<P> Ayala (Basque: Aiara) is a toponymic surname, originally de Ayala (of Ayala), deriving from the town of Ayala / Aiara in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain . </P> <Ul> <Li> Alexis Ayala, actor </Li> <Li> Bobby Ayala, Major League pitcher </Li> <Li> Carlos Ayala Vargas, leader of the Spanish Pirate Party </Li> <Li> Celso Ayala, Paraguayan soccer player </Li> <Li> Daniel Sánchez Ayala, Spanish soccer player </Li> <Li> Eligio Ayala, President of Paraguay 1923--1924 </Li> <Li> Eusebio Ayala, President of Paraguay 1921--1923 </Li> <Li> Enrique Zobel de Ayala, historical leadership figure of the Philippine Falange political party </Li> <Li> Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, (c. 1550--after 1616), indigenous Peruvian chronicler during the Spanish conquest </Li> <Li> Fernando Zobel de Ayala, brother of Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala </Li> <Li> Francisco Ayala (novelist) (1906--2009), novelist </Li> <Li> Francisco J. Ayala, Spanish - American biologist and philosopher </Li> <Li> Inés Ayala, Spanish politician </Li> <Li> Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, current CEO of Ayala Corporation, son of Jaime Zobel de Ayala </Li> <Li> Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Filipino businessman, founder of Ayala Corporation, 2007's No. 1 Richest in the Philippines </Li> <Li> Joey Ayala, Filipino musician </Li> <Li> Josefa de Ayala, Spanish - born, Portuguese painter </Li> <Li> Josué Ayala, Argentine footballer </Li> <Li> Juan de Ayala (1745--1797), Spanish naval officer and explorer </Li> <Li> Lucas Ayala, Argentine footballer </Li> <Li> Luis Ayala (born 1978), American - Mexican baseball pitcher </Li> <Li> Luis Ayala (tennis) (born 1932), Chilean professional tennis player </Li> <Li> Paulie Ayala, Mexican - American former boxer </Li> <Li> Pedro Ayala, American accordionist </Li> <Li> Pedro de Ayala, Spanish diplomat in Tudor England and Scotland </Li> <Li> Pero López de Ayala, Castilian chronicler, diplomat, and poet (1332--1407) </Li> <Li> Ramon Ayala (disambiguation) (or, Ramón), multiple people </Li> <Li> Daddy Yankee, real name Ramón Ayala </Li> <Li> Roberto Ayala, Argentine International footballer </Li> <Li> Rubén Ayala, Retired Argentine footballer </Li> <Li> Sergio Ayala, Spanish footballer </Li> <Li> Tony Ayala, Jr., former middleweight boxer </Li> <Li> Violeta Ayala, filmmaker and writer . </Li> </Ul>

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