Ferrer

Ferrer is a Catalan surname meaning iron-worker and may refer to the following:

People

• Albert Ferrer (born 1970) a Spanish footballer.
• Chucho Ferrer (born 1929), a Mexican composer.
• David Ferrer (born 1982), a Spanish tennis player.
• Eduardo Blasco Ferrer (born 1956), a Spanish-born specialist in the Sardinian language.
• Fernando Ferrer (born 1950), an American politician in The Bronx, New York City.
• Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia (1859–1909), a Catalan educator, anarchist, and free-thinker who founded the Escuela Moderna.
• Ibrahim Ferrer (1927–2005), a popular Cuban musician best known for his participation in the Buena Vista Social Club project with Ry Cooder.
• José Ferrer (1909–1992), a Puerto Rican actor and film director.
• José Figueres Ferrer (1906–1990), three-time President of Costa Rica.
• Lupita Ferrer (born 1947), a Venezuelan telenovela actor.
• Mel Ferrer (born 1917), an American actor, film director, and film producer.
• Miguel Ferrer (born 1955), a Puerto Rican-American actor, son of José Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney
• Saint Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), a Valencian Dominican missionary and Roman Catholic saint.
• Ysa Ferrer (born 1972), an Algerian-born French actress and singer.

Places

• Two parishes in Brazil called São Vicente Ferrer (Portuguese for Saint Vincent Ferrer):
  • São Vicente Ferrer, Pernambuco
  • São Vicente Ferrer, Maranhão

Other

• Ferrer Schools, or Modern Schools, socially progressive American schools formed in the early 20th century after the model of Francisco Ferrer's Escuela Moderna.