# Rojas

Rojas is a surname found throughout the Spanish-speaking world, especially in Latin America.
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Rojas may refer to:

## People
### A

* Adrián Rojas (born 1977), Chilean professional football player and father
* 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
* Alberto Rojas (born 1965), Mexican-born prelate of the Catholic Church
* Alberto Rojas Jiménez (1900–1934), Chilean poet and journalist
* Alejandro González Rojas (born 1955), former Costa Rican goalkeeper
* Alexis Rojas (born 1972), Colombian road cyclist
* Alfredo Rojas (Argentine footballer) (1937–2023)
* Alfredo Rojas (Peruvian footballer) (born 1991)
* Anderson Rojas, amateur boxer from Ecuador
* Andrea Rojas, fictional character from DC Comics
* Andres Almonaster y Rojas (1724–1798), 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
* Ariel Rojas (born 1986), Argentine football midfielder
* Arístides Rojas, Venezuelan writer
* Arturo Montiel Rojas (born 1943), Mexican politician

### B

* Benigno Filomeno de Rojas (1821–1865), 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
* Bruno Rojas (born 1993), Bolivian sprinter

### C

* Carlos Rojas (footballer) (1928–1963), Chilean football midfielder
* Carmine Rojas, bass player and Rod Stewart's bass player and music director
* Christopher Rojas (born 1982), composer, musician, songwriter, and record producer
* Clare Rojas (born 1976), American artist
* 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
* Cristián Rojas (born 1985), Chilean footballer
* Cristóbal Rojas (artist) (1857–1890), Venezuelan painter
* Cristóbal de Rojas (1555–1614), a Spanish military engineer and architect

### D

* Darío Rojas (born 1960), retired Bolivian football goalkeeper
* Diego de Rojas (died 1544), 16th-century Spanish Conquistador
* Diego Rojas (born 1995), Chilean footballer
* Don Rojas (born 1949), journalist and political commentator from St. Vincent

### E

* Eladio Rojas (1934–1991), former Chilean footballer
* Elio Rojas (born 1982), featherweight boxer from the Dominican Republic
* Eloy Rojas (born 1967), professional boxer in the Featherweight division
* Emilio Rojas (born 1984), American recording artist and rapper from Rochester, New York
* Esteban Rojas Tovar, Colombian educator, philanthropist, bishop of the diocese of Garzón
* Euclides Rojas (born 1967), Cuban-born coach and player development official in Major League Baseball

### F

* Felipe Rojas (born 1986), Chilean footballer
* 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 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

### G

* Genaro Vázquez Rojas (1931–1972), former school teacher, militant and guerrilla fighter
* Geraldin Rojas (born 1981), contemporary Argentine tango dancer, also known as Geraldin Paludi
* Gonzalo Rojas (1916–2011), Chilean poet
* Guadalupe Pérez Rojas (born 1994), Argentine tennis player
* 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

### H

* 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
* Hugo Ballivian Rojas (1901–1993), de facto President of Bolivia 1951–1952

### I

* Ibrahim Rojas (born 1975), Cuban sprint canoeist
* Isaac Rojas (1906–1993), Argentine Admiral of the Navy and de facto Vice President
* Iván Guzmán de Rojas (1934–2022), Bolivian research scientist and the creator of Atamiri

### J

* 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 1997), Ecuadorian footballer
* Joao Rojas (born 1989), Ecuadorian footballer
* Joaquín Rojas (1938–2018), Filipino former basketball player
* Joel Humberto Rojas Pérez (born 1968), Cuban painter
* Johan Rojas (born 2000), Dominican baseball player
* 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
* Jorge Rojas (footballer) (born 1993), Paraguayan international footballer
* Jorge Rojas Justicia (born 1983), Spanish footballer
* José Antonio Rojas (born 1987), Chilean footballer
* José Domingo Gómez Rojas (1896–1920), Chilean poet
* 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
* José Manuel Rojas (footballer, born 1952), football player from Costa Rica
* José Rojas (baseball) (born 1993), American baseball player
* Jose Rojas (racquetball) (born 1990), professional racquetball player
* Josh Rojas (born 1994), American baseball player
* Juan Carlos Rojas (born 1984), Mexican footballer
* Juan Fernández de Rojas (1750–1819), Spanish historian, writer and humorist
* Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl (1826–1905), President of Venezuela from 1888 to 1890
* Juan Rodrigo Rojas (born 1988), Paraguayan football midfielder
* Julian Guillermo Rojas (born 1990), Colombian footballer

### L

* Leonardo Ly Rojas (born 1985), Costa Rican footballer
* Leonel Herrera Rojas (born 1978), former Chilean footballer
* Liberato Marcial Rojas (1870–1922), provisional President of Paraguay July 6, 1911 – February 28, 1912
* Lorena Rojas (born 1972), Mexican actress and singer best known for soap operas
* Luis Giampietri Rojas (born 1940), retired admiral of the Peruvian Navy
* Luis Rojas (disambiguation), several people
* Luis Rojas Mena (1917–2009), Mexican Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church

