Rojas

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

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–?), 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
 * 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

N

 * 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

O

 * 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

P

 * 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 (Chilean footballer) (born 1957), Chilean goalkeeper
 * Roberto Rojas (Peruvian footballer) (1955–1991), Peruvian football defender
 * Roberto Rojas (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