Núñez (, anglicized as Nunez) is a Spanish surname. The Portuguese (and Old Galician) variant is Nunes. Notable people with the name include:
Academia
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Antonio Núñez Jiménez, Cuban revolutionary and academic
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Jorge Núñez Prida, Mexican engineer and Scouting president
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Juan Núñez de la Peña (1641–1721), Spanish historian
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Lautaro Núñez Atencio (born 1936), Chilean historian
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Martin A. Núñez (Born 1977), Argentinean Ecologist
Arts
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Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez, (1888—1972), Native American artist
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Françoise Nuñez (1957–2021), French photographer
Drama
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Conchita Núñez (1943–2009), Spanish actress
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Joe Nunez, American actor
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Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. (born 1964), American actor
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Oscar Nunez (born 1958), United States actor and comedian
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Oscar Núñez (Argentine actor) (1929–2012)
Exploration
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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Spanish explorer
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
Literature
Authors
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Elizabeth Nunez (1944–2024), United States writer
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Hernán Núñez (1475–1553), Spain writer and collector of proverbs
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, Venezuelan philosopher
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Sigrid Nunez (born 1951), United States writer
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Silvia Núñez del Arco, Peruvian author
Fictional
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Alex Nuñez, a character in
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Claire Nuñez, one of the main characters in ""
Music
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Alcide Nunez (1884–1934), United States jazz clarinetist
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Alejandro Núñez Allauca (born 1943), Peruvian composer and accordionist
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José Nunez, United States electronica and house music producer
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Carlos Núñez Muñoz (born 1971), Spanish musician from Galicia
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Carlos Núñez Cortés (born 1942), a member of Argentine comedy-musical group Les Luthiers
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, Venezuelan composer
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Jorge Núñez (singer), American Idol contestant
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Antonio Escobar Núñez (born 1976), a Spanish composer, music producer and sound designer
Politics and military
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Aaron Cardozo, 1762–1834, Gibraltarian consul for Tunis and Algie
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Alberto Núñez Feijóo (born 1961), Spanish politician
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Casto Méndez Núñez (1824–1869), Spanish military naval officer
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Blasco Núñez Vela (c. 1490–1546), Spanish viceroy of Peru
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Carmen Rosa Núñez Campos (born 1954), Peruvian entrepreneur and politician
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Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon, Philippine politician
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Devin Nunes (born 1973), member of the United States Congress and chair of the House Intelligence Committee
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Emilio Núñez (1855–1922), Cuban soldier, dentist, and politician
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Emilio Núñez Portuondo (1898–1978), Cuban politician
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Fabian Núñez (born 1966), US-American politician
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José Núñez de Cáceres (1772–1846), Dominican politician and writer
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Laurent Nuñez (born 1964), French politician
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Marco Antonio Núñez (born 1966), Chilean politician
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Nelly Núñez (1948–2021), Bolivian politician
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Osvaldo Nunez, Canadian politician
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Rafael Núñez (politician), President of Colombia in the 1880s and 1890s
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Samuel B. Nunez, Jr., Louisiana politician
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Yerko Núñez (born 1973), Bolivian politician
Sport
Baseball
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Abraham Núñez (baseball infielder) (born 1976), Major League Baseball infielder
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Abraham Núñez (baseball outfielder) (born 1977), Major League Baseball outfielder
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Dom Núñez (born 1995), Major League Baseball catcher
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Clemente Núñez (born 1975), Dominican professional baseball player
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Eduardo Núñez (born 1987), Major League Baseball infielder
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Juan Carlos Oviedo (born 1982), Major League Baseball pitcher, called himself Leo Núñez before 2011
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Nasim Nuñez (born 2000), Major League Baseball infielder
Association football
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Álvaro Adrián Núñez (born 1973), Uruguayan goalkeeper
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Antonio Núñez (born 1979), Spanish footballer
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Claudio Núñez (born 1975), Chilean footballer
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Darwin Núñez (born 1999), Uruguayan footballer
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Gervasio Núñez (born 1988), Argentine footballer
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Jorge Martín Núñez (born 1978), Paraguayan footballer
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Josep Lluís Núñez (1931–2018), former president of FC Barcelona
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Leonel Núñez (born 1984), Johor Darul Takzim FC player
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Marcelino Núñez (born 2000), Chilean footballer
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Milton Núñez (born 1972), Honduran footballer
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Nicolás Núñez (born 1984), Chilean footballer
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Ramón Núñez (born 1985), Honduran-American footballer
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Rodrigo Núñez (born 1977), Chilean footballer
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Sergio Núñez (born 2000), Uruguayan footballer
Other sport
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José María Núñez Piossek (born 1976), A rugby union player
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Sidarka Núñez (born 1984), Dominican Republic volleyball player
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Matt Nunez (born 1989), American floorball player
Science and medicine
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, Chilean physicist
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Manuel Núñez Tovar (1872–1928), Venezuelan naturalist, researcher, parasitologist and entomologist
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Samuel Nunez (1668–1744), United States physician and early Jewish settler in Georgia
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Rafael E. Núñez, cognitive scientist
Other
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Aloha Núñez (born 1983), Venezuelan politician
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Marianela Núñez (born 1982), Argentine ballet dancer
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Jacqueline Marie Nuñez, The Person