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'''Batista''' is a [[Spain|Spanish]] or [[Portugal|Portuguese]] surname, literally meaning "[[baptist]]". It also used as middle name. It may refer to:
== People ==
*[[Dave Batista|David '''"Batista"''' Bautista]] - Filipino-Greek professional wrestler that is signed under [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE)
*[[Esteban Batista]] - [[Maccabi Tel Aviv]] basketball player
*[[Fulgencio Batista]] - [[Cuba]]n leader overthrown by [[Fidel Castro]] in 1959
*[[J. P. Batista]] - [[basketball player]], [[BC Lietuvos Rytas]] ([[Vilnius]], [[Lithuania]])
*[[Miguel Batista]] - [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] [[baseball]] player
*[[Norkys Batista]] - [[Venezuela]]n [[actor|actress]]
*[[Rafael Batista]] - Dominican baseball player
;Football (soccer) players
*[[Adalto Batista da Silva|'''Adalto''' Batista da Silva]] (born 1978) Brazilian footballer
*[[Ricardo Batista|'''Ricardo''' Jorge Cecília '''Batista''']] (born 1986) Portuguese footballer
*[[William Batista|'''William''' Rosha '''Batista''']] (born 1980) Brazilian footballer
*[[João Batista Casemiro Marques|'''João Batista''' Casemiro Marques]] (born 1975) Brazilian footballer
*[[João Batista Inácio|'''Piá''' — João Batista Inácio]] (born 1982) Brazilian footballer
*[[João Batista da Silva|'''João Batista''' da Silva]] (born 1955) Brazilian footballer
*[[José Batista Leite da Silva|José '''Batista''' Leite da Silva]] (born 1979) Brazilian footballer
*[[Sergio Batista]], Argentinian footballer
== In fiction ==
*[[List of Dexter characters#Angelo “Angel” Batista|Angel Batista]], a character in the [[Showtime]] TV series ''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]'' and in the novels on which the show is based.
== See also ==
* [[Baptista]]
* [[Baptiste]] (French)
* [[Battista]] (Italian)
* [[Bautista]]
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