List of Famous people named Alvaro

Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, which revolves around the character of Maqroll el Gaviero. He was awarded the 2001 Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the 2002 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

Álvaro de Figueroa y Torres-Sotomayor best known as the Count of Romanones was a Spanish politician and businessman. He served as Prime Minister three times between 1912 and 1918, president of the Senate, president of the Congress of Deputies, Mayor of Madrid and many times as cabinet minister. He belonged to the Liberal Party. Romanones, who build an extensive political network, exerted a tight control on the political life of the province of Guadalajara during much of the Restoration period. He also was a prolific writer, authoring a number of history essays.

Álvaro Pino Couñago is a former professional road racing cyclist from Galicia who raced between 1981 through 1991 and is most famous for winning the overall title at the 1986 Vuelta a España over favorites Robert Millar from Great Britain, Laurent Fignon from France and Sean Kelly from Ireland. The following year, Pino captured the 1987 Volta a Catalunya and at the 1988 Vuelta, Pino won two stages and the King of the Mountains jersey. In all, he won five stages over his career at the Vuelta a España.

Álvaro Julio Federico Corbalán Castilla is a now-retired Chilean major general who belonged to the National Information Center, an organization associated with political repression and torture during the military dictatorship in Chile, led by Augusto Pinochet between 1973 and 1990. He is currently serving a sentence for violation of human rights in the Punta Peuco Prison.

Álvaro Saieh Bendeck is a Chilean academic, economist, and businessman. He is the chairman of CorpGroup, one of Chile's largest conglomerates.

Álvaro Vadillo Cifuentes is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from RC Celta de Vigo as a winger.

Álvaro Rey Vázquez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Club Bolívar from Bolivia.

Álvaro Rafael González Luengo, nicknamed "Tata" is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Defensor Sporting as a midfielder. A Uruguayan international on 72 occasions since 2006, he represented his nation for one World Cup and three Copa América tournaments.

Álvaro de Oliveira Madaleno Sobrinho is an Angolan philanthropist, banker and businessman.

Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.