Famous people named Suárez

Thinkers and pioneers

• Francisco Suárez (1548–1617), Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose work on law and the state influenced later political theory.
• Inés Suárez (c. 1507–1580), the Spanish conquistadora who took part in the founding of Santiago de Chile.
• Luis Suárez Fernández (1924–2024), Spanish historian.

Statesmen

Adolfo Suárez (1932–2014) led Spain's transition to democracy and became its first democratically elected prime minister after Franco. Two other Suárez names reached the top in South America: Joaquín Suárez (1781–1868), head of state of Uruguay, and Marco Fidel Suárez (1855–1927), president of Colombia.

Sport and screen

• Luis Suárez (born 1987), Uruguayan striker who won the Champions League with Barcelona.
• Claudio Suárez (born 1968), Mexican defender with more than 170 caps.
• Blanca Suárez (born 1988), Spanish actress.
• Cecilia Suárez (born 1971), Mexican actress.

Letters, screen and gardens

The name has a long literary record. Cristóbal Suárez de Figueroa (1571–1644) was a Spanish writer and jurist, and the Peruvian historian known as the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539–1616) was born Gómez Suárez de Figueroa. In modern Spain, Emma Suárez (born 1964) won the Goya for best actress for Julieta, and in Mexico the comedian Héctor Suárez (1938–2020) was a television star for decades. The Cuban novelist Karla Suárez (born 1969) writes about Havana and its diaspora. In the United States, garden designer Diego Suarez (1888–1974) laid out the Italian-style gardens of Villa Vizcaya in Miami, still a major Florida landmark.

In the United States

Journalist Ray Suarez (born 1957) was a senior correspondent on PBS's NewsHour, and Daniel Suarez (born 1964) wrote the techno-thriller Daemon.

Suárez means "son of Suero", a common medieval name, so these families are many and mostly unrelated, and arms belonged to particular lines rather than the surname. Read the origin on our Suárez coat of arms page and research tips in Suárez family history and genealogy.