Chávez (surname) explained

Chávez or Chavez is a Spanish language surname (derived from Latin Flaviae), also common in the Philippines, with a Portuguese language variant (Chaves). Notable people with the name include:

• Alexis Sebastian Chavez, Argentinian Paralympic athlete
• Agnes Chavez, American artist
• Christian Chávez, Mexican actor and singer, most famously known for RBD and for coming out about his homosexuality
• José Chavez y Chavez (1851–1924), cowboy from New Mexico who rode with Billy the Kid
• Coronado Chávez, President of Honduras from 1845 to 1847
• Dennis Chavez, United States politician
• Endy Chávez, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
• Eric Chavez, Hispanic-American Major League Baseball player
• Federico Chávez, President of Paraguay, 1949–1954
• Fermín Chávez, Argentinian historian, poet and journalist
• Gilbert Espinosa Chávez (1932-2020), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Gina Chavez, American Latin folk singer and songwriter
• Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013
• Ignacio Chávez (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jeanine Áñez Chávez, interim president of Bolivia (2019–2020)
• Jesse Chavez, Major League Baseball player
• Jesús Chávez, Mexican boxer
• Jordan Chavez (born 1997), American soccer player
• Jorge Chávez, Peruvian airplane pilot
• Jorge F. Chavez, American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey
• Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer
• Julio César Chávez Jr., Mexican boxer, son of Julio César Chávez
• Kharla Chávez, Ecuadorian politician
• Laura Chavez (born 1982), American blues, soul, and rhythm and blues guitarist, songwriter and record producer
• Linda Chavez, Hispanic-American author and commentator
• Linda Chavez-Thompson, American AFL-CIO official
• Leo Chavez, American anthropologist
• Martha Chávez, Peruvian politician
• Martin Chavez, mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Néstor Chávez, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
• Omar Chávez, Mexican boxer, son of Julio César Chávez
• R. Martin Chavez (born), American investment banker
• Raúl Chávez, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
• Reydnier Chavez, Venezuelan ten-pin bowler
• Tito D. Chavez, American politician
• Jose Chavez y Chavez, Old West outlaw, member of the Lincoln County Regulators

Fictional characters

• Domingo Chavez, a fictional character in Tom Clancy's novels
• Maurice Chavez, a fictional character in "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City"
• America Chavez, a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Todd Chavez, a main character from BoJack Horseman
• Jose Chavez y Chavez, character from the movie "Young Guns"