Núñez

Núñez (, 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

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 (composer), 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

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 (physicist), 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