Rojas

For other uses, see Rojas (disambiguation).

Rojas
Place of origin	Spain

Rojas is a surname found throughout the Spanish-speaking world, especially in Latin America.

Rojas may refer to:

People

A

• Adrián Rojas (born 1977), Chilean professional football player and father
• Aguelmis Rojas (born 1978), Cuban long-distance runner
• Agustín de Rojas Villandrando (1572–1618), Spanish writer and actor
• Alberto Müller Rojas (1935–2010), Venezuelan politician and general
• Alberto Rojas (born 1965), Mexican-born prelate of the Catholic Church
• Alberto Rojas Jiménez (1900–1934), Chilean poet and journalist
• Alejandro González Rojas (born 1955), former Costa Rican goalkeeper
• Alexis Rojas (born 1972), Colombian road cyclist
• Alfredo Rojas (Argentine footballer) (1937–2023)
• Alfredo Rojas (Peruvian footballer) (born 1991)
• Anderson Rojas, amateur boxer from Ecuador
• Andrea Rojas, fictional character from DC Comics
• Andres Almonaster y Rojas (1724–1798), Spanish civil servant of New Orleans
• Ángel Clemente Rojas (born 1944), former Argentine footballer
• Ángel Dolores Rojas (1851–1918), Argentine politician
• Ángel Rojas (born 1985), Chilean footballer who plays as midfielder
• Antonio Domingo Rojas Melero (born 1984), Spanish football player
• Ariel Rojas (born 1986), Argentine football midfielder
• Arístides Rojas, Venezuelan writer
• Arturo Montiel Rojas (born 1943), Mexican politician

B

• Benigno Filomeno de Rojas (1821–1865), lawyer and Dominican politician
• Benjamin Rojas (born 1985), Argentine actor and singer
• Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas (1546–1618), Spanish bishop and cardinal, Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1608 to 1618
• Bruno Rojas (born 1993), Bolivian sprinter

C

• Carlos Rojas (footballer) (1928–?), Chilean football midfielder
• Carmine Rojas, bass player and Rod Stewart's bass player and music director
• Christopher Rojas (born 1982), composer, musician, songwriter, and record producer
• Clare Rojas (born 1976), American artist
• Clara Rojas (born 1964), Colombian tax lawyer, university lecturer, and campaign manager
• Claudio Rojas (born 1973), retired Guatemalan football midfielder
• Clemente Rojas (born 1952), Colombian boxer
• Cookie Rojas (born 1939), former Major League Baseball player, manager and coach
• Cristián Rojas (born 1985), Chilean footballer
• Cristóbal Rojas (artist) (1857–1890), Venezuelan painter
• Cristóbal de Rojas (1555–1614), a Spanish military engineer and architect

D

• Darío Rojas (born 1960), retired Bolivian football goalkeeper
• Diego de Rojas (died 1544), 16th-century Spanish Conquistador
• Diego Rojas (born 1995), Chilean footballer
• Don Rojas (born 1949), journalist and political commentator from St. Vincent

E

• Eladio Rojas (1934–1991), former Chilean footballer
• Elio Rojas (born 1982), featherweight boxer from the Dominican Republic
• Eloy Rojas (born 1967), professional boxer in the Featherweight division
• Emilio Rojas (born 1984), American recording artist and rapper from Rochester, New York
• Esteban Rojas Tovar, Colombian educator, philanthropist, bishop of the diocese of Garzón
• Euclides Rojas (born 1967), Cuban-born coach and player development official in Major League Baseball

F

• Felipe Rojas (born 1986), Chilean footballer
• Fernando de Rojas (c. 1465 – 1541), Castilian author
• Francisca Rojas, believed to be the first criminal found guilty through fingerprint evidence
• Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla (1607–1660), Spanish dramatist
• Francisco Goméz de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma, Duke of Lerma (1552/1553–1625)
• Francisco Rojas Rojas (born 1974), Chilean football defender
• Francisco Rojas Tollinchi (1911–1965), Puerto Rican poet, civic leader and journalist
• Francisco Rojas Toledo (born 1956), Mexican politician

G

• Genaro Vázquez Rojas (1931–1972), former school teacher, militant and guerrilla fighter
• Geraldin Rojas (born 1981), contemporary Argentine tango dancer, also known as Geraldin Paludi
• Gonzalo Rojas (1916–2011), Chilean poet
• Guadalupe Pérez Rojas (born 1994), Argentine tennis player
• Guillermo Rojas (born 1983), Mexican football left back
• Gustavo Andrés Rojas (born 1988), Colombian football defender
• Gustavo Rojas (footballer) (born 1988), Colombian football defender
• Gustavo Rojas (golfer) (born 1967), Argentine professional golfer
• Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900–1975), Colombian General, military dictator of Colombia from 1953 to 1957
• Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport, international airport on the San Andrés Island, Colombia

