Canessa is a surname of Italian origin.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Alessio Canessa (born 1999), Italian football player
- Julio Canessa (1925–2015), Chilean military and political figure
- Julio Canessa (footballer) (born 1958), Uruguayan football player
- Marta Canessa (born 1936), Uruguayan historian, academic and writer, as well as former First Lady of Uruguay
- Pino Canessa (1907–2001), Italian sports sailor
- Roberto Canessa (born 1953), Uruguayan air crash survivor and political figure
- Stephen Canessa (born 1980), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- ^ "Canessa family heraldry genealogy Coat of arms Canessa". Heraldrys Institute of Rome. Retrieved 2020-12-01.