# Enrique

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**Enrique** (enˈrike) is the [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) variant of the given name [Heinrich](/source/Heinrich_(given_name)) of Germanic origin.[1]

Equivalents in other languages are [Henry](/source/Henry_(given_name)) (English), [Enric](/source/Enric) (Catalan), [Enrico](/source/Enrico) (Italian), [Henrik](/source/Henrik) (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), [Hendrik](/source/Hendrik_(given_name)), [Henk](/source/Henk) (Dutch), [Henri](/source/Henri) (French), and [Henrique](/source/Henrique_(disambiguation)) (Portuguese). Common [nicknames](/source/Nicknames) of Enrique are [Kiki](/source/Kiki_(name)), [Kiko](/source/Kiko_(given_name)), [Kike](/source/Kike_(disambiguation)), [Rick](/source/Rick_(given_name)), [Ricky](/source/Ricky_(given_name)), and [Quique](/source/Quique_(given_name)).

Enrique is also a [surname](/source/Surname). A variant surname is *[Enriquez](/source/Enriquez)* (son of Enrique).

Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

- [Enrique of Malacca](/source/Enrique_of_Malacca) (fl. 1511–1521), Malay slave who may have been the first person to travel around the world
- [Enrique Aguilar (footballer)](/source/Enrique_Aguilar_(footballer)) (born 2007), Swiss footballer
- [Enrique Aguirre](/source/Enrique_Aguirre) (born 1979), Argentine athlete
- [Enrique Álvarez Félix](/source/Enrique_%C3%81lvarez_F%C3%A9lix) (1934–1996), Mexican actor
- [Enrique Bátiz](/source/Enrique_B%C3%A1tiz) (1942–2025), Mexican conductor and concert pianist
- [Enrique Bolaños](/source/Enrique_Bola%C3%B1os) (1928–2021), President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007
- [Enrique Bunbury](/source/Enrique_Bunbury) (born 1967), Spanish singer and band member of Heroes Del Silencio
- [Enrique Campos](/source/Enrique_Campos) (born 1961), Venezuelan road bicycle racer
- [Enrique Casaretto](/source/Enrique_Casaretto) (1945–2020), Peruvian footballer
- [Enrique Castillo](/source/Enrique_Castillo) (born 1949), American actor
- [Enrique Collar](/source/Enrique_Collar) (1934–2025), Spanish footballer
- [Enrique Cruz Jr.](/source/Enrique_Cruz_Jr.) (born 2003), American football player
- [Enrique Escalante](/source/Enrique_Escalante) (born 1984), Puerto Rican volleyball player
- [Enrique de la Fuente](/source/Enrique_de_la_Fuente) (born 1975), Spanish volleyball player
- [Enrique Gay García](/source/Enrique_Gay_Garc%C3%ADa) (1928–2015), Cuban-born American painter, sculptor
- [Enrique Gil](/source/Enrique_Gil) (born 1992), Filipino actor, dancer, and commercial model
- [Enrique Granados](/source/Enrique_Granados) (1867–1916), Spanish pianist and classical composer
- [Enrique Hermitte](/source/Enrique_Hermitte) (1871–1955), Argentine geologist
- [Enrique Hernández (baseball)](/source/Enrique_Hern%C3%A1ndez_(baseball)) (born 1991), Puerto Rican baseball player
- [Enrique Iglesias](/source/Enrique_Iglesias) (born 1975), Spanish singer, songwriter, record producer, philanthropist and actor
- [Enrique V. Iglesias](/source/Enrique_V._Iglesias) (born 1930), Uruguayan-Spanish economist
- [Enrique Ika](/source/Enrique_Ika) (c. 1859–after 1900), Rapa Nui leader
- [Enrique Lores](/source/Enrique_Lores) (born 1964/65), Spanish business executive, CEO of HP Inc
- [Enrique Fernando Ortiz Moruno](/source/Enrique_Fernando_Ortiz_Moruno) (born 1977), Spanish football player
- [Enrique Maciel](/source/Enrique_Maciel), Argentine composer and musician
- [Enrique "Ricky" Martin](/source/Ricky_Martin) (born 1971), Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, actor, author, record producer, and humanitarian
- [Enrique Martín (disambiguation)](/source/Enrique_Mart%C3%ADn_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Enrique López Pérez](/source/Enrique_L%C3%B3pez_P%C3%A9rez) (born 1991), Spanish tennis player
- [Enrique Peña Nieto](/source/Enrique_Pe%C3%B1a_Nieto) (born 1966), 57th President of Mexico
- [Enrique Jardiel Poncela](/source/Enrique_Jardiel_Poncela) (1901–1952), Spanish playwright
- [Enrique van Rysselberghe Herrera](/source/Enrique_van_Rysselberghe_Herrera) (born 1976), Chilean politician
- [Enrique Sabari](/source/Enrique_Sabari) (born 1965), Cuban weightlifter
- [Enrique Santamarina](/source/Enrique_Santamarina) (1870–1937), Argentine politician
- [Enrique Tandeter](/source/Enrique_Tandeter) (1944–2004), Argentine historian
- [Enrique Fuentes Quintana](/source/Enrique_Fuentes_Quintana) (1924–2007), Spanish politician and economist
- [Enrique González (disambiguation)](/source/Enrique_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Quique Sánchez Flores](/source/Quique_S%C3%A1nchez_Flores) (born 1965), Spanish football coach
- [Enrique Murciano](/source/Enrique_Murciano) (born 1973), Cuban-American actor (*Without A Trace*)
- [Jorge Enrique Adoum](/source/Jorge_Enrique_Adoum) (1926–2009), Ecuadorian writer
- [Enrique Tucuna](/source/Enrique_Tucuna) (born 1968), Uruguayan basketball player
- [Enrique Vera Ibáñez](/source/Enrique_Vera_Ib%C3%A1%C3%B1ez) (born 1954), Mexican/Swedish race walker
- [Enrique Vicente Hernández](/source/Enrique_Vicente_Hern%C3%A1ndez) (born 1945), Spanish football player
- [Enrique Yáñez](/source/Enrique_Y%C3%A1%C3%B1ez) (1908–1990), Mexican architect
- [Enrique Zóbel de Ayala](/source/Enrique_Z%C3%B3bel_de_Ayala) (1877–1943), Spanish Filipino businessman
- [Enrique Zobel](/source/Enrique_Zobel) (1927–2004), Filipino businessman and polo player
- [Enriquillo](/source/Enriquillo) (fl. 16th cen.), Taino resistance leader also known as Enrique

