Batista
Batista is a Spanish or Portuguese surname (although in Portuguese more common in the spelling Baptista), literally meaning "Baptist" (the one who administers Baptism, as per John the Baptist)[1][2]. It is also used as a middle name.
Notable persons with the name include:
- Edina Alves Batista, Brazilian football referee
- Eike Batista, Brazilian mining businessman
- Fulgencio Batista, Cuban general and president
- Miguel Batista, baseball player
- Sergio Batista, Argentine football player and coach
- Tony Batista, baseball player
- Wesley Batista (born 1972), Brazilian billionaire businessman
- William Batista, Brazilian footballer
- Batista (footballer, born 1955), Brazilian football player
- João Batista da Silva (athlete), Brazilian sprinter
- Dave Bautista, American wrestler and actor known by his ring name Batista
- Fictional
- Angel Batista, a character in Dexter
See also
- Batiste (disambiguation)
- Baptiste (disambiguation)
- Baptista (disambiguation)
- Baptist (disambiguation)
- Batista (grape), Spanish name for the French wine grape Canari noir
- Batista procedure, a surgical operation
- Batiste (surname)
- Battista
- Bautista
References
This page lists people with the surname Batista.
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