Batista is a Spanish or Portuguese surname (although in Portuguese more common in the spelling Baptista), literally meaning "batiste". It is also used as a middle name.
Notable persons with the name include:
Eike Batista, Brazilian mining magnateFulgencio Batista, Cuban general and presidentMiguel Batista, Major League Baseball pitcherSergio Batista, Argentine former football player, now coachTony Batista, professional baseball playerWilliam Batista, Brazilian footballerJoão Batista da Silva, Brazilian football playerJoão Batista da Silva (athlete), Brazilian sprinter in athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 400 metres relayDave Bautista, American professional wrestler and actor known by his ring name BatistaFictionalAngel Batista, a character in Dexter