Nunez

Nunez is the anglicized form of the Spanish surname Núñez (Spanish: Núñez, pronounced [ˈnuɲeθ]). 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, Spanish historian
Lautaro Núñez Atencio, Chilean historian

Arts[]

Françoise Nuñez, French photographer

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
[es], 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
Alejandro Núñez Allauca
José Nunez, United States electronica and house music producer
Carlos Núñez Muñoz, Spanish musician from Galicia
Carlos Núñez Cortés, a member of Argentine comedy-musical group Les Luthiers
[es], 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
Carmen Rosa Núñez Campos (born 1954), Peruvian entrepreneur and politician
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
Claudio Núñez, Chilean footballer
Darwin Núñez, Uruguayan 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
Marcelino Núñez, Chilean footballer
Milton Nú��ez, Honduran footballer
Nicolás Núñez, Chilean footballer
Ramón Núñez, Honduran-American footballer
Rodrigo Núñez, Chilean footballer
Sergio Núñez, Uruguayan footballer

Other sport[]

José María Núñez Piossek, A rugby union player
Sidarka Núñez, Dominican Republic volleyball player
Matt Nunez, American floorball player

Science and medicine[]

[es], Chilean physicist
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 ballet dancer

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