# Fuentes (surname)

Fuentes is a Spanish language surname meaning "fountains". Notable people with the surname include:
* Adrián Fuentes (born 1996), Spanish football (soccer) player
* Adriana Fuentes Cortés (born 1968), Mexican politician of the National Action Party (PAN)
* Adriana Fuentes Téllez (born 1964), Mexican politician of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
* Agustin Fuentes, American primatologist
* Alberto Fuentes Mohr (1927–1979), Guatemalan economist and politician
* Alejandra Fuentes (born 1980), Venezuelan diver
* Alejandro Jano Fuentes (1972–2019), Mexican singer
* Alejandro Javiero Fuentes (born 1999), Norwegian singer born in Chile
* Alfredo Felipe Fuentes (born 1949), Cuban journalist and activist
* Amado Carrillo Fuentes (1956-1997), Mexican drug lord
* Amalia Fuentes (1940–2019), Filipina actress
* Amarilis Fuentes (1894–1955), Ecuadorian teacher and suffragist
* Andrea Fuentes (born 1983), Spanish synchronised swimmer, sister of Tina Fuentes
* Ángel Fuentes (born 1996), Spanish road cyclist
* Angel Fuentes (born 1961), Puerto Rican American politician of the Democratic Party
* Brian Fuentes (born 1975), American pro baseball player
* Carlos Fuentes (1928-2020), Mexican writer
* Carmen Fuentes (born 1965), Spanish long-distance runner
* Cynthia de las Fuentes (born 1964), American counseling psychologist
* Daisy Fuentes (born 1966), Cuban-American model, actress, and television show hostess
* Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes (1874-1944), Cuban composer and folk music historian
* Erasmo Fuentes (born 1943), Mexican-born sculptor
* Eufemiano Fuentes (born 1945) Spanish sports doctor
* Eugenio Fuentes (born 1958), Spanish novelist
* Fabricio Fuentes (born 1976), Argentine football (soccer) player
* Gregorio Fuentes, (1897-2002) Spanish-Cuban, who is credited by some as a model for Ernest Hemingway's protagonist, Santiago, in The Old Man and the Sea
* Gustavo Fuentes (born 1973), Argentine football (soccer) player
* Heidemarie Fuentes, American actress and producer
* Hernán Fuentes (1918–1999), Chilean modern pentathlete
* Humberto Fuentes (born 1961), Venezuelan weightlifter
* Juan Francisco Fuentes (born 1955), Spanish historian
* Ivette Fuentes (born 1972), Mexican theoretical physicist
* José Fuentes (judoka) (born 1960), Puerto Rican judoka
* José Francisco Fuentes (c. 1966–2009), Mexican politician
* José Luis Fuentes (born 1985), Venezuelan male artistic gymnast
* Josh Fuentes (born 1993), American baseball player
* Jovita Fuentes (1895–1978), Filipina soprano singer
* Julio Fuentes (pentathlete) (born 1960), Chilean modern pentathlete
* Julio Fuentes Serrano (1954–2001), Spanish journalist
* Julio M. Fuentes (born 1946), Puerto Rican Senior United States federal judge
* Katty Fuentes (born c. 1976), Mexican beauty queen
* Luis Fuentes (wrestler) (born 1946), Guatemalan wrestler
* Lupe Fuentes (born 1987), Colombian music producer, DJ, and former pornographic actress
* Marcos Fuentes, (born 1973), Mexican football (soccer) player and manager
* Mariola Fuentes (born 1970), Spanish actress
* Mercedes Fuentes (born 1958), Spanish handball player
* Miguel Fuentes (1946-1970), major-league pitcher
* Miguel Ángel Fuentes (born 1964), Spanish football (soccer) player
* Miguel de Jesús Fuentes (born 1971), Mexican football (soccer) goalkeeper
* Mike Fuentes (baseball) (born 1958), American baseball player
* Mike Fuentes (musician) (born 1984), American musician, drummer for band Pierce The Veil
* Miren Ortubay Fuentes (born 1958), Spanish lawyer, criminologist, professor
* Moisés Fuentes (born 1985), Mexican professional boxer
* Nelson Fuentes (born 1978), Salvadoran economist and politician
* Nick Fuentes (born 1998), American political commentator
* Nicolás Fuentes (1941–2015), Peruvian football (soccer) player
* Nina Fuentes (born 1968), Venezuelan artist, art collector, curator, and art dealer
* Orlando Fuentes (born 1974), American judoka
* Don Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes, Spanish governor of Milan
* Pedro Fuentes (born 1957), Cuban weightlifter
* Reymond Fuentes (born 1991), Puerto Rican baseballer
* Rosa Fuentes (born 1965), Mexican freestyle swimmer
* Rubén Fuentes (1926–2022), Mexican violinist & composer
* Sammy Fuentes (born 1964), Puerto Rican boxer
* Sebastián Fuentes (born 1987), Uruguayan football (soccer) player
* Susan Fuentes (1954–2013), Filipina singer
* Thomas Fuentes, former Assistant Director of the FBI
* Tina Fuentes (artist) (born 1949), American painter
* Tito Fuentes (born 1944), Cuban-American pro baseball player
* Tom Fuentes (1948–2012), American politician of the Republican Party
* Fernando de Fuentes (1894–1958), Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide
* Vic Fuentes (born 1983), American musician, singer for band Pierce The Veil
* Zetna Fuentes, American television director
Fictional characters:
* Isabel Fuentes, Mexican-American character portrayed by Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek in the movie Fools Rush In
* Marisol Fuentes, Mexican-American character portrayed by American actress Cree Cicchino in the Netflix series Mr. Iglesias