Santiago (surname)

Santiago is both a Spanish and Portuguese^[2] surname. The surname Santiago was first found in Galicia, Spain. There are other forms that are shortened versions of Santiago: Sant, Santo, Sancto, Sancti, Sanct, Sanctis Santi. Also, these spellings apply to all the righteous men of the Calendar of the days of the Patron Saints.^[3] Santiago is a habitational name from any of the numerous places named for the dedication of churches to St. James (Sant Iago).

• Adalberto Santiago (born 1937), Puerto Rican salsa singer
• Americo Santiago (born 1951), American politician
• Anuel AA [birth name: Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago] (born 1992), Puerto Rican singer
• Benito Santiago (born 1965), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Benito Santiago Jr. (born 1989), son of the above; Puerto Rican basketball player
• Brytiago [birth name: Bryan Cancel Santiago] (born 1992), Puerto Rican singer
• Carlos E. Santiago, Puerto Rican economist and educator, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago (1918–1963), beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001; first Puerto Rican and first Caribbean-born layperson to be beatified
• Carlos Manuel Santiago (1926–2008), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Charles Santiago (born 1960), Malaysian politician
• Daniel Santiago (born 1976), Puerto Rican former NBA basketball player
• Eddie Santiago (born 1955), Puerto Rican salsa singer
• Eduardo Santiago Delpín, Puerto Rican surgeon; wrote the first book in Spanish about organ transplants
• Elena Santiago (1941–2021), Spanish writer
• Emílio Santiago (1946–2013), Brazilian singer
• Esmeralda Santiago (born 1948), Puerto Rican author
• Emile Santiago (1899–1995), American costume designer
• Ezequiel Santiago (1973–2019), American politician
• Hector Santiago (born 1987), American baseball player
• Héctor Santiago-Colón (1942–1968), Puerto Rican soldier, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
• Herman Santiago (born 1941), Puerto Rican rock and roll singer; composed song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
• Hugo Santiago (1939–2018), Argentine film director
• Irene Santiago, peace negotiator from the Philippines
• Jesús Manuel Santiago, Filipino poet and musician
• Joey Santiago (born 1965), Filipino-American guitarist of The Pixies and The Martinis
• Jordan Santiago (born 1991), Canadian soccer player and coach
• Jorge Santiago (born 1980), retired Brazilian mixed martial artist
• José Manuel Fernández Santiago (born 1958), Spanish politician
• Luis Santiago (1977–2005), Filipino TV director
• Manny Santiago (born 1985), Puerto Rican skateboarder
• Manuel Santiago Mendoza, Puerto Rican politician
• Manuela Santiago Collazo (1936–2010), Puerto Rican politician; Mayor of Vieques
• Margaret Santiago (1931–2018), American museum registrar
• María Elena Santiago (born 1932), widow of American rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly
• Marikit Santiago (born 1985), Filipina-Australian artist
• Marvin Santiago (1947–2004), Puerto Rican salsa music singer
• Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945–2016), Filipino politician
• Nellie R. Santiago (born 1943), American politician; New York state senator
• O. J. Santiago (born 1974), Canadian NFL player
• Rafael Santiago Maria (born 1984), Brazilian footballer known as Santiago
• Ramón Santiago (born 1979), American baseball player and coach
• Randy Santiago (born 1960), Filipino singer and actor
• Renoly Santiago (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor
• Richard Santiago (born 1970), Puerto Rican boxer
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson (born 1956), American actor and playwright
• Saundra Santiago (born 1957), American actress
• Silviano Santiago (born 1936), Brazilian writer
• Sonia Santiago (born 1966), Spanish-born ballerina and ballet teacher in Germany
• Tony Santiago (born 1950), American military historian
• Valdemiro Santiago (born 1963), Brazilian evangelical pastor and leader of the World Church of God's Power
• Vidal Santiago Díaz (1910–1982), Puerto Rican political activist; barber of Pedro Albizu Campos and uncle of the novelist Esmeralda Santiago
• Zoraida Santiago (born 1952), Puerto Rican singer and composer

• Amy Santiago, a detective in Brooklyn's ninety-ninth precinct in the comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Bobby Santiago, a supporting character in The Loud House and main character in The Casagrandes
  • Ronnie Anne Santiago, Bobby's sister in The Loud House and The Casagrandes
  • Maria Santiago, Bobby and Ronnie Anne's mother in The Loud House and The Casagrandes
  • Arturo Santiago, Bobby and Ronnie Anne's father in The Loud House and The Casagrandes
• Colonel Corazon Santiago, a faction leader in the PC strategy game Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
• Mila Santiago, a character in Belgian series Ghost Rockers
• President Luis Santiago, in the television series Babylon 5
• Omar Santiago, in the television series Harsh Realm
• Raphael Santiago, a vampire from Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series, as well as The Bane Chronicles, by the same author
• William Santiago, a member of the United States Marine Corps who was murdered at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in the movie A Few Good Men
• Santiago, a character in Mike Resnick's novels Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future (1986), and The Return of Santiago (2003)
• Santiago, a character on the United States television show Friday Night Lights, set in Texas (based on Buzz Bissinger's book)
• Santiago, the main character of Paulo Coelho's novel The Alchemist
• Santiago, a character in the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
• Santiago, the titular character of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea

• Santiago (disambiguation)
• Santiago (name)

Surname list

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