Rojas - People

People

• Adrián Rojas (born 1977), Chilean professional football player
• 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
• Alexis Rojas (born 1972), Colombian road cyclist
• Alfredo Rojas (born 1937), Argentine football player
• Alonso Rojas, comedian currently working on Arriba Juarez show
• Andres Almonaster y Rojas (born 1728), 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
• Arístides Rojas (born 1970), Paraguayan footballer
• Ariel Rojas (born 1986), Argentine football midfielder
• Benigno Filomeno de Rojas (born 1821), 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
• Carmine Rojas, bass player and Rod Stewart's bass player and music director
• Christopher Rojas (born 1982), composer, musician, songwriter, and record producer
• 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
• Cristóbal Rojas (artist) (1857–1890), Venezuelan painter
• Cristóbal de Rojas (1555-1614), a Spanish military engineer and architect
• Darío Rojas (born 1960), retired Bolivian football goalkeeper
• Diego de Rojas (died 1544), 16th century Spanish Conquistador
• Don Rojas (born 1949), journalist and political commentator from St. Vincent
• Elio Rojas (born 1982), featherweight boxer from the Dominican Republic
• Eloy Rojas (born 1967), professional boxer in the Featherweight division
• Euclides Rojas (born 1967), Cuban-born coach and player development official in Major League Baseball
• 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 (born 1974), Chilean football defender
• Francisco Rojas Tollinchi (1911–1965), Puerto Rican poet, civic leader and journalist
• Francisco Rojas Toledo (born 1956), Mexican politician
• Genaro Vázquez Rojas (born 1933), former school teacher, militant and guerrilla fighter
• Geraldo Rojas (born 1990), undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Middleweight division
• Gonzalo Rojas (born 1917), Chilean poet
• 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
• 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
• Ibrahim Rojas (born 1975), Cuban sprint canoeist
• Isaac Rojas (1906–1993), Argentine Admiral of the Navy and de facto Vice President
• 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 1989), Ecuadorian footballer
• Joel Humberto Rojas Pérez (born 1968), Cuban painter
• 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
• 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
• Jose Manuel Rojas, football player from Costa Rica
• Juan Carlos Rojas (born 1984), Mexican footballer
• Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl (1826–1905), President of Venezuela from 1888 to 1890
• Julian Guillermo Rojas (born 1990), Colombian footballer
• Leonardo Ly Rojas (born 1985), Costa Rican footballer
• Liberato Marcial Rojas (1870–1922), provisional President of Paraguay from July 6, 1911 to February 28, 1912
• Liliana Rojas-Suarez (born 1954), Peruvian-born economist
• Lorena Rojas (born 1972), Mexican actress and singer best known for her leading roles in popular soap operas
• Luis Rojas Mena (born 1917), Mexican Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
• 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
• María Eugenia Rojas (born 1932), retired Colombian political figure
• Marco Antonio Rojas, Costa Rican goalkeeper
• Marcus Rojas (born 1962), tubist from New York City, best known for his work in jazz
• Marlon Rojas (born 1979), Trinidad and Tobago soccer player
• Mauricio Rojas (born 1950), Swedish politician and political economist, member of the Riksdag since 2002
• Mauricio Rojas (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
• Miguel Rojas, Colombian football defender
• Minnie Rojas (1933–2002), relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Noel Guzmán Boffil Rojas (born 1954), 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
• Octavio Beras Rojas (1906–1990), Dominican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
• Omaira Rojas Cabrera (born 1967), FARC guerrilla
• Óscar Rojas (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
• Oscar Rojas (Chilean footballer) (born 1958), Chilean football defender
• Pablo Rojas Paz (1896–1956), Argentine writer born in Tucumán
• Paola Rojas (born 1976), Mexico City television news anchor
• Pedro de Rojas, Spanish lawyer and colonial official in the Philippines and New Spain
• Percy Rojas (born 1949), retired football midfielder from Peru
• Raúl Rojas (born 1955), professor of informatics and mathematics at the Free University of Berlin
• Rafael Rojas (born 1961), Mexican male fashion model and actor
• Raul Rojas (born 1941), Mexican American featherweight boxer
• 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
• Richard Rojas (born 1975), Bolivian football midfielder
• Roberto Rojas (born 1957), Chilean goalkeeper
• Roberto Rojas (Spanish footballer) (born 1974), Spanish footballer
• Rodrigo Rojas (Paraguayan footballer) (born 1988), Paraguayan footballer
• Roger Rojas, Honduran football player
• Samuel Moreno Rojas (born 1960), Colombian American politician
• Tito Rojas a.k.a. "El Gallo" (The Rooster) (born 1955), salsa singer and bandleader
• Toribio Rojas, former coach of the Puerto Rico Islanders, a USL soccer team
• Victor Rojas, former member of the Texas Rangers radio broadcast team