick Garcia (1979–), American soccer player
  • Noelia Garcia (1982–), French model and human-rights activist
  • Odalys Garcia (1975–), Cuban-American actress and television show host
  • Oscar Garcia (contemporary), American musician
  • Oz Garcia (contemporary), nutritional counselor and author
  • Pablo García (1977–), Uruguayan football player
  • Ralph Garcia ([?]–1999), American prison guard
  • Ramón García (1969–), Venezuelan-American baseball player
  • Rodrigo Garcia (1959–), American/Cuban television and film director
  • Rosman García (1979–), Venezuelan-American baseball player
  • Ruben Garcia (1946–), American NASCAR race driver
  • Sanz Luis García (1978–), Spanish football player
  • Sergio García (1980–), Spanish golfer
  • Sunny Garcia (1970–), American surfer

• Fictional characters
  • Robert Garcia, video game character in the Art of Fighting and King of Fighters series

• Place names
  • Garcia Hernandez, municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines
  • Padre Garcia, municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines
  • San Pedro Garza García, suburb of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
  • Garcia, municipality in Ribera d'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain

• 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 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