### M

* Manuel Antonio Hermoso Rojas (born 1935), Canarian politician
* 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
* Manuel L. Rojas, assassinated Filipino mayor of Cavite City
* Marco Antonio Rojas, Costa Rican goalkeeper
* Marco Rojas, (born 1991), New Zealand footballer
* Marcus Rojas (born 1962), tubist from New York City, best known for his work in jazz
* Margot Rojas Mendoza (1903–1996), Mexican pianist and teacher
* María Eugenia Rojas Correa (born 1932), retired Colombian political figure
* Marielys Rojas (born 1986), Venezuelan athlete specializing in the high jump
* Marlon Rojas (born 1979), Trinidad and Tobago soccer player
* Marta Rojas (1928–2021), Cuban journalist and novelist
* Matías Rojas (disambiguation), multiple people
* Mauricio Rojas (born 1950), Swedish politician, political economist, member of the Riksdag since 2002
* Mauricio Rojas Toro (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
* Michelle Rojas, (born 1987), American voice actress affiliated with Funimation
* Miguel Rojas (footballer), Colombian football defender
* Miguel Rojas (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player
* Mike Rojas (born 1963), American professional baseball coach and player development official
* Minnie Rojas (1933–2002), relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
* Moisés Rojas Alou (born 1966), former Dominican-American outfielder in Major League Baseball

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* Nerio Rojas (1890–1971), Argentine physician and writer on forensic medicine
* Nicolas Nunez Rojas (born 1984), Chilean football (soccer) midfielder
* Nicolás Rojas Acosta (1873–1946), Argentine botanist and pteridologist
* Noel Guzmán Boffil Rojas (1954–2021), 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

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* Octavio Beras Rojas (1906–1990), Dominican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
* Omaira Rojas Cabrera (born 1967), FARC guerrilla
* Oscar Rojas (Chilean footballer) (born 1958), Chilean football defender
* Óscar Rojas (Costa Rican footballer) (born 1979), Costa Rican footballer
* Óscar Rojas (Mexican footballer) (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

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* Pablo Rojas Paz (1896–1956), Argentine writer born in Tucumán
* Paola Rojas (born 1976), Mexico City television news anchor
* Pedro Jose Rojas, Venezuelan politician
* Pedro de Rojas, Spanish lawyer and colonial official in the Philippines and New Spain
* Percy Rojas (born 1949), retired football midfielder from Peru
* Peter Rojas (born 1975), the co-founder of technology blogs Gizmodo and Engadget

### R

* Rafael Hernández Rojas (born 1946), Mexican former swimmer
* Rafael Rojas (actor) (born 1961), Mexican male fashion model and actor
* Raúl Rojas (born 1955), professor of informatics and mathematics at the Free University of Berlin
* Raul Rojas (1941–2012), Mexican American featherweight boxer
* René Rojas Galdames (1919–1988), Chilean lawyer and diplomat
* 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
* Ricardo Rojas Frías (born 1955), retired boxer from Cuba
* Richard Rojas (born 1975), Bolivian football midfielder
* Roberto Rojas (born 1957), Chilean goalkeeper
* Roberto Rojas (Peruvian footballer) (1955–1991), Peruvian football defender
* Roberto Rojas (politician) (1966–2022), Bolivian politician
* Roberto Rojas (Spanish footballer) (born 1974), Spanish footballer
* Rodrigo Rojas (Paraguayan footballer) (born 1988), Paraguayan footballer
* Rodrigo Rojas DeNegri (1967–1986), young photographer burnt alive in Chile
* Roger Rojas, Honduran football player (Rojas) Producer

### S

* Samuel Moreno Rojas (born 1960), Colombian American politician
* Sandra Rojas (born 1973), Mexican sprint canoeist
* Sergio Rojas (Argentine footballer) (born 1973), Argentine former football player
* Sergio Rojas (Paraguayan footballer) (1940–2010), Paraguayan football player
* Simón de Rojas (1552–1624), Spanish priest of the Trinitarian Order
* Simon de Rojas Clemente y Rubio (1777–1827), Spanish botanist
* Sixto Rojas (1982–2007), Paraguayan footballer

### T

* Teodoro Rojas (1877–1954), Paraguayan botanist
* Tito Rojas a.k.a. "El Gallo" (The Rooster) (1955–2020), salsa singer and bandleader
* Tomás Rojas (disambiguation), several people
* Tony Rojas, American football player
* Toribio Rojas, former coach of the Puerto Rico Islanders, a USL soccer team

### V

* Vicente Rojas Lizcano (1879–1943), aka Biófilo Panclasta, individualist anarchist writer and activist
* Victor Joy Way Rojas (born 1945), former Peruvian politician
* Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas (1953–2010), high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
* Victor Rojas (born 1968), former member of the Texas Rangers radio broadcast team

### Y

* Yulimar Rojas (born 1995), Venezuelan track and field athlete