Simón Bolívar (1783–1830) was the Venezuelan leader of independence movements in several South American countries, and the namesake of the country Bolivia. The surname Bolívar is of Basque origin, deriving from the village of Bolibar in Spanish Biscay. The name comes from the Basque bolu ("windmill") and ibar ("valley").
Bolívar or Bolivar may also refer to:
Film and television Bolívar (TV series), a 2019 Colombian series distributed by Netflix Bolivar (Disney), Donald Duck's St. Bernard dog in the Disney cartoons Bolibar, a 1928 British film based on the 1920 novel The Marquis of Bolibar The Marquis of Bolibar, a 1922 Austrian film based on the same novel Bolívar, theatrical drama of Jules Supervielle Bolívar, mini-series for television written and directed in 1983 by Betty Kaplan
Places The Bolivarian countries, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela
Argentina Bolívar Partido, an administrative division of Buenos Aires Province
Australia Bolivar, South Australia
Bolivia Bolívar, Cochabamba Bolívar Province, Bolivia
Colombia Bolívar Department Bolívar, Cauca, a town and municipality Bolívar, Santander, a town and municipality Bolívar, Valle del Cauca, a town and municipality
Costa Rica Bolívar District, Grecia, a district in the Grecia Canton of Alajuela Province
Ecuador Bolívar Province (Ecuador) Bolívar Canton, Carchi, a canton Bolívar Canton, Manabí, a canton
France Bolivar station (Paris Metro), a station on line 7 bis
Peru Bolívar, Peru, the capital city of Bolívar District Bolívar District, Bolívar, a district Bolívar Province, Peru, a province in La Libertad Region
Spain Cenarruza-Puebla de Bolívar, known Ziortza-Bolibar in Basque, the origin of the name Bolibar, Álava, a hamlet in Basque country, Spain
United States Bolivar, Alabama Bolivar, Georgia Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana Bolivar, Louisiana Bolivar County, Mississippi Bolivar, Missouri Bolivar (town), New York Bolivar (village), New York Bolivar, Ohio Bolivar, Pennsylvania Bolivar, Tennessee Bolivar, Texas Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Bolivar Lighthouse, Texas Bolivar Roads (Texas) Port Bolivar, Texas Bolivar, West Virginia
Uruguay Bolívar, Montevideo, a barrio Bolívar, Uruguay, a village in Canelones Department
Venezuela Bolívar (state) Ciudad Bolívar (Bolivar City), formerly Angostura, capital of the state of Bolívar Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Bolívar, Aragua, a municipality Bolívar, Barinas, a municipality Bolívar, Falcón, a municipality Bolívar Municipality, Monagas, a municipality Bolívar Municipality, Sucre, a municipality Bolívar, Táchira, a municipality Bolívar, Yaracuy, a municipality
Sports Bolívar (footballer, born 1954), Bolívar Modualdo Guedes, Brazilian football midfielder Bolívar (footballer, born 1980), Fabian Guedes, Brazilian football manager and former centre-back Bolívar S.C., an association football club based in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela Club Bolívar, an association football club based in Bolivia Club Ciudad de Bolívar, an Argentine volleyball club from the homonymous city Seguros Bolívar Open Barranquilla, a tennis tournament held in Colombia and Costa Rica Copa Simón Bolívar, International South American football tournament played between 1970 and 1976
Other uses Bolívar (cigar brand) Venezuelan bolívar, the unit of currency of Venezuela Bolivar Coastal Field, an oilfield in Maracaibo Lake Bolívar Park (Medellín, Colombia) Hotel Bolívar, a historic hotel of Lima (Peru) Pico Bolívar, a mountain in the Venezuelan Andes Puerto Bolívar Airport, an airport in Colombia Puerto Bolívar, a port of Ecuador Teatro Bolívar, a theatre in Quito, Ecuador Bolivar station (Paris Metro), a station on Paris Metro Line 7bis Bolívar Station (Buenos Aires Metro) USS Bolivar, Bayfield-class attack transport in the United States Bolivar (wasp), a genus of parasitic wasp in subfamily Doryctinae Bolívar, opera by Darius Milhaud Puerto Bolívar, a port in Cerrejón mine (Colombia) Bolívar, a superunit of the first Bolivian boliviano
People with the surname Francisco Bolívar Zapata (born 1948), Mexican bioscientist Ignacio Bolívar (1850–1944), Spanish entomologist María Bolívar (born 1975), Venezuelan politician Marta Larraechea Bolívar (born 1944), Chilean politician, First Lady of Chile (1994–2000) Nastassja Bolívar (born 1988), Nicaraguan American beauty queen Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823–1914), American military officer and politician Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (1886–1945), American military officer
People with the given name Bolivar Arellano (born 1944), Ecuadorian-American photographer and businessman Bolívar Gómez (born 1977), Ecuadorian football (soccer) player Bolivar Trask, a fictional comic book character from Marvel Comics
See also Simón Bolívar (disambiguation) Plaza Bolivar (disambiguation)