Núñez (, anglicized as Nunez) is a

Spanish surname Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

. 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 Juan Núñez de la Peña (May 1641 – January 3, 1721) was a Spanish historian. Born in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, he studied Latin and the humanities in the college of San Agustín de La Laguna and was subsequently ordained priest. He worke ...

(1641–1721), Spanish historian *

Lautaro Núñez Atencio Lautaro Núñez Atencio, (Iquique 24 January 1936) is a Chilean historian winner of the Chilean National History Award in 2002.Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez, (1888—1972), Native American artist * Françoise Nuñez (1957–2021), French photographer

Drama

* Conchita Núñez (1943–2009), Spanish actress *

Joe Nunez Joseph A. Nuñez is an American actor and comedian known for his roles on the series ''Bless This Mess'' (2019), ''Elena of Avalor'' (2016), ''Prison Break'' (2005), and in the films ''Rango'' (2011), ''The Watch'' (2012), and ''Superbad'' (2 ...

, American actor * Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. (born 1964), American actor *

Oscar Nunez Óscar Núñez (born November 18, 1958), sometimes credited as Oscar Nunez, is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as the Dunder Mifflin accountant Óscar Martínez on NBC's ''The Office''. The accolades he has recei ...

(born 1958), United States actor and comedian * Oscar Núñez (Argentine actor) (1929–2012)

Exploration

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (; 1488/90/92"Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Núñez (1492?-1559?)." American Eras. Vol. 1: Early American Civilizations and Exploration to 1600. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 50-51. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 10 December ...

, Spanish explorer *

Vasco Núñez de Balboa Vasco Núñez de Balboa (; c. 1475around January 12–21, 1519) was a Spanish people, Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for crossing the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to ...

, Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador

Literature

Authors

* Elizabeth Nunez (1944–2024), United States writer *

Hernán Núñez Hernán Núñez de Toledo y Guzmán (Valladolid, 1475 - Salamanca, 1553) was a Spanish humanist, classicist, philologist, and paremiographer. He was called ''el Comendador Griego'', ''el Pinciano'' (from Pintia, the Latin name of Valladolid) or ...

(1475–1553), Spain writer and collector of proverbs * , Venezuelan philosopher * Sigrid Nunez (born 1951), United States writer * Silvia Núñez del Arco, Peruvian author

Fictional

* Alex Nuñez, a character in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Claire Nuñez, one of the main characters in " Trollhunters"

Music

Alcide Nunez Alcide Patrick Nunez (March 17, 1884 – September 2, 1934), also known as Yellow Nunez and Al Nunez, was an American jazz clarinetist. He was one of the first musicians of New Orleans to make audio recordings. Biography Alcide Patrick Nunez ...

(1884–1934), United States jazz clarinetist * Alejandro Núñez Allauca (born 1943), Peruvian composer and accordionist * José Nunez, United States electronica and house music producer *

Carlos Núñez Muñoz Carlos Núñez Muñoz (born 1971) is a Spanish musician and multi-instrumentalist who plays the gaita, the traditional Galician bagpipe, Galician flute, ocarina, Irish flute, whistle and low whistle. Life and career Nuñez was born in 1971 in ...

(born 1971), Spanish musician from Galicia *

Carlos Núñez Cortés Carlos Núñez Cortés (born October 15, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a pianist, actor, composer, multi-instrumentist and singer. He has been a member of Les Luthiers since 1969 until 2017, when he retired. He also wrote 3 books (in Span ...

(born 1942), a member of Argentine comedy-musical group Les Luthiers * , Venezuelan composer *

Jorge Núñez (singer) The eighth season of ''American Idol'' premiered on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2009. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned as judges, while Ryan Seacrest returned as host. This season introduced Kara Di ...

, ''American Idol'' contestant *

Antonio Escobar Núñez Antonio Escobar Núñez (born 1976), known professionally as Antonio Escobar, is a Spanish music producer, composer, sound designer and mixing engineer whose career spans music for film, television, advertising, and recording artists. His work ...

(born 1976), 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 Alberto Núñez Feijóo (, ; born 10 September 1961) is a Spanish politician who serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies and as president of the People's Party (Spain), People's Party. He served as the president of the Regional Government o ...

(born 1961), Spanish politician * Casto Méndez Núñez (1824–1869), Spanish military naval officer *

Blasco Núñez Vela Blasco Núñez Vela (c. 1490 – January 18, 1546) was the first Spanish viceroy of South America ("Viceroyalty of Peru"). Serving from May 15, 1544 to January 18, 1546, he was charged by Charles V with the enforcement of the controversial ...

(c. 1490–1546), Spanish viceroy of Peru * Carmen Rosa Núñez Campos (born 1954), Peruvian entrepreneur and politician * Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon, Philippine politician *

Devin Nunes Devin Gerald Nunes (; born October 1, 1973) is an American businessman and politician who serves as the Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board since January 20, 2025, and as chief executive officer of the Trump Media & Technolog ...

