Núñez

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Núñez (disambiguation).

Núñez (pronounced [ˈnuɲeθ], anglicized as Nunez) is a Spanish surname. The Portuguese (and Old Galician) variant is Nunes. Notable people with the name include:

Academia

• 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

• Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez, (1888—1972), Native American artist
• Françoise Nuñez, French photographer

Drama

• Conchita Núñez (1943–2009), Spanish actress
• Miguel A. Núñez, Jr., American actor
• Oscar Nunez, United States actor and comedian
• Oscar Núñez (Argentine actor)

Exploration

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Spanish explorer
• Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador

Literature

Authors

• 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

• Alex Nuñez, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation

Music

• 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

• 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

Baseball

• 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

• 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

• José María Núñez Piossek, A rugby union player
• Sidarka Núñez, Dominican Republic volleyball player
• Matt Nunez, American floorball player

Science and medicine

• 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

• Marianela Núñez, Argentine ballet dancer