List of Famous people with last name Villanueva

Alejandro Villanueva Martínez is an American football offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Villanueva was a captain in the United States Army, who served in the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division and later as an Army Ranger in the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. During his time in the U.S. Army, Villanueva was decorated with a Bronze Star for valor. He played college football for the Army Black Knights, being recruited at one position and playing three others during the course of his career. After serving three tours of duty in Afghanistan, he signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on May 5, 2014, after working out in a regional showcase. After being waived by Philadelphia, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers and is currently the team's starting left tackle.

Mayrín Villanueva is a Mexican actress and model.

Dr. Édgar Ángel Vivar Villanueva is a Mexican actor. He is remembered as "Señor Barriga" and his son "Ñoño" from El Chavo del Ocho, and as "El Botija" from Los Caquitos and Chespirito. His other notable role is in a Mexico telenovela, Amarte así as Don Pedro, a lonely man who work as a cashier in the restaurant of his stepson El Frijol.

Charlie Alexander Villanueva is a Dominican-American former professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Emmanuel Joel Jose Villanueva(, born August 2, 1975) is a Filipino politician, who serves as a Senator of the Philippines. He took his senatorial seat following the 2016 Philippine national elections, where he ranked second highest in the polls with 18,459,222 votes. He was a former Director General of the Philippine TESDA from 2010 until 2015 and a three-term congressman from 2001 through 2010. Villanueva was the youngest member of the House of Representatives when he assumed office in February 2002.

Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid, sometimes known as "El Chueco", is a Mexican politician who built an important political career within the ranks of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). From 1993 to 1999 he served as the fourth governor of the state of Quintana Roo. Accused of drug trafficking at the end of his gubernatorial period, he did not arrive at the ceremony at which he was to hand the office over to his elected successor, Joaquín Hendricks Díaz, and remained a fugitive from justice for two years. He served a six-year prison sentence, and was extradited to the United States on 8 May 2010.

Iñaki Villanueva Martínez is a Spanish rugby sevens player. He competed for Spain at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. He was part of the squad that won the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco and he played the Olympic tournament.

Christian Iván Villanueva Limón, nicknamed "Villa", is a Mexican professional baseball third baseman who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Villanueva won the National League's Rookie of the Month Award for April 2018.

José Luis Villanueva Ahumada is a Chilean former footballer. His last squad was Deportes Magallanes.

César Villanueva Arévalo is a Peruvian politician who was the Prime Minister of Peru from April 2018 to March 2019, and previously served as Prime Minister from October 2013 to February 2014. In 2007, he became Governor of the San Martín Region. He was sworn in as Prime Minister by President Ollanta Humala on 31 October 2013, and is affiliated with centre-left parties. In the 2016 general elections, he was elected Congressman representing San Martin under the Alliance for Progress of César Acuña.