List of Famous people with last name Varela

Guillermo Varela Olivera is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Dynamo Moscow, on loan from Copenhagen. He began his career with Peñarol, in his home town of Montevideo, before joining Manchester United in 2013. He spent time on loan to Spanish club Real Madrid's reserve team, Real Madrid Castilla, and at German club Eintracht Frankfurt, before rejoining Peñarol in 2017.

Leonor Magdalena Varela Palma is a Chilean actress and model. She played the title role in the 1999 television film Cleopatra, and vampire princess Nyssa Damaskinos in the 2002 film Blade II.

Adriana Varela is an Argentine tango singer, with a successful career that encompasses many records, as well as minor movie roles.

Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez "Tortugón" is a Panamanian businessman and politician serving as the President of Panama from 2014 to 2019. Varela was Vice President of Panama from 2009 to 2014, and Minister of Foreign Relations from July 2009 to August 2011. He was President of the Panameñistas, the third-largest political party in Panama, from 2006 to 2016.

Jorge Alcocer Varela is a Mexican immunologist, researcher, teacher and healthcare professional. Since December 1st, 2018 he is the head of Secretariat of Health of Mexico, appointed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. As a physician and emeritus researcher at the Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition, Alcocer Varela has served Mexican public health in various capacities for more than 30 years.

Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Belenenses SAD as a winger.

Alan Gonzalo Varela is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Boca Juniors.

Bruno Miguel Semedo Varela is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória S.C. as a goalkeeper.

Fernando Lopes dos Santos Varela is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Greek club PAOK FC and the Cape Verde national team mainly as a central defender.