Castellanos (surname)

Castellanos is a Spanish habitational surname with the meaning "[from a place founded or inhabited by] Castilians". ^[1] 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
• Tommy Castellanos (born 2003) , 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

See also

• Mateo Castellanos, a fictional character from the ITV sitcom Benidorm
• Sebastian Castellanos, the main character in The Evil Within series
• Castellanos (disambiguation)
• Castellano (surname)

References

1. Patrick Hanks, ed. (2003). "Castellanos". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-977169-1.