Famous People with Name Flores

Florestan Fernandes            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Florestan Fernandes: was a Brazilian sociologist and politician. He was also elected federal deputy twice.He came from a poor family with his mother being a "washerwoman". In youth he took a series of odd jobs and had an erratic education until he attended the university in 1941. In 1945 he graduated and by 1964 was a full professor in sociology. In that same year he won the Prêmio Jabuti. In 1969 he fled to Canada for political reasons and began to teach at the University of Toronto. In 1973 he returned to Brazil and became involved in the Partido dos Trabalhadores.

Jesse (Sandoval) Flores            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jesse (Sandoval) Flores: (November 2, 1914 - December 17, 1991) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The 5'10", 175 lb. right-hander was a native of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Jesús Miguel Flores            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jesús Miguel Flores: (born October 26, 1984 in Sucre, Venezuela) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Washington Nationals. He bats and throws right handed.

José María Flores Burlón            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

José María Flores Burlón: a former boxer from Uruguay. Flores Burlon had a total of 115 professional bouts. He tried, without success, to become Uruguay's first world boxing champion.

Felix Flores            Origin/Culture/Country:

Felix Flores: a professional boxer.Flores, who fights out of Puerto Rico, has been featured numerous times on Telemundo. In February 2005, Flores got his first loss in March 30, 1996 vs. Juan Carlos Suarez (7-0-1) in Miami Beach lossing by Knockout in the 3rd round.

Wilson Lee Flores            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wilson Lee Flores: is a multi-awarded writer and journalist and also two-term former president and now chairman of the The Anvil Business Club, a young Chinese-Filipino business organization. He is also a real estate entrepreneur.