Vila (surname)

Vila (Eastern Calatan: [ˈbilə], Galician: [ˈbilɐ], Occitan: [ˈbilɔ, ˈvilɔ], Portuguese: [ˈvilɐ]) is a common Spanish and Portuguese surname in Catalan, Galician, Occitan and Portuguese that means 'village' or 'farm'. Other spellings: Villa, Villar, Vilar, Vilares, Villares, Villalta, Villalba.

Alexis Vila (born 1971), Cuban wrestler, mixed martial artist and murderer
Andrés Rodríguez Vila (born 1973), Uruguayan chess grandmaster
Andy Vila (born 1987), Uruguayan actress, model and television presenter
Antonia Vila (1815–1870), Spanish printer and publisher
Arben Vila (born 1960), Albanian footballer
Artan Vila (born 1970), Albanian footballer
Begoña Vila (born 1963), Spanish astrophysicist
Bob Vila (born 1946), American television show host
Carlos Rojas Vila (1928–2020), Spanish writer
Carlos Torres Vila (banker) (born 1966), Spanish banker
Carlos Torres Vila (musician) (1946–2010), Argentine folk singer
Carme Vilà (born 1937), Catalan pianist
Cirilo Vila (1937–2015), Chilean composer, pianist, and academic
Daniel Vila (born 1953), Argentine businessman
Dídac Vilà (born 1989), Spanish footballer
Diogo Vila (born 1990), Portuguese footballer
Elena Vila (born 1983), Spanish politician
Emilio Vilà (1887–1967), Spanish artist and poster illustrator
Emiljano Vila (born 1988), Albanian footballer
Enrique Vila-Matas, Spanish writer
Eric Vila (born 1998), Spanish basketball player
Ernesto Vila (1936–2025), Uruguayan visual artist
Florian Vila, Albanian chess master
Irma Vila (1916–1993), Musical artist
Jaime Vila, Spanish sportsperson
Joan Eloi Vila (1959–2021), Spanish musician
Joe Vila (1866–1934), American sportswriter and editor
Jonathan Vila (born 1986), Spanish footballer
José Vila (1926–2001), Spanish alpine skier
José María Vargas Vila (1860–1933), Colombian writer
Josefa Vila (born 1997), Chilean rower
Juan Vila, Spanish sailor
Juan Dotras Vila (1900–1978), Spanish composer
Judith Tortosa Vila (born 2005), Spanish para-athlete
Lídia Armengol i Vila (1948–1991), Andorran historian, civil servant
Lorenco Vila (born 1998), Albanian footballer
Lucas Vila (born 1986), Argentine field hockey player
Lucas Ferraz Vila (born 1998), Argentine professional footballer
Luis Vila (born 1992), Argentine footballer
Luís Blanco Vila (1936–2023), Spanish journalist
Manuel Pérez Vila (1922–1991), Venezuelan historian
Margalida Caimari Vila, Spanish poet (1839-1921)
María Inés Silva Vila (1926–1991), Uruguayan writer
Marian Vayreda i Vila (born 1853), Catalan writer, soldier and activist
Marika Vila (born 1949), Spanish comics artist and writer
Martí Vilà (born 1999), Spanish footballer
Martinho da Vila (born 1938), Brazilian singer and composer
Matías Vila (born 1979), Argentine field hockey player
Mauro Vila (born 1986), Uruguayan footballer
Mayra Vila (born 1960), Cuban javelin thrower
Mercedes Vila, Spanish researcher and physicist
Montserrat Vilà, Spanish ecologist
Muhamet Vila, Albanian footballer
Newton Estape Vila (1913–1980), Cuban photographer and journalist
Patricia Vila (born 1972), Mexican synchronized swimmer
Patxi Vila (born 1975), Spanish cyclist
Pere Alberch Vila, Catalan Renaissance composer and organist
Ramon Vila (footballer) (born 2002), Spanish footballer
Rodrigo Vila (born 1981), Argentine field hockey player
Rosalía Vila Tobella (born 1993), Spanish singer
Salvador Vila (born 1969), Spanish hurdler
Samuel Vila (1902–1992), Spanish pastor
Santi Vila (born 1973), Spanish historian, politician and professor
Santiago Vila i Vicente, Spanish historian and politician
Teresa Vila (1931–2009), Uruguayan visual artist
Tito Hoz de Vila (1949–2015), Bolivian politician, lawyer and businessperson (1949-2015)
Víctor da Vila, Argentinian politician

See also