Sosa
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Sosa may refer to:
- a SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
surname. Famous Sosas include:- Alex Sosa, a fictional drug lord from the 1983 film Scarface
- Arlenis SosaArlenis SosaArlenis Sosa is an Dominican model. She is the current spokesmodel for Lancome and appeared in the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.-Early life and discovery:...
, Dominican Model - David SosaDavid SosaDavid Sosa is an American philosopher. He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and a doctorate in philosophy from Princeton University. His PhD dissertation, completed in 1996 under the supervision of Mark Johnston, was titled "Representing Thoughts and Language". Before moving...
, American philosopher, son of Ernest Sosa - Elías SosaElias SosaElías Sosa Martínez , is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent on March 4, 1968. He played for the Giants , St...
(born 1950), Dominican Republic baseball player - Edgar SosaEdgar Sosa (boxer)Édgar Alejandro Sosa Medina is a Mexican boxer. He is the former WBC Light Flyweight Champion and went onto make eleven title defences.-Pro Career:...
(born 1979), Mexican boxer - Edgar SosaEdgar Sosa (basketball)Edgar Sosa is a Dominican basketball player. He arrived in Italy in 2010 after completing his U.S. college career with the University of Louisville Cardinals....
(born 1988), American–Dominican basketball player - Ernest SosaErnest SosaErnest Sosa is an American philosopher primarily interested in epistemology. He is currently Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He has been at Rutgers full-time since January, 2007; previously, he had been at Brown University since 1964...
, American philosopher, father of David Sosa - Gilberto SosaGilberto SosaGilberto Sosa is a retired boxer from Mexico, who competed in the men's light flyweight division . He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Sosa captured the bronze medal a year earlier at the Pan American Games.-References:*...
, Mexican boxer - Jeronimo de SosaJeronimo de SosaJerónimo de Sosa also known as Hieronymus, Jerome or Geronimo de Sosa, was a 17th century Spanish Franciscan friar and a genealogist who developed a genealogical numbering system of ancestors....
, Spanish genealogist - Jorge SosaJorge SosaJorge Bolivar Sosa is a Major League Baseball pitcher, who is currently a free agent. Sosa stands at 6'2" tall and reportedly weighs 218 pounds...
, Dominican baseball pitcher - José Ernesto SosaJosé Ernesto SosaJosé Ernesto Sosa is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who plays for Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv.- Career :Sosa played for Estudiantes between 2002 and 2007...
, Argentine footballer - José JoséJosé JoséJosé Rómulo Sosa Ortiz , known by his artistic name José José, is a Mexican singer.Referred in the entertainment world as "El Príncipe de la Canción" , José José is best known for his romantic ballads and renowned for his vocals...
(born José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz), Mexican singer - Julio SosaJulio SosaJulio María Sosa Venturini , usually referred to simply as Julio Sosa or El Varón del Tango, was an Uruguayan tango singer....
, Uruguayan tango singer - Mercedes SosaMercedes SosaHaydée Mercedes Sosa, known as La Negra, was an Argentine singer who was popular throughout South America and some countries outside the continent. With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of nueva canción. She gave voice to songs written by both...
, Argentine singer - Porfirio Lobo Sosa, Honduran politician
- Roberto SosaRoberto Sosa (footballer)Roberto Carlos Sosa is an Argentine football striker, currently he is playing in FC Rapperswil-Jona after being released by the Sanremese.-Career:...
, Argentine footballer - Sammy SosaSammy SosaSamuel Peralta "Sammy" Sosa is a Dominican former professional baseball right fielder. Sosa played with four Major League Baseball teams over his career which spanned from 1989-2007....
(born 1968), Dominican baseball player - Tomás Méndez SosaTomás MéndezTomás Méndez was a Mexican composer and singer of Mexican music and ranchera music. He was born in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. He obtained his first success in 1954 with the Mexican music song "Gorrioncillo pecho amarillo" and continued in the same year with the huapangos like "Cucurrucucú...
, Mexican singer and composer
- Sōsa, ChibaSosa, Chibais a city located in northeastern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the town had an estimated population of 38,764 and a population density of 391 persons per km². The total area was 101.78 km².-Geography:...
, Japan - Sosa, GermanySosa, GermanySosa is a former municipality in the western Ore Mountains, in the Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany. It is a state-recognized health resort, that has belonged to the town Eibenstock since 1 January 2011.- Geography :...
, a town in the district of Aue-Schwarzenberg in Saxony - Sosa, IndiaSosa, IndiaSosa or Soso is one of the 14 villages in the Chaudans Valley of the sub-district Dharchula, district Pithoragarh in the Kumaoni region of Uttrakhand....
, a village in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India - SoSA, Oklahoma CitySoSA, Oklahoma CitySoSA, located in MidTown Oklahoma City, SoSA is a residential neighborhood known for its unique mix of architecture. "SoSA" is the acronym for South-of-Saint-Anthony . It is a small, eclectic inner-city neighborhood characterized by a mix of early 1900s era cottages, blight, and striking...
, an inner-city neighborhood in Oklahoma City - Sosa MethodAhnentafelAn ahnentafel or ahnenreihe is a genealogical numbering system for listing a person's direct ancestors in a fixed sequence of ascent...
or Sosa-Stradonitz Method, a genealogical numbering system commonly called Ahnentafel - Sosa StationSosa StationSosa Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 in Bucheon City, west of Seoul.In the future, Sosa is also planned to serve a new metro line, starting at Wonsi Port in the south, through Siheung City, stopping at Sosa Station, and continuing north through Bucheon, Gimpo, and Goyang...
, a train station named after a district in Bucheon, South Korea - Sosa v. Alvarez-MachainSosa v. Alvarez-MachainSosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 was a notable case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the Alien Tort Claims Act.-Facts:...
, United States Supreme Court case - SOSA, a "System of Systems" Approach (Systems Engineering)
- SOSA, initialism for State Opera of South AustraliaState Opera of South AustraliaState Opera of South Australia is a professional opera company in Adelaide, South Australia, established in 1976. Each year, the State Opera presents at least three major operatic productions at the Adelaide Festival Theatre as well as producing or supporting other smaller productions in The Opera...