# Varela

Varela is a Galician, Spanish and Portuguese surname originating from Galicia.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Abigail Varela (born 1948), Venezuelan artist
* Adilson Tavares Varela (born 1988), footballer
* Adrián Varela (born 1984), Mexican reality show contestant
* Adriana Varela (born 1952), Argentine tango singer
* Alan Varela (born 2001), Argentine footballer
* Alberto Varela (born 1940), Uruguayan fencer
* Alejandro Varela (born 1979), Spanish footballer
* Alfredo Varela (disambiguation), several people
* Amancio (footballer), full name Amancio Amaro Varela (1939–2023), Spanish footballer
* Ângelo Varela (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
* Antonio María Rouco Varela (born 1936), Spanish Catholic cardinal
* Benjamin Varela (born 1955), Puerto Rican wrestler
* Blanca Varela (1926–2009), Peruvian poet
* Brianna Varela, see List of Survivor (American TV series) contestants
* Bruno Varela (born 1994), Portuguese footballer
* Carlos Varela (disambiguation), several people
* Conny Varela (born 1954), Puerto Rican politician
* Cristopher Varela (born 1999), Venezuelan footballer
* Cybèle Varela (born 1943), Brazilian artist
* Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (born 1951), Spanish politician
* Daniela Varela, Portuguese singer and songwriter
* Edgar Varela (baseball) (born 1980), American baseball player and coach
* Eduardo Varela, Mexican journalist
* Enrique Bermúdez Varela (1932–1991), Nicaraguan soldier and rebel
* Erika Varela (born 1994), Mexican cyclist
* Euclides Varela (born 1982), Cape Verdean long-distance runner
* Fagundes Varela (1841–1875), Brazilian poet
* Federico Varela (born 1996), Argentine footballer
* Felipe Varela, Spanish fashion designer
* Félix Varela (1788–1853), Cuban and United States venerated Catholic priest
* Fernando Varela (disambiguation), several people
* Florencio Varela (writer) (1808–1848), Argentine writer, poet, journalist and educator
* Francisco Varela (disambiguation), several people
* Froilán Varela (1891–1948), Uruguayan actor
* Gerardo Varela (born 1963), Chilean lawyer and politician
* Gilson Varela (born 1990), Cape Verdean footballer
* Guillermo Varela (born 1993), Uruguayan footballer
* Gustavo Varela (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer
* Héctor Varela (disambiguation), several people
* Hugo Varela (born 1992), Spanish squash player
* Iris Varela (born 1969), Venezuelan lawyer and politician
* Jairo Varela (1949–2012), Colombian musician in Grupo Niche
* Javier Varela (born 1940), Mexican field hockey player
* Jazmín Beccar Varela (born 1986), Argentinian actress
* Jesus Varela (1927–2018), Filipino Catholic bishop
* Jhonata Varela (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
* João Varela (disambiguation), several people
* Joaquín Varela (disambiguation), several people
* John Varela (born 1987), Colombian footballer
* Jorge Varela (disambiguation), several people
* José Varela (disambiguation), several people
* Juan Carlos Varela (born 1963), President of Panama
* Julia Varela (born 1981), Spanish radio and television journalist
* Leonor Varela (born 1972), Chilean actress
* Lorenzo Varela (1917–1978), Spanish poet
* Luciano Varela, Spanish judge
* Lucky Varela (1935–2017), American politician
* Luis Varela (disambiguation), several people
* Manuel Varela (disambiguation), several people
* Mariana Varela (born 1996), Miss Universe Argentina 2019 and Miss Grand Argentina 2020
* Maria Varela (born 1940), Mexican-American civil rights organizer and author
* Marquesa de Varela, Uruguayan media executive specialising in celebrity interviews
* Marta Varela (born 1943), Argentine composer, pianist, and teacher
* Matias Varela (born 1980), Swedish actor
* Mauro Varela (1941–2020), Spanish banker, lawyer and politician
* Migdia Chinea Varela, American actress
* Miguel Varela (c. 1940–2016), Filipino businessman and lawyer
* Nico Varela (born 1991), Uruguayan footballer
* Nilton Varela (born 2001), Portuguese footballer
* Obdulio Varela (1917–1996), Uruguayan footballer
* Omar Varela (1957–2022), Uruguayan actor, theatre director and playwright
* Pany Varela, full name Anilton César Varela da Silva (born 1989), futsal player
* Pedro Varela (1837–1906), president of Uruguay in 1868 and from 1875 to 1876
* Reinaldo Varela (born 1959), Brazilian four-wheeler motorcycle rider
* Rui Varela (born 1983), Portuguese footballer
* Severino Varela (1913–1995), Uruguayan footballer
* Silvestre Varela (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
* Sofía Varela (born 1998), Costa Rican footballer
* Tanza Varela (born 1991), Chilean actress and model
* Tilsia Varela (born 1994), Venezuelan chess player
* Toni Varela (born 1986), Cape Verdean footballer
* Tomás Varela (born 1948), Cuban hockey player
* Víctor Varela (born 1955), Swedish composer
* Vitalina Varela (actress) (born 1966), Cape Verdean actress
* Wilber Varela (1958–2008), Colombian drug lord
* Yan Bartelemí, full name Yan Bartelemí Varela (born 1980), Cuban boxer
* Yolanda Varela (1930–2009), Mexican actress