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
 * 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