H

• Héctor Rojas Herazo (1920–2002), Colombian writer
• Henry Rojas (born 1987), football striker from Colombia
• Heriberto Rojas, former Costa Rican footballer
• Hernando de Manrique de Rojas, commander of Spanish forces sent in late 1562 to destroy the French fort at Port Royal
• Homar Rojas (born 1964), former player and a manager in Minor League Baseball
• Hugo Ballivian Rojas (1901–1993), de facto President of Bolivia 1951–1952

I

• Ibrahim Rojas (born 1975), Cuban sprint canoeist
• Isaac Rojas (1906–1993), Argentine Admiral of the Navy and de facto Vice President
• Iván Guzmán de Rojas (1934–2022), Bolivian research scientist and the creator of Atamiri

J

• Jesús Kiki Rojas (born 1964), former professional boxer in the super flyweight division
• Jesus Rojas (1950–1991), Nicaraguan and a major leader of the FMLN resistance movement in El Salvador
• Joao Rojas (born 1997), Ecuadorian footballer
• Joao Rojas (born 1989), Ecuadorian footballer
• Joaquín Rojas (1938–2018), Filipino former basketball player
• Joel Humberto Rojas Pérez (born 1968), Cuban painter
• Johan Rojas (born 2000), Dominican baseball player
• John Rojas, Jr. (died 2000), founder of the Chula Vista Historical Society
• Jorge A. Rojas (born 1940), general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1991 to 1996
• Jorge Alberto Rojas (born 1977), Venezuelan football midfielder
• Jorge Rojas (footballer) (born 1993), Paraguayan international footballer
• Jorge Rojas Justicia (born 1983), Spanish footballer
• José Antonio Rojas (born 1987), Chilean footballer
• José Domingo Gómez Rojas (1896–1920), Chilean poet
• José Joaquín Rojas (born 1985), Spanish professional road bicycle racer
• José López Portillo y Rojas (1850–1923), Mexican lawyer, politician and man-of-letters
• José Manuel Rojas (born 1983), Chilean defender who currently plays for Universidad de Chile
• José María Rojas Garrido (1824–1883), Colombian Senator
• José Manuel Rojas (footballer, born 1952), football player from Costa Rica
• José Rojas (baseball) (born 1993), American baseball player
• Jose Rojas (racquetball) (born 1990), professional racquetball player
• Josh Rojas (born 1994), American baseball player
• Juan Carlos Rojas (born 1984), Mexican footballer
• Juan Fernández de Rojas (1750–1819), Spanish historian, writer and humorist
• Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl (1826–1905), President of Venezuela from 1888 to 1890
• Juan Rodrigo Rojas (born 1988), Paraguayan football midfielder
• Julian Guillermo Rojas (born 1990), Colombian footballer

L

• Leonardo Ly Rojas (born 1985), Costa Rican footballer
• Leonel Herrera Rojas (born 1978), former Chilean footballer
• Liberato Marcial Rojas (1870–1922), provisional President of Paraguay July 6, 1911 – February 28, 1912
• Lorena Rojas (born 1972), Mexican actress and singer best known for soap operas
• Luis Giampietri Rojas (born 1940), retired admiral of the Peruvian Navy
• Luis Rojas (disambiguation), several people
• Luis Rojas Mena (1917–2009), Mexican Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church

M

• Manuel Antonio Hermoso Rojas (born 1935), Canarian politician
• Manuel Rojas (Author) (1896–1973), Chilean writer and journalist
• Manuel Rojas (footballer) (born 1954), retired football midfielder from Chile
• Manuel Rojas (independence leader) (1820–18??), Commander of the Liberation Army against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico
• Marco Antonio Rojas, Costa Rican goalkeeper
• Marco Rojas, (born 1991), New Zealand footballer
• Marcus Rojas (born 1962), tubist from New York City, best known for his work in jazz
• Margot Rojas Mendoza (1903–1996), Mexican pianist and teacher
• María Eugenia Rojas Correa (born 1932), retired Colombian political figure
• Marielys Rojas (born 1986), Venezuelan athlete specializing in the high jump
• Marlon Rojas (born 1979), Trinidad and Tobago soccer player
• Marta Rojas (1928–2021), Cuban journalist and novelist
• Matías Rojas (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mauricio Rojas (born 1950), Swedish politician, political economist, member of the Riksdag since 2002
• Mauricio Rojas Toro (born 1978), Chilean football (soccer) player
• Mel Rojas (born 1966), pitcher with a 10-year career from 1990 to 1999
• Memo Rojas, Mexican-born race car driver
• Michelle Rojas, (born 1987), American voice actress affiliated with Funimation
• Miguel Rojas (footballer), Colombian football defender
• Miguel Rojas (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
• Mike Rojas (born 1963), American professional baseball coach and player development official
• Minnie Rojas (1933–2002), relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Moisés Rojas Alou (born 1966), former Dominican-American outfielder in Major League Baseball

