# Carranza (surname)

Carranza is a Spanish surname of Basque origins. Notable people with the surname include:

## Europe
### Spain

* Andrés Dorantes de Carranza (c. 1500-1550), Spanish nobleman, explorer and conquistador of the Narváez Expedition
* Baltasar Dorantes de Carranza [es], Spanish nobleman, historian, son of Andrés Dorantes de Carranza
* Bartolomé Carranza (1503–76), Spanish nobleman, theologian, imprisoned during the Inquisition
* Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza (1539–1600), Spanish nobleman, military leader, author, and fencing master, inventor of destreza
* José León de Carranza [es] (1892-1969), Spanish nobleman, military leader, and Francoist, son of Ramón de Carranza y Fernández Reguera
* Maite Carranza (born 1958), Catalan author
* Ramón de Carranza y Fernández Reguera [es](1863-1937) Spanish nobleman, military leader, former mayor of Cádiz, Spain, and namesake of the Ramón de Carranza Trophy
* Ramón de Carranza y Gómez-Pablos [es] (1898-1988) Spanish nobleman, military leader, aristocrat, former president of Sevilla FC

## North America
### Costa Rica

* Bruno Carranza Ramirez (1822–1891), military doctor, former president of Costa Rica
* Miguel Carranza Fernández, Costa Rican politician, father of Bruno Carranza Ramirez
* Ramón Carranza Ramírez [es] (1819-1895), former president of the Supreme Court
* Ricardo Toledo Carranza, politician
* Manuel Carranza Vargas, painter

### Mexico

* Alejandrina "Connie" Carranza Ancheta, Mexican representative and contestant of Miss Universe 1986
* Carlos María Abascal Carranza (1949–2008), conservative Mexican politician, former Secretary of the Interior
* Diego Carranza (1559-?), Mexican Dominican missionary
* Dulce Carranza (born 1990), professional volleyball player
* Emilia Carranza [es], Mexican actress during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema
* Emilio Carranza (1905–1928), Mexican aviator, crashed in New Jersey
* Jesús Carranza, Mexican military leader, father of Venustiano Carranza
* Sebastián Carranza Cepeda [es], Mexican military leader and revolutionary, nephew of Venustiano Carranza
* Venustiano Carranza (1859–1920), Mexican revolutionary, politician and president of Mexico

### Nicaragua

* Margarita Carranza, wife of the president of Nicaragua José Maria Moncada

### Puerto Rico

* Norma Carranza, politician for the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico

### El Salvador

* Mauricio Carranza (born 1965), athlete

### United States

* Cali Carranza, Tejano singer from Texas.
* Jovita Carranza (born 1949), 44th Treasurer of the United States
* Richard Carranza, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education
* Robert Carranza, Grammy-winning music producer

## South America
### Argentina

* Adolfo Carranza (1857–1914), lawyer and historian who established the National Historical Museum
* Ángel Justiniano Carranza [es], historian, lawyer, and biographer
* Cecilia Carranza Saroli (born 1986), Olympic sailor
* César Carranza (born 1980), professional soccer player
* Julián Carranza, footballer from Oncativo, plays for Philadelphia Union.
* Roque Carranza (1919–1986), politician, former Argentine minister of defense

### Colombia

* Eduardo Carranza [es] (1913–1985), poet
* María Mercedes Carranza (1945–2003), poet and journalist from Bogota
* Víctor Carranza (1935–2013), mine owner

### Peru

* José Luis Carranza (born 1964), professional soccer player
* Luis Carranza (born 1966), economist and former Minister of Economy and Finance

### Venezuela

* Antonio José Carranza (1817-1893), painter from Caracas
* Ramón Carranza (1940–2003), saxophonist and composer

## Asia and Oceania
### Australia

* Claude Carranza, guitarist of Kids in the Kitchen, rock band from Melbourne.

### Philippines

* Alvin Carranza, entrepreneur, owner of Global Makati F.C. a soccer club based in Makati, Metro Manila