{{wiktionary|Batista|batista}} '''Batista''' is a Spanish or Portuguese surname. Notable persons with the name include:
* Batista (footballer, born 1955), Brazilian football player João Batista da Silva * Batista (wrestler) (Dave Bautista, born 1969), American actor and professional wrestler * Edina Alves Batista, Brazilian football referee * Eike Batista, Brazilian mining businessman * Emanuel Herrera Batista, Dominican rapper known by his stage name as El Alfa * Felix Batista, American security expert who was kidnapped in 2008 * Fernando Batista, Argentine football manager and retired player * Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973), Cuban general, president, and dictator * Miguel Batista, Dominican baseball player * Pascual Batista, Argentine rower * Randas Batista, Brazilian medical doctor and cardiac surgeon * Sergio Batista, Argentine football player and coach * Tony Batista, Dominican baseball player * Wesley Batista (born 1972), Brazilian billionaire businessman * William Batista (footballer), Brazilian footballer * William Batista (football manager), Brazilian football coach
;Fictional characters * Angel Batista, a character in ''Dexter'' * Batista Hoshi, a character in Choujin X
==See also== * Batiste (disambiguation) * Baptiste (disambiguation) * Baptista (disambiguation) * Baptist (disambiguation) * Batista (grape), Spanish name for the French wine grape Canari noir * Batista procedure, a surgical operation * Batiste (surname) * Battista * Bautista
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Category:Portuguese-language surnames Category:Spanish-language surnames