Villanueva (surname)

Villanueva is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alejandro Villanueva (1908-1944), Peruvian football (soccer) player
• Anthony Villanueva, Filipino boxer, represented Philippines in Olympics
• Armando Villanueva (1915–2013), Peruvian politician, full name Armando Villanueva del Campo
• Carlos Villanueva (baseball) (1983- ), Dominican professional baseball player in USA
• Carlos Villanueva (footballer) (1986- ), Chilean football (soccer) player
• Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900–1975), Venezuelan architect
• Cesar L. Villanueva, Philippine attorney and professor
• Charlie Villanueva (1984- ), Dominican-American basketball player for the NBA
• Danny Villanueva (1937- ), American football kicker for the NFL
• Darío Villanueva, Spanish literary critic
• Eddie Villanueva (Eduardo Villanueva) (1946- ), religious and political figure in the Philippines
• Eduar Villanueva (1984- ), Venezuelan Olympic middle distance runner
• Edgar David Villanueva, Peruvian congressman
• Enrico Villanueva, Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippines
• Héctor Villanueva (1964- ), Puerto Rican professional baseball player in USA
• José Villanueva, amateur boxer from the Philippines
• José Luis Villanueva (1981- ), Chilean football (soccer) player
• Juan de Villanueva (1739-1811), Spanish neoclassical architect
• Luis Villanueva (1957- ), Venezuelan TV and entertainment executive
• Mariana Villanueva (1964-), Mexican composer
• Mariana Villanueva (illustrator) (1990-), Mexican illustrator
• Matthías Villanueva (1993-), Chilean football (soccer) player
• Rafael Villanueva, Dominican classical musician
• Rene Villanueva (1954- ), Filipino author published in the Philippines
• Ron Villanueva (1970- ), American politician serving in the Virginia House of Delegates
• Sal Villanueva, American record producer (1999-2007)