Núñez

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Núñez (disambiguation).

Núñez (pronounced [ˈnuɲeθ], 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 (1641–1721), Spanish historian
• Lautaro Núñez Atencio (born 1936), Chilean historian

Arts

• 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, American actor
• Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. (born 1964), American actor
• Oscar Nunez (born 1958), United States actor and comedian
• Oscar Núñez (Argentine actor) (1929–2012)

Exploration

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Spanish explorer
• Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador

Literature

Authors

• Elizabeth Nunez (1944–2024), United States writer
• Hernán Núñez (1475–1553), Spain writer and collector of proverbs
• José Rafael Núñez Tenorio, 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

Music

• Alcide 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 (born 1971), Spanish musician from Galicia
• Carlos Núñez Cortés (born 1942), a member of Argentine comedy-musical group Les Luthiers
• Juan Carlos Núñez, Venezuelan composer
• Jorge Núñez (singer), American Idol contestant
• Antonio Escobar Núñez (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 (born 1961), Spanish politician
• Casto Méndez Núñez (1824–1869), Spanish military naval officer
• Blasco Núñez Vela (c. 1490–1546), Spanish viceroy of Peru
• Carmen Rosa Núñez Campos (born 1954), Peruvian entrepreneur and politician
• Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon, Philippine politician
• Devin Nunes (born 1973), 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

Sport

Baseball

• Abraham Núñez (baseball infielder) (born 1976), Major League Baseball infielder for the New York Yankees
• Abraham Núñez (baseball outfielder) (born 1977), Major League Baseball outfielder for the Caffè Danesi Nettuno of Italy's Serie A1
• Dom Núñez (born 1995), American baseball player
• Clemente Núñez (born 1975), United States baseball player
• Eduardo Núñez (born 1987), Major League Baseball infielder for the Boston Red Sox
• Juan Carlos Oviedo (born 1982), Major League Baseball pitcher, called himself Leo Núñez before 2011

Association football

• Álvaro Adrián Núñez (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 (born 1984), Johor Darul Takzim FC player
• Marcelino Núñez (born 2000), Chilean footballer
• Milton Núñez (born 1972), Honduran footballer
• Nicolás Núñez (born 1984), Chilean footballer
• Ramón Núñez (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

• Álvaro Núñez, 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

• Marianela Núñez (born 1982), Argentine ballet dancer
• Jacqueline Marie Nuñez, The Person