List of Famous people with last name Ayala

Pilar López de Ayala Arroyo is a Spanish film actress. She received a Goya for her role as Queen Joanna of Castile in the 2001 film Juana la Loca, directed by Vicente Aranda.

Juan Manuel de Ayala y Aranza was a Spanish naval officer who played a significant role in the European exploration of California, since he and the crew of his ship the San Carlos are the first Europeans known to have entered the San Francisco Bay. Having sailed from the Port of San Blas Nayarit Mexico.

Rubén Mendoza Ayala was a Mexican politician who was affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution. He served as Deputy of the LVII and LIX Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico.

Eusebio Ayala was an intellectual and statesman, and President of Paraguay from 7 November 1921 to 12 April 1923 and again from 15 August 1932 to 17 February 1936. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He was overthrown by Rafael Franco.

Francisco José Ayala Pereda is a Spanish-American evolutionary biologist and philosopher who was a longtime faculty member at the University of California, Irvine and University of California, Davis. He is a former Dominican priest, ordained in 1960, but left the priesthood that same year. After graduating from the University of Salamanca, he moved to the United States in 1961 to study for a PhD at Columbia University. There, he studied for his doctorate under Theodosius Dobzhansky, graduating in 1964. He became a US citizen in 1971.

Hugo Ayala Castro is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays as a center-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and the Mexico national team.

Julio César Turbay Ayala was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as the 25th President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982. He also held the positions of Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United States.

Jaime Zóbel de Ayala y Pfitz, also known as Jaime Zóbel, is a Filipino businessman and art photographer. He is the chairman emeritus of Ayala Corporation.

Mohamed Tahir Ayala is a Sudanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Sudan from February to April 2019. He previously served as the governor of Gezira state beginning in 2015. On 11 April 2019, he was deposed along with the other members of the government in the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état.