(born 1973), member of the United States Congress and chair of the House Intelligence Committee *

Emilio Núñez Emilio Núñez (born Juan Emilio de la Caridad Núñez y Rodriguez on 27 December 1855 in Esperanza, Las Villas, Cuba – 5 May 1922 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban-American soldier, dentist, and politician.Marquez Sterling, Carlos & Manuel; ''Hist ...

(1855–1922), Cuban soldier, dentist, and politician *

Emilio Núñez Portuondo Emilio Núñez Portuondo (September 13, 1898, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. – August 19, 1978, in Panama City, Panama) was a Cuban politician, lawyer, and diplomat. He was the 13th Prime Minister of Cuba in 1958. He received the Nation ...

(1898–1978), Cuban politician *

Fabian Núñez Fabian Núñez (also transcribed variously as Fabián Núñez, Fabian Nuñez and Fabian Nunez; born December 27, 1966) is an American politician and labor union adviser. A member of the Democratic Party, he served three two-year terms as a mem ...

(born 1966), US-American politician *

José Núñez de Cáceres José Núñez de Cáceres y Albor (March 14, 1772 – September 11, 1846) was a People of the Dominican Republic, Dominican revolutionary and writer. He is known for being the leader of the first Dominican independence movement against Spanish E ...

(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) Rafael Wenceslao Núñez Moledo (September 28, 1825 – September 18, 1894) was a Colombian author, lawyer, journalist and politician, who was elected president of Colombia in 1880 and in 1884. Núñez was the leader of the so-called "Regenera ...

, President of Colombia in the 1880s and 1890s * Samuel B. Nunez, Jr., Louisiana politician * Yerko Núñez (born 1973), Bolivian politician

Sport

Baseball

* Abraham Núñez (baseball infielder) (born 1976), Major League Baseball infielder * Abraham Núñez (baseball outfielder) (born 1977), Major League Baseball outfielder * Dom Núñez (born 1995), Major League Baseball catcher * Clemente Núñez (born 1975), Dominican professional baseball player * Eduardo Núñez (born 1987), Major League Baseball infielder * Juan Carlos Oviedo (born 1982), Major League Baseball pitcher, called himself Leo Núñez before 2011 * Nasim Nuñez (born 2000), Major League Baseball infielder

Association football

Álvaro Adrián Núñez Álvaro or Álvar (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname of Germanic Visigothic origin. The patronymic surname derived from this name is Álvarez. Given name Artists *Álvaro Carrillo, Afro-Mexican songwriter. ...

(born 1973), Uruguayan goalkeeper * Antonio Núñez (born 1979), Spanish footballer * Claudio Núñez (born 1975), Chilean footballer * Darwin Núñez (born 1999), Uruguayan footballer * Gervasio Núñez (born 1988), Argentine footballer * Jorge Martín Núñez (born 1978), Paraguayan footballer * Josep Lluís Núñez (1931–2018), former president of FC Barcelona *

Leonel Núñez Leonel Jorge Núñez (born 13 October 1984) is an Argentine former footballer who last played as a forward for Nueva Chicago. Career Argentinos Juniors From 2004 to 2007 Núñez played for Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División. ...

(born 1984), Johor Darul Takzim FC player * Marcelino Núñez (born 2000), Chilean footballer *

Milton Núñez Milton Omar Núñez García (born 30 October 1972) is a retired Honduran footballer. Nuñez played a few seasons in Honduras before moving abroad to play for Comunicaciones in Guatemala and for Nacional in Uruguay. He then briefly appeared fo ...

(born 1972), Honduran footballer *

Nicolás Núñez Nicolás Arnaldo Núñez Rojas, nicknamed Nico, (born 12 September 1984) is a Chilean football (soccer), football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Club career Núñez began his career with Club Deportivo Universidad Catól ...

(born 1984), Chilean footballer *

Ramón Núñez Ramón Fernando Núñez Reyes (born 14 November 1985) is a former Association football, footballer. Núñez plays primarily as an attacking midfielder. He can also play as a winger or as a second striker. In his homeland he is nicknamed ''El ...

(born 1985), Honduran-American footballer * Rodrigo Núñez (born 1977), Chilean footballer * Sergio Núñez (born 2000), Uruguayan footballer

Other sport

* José María Núñez Piossek (born 1976), A rugby union player * Sidarka Núñez (born 1984), Dominican Republic volleyball player * Matt Nunez (born 1989), American floorball player

Science and medicine

* , Chilean physicist * Manuel Núñez Tovar (1872–1928), Venezuelan naturalist, researcher, parasitologist and entomologist * Samuel Nunez (1668–1744), United States physician and early Jewish settler in Georgia * Rafael E. Núñez, cognitive scientist

Other

* Aloha Núñez (born 1983), Venezuelan politician *

Marianela Núñez Marianela Núñez ( OBE) (born 23 March 1982) is an Argentine-British ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, London. Early life Marianela Núñez was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has three older brothers. Her m ...

(born 1982), Argentine ballet dancer * Jacqueline Marie Nuñez, The Person {{surname, Nunez, Núñez or Nuñez) Spanish-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names