Famous People with Name Torres

Francisco De Sales Torres Homem            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Francisco De Sales Torres Homem: was a physician, lawyer, journalist, romantic writer, deputy, senator, top officer of the National Treasury, president of the Bank of Brazil and Minister of Treasury. Only afrobrazilian that has ever been in charge of the economy of Brazil throughout its history.After finishing his career in medicine at the Medical-Surgical Academy at Rio de Janeiro in 1832, he became enrolled by Evaristo Ferreira da Veiga at the Society for the Defense of Freedom and National Independence, a political group related to the moderate liberal party, and asked to write political articles for some journals. At first he was unwilling to perform these duties, according to him because he lacked knowledge and interest on politics; however, Ferreira da Veiga made him change his mind after prasing him his first article written for the journal Aurora Fluminense. He later travels to Paris to study law, with a focus on political economy.

Óscar Torres            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Óscar Torres: is a Venezuelan professional basketball player.A 6'6" native of Caracas, Torres became the first Venezuelan-born player in National Basketball Association history when he signed with the Houston Rockets for the 2001-02 NBA season. Torres averaged 6.0 points over the course of the season and scored an NBA career-high 28 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 11, 2001. He spent the next season with the Golden State Warriors and averaged 3.1 points per game.

Hector Samuel Juan "Tico" Torres            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hector Samuel Juan "Tico" Torres: Torres was a jazz fan as a youth and studied music with Joe Morello. Before joining Bon Jovi in 1983 he had already played live and in the studio with Franke and the Knockouts, Pat Benatar, Chuck Berry, Cher, Alice Cooper and Stevie Nicks, recording a total of 26 albums with these artists

Dara Grace Torres            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dara Grace Torres: She is the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2008. She competed in the Beijing Olympic Games in the 50 meter freestyle, 4×100 medley relay, and 4×100 freestyle relay and won[2] the silver medal i

Javier López Torres            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Javier López Torres: Signed by the Atlanta Braves in 1987 as an amateur free agent, López made his debut on September 18, 1992 against the Houston Astros. After sharing duties with Charlie O'Brien and Eddie Pérez for four seasons, he established himself as the Braves regular

Iván Rodríguez Torres            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Iván Rodríguez Torres: