Montes (surname)

Montes is a toponymic surname. In Spanish, the word means places related to "hills" and "mountains" and there are several locations with this name.

The surname may refer to:

Ana Montes (born 1957), Cuban spy
Andrés Montes (1955–2009), Spanish sports commentator
Carlos Montes (21st century), American activist
César Montes (born 1997), Mexican football player
C. J. Montes (born 2002), American football player
Conchita Montes (1914–1994), Spanish film actress
Elias Bladimir Montes (born 1973), Salvadoran football (soccer) player
Eugenio Montes (1900-1982), Spanish politician and writer
Francisco Montes Reina (1804–1851), Spanish bullfighter
Gala Montes (born 2000), Mexican actress and singer
Gustavo Vázquez Montes (1962–2005), Mexican politician
Ismael Montes (1861–1933), Bolivian general and political figure
Ingrid del Carmen Montes González (born 1985), Chemistry Professor and Director-at-large at ACS
Jorge García Montes (1896–1982), Cuban lawyer and politician
José Francisco Montes (19th century), President of Honduras
Juan Alberto Montes (1902–1986), Argentinian historian
Julia Montes (born 1995), Filipina actress and model
Julio Montes Taracena
Lina Montes (1923–1984), Cuban actress
Lola Montes (singer), (1898-1983), Spanish singer
Luis Montes (born 1986), Mexican footballer
Miguel Montes (born 1980), Salvadoran footballer
Pablo Montes (athlete) (1945–2008), former Cuban sprinter
Ricardo Ernesto Montes i Bradley (1905–1976), Argentine non-fiction writer
Segundo Montes (1933–1989), scholar, philosopher, educator, sociologist and Jesuit priest
Verónica Montes (born 1990), Peruvian actress
Virginia "Ginny" Montes (1943–1994), civil rights activist and feminist
Yolanda "Tongolele" Montes (born 1932), exotic dancer and actress

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