Cuellar (surname)
Appearance
Cuellar or Cuéllar is a Spanish surname derived from Cuéllar, a town in the Segovia province of Spain.[1]
Notable persons
[edit]Artists and academics
[edit]- Erika Cuéllar, Bolivian biologist
- José Cuéllar, Anthropologist and musician
- Juan de Cuéllar, Spanish pharmacologist
- Nicolás Cuéllar (1927–2010), Mexican painter
- José Tomás de Cuéllar (1830–1894), poet, playwright, and novelist
Politicians and officials
[edit]- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, American politician
- Francisco de Cuellar, Spanish sea captain
- Henry Cuellar, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920–2020), Peruvian diplomat
- Juana Rangel de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador
- Luis Francisco Cuéllar (1940–2009), Colombian politician
- Marcela Pérez de Cuéllar (1933-2013), Peruvian philanthropist and UN "first lady"
- Renato Cuellar, member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Savina Cuéllar, Bolivian politician
Sports players and coaches
[edit]- Ángel Cuéllar, Spanish former footballer
- Bobby Cuellar, American pitching coach
- Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
- David Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
- Diego Cuéllar, Chilean footballer
- Fabián Cuéllar, Colombian footballer
- Fernando Cuellar, Peruvian footballer
- Gustavo Cuéllar, Colombian footballer
- Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar, Mexican footballer
- Iván Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
- Jesus Cuellar, Argentine boxer
- Leonardo Cuéllar, Mexican former footballer
- Miguel Ángel Cuéllar, Paraguayan footballer
- Miguel Cuéllar, Colombian chess master
- Mike Cuellar (1937–2010), Cuban baseball player
- Pablo Cuéllar, Panamanian chess master
- Renae Cuéllar, Mexican–American footballer
- Jaume Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
Gallery
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Mariano Enrique Calvo Cuellar (1782–1842) was the president of Bolivia.
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Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920–2020), a Peruvian diplomat, served as the fifth secretary-general of the United Nations.
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Henry Cuellar, U.S representative for Texas's 28th congressional district.
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California, and official in the Clinton and Obama administrations.
References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). "Cuellar". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 11 June 2024.