Jara (surname)
Jara is a Spanish surname, popular in various places in southern Spain, meaning rockrose or cistus.People with the surname
Europe
- Francisco Chaparro Jara, Spanish footballer and manager
- Kurt Jara, Austrian footballer
- Santi Jara, Spanish footballer
North America
- Claudio Jara, Costa Rican footballer
- Francisco Jara, Mexican footballer
- Geovanny Jara, Costa Rican footballer
- Guillermo Jara, American football player
South America
- Ángel Jara, Paraguayan footballer
- Cristino Jara, Paraguayan footballer
- Diego Jara, Argentinian footballer
- Franco Jara, Argentinian footballer
- Gonzalo Jara, Chilean footballer
- Gualberto Jara, Paraguayan football manager in Chile
- Francisco Jara, Argentinian footballer
- Rodrigo Jara, Chilean footballer
Other people
- Alan Jara, Colombian politician kidnapped by FARC
- Albino Jara, Paraguayan president
- Cristóbal Magallanes Jara, Mexican Roman Catholic priest and saint
- Fernando Jara, Panamanian jockey
- Ginés de la Jara, Spanish Christian saint
- Joan Jara, activist, widow of Victor Jara
- Luis Jara , Chilean singer and actor
- Max Jara, Chilean poet
- Patricio Jara, Chilean writer and journalist
- Víctor Jara, Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist
