Xavier (surname)

Xavier (,, , , ; Javier ; Xabier ) is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Abel Xavier (born 1972), Portuguese footballer
 * Anderson Conceição Xavier (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
 * Arlene Xavier (born 1969), Brazilian volleyball player
 * Asquith Xavier (1920–1980), British Railways worker
 * Babi Xavier (born 1974), Brazilian actress, singer and television host
 * Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
 * Chica Xavier (1932–2020), Brazilian actress and producer
 * Chico Xavier (1910–2002), Brazilian medium
 * Dezmond Xavier (born 1994), American professional wrestler
 * Emanuel Xavier (born 1971), American author and activist
 * Filipe Nery Xavier (1801–1875), Goan-Português administrator and historian
 * St. Francis Xavier (1506–1552, born as Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta), Spanish Roman Catholic saint and co-founder of the Jesuit Order
 * Frederico Burgel Xavier (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
 * Herve Xavier Zengue known as Xavier (born 1984), Cameroonian footballer
 * Irene Xavier, Malaysian women's rights activist
 * Jaime Xavier (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
 * Jeff Xavier (born 1985), Cape Verdean American basketball player
 * John Xavier (1977–2020), stage name of American professional wrestler John Jirus
 * Jorge Barreto Xavier (born 1965), Portuguese cultural manager, university professor, and politician
 * Leonardo Xavier (born 1976), Brazilian martial artist
 * Llewellyn Xavier (born 1945), Saint Lucian artist
 * Marcos Ferreira Xavier (born 1982), Brazilian-Azerbaijani footballer
 * Margaret Lin Xavier (1898–1932), Thai physician
 * Nelson Xavier (1941–2017), Brazilian actor
 * Phideaux Xavier (born 1963), American TV director and musician
 * S. Xavier (1920–2009), Indian politician

Fictional

 * Charles Xavier, founder of The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning