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'''Núñez''' ({{IPA|es|ˈnuɲeθ|pron}}, 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 * Martin A. Núñez (Born 1977), Argentinean Ecologist

==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=== * Albino Núñez Domínguez (1901–1974), Galician writer and poet * Elizabeth Nunez (1944–2024), United States writer * Hernán Núñez (1475–1553), Spain writer and collector of proverbs * {{ill|José Rafael Núñez Tenorio|es}}, 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 (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 * {{ill|Juan Carlos Núñez (composer)|es|Juan Carlos Núñez|lt=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== <!-- Note Hispanic naming conventions with regards to alphabetization. Cardozo and Méndez Núñez go before others because of different family names that order before Nunez; then the rest go in given name order, treating various spellings of Nunez as equivalent. --> * 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 * Hershel Nunez, American politician * José Núñez de Cáceres (1772–1846), Dominican politician and writer * Laurent Nuñez (born 1964), French politician * 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 * Abraham Núñez (baseball outfielder) (born 1977), Major League Baseball outfielder * Anthony Nunez (born 2001), American baseball player * 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 (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 * Vas Núñez (born 1995) ,Hong Kong footballer

===Other sport=== * José María Núñez Piossek (born 1976), A rugby union player * Matt Nunez (born 1989), American floorball player * Sidarka Núñez (born 1984), Dominican Republic volleyball player * Tommy Nuñez (1938–2026), American basketball referee

==Science and medicine== * {{ill|Álvaro Núñez (physicist)|es|Álvaro Núñez (físico)|lt=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== * Aloha Núñez (born 1983), Venezuelan politician * Marianela Núñez (born 1982), Argentine ballet dancer

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