Carranza (surname)

Carranza is a Spanish surname of Basque origins. Notable people with the surname include:

Spain

 * Andrés Dorantes de Carranza (c. 1500-1550), Spanish nobleman, explorer and conquistador of the Narváez Expedition
 * Baltasar Dorantes de Carranza, Spanish nobleman, historian, son of Andrés Dorantes de Carranza
 * Bartolomé Carranza (1503–76), Spanish nobleman, theologian, imprisoned during the Inquisition
 * Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza (1539–1600), Spanish nobleman, military leader, author, and fencing master, inventor of destreza
 * José León de Carranza (1892-1969), Spanish nobleman, military leader, and Francoist, son of Ramón de Carranza y Fernández Reguera
 * Maite Carranza (born 1958), Catalan author
 * Ramón de Carranza y Fernández Reguera(1863-1937) Spanish nobleman, military leader, former mayor of Cádiz, Spain, and namesake of the Ramón de Carranza Trophy
 * Ramón de Carranza y Gómez-Pablos (1898-1988) Spanish nobleman, military leader, aristocrat, former president of Sevilla FC

Costa Rica

 * Bruno Carranza Ramirez (1822–1891), military doctor, former president of Costa Rica
 * Miguel Carranza Fernández, Costa Rican politician, father of Bruno Carranza Ramirez
 * Ramón Carranza Ramírez (1819-1895), former president of the Supreme Court
 * Ricardo Toledo Carranza, politician
 * Manuel Carranza Vargas, painter

Mexico

 * Alejandrina "Connie" Carranza Ancheta, Mexican representative and contestant of Miss Universe 1986
 * Carlos María Abascal Carranza (1949–2008), conservative Mexican politician, former Secretary of the Interior
 * Diego Carranza (1559-?), Mexican Dominican missionary
 * Dulce Carranza (born 1990), professional volleyball player
 * Emilia Carranza, Mexican actress during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema
 * Emilio Carranza (1905–1928), Mexican aviator, crashed in New Jersey
 * Jesús Carranza, Mexican military leader, father of Venustiano Carranza
 * Sebastián Carranza Cepeda, Mexican military leader and revolutionary, nephew of Venustiano Carranza
 * Venustiano Carranza (1859–1920), Mexican revolutionary, politician and president of Mexico

Nicaragua

 * Margarita Carranza, wife of the president of Nicaragua José Maria Moncada

Puerto Rico

 * Norma Carranza, politician for the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico

United States

 * Cali Carranza, Tejano singer from Texas.
 * Jovita Carranza (born 1949), 44th Treasurer of the United States
 * Richard Carranza, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education
 * Robert Carranza, Grammy-winning music producer

Argentina

 * Adolfo Carranza (1857–1914), lawyer and historian who established the National Historical Museum
 * Ángel Justiniano Carranza, historian, lawyer, and biographer
 * Cecilia Carranza Saroli (born 1986), Olympic sailor
 * César Carranza (born 1980), professional soccer player
 * Julián Carranza, footballer from Oncativo, plays for Philadelphia Union.
 * Roque Carranza (1919–1986), politician, former Argentine minister of defense

Colombia

 * Eduardo Carranza (1913–1985), poet
 * María Mercedes Carranza (1945–2003), poet and journalist from Bogota
 * Víctor Carranza (1935–2013), mine owner

Peru

 * José Luis Carranza (born 1964), professional soccer player
 * Luis Carranza (born 1966), economist and former Minister of Economy and Finance

Venezuela

 * Antonio José Carranza (1817-1893), painter from Caracas
 * Ramón Carranza (1940–2003), saxophonist and composer

Australia

 * Claude Carranza, guitarist of Kids in the Kitchen, rock band from Melbourne.

Philippines

 * Alvin Carranza, entrepreneur, owner of Global Makati F.C. a soccer club based in Makati, Metro Manila