Aponte

Aponte is a surname from Galician and Portuguese: from a misdivision of Daponte, a topographic name from da ponte 'from the bridge'. It may refer to:

People

 * Ana Mercedes Aponte, Venezuelan politician
 * Carlos Aponte, Colombian footballer
 * Christopher Aponte, American ballet dancer
 * Edwin David Aponte (born 1957), American historian and theologian
 * Gabriel Cano de Aponte (1665–1733), Spanish soldier and Royal Governor of Chile
 * Gianluigi Aponte (born 1940), Italian businessman
 * Javier Aponte Dalmau, Puerto Rican politician
 * José Aponte (disambiguation), several people
 * Luis Aponte (born 1953), Venezuelan baseball player
 * Luis Aponte Martínez (1922–2012), Puerto Rican Catholic cardinal
 * Manuel Alejandro Aponte Gómez (1974–2014), Mexican drug cartel leader
 * Mari Carmen Aponte (born 1946), American attorney and politician
 * Mike Aponte, American blackjack player
 * Ricardo Aponte (born c. 1949), United States Air Force general
 * Rick Aponte (born 1956), Dominican Republic baseball coach
 * Sergio Aponte Polito, Mexican Army general
 * Sylvia Rodríguez Aponte, Puerto Rican politician