# Casanova (surname)

Casanova is a surname originating from the Romance languages, which translates literally as "new house" in Latin. Notable people with the surname include:
* Achille Casanova (1941-2016), Swiss journalist and politician
* Alain Casanova (born 1961), French football player and manager
* Briley Casanova (born 1994), American gymnast
* Bruno Casanova (born 1964), Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
* Bruno Óscar Casanova (born 1984), Argentine football player.
* Cessy Casanova (born circa 1969), Mexican comedian and singer.
* Claudio Casanova (1895-1916), Italian football player
* Coral Del Mar Casanova, Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder
* Corina Casanova (born 1956), chancellor of Switzerland
* Danielle Casanova (1909-1943), French militant communist and member of the French resistance, first wife of Laurent Casanova
* Delia Casanova (born 1948), Mexican actress
* Dino Casanova (1967-2002), American wrestler
* Eduardo Casanova (born 1991), Spanish actor and filmmaker
* Emilia Casanova de Villaverde (1832-1897), Cuban political activist
* Félix Casanova de Ayala (1915–1990), Spanish poet.
* Fernando Casanova (born 1988), Dominican football player
* Francesco Giuseppe Casanova (1727–1803), Italian painter, brother of Giacomo Casanova
* Gaetano Casanova (1697–1733), Italian actor and ballet dancer, father of Giacomo Casanova
* Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798), Italian adventurer and writer
* Giovanni Battista Casanova (1730–1795), Italian painter, brother of Giacomo Casanova
* Hernando Casanova (1945–2002), Colombian television actor.
* Jaime de Casanova (died 1504), Spanish Catholic cardinal
* Jean-Claude Casanova (born 1934), French economist and intellectual, former chairman of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques
* Julián Casanova (born 1956), Spanish historian, brother of José Casanova (sociologist)
* Jorge Daniel Casanova (born 1976), Uruguayan football player
* Jorge Francisco Casanova (born 1984), Venezuelan football player
* José Casanova (footballer) (1964–1987), Peruvian football player
* José Casanova (sociologist) (born 1951), Spanish-American sociologist, brother of Julián Casanova
* José Antonio Casanova (1918–1999), Venezuelan baseball player and manager
* Kenny Casanova (born 1971), American wrestler and manager
* Laurent Casanova (1906-1972), French politician
* Len Casanova (1905–2002), U.S. college football coach, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
* Lourdes Casanova, Spanish academic and author
* Luis Casanova (born 1992), Chilean football player
* Manuel Casanova, American medical professor
* Michael Casanova (born 1989), Swiss football player
* Myriam Casanova (born 1985), Swiss tennis player
* Nacho Casanova (born 1987), Spanish football player
* Paul Casanova (1941–2017), Cuban baseball player
* Pedro Casanova (born 1990), Portuguese Tech Lead
* Rafael Casanova (1660–1743), Conseller en Cap of the Consell de Cent of Barcelona during the siege of the city by the troops of Philip V of Spain
* Raul Casanova (born 1972), Puerto Rican baseball player
* Rodolfo Casanova (1915–1980), Mexican boxer
* Sara Casanova (born 1977), Italian politician
* Sofía Casanova (1861–1958), Spanish journalist and writer
* Tommy Casanova (born 1950), U.S. football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, former Louisiana state senator
* Tristano Casanova (born 1983), German actor
* Vicente Casanova y Marzol (1854–1930), Spanish Catholic cardinal