List of Famous people named Jorge
Jorge Alí Triana
Jorge Ali Triana Varon is a Colombian theatre director and film director. He studied theater and film in Czechoslovakia and in Berlin. It is one of the founders of the Popular Theater of Bogota in 1967, starting as theatre director, directing more than 50 works. With the TPB he won several awards that have established him as one of the most important directors in the country. He has also participated in various theater festivals and has directed TV specials, as well as some series of "Revivamos nuestra historia". He directed over 30 TV series episodes and several short TV films.
Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico Castañeda, nicknamed Number Five or also Central America's Napoleon, was a Guatemalan dictator. A general in the Guatemalan army, he was elected to the presidency in 1931, in an election where he was the only candidate. He continued his predecessors' policies of giving massive concessions to the United Fruit Company and wealthy landowners, as well as supporting their harsh labor practices. Ubico has been described as "one of the most oppressive tyrants Guatemala has ever known" who compared himself to Adolf Hitler. He was removed by a pro-democracy uprising in 1944, which led to the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution.
Jorge de la Rúa
Jorge de la Rúa was an Argentine lawyer and former Government employee. He was a brother of former President of Argentina Fernando de la Rúa and was his Minister of Justice from 2000 until his brother's resignation.
Jorge Yarur Banna
Jorge Yarur Banna was a Chilean banker. He served as the president of Banco de Crédito e Inversiones, a bank founded by his father, until 1991.
Jorge Enrique Robledo
Jorge Enrique Robledo Castillo is a Colombian architect and politician currently serving as Senator. Robledo is a member of the Alternative Democratic Pole and is the Senate Leader for the party in congress. Currently in his 4th term in office, Senator Robledo received the highest vote of all Senators in the 2014 parliamentary elections For five consecutive years, Robledo has been voted the best Senator in Colombia by popular opinion polls from all sectors.
Jorge Sobisch
Jorge Omar Sobisch is an Argentine peronist centre-right politician, formerly governor of Neuquén Province. He led the Neuquén People's Movement and was candidate for President of Argentina in 2007.
Jorge Capitanich
Jorge Milton Capitanich is an Argentine politician, businessman, and accountant who is currently Governor of Chaco Province since 2019, having held the position before from 2007 to 2013 and then from February to December 2015. A member of the Justicialist Party, he previously served as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers from 2013 until 2015, serving under President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, as intendente (mayor) of Chaco's capital city, Resistencia, and as National Senator, representing Chaco as well. Since 2007 he has also been president of the Sarmiento Athletic Club.
Jorge Pulido
Jorge Pulido Mayoral is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Huesca as a central defender.
Jorge Bava
Jorge Rodrigo Bava is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Club Guaraní.
Jorge Moreira
Jorge Luis Moreira Ferreira is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a right back for River Plate.