# Salinas (surname)

Salinas is a surname that has Spanish origin and is derived from the word "salina" meaning "saltworks" or "salt mine". Originating in Spain, it is a common surname in Spanish-speaking countries.
Notable individuals with the surname include:

## General

* Ana Reeves Salinas (born 1948), Chilean actress
* Angela Salinas (born 1953), U.S. Marine Corps general
* Alfonso Jose Sol Salinas Muzquiz, (born 1968), Civil engineer
* Antonio Salinas, Mexican dancer and actor
* Claudia Salinas (born 1983), Mexican model and actress
* Domingo de Salinas (1547–1600), Spanish Roman Catholic prelate
* Efrain Salinas y Velasco (1886–1968), Bishop of Mexico
* Elma Salinas Ender (born 1953), U.S. lawyer and judge
* Emiliano Salinas (born 1976), Mexican businessman, son of Carlos Salinas de Gortari
* Ezequiel D. Salinas (1908–2007), Mexican-American judge
* Francisco de Salinas, 16th-century Spanish music theorist
* Froy Salinas (1939–2021), American politician
* Gustavo Salinas Carmiña (1893–1964), Mexican aviation pioneer
* H. Scott Salinas, U.S. composer and musician
* Horacio Salinas (born 1951), Chilean guitarist and composer
* Hugo Salinas Price (born 1932), Mexican businessman and founder of Grupo Elektra
* Irvin "Pee Wee" Salinas (born 1988), Mexican-American singer and actor
* Jason Salinas (born 1984), U.S. handcrafted eyewear designer
* Joel Salinas (born 1983), American medical researcher
* Jone Salinas (1918–1992), Italian actress
* Jorge Salinas (born 1968), Mexican actor
* Joy Salinas, Filipina singer
* Juan Pablo Salinas y Teruel (1871–1946), Spanish painter
* Luis Salinas (born 1957), Argentinian jazz guitarist
* Luis Omar Salinas (1937–2008), U.S. Chicano poet
* María Elena Salinas, U.S. journalist and author
* María de Salinas (c. 1490–1539), Spanish noblewoman and lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragón
* Moisés Salinas (born 1966), Mexican scholar and activist
* Nora Salinas (born 1976), Mexican actress
* Pedro Salinas (1891–1951), Spanish writer
* Porfirio Salinas (1910–1973), Mexican-American painter
* Raúl Salinas de Gortari (born 1946), Mexican businessman and convicted felon, brother of Carlos Salinas de Gortari
* Ric Salinas (born 1960), Salvadoran American actor, writer and producer
* Ricardo Salinas Pliego (born 1955), Mexican businessman, son of Hugo Salinas Price, founder of Grupo Salina

## Politics

* Alberto Salinas Carranza (1892–1970), Mexican aviator and politician
* Andrea Salinas (born 1970), U.S. politician
* Antonio Salinas y Castañeda (1810–1874), Peruvian politician and Mayor of Lima
* Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born 1948), Mexican president
* Carmen Salinas (1939–2021), Mexican actress and politician
* Carmen Salinas de la Vega (1807–1881), Ecuadorian aristocrat and First Lady
* Constantino Salinas (1886–1966), Spanish physician and politician
* Diego de Salinas (1649–1720), last Spanish Governor of Gibraltar
* Emilio Salinas (1864–1927), Mexican military man and politician
* Francisco Vidal Salinas, Chilean politician
* Glafiro Salinas Mendiola (born 1946), Mexican politician
* Gregorio de Salinas Varona (1647 or 1650 –1720), Spanish administrator, Governor of Texas, Nuevo León, Honduras, Coahuila
* Jaime Salinas (born 1963), Peruvian politician
* Javier Salinas Narváez (born 1965), Mexican politician
* José Arturo Salinas Garza (born 1975), Mexican politician
* José Miguel Insulza Salinas, Chilean politician
* Josefina Salinas Pérez (born 1965), Mexican politician
* Juan de Salinas, 17th Century governor of Spanish Florida
* Juan de Salinas y Zenitagoya (1755–1810), Spanish colonial officer from Ecuador
* Maria Isabel Salinas (born 1966), Spanish politician
* Raul G. Salinas (born 1947), U.S. businessman and former mayor of Laredo, Texas.
* Raúl Salinas Lozano (1917–2004), Mexican economist and politician, father of Carlos Salinas de Gortari
* Simon Salinas (born 1956), U.S. politician from California
* Alfonso Sol Salinas Muzquiz (born 1968)

## Sports

* Andrés Salinas (born 1986), Colombian footballer
* Ariel Salinas (born 1989), Chilean footballer
* Carlos Salinas (footballer) (born 1938), Peruvian footballer
* César Salinas (1961–2020), Bolivian football administrator
* Claudio Salinas (born 1976), Chilean footballer
* Dennis Salinas (born 1986), Salvadoran footballer
* Felipe Salinas (born 1982), Chilean footballer
* Félix Salinas (1939–2021), Peruvian footballer
* Guillermo Salinas (born 1938), Chilean boxer
* Gustavo Salinas, Mexican sports shooter
* Hans Salinas (born 1990), Chilean footballer
* Jasmine Salinas (born 1992), American dragster driver
* Jorge Salinas (Paraguayan footballer) (born 1992), Paraguayan footballer
* Julio Salinas (born 1962), Spanish footballer
* Leonardo Salinas (born 1980), Mexican swimmer
* Lucas Salinas, (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
* Néstor Salinas (born 1993), Spanish footballer
* Óscar Salinas (born 1988), Chilean footballer
* Pablo Salinas, Bolivian footballer
* Patxi Salinas (born 1963), Spanish footballer
* Raúl Alberto Salinas (born 1978), also known as La Bala Salinas, Mexican footballer
* Richard Adrián Salinas (born 1988), Paraguayan footballer
* Rodolfo Salinas (born 1987), Mexican footballer
* Rodrigo Salinas (footballer, born 1986), Argentine footballer
* Rodrigo Salinas (footballer, born 1988), Mexican footballer
* Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (born 1989), Chilean handball player
* Rolando Salinas (1889–?), Chilean racewalker
* Shea Salinas (born 1986), U.S. football (soccer) player
* Salinas, the ring name of Shelly Martinez in TNA Wrestling
* Valeria Salinas González (born 2000), Mexican female volleyball player
* Yoandris Salinas (born 1985), Cuban professional boxer
* Yonathan Salinas (born 1990), Venezuelan cyclist
* Yostin Salinas (born 1998), Costa-Rican footballer