Puig (surname)

Puig () is a topographical or habitational surname of Catalan origin, meaning "hill" or "hillock".

People with the surname include:

• Alberto Puig (born 1967), Spanish motorcycle road racer
• Anna Balletbó i Puig (born 1943), Spanish academic, journalist and politician
• Anna Ballbona i Puig (born 1980), Spanish journalist
• Arturo Puig (born 1944), Argentine actor
• Carmen Montoriol Puig (1893–1966), Spanish writer
• Felip Puig (born 1958), Spanish politician
• Fèlix Cardona i Puig (1903–1982), Venezuelan explorer
• Herman Puig (1928–2021), Cuban photographer
• Isidre Puig Boada (1891–1987), Spanish architect
• Jack Joseph Puig, music engineer and producer
• Joan Puig i Elias (1898–1972), Catalan pedagogue and anarchist
• Jordi Puig (born 1971), Spanish basketball player
• Jordi Puig-Suari, professor and aerospace technology developer
• José Manuel Puig Casauranc (1888–1939), Mexican politician and journalist
• José María Cabo Puig (1907–1991), Spanish footballer
• José Puig Puig (1922–1997), Spanish footballer
• Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867–1956), Catalan architect
• Juan Carlos Puig, Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico
• Juan Falconí Puig, Ecuadorian jurist, politician, businessman, university professor, and writer
• Lucas Puig (born 1987), French professional skateboarder
• Manny Puig (born 1954), Manny "Sharkman" Puig, American wildlife educator and entertainer
• Manuel Puig (1932–1990), Argentine author
• Marc Puig, CEO of Spanish fashion company Puig
• Mathieu Puig (born 1978), French footballer
• Max Puig (born circa 1946), Dominican politician
• Monica Puig (born 1993), Puerto Rican tennis player
• Pedro Puig Pulido (born 1932), Spanish chess master
• Pere Puig Subinyà(1914–1999), Spanish politician
• Ricardo Álvarez Puig (born 1984), Spanish footballer
• Rich Puig (born 1953), American baseball player
• Riqui Puig (Ricard "Riqui" Puig Martí, born 1999), Spanish footballer
• Robert Aubert Puig, aka Puig Aubert (1925–1994), French rugby league footballer
• Salvador Bécquer Puig (1939–2009), Uruguayan poet and journalist
• Salvador Puig Antich (1948–1974), Spanish anarchist
• Valeria Puig (born 1988), Uruguayan film-maker
• Victoria Puig de Lange (1916–2008), Ecuadorian author, composer, and diplomat
• Yasiel Puig (born 1990), Cuban baseball player

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