Figueroa

Figueroa is a surname of Galician origin. It may refer to:

Persons

• José Luis Figueroa, represented Puerto Rico at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Archbishop Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa (1720–1782), Peruvian archbishop
• Don Figueroa (contemporary), US comic book artist
• Ed Figueroa (1948–), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Elías Figueroa (1946–), Chilean football player
• Emiliano Figueroa (1866–1931), President of Chile 1925–1927
• Enrique “Quique” Figueroa (1964–), Puerto Rican regatta sailor
• Federico Brito Figueroa (1921–2000), Venezuelan historian and anthropologist
• Fernando Figueroa (1849–1919), President of El Salvador 1907–1911
• Francisco de Figueroa, several people
• Francisco Acuña de Figueroa (1790–1862), Uruguayan poet
• Francisco García de la Rosa Figueroa, Mexican monk
• Frank Figueroa (contemporary), agent of the US Department of Homeland Security, pleaded guilty to exposing himself
• Gabriel Figueroa (1907–1997), Mexican cinematographer
• Germán Figueroa (1975–), Puerto Rican professional wrestler
• Hernán Figueroa (1927–), Chilean decathlete
• Jasmin Figueroa (1985–), Filipina Olympic archer
• Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera (a.k.a. “Momo”) (1982–), Spanish professional football player
• John Figueroa (1920–1999), Jamaican poet and educator
• Jonathan Figueroa (a.k.a. “Amazing Red”), (contemporary), US professional wrestler
• José Figueroa (1792-1835) General and the Mexican territorial Governor of Alta California
• José Figueroa Alcorta (1860–1931), President of Argentina 1906–1910
• Juan Figueroa, president of Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut
• LaToyia Figueroa (1981–2005), US woman who disappeared and was found murdered in 2005
• Liz Figueroa (contemporary), US politician, California state senator
• Luciano Gabriel “Lucho” Figueroa (1981–), Argentine football player
• Maynor Figueroa (1983-), Honduran footballer
• Miguel Figueroa (1953–), head of the Communist Party of Canada
• Miguel Figueroa (swimmer) (1965–), Puerto Rican deportist
• Narciso Figueroa (1906–2004), Puerto Rican danza musician and composer
• Orlando Figueroa (a.k.a. NASA Mars Czar) (1955–), Puerto Rican engineer who became head of NASA Mars Exploration
• Óscar Figueroa (weightlifter) (1983–), Colombian weightlifter and silver medalist
• Pedro de Castro y Figueroa (1685–1741), Spanish viceroy of New Spain 1740–1741
• Ramón Báez Figueroa (1956–), Dominican banker, accused of bank fraud in 2003
• Luis de Guzmán y Figueroa, Spanish soldier and colonial governor of New Mexico from 1647 to 1649
• Sammy Figueroa, US percussionist
• Talyn Rahman-Figueroa (1985-), Diplomatic Director and novelist

Places

• Figueroa Department of Argentina
• Figueroa Mountain in the U.S. state of California

Other

• Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport, airport serving Huanuco, Peru
• Figueroa Street, 30-mile long street in Los Angeles, California
• Figueroa Street Tunnels, series of tunnels on the Pasadena Freeway in Los Angeles, California
• Figueroa v. Canada, Canadian Supreme Court case involving the rights of political parties

See also

• Higuero, a Spanish variant