# Escobar

Escobar is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Abelardo Escobar Prieto, Mexican politician
* Aida Luz Santos de Escobar, ambassador of El Salvador to Cyprus
* Anasol Escobar, Colombian singer
* Alcides Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
* Álex Escobar (born 1965), Colombian footballer
* Alex Escobar (presenter) (born 1974), Brazilian journalist and TV presenter
* Alex Escobar (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball player
* Alexander Escobar (born 1984), Salvadoran footballer
* Alexander Escobar Gañán (born 1965), Colombian footballer
* Alexandra Escobar (born 1980), Ecuadorian weightlifter
* Ana Vilma de Escobar (born 1954), Salvadoran politician
* Andrea Escobar (born 1992), Colombian actress
* Andrés Escobar (1967–1994), Colombian footballer shot dead by angry fans after accidentally scoring an own goal that eliminated his team from the 1994 FIFA World Cup
* Andrés Ramiro Escobar (born 1991), Colombian footballer
* Ángel Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
* Antonio Escobar Núñez (born 1976), Spanish musician
* Antonio Escobar y Mendoza, 17th-century Spanish ethicist
* Arturo Escobar (anthropologist) (born 1952), Colombian-American anthropologist and development scholar
* Arturo Escobar y Vega, Mexican politician
* Brandon Escobar (born 1990), Honduran sport wrestler
* Carlos Escobar Casarin (born 1990), Chilean footballer
* Carlos Escobar Ortíz (born 1989), Chilean footballer
* César Antonio Díaz Escobar, Chilean footballer
* Daniel Escobar (1964–2013), American actor
* Daniela Escobar (born 1969), Brazilian actress and television presenter
* Darío Escobar (born 1971), Guatemalan artist
* Eduardo Escobar (born 1989), Venezuelan baseball player
* Edwin Escobar (born 1992), Venezuelan professional baseball player
* Elizam Escobar (1948–2021), Puerto Rican painter
* Enzo Escobar (born 1951), Chilean footballer
* Eusebio Escobar (born 1936), Colombian footballer
* Fabio Escobar (born 1982), Paraguayan footballer
* Francisco Escobar (born 1991), Colombian beauty pageant winner
* Gavin Escobar (1991–2022), American football player
* Isabel Escobar, Brazilian-American environmental engineer
* Jesús Escobar, American historian
* José Escobar (baseball) (born in 1960), Venezuelan baseball player
* José Escobar Saliente (1908–1994), Spanish comic writer and artist
* Juan Carlos Escobar (born 1982), Colombian footballer
* Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar (Cuchilla), Colombian drug dealer
* Sebastián Marroquín, born Juan Pablo Escobar
* Juan Francisco Escobar (born 1949), Paraguayan football referee
* José Luis Escobar Alas (born 1959), Salvadoran bishop
* Juan M. Escobar, American judge
* Katherine Escobar, Colombian model and actress
* Kelvim Escobar (born 1976), Venezuelan baseball player
* Luis Escobar (footballer) (born 1984), Colombian footballer
* Luis Escobar (polo) (born 1971), American polo player
* Luis Escobar (swimmer) (born 1984), Mexican swimmer
* Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick (1908–1991), Spanish actor
* Luis Antonio Escobar (composer)
* Luis Antonio Escobar (footballer)
* Manolo Escobar (1931–2013), Spanish singer
* Marisol Escobar (1930–2016), Venezuelan-born sculptor
* Matías Escobar (born 1982), Argentine footballer
* Melba Escobar (born 1976) Colombian writer and journalist
* Pablo Escobar (1949-1993), Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist
* Pablo Andrés Escobar (born 1987), Colombian footballer
* Pablo Daniel Escobar (born 1978), Paraguayan-born Bolivian footballer
* Pánfilo Escobar (born 1974), Paraguayan footballer
* Patricio Escobar (1843–1912), President of Paraguay
* Pedro de Escobar, 16th-century Portuguese composer
* Pepe Escobar (born 1954), Brazilian investigative journalist
* Pêro Escobar, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
* Ramón Escobar Santiago (1937–2020), Spanish politician
* Reynaldo Escobar Pérez, Mexican politician
* Rolando Escobar (born 1981), Panamanian footballer
* Ruth Escobar (1935–2017), Portuguese-born Brazilian actress, businesswoman, and politician
* Sergi Escobar (born 1974), Spanish cyclist
* Sílvio Escobar (born 1986), Paraguayan footballer
* Sixto Escobar, Puerto Rican boxer
* Susana Escobar (born 1987), Mexican swimmer
* Ticio Escobar (born 1947), Paraguayan minister of culture
* Veronica Escobar (born 1969), American politician from Texas
* Vicente Escobar (1757–1834), Cuban painter
* Walter Escobar (born 1968), Colombian footballer
* Yasmani Copello Escobar (born 1987), Cuban-Turkish hurdler
* Yunel Escobar (born 1982), Cuban-American baseball player