N

• Nerio Rojas (1890–1971), Argentine physician and writer on forensic medicine
• Nicolas Nunez Rojas (born 1984), Chilean football (soccer) midfielder
• Nicolás Rojas Acosta (1873–1946), Argentine botanist and pteridologist
• Noel Guzmán Boffil Rojas (1954–2021), Cuban painter
• Nydia Rojas (born 1980), American singer of Mexican/Cuban/Yaqui Indian heritage
• Nydia Rojas (album) (1996), the first album released by American singer Nydia Rojas

O

• Octavio Beras Rojas (1906–1990), Dominican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
• Omaira Rojas Cabrera (born 1967), FARC guerrilla
• Oscar Rojas (Chilean footballer) (born 1958), Chilean football defender
• Óscar Rojas (Costa Rican footballer) (born 1979), Costa Rican footballer
• Óscar Rojas (Mexican footballer) (born 1981), Mexican football player
• Oscar Emilio Rojas (born 1979), Costa Rican-Mexican naturalized football midfielder
• Óscar Pérez Rojas (born 1973), Mexican football goalkeeper
• Óscar Ricardo Rojas (born 1988), Mexican footballer

P

• Pablo Rojas Paz (1896–1956), Argentine writer born in Tucumán
• Paola Rojas (born 1976), Mexico City television news anchor
• Pedro Jose Rojas, Venezuelan politician
• Pedro de Rojas, Spanish lawyer and colonial official in the Philippines and New Spain
• Percy Rojas (born 1949), retired football midfielder from Peru
• Peter Rojas (born 1975), the co-founder of technology blogs Gizmodo and Engadget

R

• Rafael Hernández Rojas (born 1946), Mexican former swimmer
• Rafael Rojas (actor) (born 1961), Mexican male fashion model and actor
• Raúl Rojas (born 1955), professor of informatics and mathematics at the Free University of Berlin
• Raul Rojas (1941–2012), Mexican American featherweight boxer
• René Rojas Galdames (1919–1988), Chilean lawyer and diplomat
• Ricardo Francisco Rojas (born 1974), Chilean football (soccer) player
• Ricardo Ismael Rojas (born 1971), Argentine born former football defender
• Ricardo Rojas (boxer) (born 1955), retired boxer from Cuba
• Ricardo Rojas (writer) (1882–1957), Argentine journalist and writer
• Ricardo Rojas Frías (born 1955), retired boxer from Cuba
• Richard Rojas (born 1975), Bolivian football midfielder
• Roberto Rojas (Chilean footballer) (born 1957), Chilean goalkeeper
• Roberto Rojas (Peruvian footballer) (1955–1991), Peruvian football defender
• Roberto Rojas (1966–2022), Bolivian politician
• Roberto Rojas (Spanish footballer) (born 1974), Spanish footballer
• Rodrigo Rojas (Paraguayan footballer) (born 1988), Paraguayan footballer
• Rodrigo Rojas DeNegri (1967–1986), young photographer burnt alive in Chile
• Roger Rojas, Honduran football player (Rojas) Producer

S

• Samuel Moreno Rojas (born 1960), Colombian American politician
• Sandra Rojas (born 1973), Mexican sprint canoeist
• Sergio Rojas (Argentine footballer) (born 1973), Argentine former football player
• Sergio Rojas (Paraguayan footballer) (1940–2010), Paraguayan football player
• Simón de Rojas (1552–1624), Spanish priest of the Trinitarian Order
• Simon de Rojas Clemente y Rubio (1777–1827), Spanish botanist
• Sixto Rojas (1982–2007), Paraguayan footballer

T

• Teodoro Rojas (1877–1954), Paraguayan botanist
• Tito Rojas a.k.a. "El Gallo" (The Rooster) (1955–2020), salsa singer and bandleader
• Tomás Rojas (disambiguation), several people
• Tony Rojas, American football player
• Toribio Rojas, former coach of the Puerto Rico Islanders, a USL soccer team

V

• Vicente Rojas Lizcano (1879–1943), aka Biófilo Panclasta, individualist anarchist writer and activist
• Victor Joy Way Rojas (born 1945), former Peruvian politician
• Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas (1953–2010), high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
• Victor Rojas (born 1968), former member of the Texas Rangers radio broadcast team

Y

• Yulimar Rojas (born 1995), Venezuelan track and field athlete

See also

• Roxas, archaic spelling
• Rojas (disambiguation)
• Alou family, a prominent Dominican Republic baseball family bearing the paternal surname of Rojas

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