Carvajal

Last updated January 27, 2025

Carvajal (also spelled Carbajal) is a surname and place name of Spanish origin. Notable people with the surname include:

Ailem Carvajal Gómez (born 1972), Cuban composer and pianist
Alfonso Carvajal (writer) (born 1958), Colombian writer and editor
Andarín Carvajal (1875–1949), Cuban athlete
Antonio Fernandez Carvajal (c.1590–1659), Portuguese Jewish merchant, and the first naturalized English Jew
Beatriz Carvajal (born 1949), Spanish actress
Bernardino López de Carvajal (1455–1523), Spanish cardinal
Dani Carvajal (born 1992), Spanish footballer
Francisco de Carvajal (1464–1548), Spanish military officer, conquistador, and explorer
Francisco Fernández Carvajal (born 1938), Spanish priest in the Opus Dei Prelature and author of several books
Francisco S. Carvajal (1870–1932), Mexican president in 1914
Gaspar de Carvajal (c.1500–1584), Spanish Dominican missionary to the New World
Hilda Pérez Carvajal (born 1945), Venezuelan biologist
Iván Carvajal (born 1948), Ecuadorian poet, philosopher and writer
José de Carvajal y Hué (1835–1899), Spanish lawyer, economist and politician
José de Carvajal y Lancáster (1698–1754), Spanish statesman
Juan Carvajal (cardinal) (1400–1469), Spanish cardinal
Juan de Carvajal, Spanish conquistador, founder of El Tocuyo in 1545
Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza (1566–1614), Spanish religious poet and writer
Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva (c. 1539–1595), Spanish-Portuguese adventurer, slave-trader and governor
- Luis de Carvajal the Younger (c. 1566-1596), nephew of the above, wrote under the name José Lumbroso and was burned at the stake by the Spanish Inquisition in Mexico City for Judaizing
Maria Lourdes Jimenez Carvajal (1944–2003), popularly known as Inday Badiday, a Filipino TV host and journalist
Marcos Carvajal (1984–2018), Venezuelan baseball player
Máximo Carvajal (1935–2006), Chilean comic book artist
Melitón Carvajal (1847–1935), Peruvian naval officer
Patricio Carvajal (1916–1994), Chilean admiral
Rafael Carvajal (1818–1881), President of Ecuador in 1865
Tomás José González-Carvajal (1753–1834), Spanish poet and statesman

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