Frías (name)

Frías is a common Spanish surname. Its Portuguese counterpart is Frias (with no accent). Notable people with Frías or Frias as middle name, last name, apellido materno, or apellido paterno include:


 * Duke of Frías, a hereditary title created in 1492 by King Ferdinand II of Aragon, and used by several persons throughout Spanish history
 * Adán Chávez Frías (born 1953), Venezuelan politician
 * Alonso de Salazar Frías (c. 1564–1636), known as "The Witches’ Advocate" during the Spanish Inquisition
 * Aníbal José Chávez Frías (1957–2016), Colombian politician
 * Arturo Frias (born 1956), American boxer
 * Charles Frias (1922–2006), American businessman and philanthropist
 * Elena Frías de Chávez (born 1935), mother of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez
 * Fany Santa Chalas Frias (born 1993), Dominican sprinter
 * Gabriela Frías (born 1971), Mexican journalist and television host
 * Gustavo Martínez Frías (1935–2009), Colombian Catholic archbishop
 * Hanley Frías (born 1973), Dominican baseball player
 * Hugo Chávez Frías (1954–2013), Venezuelan president
 * Joaquín de Frías y Moya (1784–1851), Spanish military figure and politician
 * Jonathan Faña Frías (born 1987), Dominican footballer
 * Jorge Frias de Paula (1906–?), Brazilian swimmer
 * José Salvador Arco Frías (born 1984), Spanish basketball player
 * Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante (1633–1669), Spanish painter
 * Juan Carlos Sánchez Frías (born 1956), Argentine-Bolivian footballer
 * Julio Daniel Frías (born 1979), Mexican footballer
 * Ligia Elena Hernández Frías (born 1985), Venezuelan pageant titleholder
 * Luis Frías (baseball) (born 1998), Dominican baseball player
 * Luiz Frias (born 1964), Brazilian chairman of the board of directors of Grupo Folha
 * Maguilaura Frias (born 1997), Peruvian volleyball player
 * Mário Frias (born 1971), Brazilian telenovela actor
 * Mariangela Soleil Frias Trinidad (born 1986), known as Panky Trinidad, Filipina singer
 * Octávio Frias de Oliveira (1912–2007), Brazilian businessman and CEO of Grupo Folha
 * Otávio Frias Filho (1957–2018), Brazilian editorial director of Grupo Folha
 * Paula Frías Allende (1963–1992), Chilean humanitarian
 * Pepe Frías (born 1948), Dominican baseball player
 * Ramón Ortega y Frías (1825–1883), Spanish writer
 * Refugio Pérez Frías (1913–1993), known as Isabela Corona, Mexican actress
 * Ricardo Rojas Frías (born 1955), Cuban boxer
 * Roberto Gutiérrez Frías (born 1962), known as El Dandy, Mexican wrestler
 * Tomás Frías Ametller (1804–1884), Bolivian president
 * Victor Frias Pablaza (1956–2005), Chilean chess master
 * Xavier Romero Frías (born 1954), Catalan Spanish writer and scholar