Baptista

Baptista is a Portuguese surname. It may refer to:

• Alexandre Baptista (born 1941), Portuguese footballer
• António Maria Baptista (1866–1920), Portuguese military officer and politician
• Arnaldo Baptista (born 1948), Brazilian rock musician
• Baptista Mantuanus (1447–1516), Italian Carmelite reformer, humanist, and poet
• Baptista Minola, a character in Shakespeare's Taming Of The Shrew
• Baptista Varani (1458–1527), Italian nun and Catholic saint
• Cyro Baptista (born 1950), Brazilian musician
• pt (born 1962), Brazilian botanist
• Eduardo Baptista (born 1970), Brazilian football manager
• Ezequiel Baptista (born 1926), Portuguese footballer
• Felipe Oliveira Baptista (born 1975), Portuguese fashion designer
• Firmino Baptista, Portuguese athlete
• Hélder Baptista (born 1972), Portuguese footballer
• Joao Luiz Ferreira Baptista (born 1971), Brazilian footballer
• Jorge Carlos Santos Moreira Baptista (born 1977), Portuguese footballer
• Joseph Baptista (1864–1930), Indian-freedom activist known as Kaka Baptista
• Juan Alfonso Baptista (born 1976), Venezuelan actor and model
• Júlio Baptista (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
• Mariano Baptista (1832-1907), President of Bolivia
• Mawete João Baptista, Angolan ambassador
• Miguel Baptista (born 1993) Portuguese footballer
• Nelsinho Baptista (born 1950), Brazilian football player and manager
• Pedro Ernesto Baptista (fl. 1931–1936), Brazilian surgeon and politician
• Pedro Tiago Pereira Baptista (born 1992), Portuguese footballer
• Serafim Baptista (born 1925), Portuguese footballer
• Silverio Pinto Baptista (born 1969), East Timorese ombudsman
• Vítor Baptista (1948–1999), Portuguese footballer

See also

• Baptista Lake titi, a species of monkey found in Brazil
• Joao Baptista de Ajuda, a city of Benin
• Estádio Lourival Baptista, a stadium in Aracaju, Brazil