Nunez is the anglicized form of the Spanish surname Núñez (Spanish: Núñez, pronounced [ˈnuɲeθ]). The Portuguese (and Old Galician) variant is Nunes. Notable people with the name include:
Academia edit
- Antonio Núñez Jiménez, Cuban revolutionary and academic
- Jorge Núñez Prida, Mexican engineer and Scouting president
- Juan Núñez de la Peña, Spanish historian
- Lautaro Núñez Atencio, Chilean historian
Arts edit
- Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez, (1888—1972), Native American artist
- Françoise Nuñez, French photographer
Drama edit
- Conchita Núñez (1943–2009), Spanish actress
- Miguel A. Núñez, Jr., American actor
- Oscar Nunez, United States actor and comedian
- Oscar Núñez (Argentine actor)
Exploration edit
- Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Spanish explorer
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
Literature edit
Authors edit
- Elizabeth Nunez, United States writer
- Hernán Núñez (1475–1553), Spain writer and collector of proverbs
- José Rafael Núñez Tenorio, Venezuelan philosopher
- Sigrid Nunez, United States writer
- Silvia Núñez del Arco, Peruvian author
Fictional edit
- Alex Nuñez, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Music edit
- Alcide Nunez, United States jazz clarinetist
- Alejandro Núñez Allauca
- José Nunez, United States electronica and house music producer
- Carlos Núñez Muñoz, Spanish musician from Galicia
- Carlos Núñez Cortés, a member of Argentine comedy-musical group Les Luthiers
- Juan Carlos Núñez, Venezuelan composer
- Jorge Núñez (singer), American Idol contestant
- Antonio Escobar Núñez, a Spanish composer, music producer and sound designer
Politics and military edit
- Aaron Nunez Cardozo, 1762–1834, Gibraltarian consul for Tunis and Algie
- Alberto Núñez Feijóo (born 1961), Spanish politician
- Casto Méndez Núñez (1824–1869), Spanish military naval officer
- Blasco Núñez Vela, Spanish viceroy of Peru
- Carmen Rosa Núñez Campos (born 1954), Peruvian entrepreneur and politician
- Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon, Philippine politician
- Devin Nunes, member of the United States Congress and chair of the House Intelligence Committee
- Emilio Núñez (1855–1922), Cuban soldier, dentist, and politician
- Emilio Núñez Portuondo (1898–1978), Cuban politician
- Fabian Núñez (born 1966), US-American politician
- José Núñez de Cáceres (1772–1846), Dominican politician and writer
- Marco Antonio Núñez (born 1966), Chilean politician
- Nelly Núñez (1948–2021), Bolivian politician
- Osvaldo Nunez, Canadian politician
- Rafael Núñez (politician), President of Colombia in the 1880s and 1890s
- Samuel B. Nunez, Jr., Louisiana politician
- Yerko Núñez (born 1973), Bolivian politician
Sport edit
Baseball edit
- Abraham Núñez (baseball infielder), Major League Baseball infielder for the New York Yankees
- Abraham Núñez (baseball outfielder), Major League Baseball outfielder for the Caffè Danesi Nettuno of Italy's Serie A1
- Dom Núñez, American baseball player
- Clemente Núñez, United States baseball player
- Eduardo Núñez, Major League Baseball infielder for the Boston Red Sox
- Juan Carlos Oviedo, Major League Baseball pitcher, called himself Leo Núñez before 2011
Association football edit
- Álvaro Adrián Núñez, Uruguayan goalkeeper
- Antonio Núñez, Spanish footballer
- Claudio Núñez, Chilean footballer
- Darwin Núñez, Uruguayan footballer
- Gervasio Núñez, Argentine footballer
- Jorge Martín Núñez, Paraguayan footballer
- Josep Lluís Núñez, former president of FC Barcelona
- Leonel Núñez, Johor Darul Takzim FC player
- Marcelino Núñez, Chilean footballer
- Milton Núñez, Honduran footballer
- Nicolás Núñez, Chilean footballer
- Ramón Núñez, Honduran-American footballer
- Rodrigo Núñez, Chilean footballer
- Sergio Núñez, Uruguayan footballer
Other sport edit
- José María Núñez Piossek, A rugby union player
- Sidarka Núñez, Dominican Republic volleyball player
- Matt Nunez, American floorball player
Science and medicine edit
- Álvaro Núñez, Chilean physicist
- Manuel Núñez Tovar, Venezuelan naturalist, researcher, parasitologist and entomologist
- Samuel Nunez, United States physician and early Jewish settler in Georgia
- Rafael E. Núñez, cognitive scientist
Other edit
- Marianela Núñez, Argentine ballet dancer
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