<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up Escobar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up Escobar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> Escobar is a Spanish surname . Notable people with the surname include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Abelardo Escobar Prieto, Mexican politician </Li> <Li> Aida Luz Santos de Escobar, ambassador of El Salvador to Cyprus </Li> <Li> Anasol Escobar, Colombian singer </Li> <Li> Alcides Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player </Li> <Li> Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player </Li> <Li> Alexander Escobar (born 1984), Salvadoran footballer </Li> <Li> Alexander Escobar Gañán (born 1965), Colombian footballer </Li> <Li> Alexandra Escobar (born 1980), Ecuadorian weightlifter </Li> <Li> Ana Vilma de Escobar (born 1954), Salvadoran politician </Li> <Li> Andrea Escobar (born 1992), Colombian actress </Li> <Li> Andrés Escobar (1967--1994), Colombian footballer </Li> <Li> Andrés Ramiro Escobar (born 1991), Colombian footballer </Li> <Li> Ángel Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player </Li> <Li> Antonio Escobar Núñez (born 1976), Spanish musician </Li> <Li> Antonio Escobar y Mendoza, 17th - century Spanish ethicist </Li> <Li> Arturo Escobar (anthropologist) (born 1952), Colombian - American anthropologist and development scholar </Li> <Li> Arturo Escobar y Vega, Mexican politician </Li> <Li> Brandon Escobar (born 1990), Honduran sport wrestler </Li> <Li> Carlos Escobar Casarin (born 1990), Chilean footballer </Li> <Li> Carlos Escobar Ortíz (born 1989), Chilean footballer </Li> <Li> César Antonio Díaz Escobar, Chilean footballer </Li> <Li> Daniel Escobar (1964--2013), American actor </Li> <Li> Daniela Escobar (born 1969), Brazilian actress and television presenter </Li> <Li> Darío Escobar (born 1971), Guatemalan artist </Li> <Li> Eduardo Escobar (born 1989), Venezuelan baseball player </Li> <Li> Elizam Escobar (born 1948), Puerto Rican painter </Li> <Li> Enzo Escobar (born 1951), Chilean footballer </Li> <Li> Eusebio Escobar (born 1936), Colombian footballer </Li> <Li> Fabio Escobar (born 1982), Paraguayan footballer </Li> <Li> Francisco Escobar (born 1991), Colombian beauty pageant winner </Li> <Li> Gavin Escobar (born 1991), American football player </Li> <Li> Henry Escobar (born 1990), Salvadoran footballer </Li> <Li> Isabella Escobar (born 1992), Guatemalan tennis player </Li> <Li> Jesús Escobar, American historian </Li> <Li> José Escobar (baseball) (born in 1960), Venezuelan baseball player </Li> <Li> José Escobar Saliente (1908 - 1994), Spanish comic writer and artist </Li> <Li> Juan Carlos Escobar (born 1982), Colombian footballer </Li> <Li> Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar (Cuchilla), Colombian drug dealer </Li> <Li> Juan Francisco Escobar (born 1949), Paraguayan football referee </Li> <Li> José Luis Escobar Alas (born 1959), Salvadoran bishop </Li> <Li> Juan M. Escobar, American judge </Li> <Li> Katherine Escobar, Colombian model and actress </Li> <Li> Kelvim Escobar (born 1976), Venezuelan baseball player </Li> <Li> Luis Escobar (footballer) (born 1984), Colombian footballer </Li> <Li> Luis Escobar (polo) (born 1971), American polo player </Li> <Li> Luis Escobar (swimmer) (born 1984), Mexican swimmer </Li> <Li> Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick (1908 - 1991), Spanish actor </Li> <Li> Luis Antonio Escobar (composer) </Li> <Li> Luis Antonio Escobar (footballer) </Li> <Li> Manolo Escobar (1931--2013), Spanish singer </Li> <Li> Marisol Escobar (1930--2016), Venezuelan - born sculptor </Li> <Li> Matías Escobar (born 1982), Argentine footballer </Li> <Li> Pablo Escobar (1949--1993), Colombian drug lord </Li> <Li> Pablo Andrés Escobar (born 1987), Colombian footballer </Li> <Li> Pablo Daniel Escobar (born 1978), Paraguayan - born Bolivian footballer </Li> <Li> Pánfilo Escobar (born 1974), Paraguayan footballer </Li> <Li> Patricio Escobar (1843--1912), President of Paraguay </Li> <Li> Pedro de Escobar, 16th - century Portuguese composer </Li> <Li> Pepe Escobar (born 1954), Brazilian investigative journalist </Li> <Li> Pêro Escobar, 15th - century Portuguese explorer </Li> <Li> Reynaldo Escobar Pérez, Mexican politician </Li> <Li> Rolando Escobar (born 1981), Panamanian footballer </Li> <Li> Ruth Escobar (1935--2017), Portuguese - born Brazilian actress, businesswoman, and politician </Li> <Li> Sergi Escobar (born 1974), Spanish cyclist </Li> <Li> Sílvio Escobar (born 1986), Paraguayan footballer </Li> <Li> Sixto Escobar, Puerto Rican boxer </Li> <Li> Susana Escobar (born 1987), Mexican swimmer </Li> <Li> Ticio Escobar (born 1947), Paraguayan minister of culture </Li> <Li> Vicente Escobar (1757--1834), Cuban painter </Li> <Li> Walter Escobar (born 1968), Colombian footballer </Li> <Li> Yasmani Copello Escobar (born 1987), Cuban - Turkish hurdler </Li> <Li> Yunel Escobar (born 1982), Cuban - American baseball player </Li> <Li> Sebastián Marroquín, born Juan Pablo Escobar </Li> </Ul>

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