# Bautista

Bautista (Spanish for "baptist") is a Spanish language name. It may be used either as a surname or as a given name, often in reference to John the Baptist. Notable people with this name include:

## Given name

* Bautista Álvarez (1933-2017), Spanish Galician nationalist politician and historian
* Bautista Ezcurra (born 1995), Argentine rugby union player
* Bautista Delguy (born 1997), Argentine rugby union player
* Bautista Garcet (1899-1936), Spanish trade unionist and politician
* Bautista Güemes (born 1990), Argentine rugby union player
* Bautista Heguy (born 1970), Argentine polo player
* Bautista Kociubinski (born 2001), Argentine footballer
* Bautista Mascia (born 1996), Uruguayan musician
* Bautista Merlini (born 1995), Argentine footballer
* Bautista Ortiz de Urbina (born 1985), Argentine polo player
* Bautista Pavlovsky (born 1997), Argentine footballer
* Bautista Remiro de Navarra, Spanish 17th-century writer
* Bautista Saubidet Birkner (born 1995), Argentine sailor
* Bautista Saavedra (1870-1939), Bolivian politician, President of the Republic 1921-1925

## Surname

* Adolfo Bautista (born 1979), Mexican footballer
* Alba Bautista (born 2002), Spanish rhythmic gymnast
* Alberto Bautista Gómez, Mexican potter
* Álvaro Bautista (born 1984), Spanish motorcyclist
* Andres Bautista, Filipino lawyer
* Antonio Bautista (1937–1974), Philippine Air Force pilot
* Arianne Bautista (born 1993), Filipino actress and model
* Aring Bautista, Filipino actress
* Augusto Bautista, Filipino basketball player
* Aurora Bautista (1925–2012), Spanish actress
* Boyet Bautista (born 1981), Filipino basketball player
* Buda Bautista (born 1973), Filipino women's footballer and manager
* Cacai Bautista (born 1978), Filipino actress and comedian
* Cipriano Bautista (died 2000), Filipino politician
* Cirilo Bautista (1941–2018), Filipino poet and writer
* Christian Bautista (born 1981), Filipino singer, actor, host and model
* Christian Javier Bautista (born 1987), Salvadoran footballer
* Daniel Bautista (born 1952), Mexican racewalker
* Daniel Bautista Pina (born 1981), Spanish footballer
* Danny Bautista (born 1972), Dominican Republic baseball player
* Dave Bautista (born 1969), American professional wrestler and actor better known under the ring name Batista
* Denny Bautista (born 1980), Dominican Republic baseball player
* Diana Bautista, American neuroscientist
* Diego Bautista Urbaneja (1782–1856), Venezuelan politician
* Emilio Bautista (1898–1977), Spanish boxer
* Emmanuel T. Bautista (born 1958), Filipino general
* Enrique Bautista (1934–2005), Filipino sprinter
* Félix Bautista (born 1963), Dominican Republic politician
* Félix Bautista (born 1995), Dominican baseball player
* Francisco Bautista (born 1972), Mexican long-distance runner
* Francisco 'Paco' Bautista (born 1971), Spanish bodybuilder
* Franklin Bautista (born 1952), Filipino politician
* Gloria Bautista Cuevas (born 1953), Mexican politician
* Guadalupe Bautista (born 1988), Mexican professional boxer
* Harlene Bautista, Filipino actress
* Harvey Bautista (born 2003), Filipino actor
* Herbert Bautista (born 1968), Filipino actor and politician
* Hermes Bautista (born 1986), Filipino-American actor
* Herminio Bautista (1940–2017), Filipino actor
* Jayann Bautista (born 1986), Filipino singer
* Jerónimo Bautista Lanuza (1533–1624), Spanish Dominican friar, bishop and writer
* Jon Bautista (born 1995), Spanish footballer
* José Bautista (pitcher) (born 1964), Major League Baseball pitcher
* José Bautista (born 1980), Major League Baseball right fielder and third baseman
* José Fernando Bautista Quintero, Colombian lawyer and politician
* Julián Bautista (1901–1961), Spanish composer and conductor
* Leanne Bautista (born 2010), Filipino child actress
* Lualhati Bautista (1945–2023), Filipino writer
* Maey Bautista (born 1972), Filipino journalist, actress and comedian
* Marcelina Bautista (born 1966), Mexican human rights activist
* Margarito Bautista (1878–1961), Nahua-Mexican missionary, theologian and religious founder
* Mark Bautista (born 1983), Filipino singer and actor
* Perla Bautista (born 1940), Filipino actress
* Rafael Bautista (born 1965), Mexican footballer and manager
* Rafael Bautista (baseball) (born 1993), Dominican Republic baseball player
* Ramon Bautista (born 1986), Filipino actor and comedian
* Reynaldo Bautista (born 1986), Filipino professional boxer
* Roberto Bautista Agut (born 1988), Spanish tennis player
* Roland Bautista (1951–2012), American musician
* Sheree Bautista, Filipino actress, dancer and model
* Víctor Manuel Bautista López (born 1947), Mexican politician
* Yudelkys Bautista (born 1974), Dominican Republic volleyball player