## Surname

- [Carlos Enrique](/source/Carlos_Enrique) (born 1963), Argentine footballer
- [Fernando Enrique (canoeist)](/source/Fernando_Jorge_(canoeist)) (born 1998), Cuban sprint canoeist
- [Fernando Enrique (footballer)](/source/Fernando_Enrique_(footballer)) (born 1985), Argentine midfielder
- [Héctor Enrique](/source/H%C3%A9ctor_Enrique) (born 1962), Argentine footballer
- [José Enrique (disambiguation)](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Enrique_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Klaus Enrique](/source/Klaus_Enrique) (born 1975), Mexican-German sculptor and photographer
- [Marcos Enrique](/source/Marcos_Enrique) (born 1999), Argentine footballer
- [Ramiro Enrique](/source/Ramiro_Enrique) (born 2001), Argentine footballer
- [Roberto Enrique](/source/Roberto_Enrique), American actor and singer-songwriter
- [Sergi Enrique](/source/Sergi_Enrique) (born 1987), Spanish field hockey player

## Fictional characters

- Don Enrique, a nobleman/landowner, from the film *[The Curse of the Werewolf](/source/The_Curse_of_the_Werewolf)*, portrayed by [Peter Sallis](/source/Peter_Sallis)

## See also

- [List of storms named Enrique](/source/List_of_storms_named_Enrique)
- [Luis Enrique (disambiguation)](/source/Luis_Enrique_(disambiguation))
- [Henry (disambiguation)](/source/Henry_(given_name))
- [Henrike](/source/Henrike), a feminine given name

## References

1. ["View Name: Enrique"](http://www.behindthename.com/name/enrique). behindthename.com. Retrieved 2007-12-20.

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