Salas

Salas, from Spanish salas (rooms, halls), is a Spanish surname of Germanic origin, and a common family name in the Spanish-speaking world. It is ranked amongst the most common surnames found in Costa Rica and in Mexico.

People

 * Ada Salas (born 1965), Spanish poet and author
 * Agustín Salas del Valle (born 1964), Mexican serial killer
 * Ailín Salas (born 1993), Argentine actress
 * Alfonso Rodríguez Salas (1939–1994), Spanish footballer
 * Alvaro Salas (born 1953), Uruguayan percussionist
 * Benito Salas Vargas (1770–1816), military leader during Colombia's independence war
 * Berta Vicente Salas (born 1944), Spanish photographer
 * Carlos Salas (born 1955), Cuban volleyball player
 * Carlos Salas Salas (first elected 1909), Chilean politician
 * Claudia Hernández (tennis), full name Claudia Hernández Salas (born 1966), Mexican tennis player
 * Dagoberto Campos Salas (born 1966), Costa Rican Roman Catholic Church archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio (diplomat)
 * Damian Salas (born 1975), Argentine poker player
 * Dani Salas (born 1988), Spanish footballer
 * Didac Salas (born 1993), Spanish pole vaulter
 * Esther Salas (born 1968), United States District Judge
 * Federico Salas (1950–2021), Peruvian politician
 * Fernando de Valdés y Salas (1483–1568), Spanish churchman and professor
 * Fernando Salas (baseball) (born 1985), Mexican baseball pitcher
 * Franklin Salas (born 1981), Ecuadorian footballer
 * Guillermo Salas (born 1974), Peruvian footballer
 * Greg Salas (born 1988), American football wide receiver
 * Henrique Salas Römer (born 1936), Venezuelan entrepreneur and politician
 * Hilden Salas (born 1980), Peruvian footballer
 * Ilse Salas (born 1981), Mexican actress
 * Irma Salas Silva (1903–1987), Chilean educator
 * José Mariano Salas (1797–1867), Mexican general and politician, twice interim president of Mexico
 * Joseph Salas (1903–1987), American boxer
 * Juan Salas (born 1978), Bominican MLB baseball pitcher
 * Justin Salas (born 1982), American mixed martial artist
 * Lauro Salas (1928–1987), Mexican world boxing champion
 * Lizette Salas (born 1989), American golfer
 * Marcelo Salas (born 1974), Chilean footballer
 * Margarita Salas (1938–2019), Spanish scientist in the areas of biochemistry and molecular genetics
 * Marina Salas (born 1988), Spanish actress
 * Marino Salas (born 1981), MLB baseball pitcher
 * Mario Salas Saieg (born 1967), former Chilean footballer
 * Mark Salas (born 1961), American MLB baseball catcher
 * Mary Salas (born 1948), American politician
 * Nancy Salas (1910–1990), Australian musicologist
 * Olimpia Salas Martínez (born 1958), Mexican professor and researcher in material sciences
 * Óscar Salas (born 1993), Honduran footballer
 * Óscar Salas Moya (1936–2017), Bolivian politician
 * Patricia Salas O'Brien (born 1958), Peruvian sociologist and Minister of Education
 * Paul Salas (born 1998), Filipino actor and model
 * Pito Salas, Curaçaoan-American software developer
 * Rafael M. Salas (1928–1987), first head of the United Nations Population Fund
 * Renee Salas (started med school 2004), American physician and professor
 * Rodolfo Salas (1928–2010), Peruvian basketball player
 * Rudy Salas (born 1977), American politician
 * Rudy Salas (musician), American musician, founding member (1969) of El Chicano
 * Stephanie Salas (born 1970), Mexican singer and actress
 * Stevie Salas (born 1964), Native American guitarist and author
 * Tito Salas (1887–1974), Venezuelan painter
 * Víctor Salas (born 1980), Spanish footballer
 * Vincent Salas (born 1989), Chilean footballer
 * Walter Salas-Humara, American songwriter, founding member (1985) of The Silos
 * Wilma Salas (born 1991), Cuban volleyball player

Fictional characters

 * Paquita Salas, on the Spanish comedy web television series Paquita Salas
 * Yelina Salas, on the CBS television series CSI: Miami
 * Will Salas, in the 2011 science fiction film In Time
 * Roger Salas, in the American heist drama streaming television series  Kaleidoscope