# Castellanos (surname)

Castellanos is a Spanish habitational surname with the meaning "[from a place founded or inhabited by] Castilians". Notable people with the surname include:

## Arts

* Antonio Castellanos (born 1946), Mexican sculptor
* Enrique Abaroa Castellanos, Mexican landscape artist
* Evencio Castellanos (1915–1984), Venezuelan pianist and classical musician
* Horacio Castellanos Moya (born 1957), Salvadoran writer
* Jesus Castellanos (1878–1912), Cuban writer, journalist and lawyer
* Jerry Castellanos (born, 1983), Cuban American Rock musician
* John Castellanos (born 1957), American actor
* Juan de Castellanos, 16th-century Colombian poet
* Julio Castellanos (1905–1947), Mexican painter and engraver
* Lincoln A. Castellanos, American actor
* Manuel Castellanos López (born 1949), Cuban graphic artist
* Mirla Castellanos, Venezuelan singer
* Rafael Antonio Castellanos (c. 1725–1791), Guatemalan classical composer
* Rosario Castellanos (1925–1974), Mexican poet and author
* Teo Castellanos, American theater director
* Vincent Castellanos (born 1961), American actor

## Government

* Aarón Castellanos (1799–1880), Argentine businessman and military commander
* Adolfo Jiménez Castellanos (1844–1929), last Spanish Governor General of Cuba
* Alex Castellanos (born 1954), Cuban-American political consultant
* Carlos Octavio Castellanos (born 1977), Mexican politician
* César Castellanos (1947–1998), Honduran politician
* Gumercindo Castellanos (born 1953), Mexican politician
* José Castellanos Contreras (1893–1977), Salvadoran army colonel and diplomat
* Martín Ramos Castellanos (born 1961), Mexican politician
* Milton Castellanos Everardo (1920–2011), Mexican politician and lawyer
* Roberto Domínguez Castellanos (born 1954), Mexican politician
* Sara Isabel Castellanos Cortés (born 1946), Mexican politician
* Sergio Arturo Castellanos (born 1969), Honduran politician
* Victoriano Castellanos (1795–1862), President of Honduras
* Wilfredo Bustillo Castellanos (born 1958), Honduran politician

## Religion

* César Castellanos, Colombian pastor
* Claudia Rodríguez de Castellanos, Colombian evangelical pastor
* Leonardo Castellanos y Castellanos (1862−1912), Mexican Catholic bishop
* Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco (1935–2025), Spanish Roman Catholic missionary and bishop
* Pedro Castellanos (1902–1961), Mexican priest and architect

## Science

* Agustin Walfredo Castellanos (1902–2000), Cuban-American physician
* Antonio Castellanos Mata (1947–2016), Spanish physicist
* Francisco Xavier Castellanos (born 1953), American neuroscientist
* Julieta Castellanos (born 1954), Honduran sociologist and president of the National Autonomous University of Honduras

## Sports

* Alejandro Castellanos (born 1979), Honduran swimmer
* Alex Castellanos (baseball) (born 1986), American baseball player
* David Castellanos (born 1980), American soccer player
* Deyna Castellanos (born 1999), Venezuelan women's soccer player
* Humberto Castellanos (born 1998), Mexican baseball player
* Jesús Antonio Castellanos (born 1978), Spanish footballer
* Leandro Castellanos (born 1984), Colombian footballer
* Marianella Castellanos (born 1984), Venezuelan softball player
* Nick Castellanos (born 1992), American baseball player
* Santiago Castellanos (born 1977), Spanish swimmer
* Thomas Castellanos, American football player
* Valentín Castellanos (born 1998), Argentine footballer
* Víctor Castellanos (1934–1999), Guatemalan sports shooter

## Other

* Luis Castellanos Tapias, Colombian lawyer
* Migbelis Castellanos (born 1995), Venezuelan model and beauty queen