# Velazquez

Velázquez, also Velazquez, Velásquez or Velasquez (/vəˈlæskɛz/, /-ˈlæz-/), is a surname from Spain. It is a patronymic name, meaning "son of Velasco".
References to "Velazquez" without a first name are often to the Spanish painter, Diego Velázquez.
Notable people with this surname include:

## Arts

* Consuelo Velázquez, 20th-century Mexican songwriter, best known for "Bésame Mucho"
* Daniel Velazquez, Puerto Rican rock guitarist
* Diego Velázquez, Spaniard court painter to Philip IV of Spain, most famous for Las Meninas
* Diego Velazquez (actor), American TV and film child actor
* Héctor Velázquez Moreno, Mexican architect
* Valerie Velazquez American singer, philanthropist
* Jaci Velasquez, American contemporary Christian singer
* Lorena Velázquez (born 1937), Mexican actress
* Mark Velasquez (born 1977), American photographer
* Nadine Velazquez, Puerto Rican-American actress and model
* Patricia Velásquez (born 1971), Venezuelan actress and model
* Regine Velasquez (born 1970), Filipina singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer
* Tony Velasquez (1910–1997), Filipino illustrator

## Politics

* Andrés Velásquez, Venezuelan politician
* Javier Velásquez (born 1960), prime minister of Peru
* Jessica Velasquez (born 1976 or 1977), American politician
* Nydia Velázquez, American politician
* Ramón José Velásquez, ex-president of Venezuela (1993–1994)
* Tracy Velazquez, American politician
* Victoria Marina Velásquez (born 1943), Salvadoran jurist
* Victoria Velasquez (born 1991), Danish politician

## Religion

* David Andrés Álvarez-Velázquez, Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico
* Rodrigo Arango Velásquez (1925–2008), Roman Catholic Bishop

## Sports

* Andrew Velazquez (born 1994), American professional baseball player
* Arly Velásquez, Mexican Paralympic alpine skier
* Alberto Velázquez (born 1934), Uruguayan cyclist
* Cain Velasquez (born 1982), Mexican American mixed martial arts fighter
* Carlos Velásquez (born 1984), Puerto Rican boxer
* Carlos Velázquez (footballer) (born 1984), Mexican footballer
* Carlos Velázquez (baseball) (1948–2000), Puerto Rican major league pitcher
* Claudia Velásquez (born 1975), Peruvian swimmer
* Claudio Velásquez (born 1986), Argentine football striker
* Cornelio Velásquez (born 1968), Panamanian jockey
* Édgar Velásquez (born 1974), Venezuelan boxer
* Emiliano Velázquez (born 1994), Uruguayan football defender
* Flor Velázquez (born 1984), Venezuelan judoka
* Francisco Velázquez (born 1975), former Argentine roller hockey player
* Frank Velásquez (born 1990), Salvadoran beach footballer
* Freddie Velázquez, Dominican Republic baseball player
* Gilberto Velásquez (born 1983), Paraguayan footballer
* Guillermo Velasquez (baseball) (born 1968), Mexican baseball player
* Héctor Velásquez (1952–2010), Chilean boxer
* Héctor Velázquez (baseball) (born 1988), Mexican baseball player
* Jorge Velásquez (born 1946), American horse racing jockey
* José Velásquez (footballer, born 1952) (born 1952), retired football midfielder from Peru
* José David Velásquez, Honduran footballer
* Juan Velásquez (born 1971), Peruvian footballer
* Julián Velásquez (1920-?), Argentine fencer
* Juliana Velasquez (born 1986), Brazilian professional mixed martial artist
* Luis Velásquez (1919–1997), Guatemalan long-distance runner
* Manuel Velazquez, 20th-century anti-boxing activist
* Marco Velásquez (born 1987), Chilean footballer
* Miguel Velasquez (born 1944), Spanish boxer
* Nelson Velázquez (born 1998), Puerto Rican baseball player
* Pablo Velázquez (born 1987), Paraguayan footballer
* Sebastián Velásquez (born 1991), Colombian footballer
* Sergio Velasquez (born 1952), American soccer player
* Víctor Velásquez (born 1976), Salvadoran footballer
* Vince Velasquez (born 1992), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Wilfred Velásquez (born 1985), Guatemalan footballer
* Wilmer Velásquez, Honduran football player

## Other

* Andrew Velasquez (born 1969), American civil servant
* Baldemar Velasquez (born 1947), president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL–CIO
* Chico Velasquez (died 1854), Native American leader
* Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador leader of the conquest of Cuba
* Fidel Velázquez Sánchez, 20th-century Mexican union leader
* Héctor Velázquez (physician) (1864-1945), Paraguayan ophthalmologist and foreign minister
* José Velásquez (explorer) (1717–1785), Spanish explorer
* José Velásquez Bórquez (1833–1897), Chilean general
* Juan Velázquez Tlacotzin, puppet ruler of the Aztec Empire (1525–26)
* Lizzie Velásquez (born 1989), author and motivational speaker, she is the index case for Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome
* Loreta Janeta Velázquez (1842–1923), writer and alleged soldier
* María Sofía Velásquez (born 1989), Panamanian beauty pageant winner
* Pablo Medina Velázquez (c. 1961–2014), Paraguayan journalist
* Richard Velazquez (born 1973), Tech Executive, Community Leader, First Puerto Rican designer for Porsche AG in Germany
* René Velázquez Valenzuela (died 2016), Mexican suspected hitman
* Ronny Velásquez (born 1951), Venezuelan anthropologist