Nunez
Nunez (Spanish: Núñez, pronounced [ˈnuɲeθ]) 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
- Juan Núñez de la Peña, Spanish historian
Drama
- Conchita Núñez (1943–2009), Spanish actress
- Joseph Nunez, United States actor
- Miguel A. Núñez, Jr., American actor
- Oscar Nunez, United States actor and comedian
- Oscar Núñez (Argentine actor)
Exploration
- Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Spanish explorer
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
Literature
Authors
- Elizabeth Nunez, United States writer
- Hernán Núñez (1475–1553), Spain writer and collector of proverbs
- José Rafael Núñez Tenorio, Venezuelan philosopher
- Sigrid Nunez, United States writer
- Silvia Núñez del Arco, Peruvian author
Fictional
- Alex Nuñez, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Music
- Alcide Nunez, United States jazz clarinetist
- José Nunez, United States electronica and house music producer
- Robert Nunez, United States musician
- Carlos Núñez Muñoz, Spanish musician from Galicia
- Carlos Núñez Cortés, a member of Argentine comedy-musical group Les Luthiers
- Juan Carlos Núñez, Venezuelan composer
- Jorge Núñez (singer), American Idol contestant
- Antonio Escobar Núñez, a Spanish composer, music producer and sound designer
Politics and military
- Aaron Nunez Cardozo, 1762–1834, Gibraltarian consul for Tunis and Algie
- Casto Méndez Núñez (1824–1869), Spanish military naval officer
- Blasco Núñez Vela, Spanish viceroy of Peru
- Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon, Philippine politician
- Devin Nunes, 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
- Osvaldo Nunez, Canadian politician
- Rafael Núñez (politician), President of Colombia in the 1880s and 1890s
- Samuel B. Nunez, Jr., Louisiana politician
Sport
Baseball
- Abraham Núñez (baseball infielder), Major League Baseball infielder for the New York Yankees
- Abraham Núñez (baseball outfielder), Major League Baseball outfielder for the Caffè Danesi Nettuno of Italy's Serie A1
- Clemente Núñez, United States baseball player
- Eduardo Núñez, Major League Baseball infielder for the Boston Red Sox
- Juan Carlos Oviedo, Major League Baseball pitcher, called himself Leo Núñez before 2011
Association football
- Álvaro Adrián Núñez, Uruguayan goalkeeper
- Antonio Núñez, Spanish footballer
- Gervasio Núñez, Argentine footballer
- Jorge Martín Núñez, Paraguayan footballer
- Josep Lluís Núñez, former president of FC Barcelona
- Leonel Núñez, Johor Darul Takzim FC player
- Milton Núñez, Honduran footballer
- Nicolás Núñez, Chilean footballer
- Ramón Núñez, Honduran-American footballer
- Rodrigo Núñez, Chilean footballer
Other sport
- José María Núñez Piossek, A rugby union player
- Sidarka Núñez, Dominican Republic volleyball player
Science and medicine
- Manuel Núñez Tovar, Venezuelan naturalist, researcher, parasitologist and entomologist
- Samuel Nunez, United States physician and early Jewish settler in Georgia
- Rafael E. Núñez, cognitive scientist
Other
- Marianela Núñez Argentine classical ballet dancer
- Rafael Núñez (hacker) (also known as RaFa), Venezuela hacker/cracker and model
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