Rosales (surname)

Rosales is used as a name in historic and current Spanish countries. Notable people with the name include:
 * José de Patiño y Rosales (1666–1736), Spanish statesman
 * José Rosales Herrador (1827–1891), Provisional President of El Salvador from 18 June 1885 to 22 June 1885
 * Vicente Pérez Rosales (1807–1886), Spanish politician and traveller
 * Joaquín Bernardo Calvo Rosales (1799–1865), Costa Rican politician
 * Adam Rosales, American baseball player
 * Albenis Antonio Rosales (born 1983), Venezuelan judoka
 * Andrea Rosales Castillejos (born 1991), Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder
 * Angelo Kelly-Rosales (born 1993), Honduran-American footballer
 * Antonio Ruiz-Rosales (born 1984), Mexican tennis player
 * Armando Romero Rosales (born 1950), Mexican politician
 * Benito Rosales (1795–1850), Nicaraguan politician, head of state in 1849
 * Brian Rosales Sarracent (born 1995), Cuban footballer
 * Carmen Rosales, Filipino actress
 * Catalina Rosales, Mexican Paralympic athlete
 * Celia Zaldumbide Rosales (1926–2014), Ecuadorian pianist, teacher, and cultural manager
 * César Miguel Rosales Tardío (born 1970), Peruvian footballer
 * Cristofer Jordan Rosales González (born 1994), Nicaraguan professional boxer
 * Edmund Rosales, Filipino astronomer and meteorologist and a former president of the Philippine Astronomical Society
 * Damian Rosales (born 1991), Mexican born American soccer player
 * Eduardo Rosales (1836–1873), Spanish artist
 * Elena Gallegos Rosales (1882–1954), Salvadoran-born wife of the 24th President of Costa Rica
 * Elisa Ochoa (1897–1978), the first woman elected to the Philippine Congress in 1941
 * Elvira Rodríguez Leonardi de Rosales, Argentine politician
 * Etta Rosales, Filipino human rights activist
 * Exar Javier Rosales Sánchez (born 1984), Peruvian footballer
 * Fabiana Rosales Guerrero (born 1992), also known as Fabiana Rosales de Guaidó, Venezuelan journalist and social media human rights activist
 * Gaudencio Rosales, Cardinal and Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
 * Guillermo Rosales (1946–1993), Cuban novelist
 * Harmonia Rosales, American artist
 * Hector Rosales (born 1958), Uruguayan poet and writer
 * Isabel Rosales Pareja (1895–1961), Ecuadorian piano prodigy
 * Jaime Rosales, Honduran football player
 * Jaime Rosales (director), Spanish film director, screenwriter and film producer
 * Jennifer Rosales, Filipino golfer
 * Jericho Rosales, Filipino actor
 * Jonathan Rosales (born 1998), American soccer player
 * José Luis Rosales (born 1943), Salvadoran sports shooter
 * José Manuel Ramírez Rosales (1804–1877), Chilean painter
 * Julio Rosales, Cardinal Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
 * Jūratė Regina Statkutė de Rosales, Lithuanian-born Venezuelan journalist and researcher
 * Kris Rosales (born 1990), Filipino-American professional basketball player
 * Leo Rosales, American baseball player
 * Lina Rosales (born 1928), Spanish film and television actress
 * Luis Alberto Rosales Ortíz (born 1998), Mexican footballer
 * Luis Rosales, Spanish poet
 * Luis Ortiz Rosales, Spanish graphic artist
 * Manuel Rosales, Venezuelan politician
 * Mauricio Rosales (born 1992), Argentine professional footballer
 * Mauro Rosales, Argentine football player
 * Mayra Rosales (born 1980), American woman known for being, at one point, the heaviest living woman
 * Manuel Rosales (organ builder), American organ builder
 * Michel Rosales (born 1983), Mexican professional boxer
 * Miguel Angel Rosales, Guatemalan-born architect and urban designer
 * Miguel Rosales (born 1961), principal designer of Rosales + Partners, an architecture firm based in Boston
 * Milangela Rosales (born 1987), Venezuelan race walker
 * Paulo Rosales (born 1984), Argentine footballer
 * Reynaldo Rosales, American actor
 * Ricardo Rosales (footballer) (born 1993), Argentine-born Chilean professional footballer
 * Ricardo Rosales (politician) (1934–2020), head of the Guatemalan Party of Labour
 * RJ Rosales, Filipino-Australian singer and actor
 * Roberto Rosales, Venezuelan football player
 * Rosa Rosales, American political activist
 * Rubén Alonso Rosales (1925–2000), Salvadoran political figure
 * Samuel Rosales Olmos, Mexican politician
 * Saudy Rosales Beneditt (born 1985), Costa Rican footballer
 * Sergio Rosales, Venezuelan conductor
 * Thomas Rosales, Jr., American stuntman
 * Ulises Rosales del Toro, Cuban general
 * Vannesa Rosales (born 1989), Venezuelan activist and teacher
 * Víctor Rosales (1776–1817), Mexican military
 * Victor Vazquez Rosales, Spanish footballer
 * Voltaire Y. Rosales, Filipino judge
 * William Rosales Pérez (1954–2013), Puerto Rican politician