Ponce
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Ponce is a surname of Basque origin. The name may refer to:
[edit] Persons
- Antonio Ponce de Santa Cruz
- Camilo Ponce (1912–1976), President of Ecuador 1956–1960
- Carlos Ponce (born 1972), Puerto Rican actor, singer, and composer
- Daniel Ponce de León (born 1980), Mexican professional boxer
- Edgar Ponce (1974–2005), Mexican actor and dancer
- Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (born 1951), President of Mexico 1994–2000
- Juan Federico Ponce Vaides (1889–1956), Guatemalan politician, acting president 1944
- Juan Ponce de León (1460–1521), Spanish explorer and conquistador of the New World
- Juan Ponce de León II (16th c.), first Puerto Rican to assume the temporary governorship of Puerto Rico
- Juan Ponce Enrile (born 1924), Filipino politician and senator
- Juan Ponce Sumuroy (17th c.), Filipino rebel leader
- Luis Ponce de León (1527–1591), Spanish poet and Augustinian friar
- Manuel Barbachano Ponce (1924–1994), Mexican film producer, director, screenwriter, and novelist
- Manuel Ponce (1882–1948), Mexican composer
- Manuel María Ponce Brousset (1874–1966), President of Peru for two days in 1966
- Mariano Ponce (1863–1918), Filipino physician and leader of the Propaganda Movement
- Mateo de la Mata Ponce de León ([?]–1720), Spanish colonial officer, interim viceroy of Peru 1716
- Miguel Ponce (born 1971), Chilean football (soccer) player
- Pedro Ponce de León (1520–1584), Spanish Benedictine monk, established a school for the deaf
- Poncio, saint and Bishop of Barbastro
- Sergio Amaury Ponce (born 1981), Mexican football (soccer) player
- Waldo Ponce (born 1982), Chilean football (soccer) player
- Marc De La Ponce, Professional Dope Rhyme Sayer
[edit] Places
- Ponce, Puerto Rico, a city in Puerto Rico
- Ponce de Leon, Florida, a town in Florida, US
- Ponce de Leon, Missouri, an unincorporated community in Missouri, US
- Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia, US
- Ponce de Leon Bay, a bay in Florida, US
- Ponce Inlet, Florida, a town in Florida, US
- Ponce de Leon Springs State Recreation Area, Holmes County, Florida, US
[edit] Other
- USS Ponce (LPD-15), ship of the US Navy
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