Nunes
Nunes is a common Portuguese surname, originally a patronymic meaning "son of Nuno". The Spanish variant is Núñez.
Notable people with the name
Business, arts, entertainment, and media
- Clara Nunes (1942-1983), Brazilian samba musician
- Emmanuel Nunes (1941-2012), Portuguese composer
- Julia Nunes (born 1989), American singer and songwriter
- José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767-1830), Brazilian classical composer
- Lygia Bojunga Nunes (born 1932), Brazilian author of children's books
- Neil Nunes (born 1980), British continuity announcer
- Pedro Nunes (1502-1578), Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor
- Rachel Ann Nunes (born 1966), or Teyla Branton or Rachel Branton, or Mrs. Antonio Joao (TJ) Nunes, United States author of children's books
- Sara Nunes (born 1980), Finnish pop singer
- Vasco Nunes (1974-2016), Portuguese cinematographer, producer, and film director
Religion
- Emanuel Nunes Carvalho (1771-1817), United States rabbi and lexicographer
- Airas Nunes (c. 1230-1293), Spanish cleric and troubador
- José da Costa Nunes (1880-1976), Portuguese Catholic Cardinal, former Bishop of Macau and Patriarch of the East Indies
Sports
- Adão Nunes Dornelles (1923-1991), Brazilian footballer
- Agnaldo Nunes (born 1976), Brazilian boxer
- Alessandro Mori Nunes (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
- Alessandro Nunes (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
- Amanda Nunes (born 1988), Brazilian mixed martial artist
- André Nunes (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
- Diego Nunes (born 1986), Brazilian racing driver
- Diego Nunes (fighter) (born 1982), Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Eduardo Martins Nunes (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
- Emerson Pereira Nunes (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
- Hugo Nunes Coelho (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
- João Batista Nunes (born 1954), Brazilian footballer
- Jorge Amado Nunes (born 1961), Paraguayan footballer
- José Carlos Araújo Nunes (born 1977), Portuguese footballer
- Josh Nunes (born 1990), Stanford football quarterback
- Karl Nunes (1894-1958), West Indian cricketer
- Laís Nunes (born 1992), Brazilian wrestler
- Paulo Jorge Carreira Nunes (born 1970), Portuguese footballer
- Paulo Nunes (born 1971), Brazilian footballer
- Ricardo Nunes, (born June 1986) South African footballer
- Tomané Nunes (born 1987), Portuguese footballer
- Valmir Nunes (born 1964), Brazilian ultramarathon runner
- Vinícius Alberto Nunes (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
Other fields
- Benedito Nunes (1929-2011), Brazilian philosopher and writer
- Claudio Nunes (born 1968), Italian bridge player
- Pedro Nunes (1502-1578), 16th century mathematician
- Devin Nunes (born 1973), United States politician
- Terezinha Nunes (born 1947), British-Brazilian clinical psychologist and academic
Other uses
- Instituto Pedro Nunes, non-profit private organization for innovation and technology transfer based in Coimbra, Portugal
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