Bedoya is a common surname in Spanish-speaking countries. Notable people with the surname include: Arts and entertainment Alfonso Bedoya (1904–1957), Mexican actor, frequently in U.S. films Lucía Bedoya, Colombian actress and model Miguel Harth-Bedoya (born 1968), Peruvian conductor Politics and government Alvaro Bedoya (born 1982), American privacy advocate and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) nominee Carlos García-Bedoya (1925–1980), Peruvian diplomat Felipe Francisco Molina y Bedoya, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Central America Harold Bedoya Pizarro (born 1938), former General and Commander of the Colombian National Army Hernán Bedoya (died 2017), Colombian land rights activist Javier Bedoya (born 1948), Peruvian politician and former Congressman from Lima (2006–2011 term) Jineth Bedoya Lima (born c. 1974), Colombian journalist and advocate José Díaz de Bedoya, member in Paraguayan Triumvirate following death of Francisco Solano López from November to December 1870 José Manuel García Bedoya, Peruvian politician in the early 1930s Luis Bedoya Reyes (1919–2021), Peruvian Christian Democrat politician in the late 1960s María Dolores Bedoya (1783–1853), Guatemalan independence activist Sports Alejandro Bedoya (born 1987), American soccer player Gerardo Bedoya (born 1975), Colombian footballer Jorge Bedoya (1929–2001), Argentinian equestrian John Jairo Bedoya Jr., known professionally as "Xavier" (1977–2020), American wrestler Miguel Bedoya (born 1986), Spanish footballer Yhonatan Bedoya (born 1996), Colombian footballer Spanish-language surnames