Politicians and Public Figures
- Abdelkhalek Torres, journalist and leader of Morocco
- Camilo Torres Restrepo, Colombian Roman Catholic priest
- Camilo Torres Tenorio, Colombian politician
- Edwin Torres (judge), American supreme court judge
- Esteban Edward Torres, Californian politician
- Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican politician
- Juan José Torres, Bolivian President
- Lucy Torres, Filipino politician
- Manuel Montt Torres, Chilean statesman and scholar
- Raul Torres, American politician
- Ruben Torres, Filipino politician
- Sandra Torres (politician), First Lady of Guatemala
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