Vera (surname)

Vera is an Italian and Spanish surname. Notable persons with that surname include:

Alejo Vera (1834–1923), Spanish painter
Alfredo Vera Vera (1910–1999), Ecuadorian politician
Alfonso Vera (born 1974), Mexican radio and television host
America Vera Zavala (born 1976), Romanian-born Swedish politician and political writer
Anastacio Vera (born 1985), Paraguayan footballer
Ángel Herrera Vera (born 1957), Cuban boxer
Antonio Vera (born 1986), Spanish footballer
Arturo Vera (born 1946), Argentine politician
Augusto Vera (1813–1885), Italian philosopher
Bernard Vera (born 1950), French politician
Billy Vera (born 1944), American singer, actor, writer and music historian
Brandon Vera (born 1977), Filipino-American professional mixed martial artist
Brian Vera (born 1981), Mexican-American boxer
Carlos Vera (born 1976), Ecuadorian football referee
Carolina Vera (born 1962), Argentine meteorologist
Cris de Vera (1924–1975), Filipino actor
Cristobal de Vera (1577–1621), Spanish painter
Dan Vera (first published 2004), Cuban-American poet and editor
Daniel Bazán Vera (born 1973), Argentine footballer
Danny Vera (singer) (born 1977), Dutch singer-songwriter
Danny Vera (footballer) (born 1980), Ecuadorian footballer
Diego Vera (born 1985), Uruguayan footballer
Emmanuelle Vera (born 1994), Filipino-American singer-songwriter
Enrique Vera (born 1979), Paraguayan footballer
Enrique Vera Ibáñez, (born 1954), Mexican race walker
Enzo Vera (born 1983), Chilean footballer
Eusebio Guilarte Vera (1805–1849), Bolivian politician
Francisco Vera Cabeza de Vaca (1637–1700), Spanish portrait painter
Fredy Vera (born 1986), Paraguayan footballer
Gerardo Vera (1947–2020), Spanish costume and set designer, actor and director
Helio Vera (1946–2008), Paraguayan writer, lawyer and journalist
Ignacio Loyola Vera (born 1954), Mexican politician
Jacinto Vera (1813–1881), Uruguayan Roman Catholic bishop
Jaime Vera (born 1963), Chilean footballer and manager
JC de Vera (born 1986), Filipino actor and model
Jenaro Gajardo Vera (1919–1998), Chilean lawyer, painter and poet
Jesús Vera (born 1989), Argentine footballer
Joey Vera (born 1963), American heavy metal bassist
Jorge Gutiérrez Vera (first employed 1966), Mexican electrical engineer
José de Azlor y Virto de Vera (c. 1677–1734), Spanish colonial governor
José de Jesús Vera (born 1969), Venezuelan footballer
José Raúl Vera López (born 1945), Mexican Roman Catholic bishop
José Santos González Vera (1897–1970), Chilean writer
Juan de Vera (1453–1507), Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal
Lissa Vera (born 1982), Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and actress
Luis Vera (Chilean footballer) (1929–2014), Chilean footballer
Luis Vera (Venezuelan footballer) (born 1973), Venezuelan footballer
Luis R. Vera (born 1952), Chilean film director, producer, writer and academic
Luis Santana Vera (born 1991), Ecuadorian footballer
María Teresa Vera (1895–1965), Cuban singer-songwriter
Mariano Vera (1780–1840), Argentine politician
Marlon Vera (born 1992), Ecuadorian mixed martial artist
Norge Luis Vera (born 1971), Cuban baseball pitcher
Oscar Luis Vera (born 1976), Argentine footballer
Pedro Jorge Vera (1914–1999), Ecuadorian writer and politician
Pedro González Vera (born 1967), Chilean footballer
Pedro Vera (born 1984), Paraguayan footballer
Peter Vera (born 1982), Uruguayan footballer
Ricardo Vera (born 1962), Uruguayan long-distance runner
Roberto Martínez Vera-Tudela (born 1967), Peruvian football manager
Rolando Vera (athlete), (born 1965), Ecuadorian long-distance runner
Rolando Vera (wrestler) (1915–2001), Mexican professional wrestler
Rosa Vera, Mexican 1992 Summer Paralympics athlete
Santiago de Vera, Spanish colonial governor of the Philippines starting 1584
Santiago Vera-Rivera (born 1950), Chilean composer, teacher and musical researcher
Saro Vera (1922–2000), Paraguayan religious leader
Susej Vera (born 1976), Venezuelan actress and model
Urko Vera (born 1987), Spanish footballer
Veronica Vera (photographed by Mapplethorpe in 1982), American sexuality writer and actress
Yvonne Vera (1964–2005), Zimbabwean writer

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