Velazquez

Arts

• Consuelo Velázquez, 20th-century Mexican songwriter, best known for "Bésame mucho"
• Daniel Velazquez, Puerto Rican rock guitarist
• Diego Velázquez, Spaniard court painter to Philip IV of Spain, most famous for Las Meninas
• Diego Velazquez, American TV and film child actor
• Héctor Velázquez Moreno, Mexican architect
• Valerie Velazquez American singer, philanthropist
• Jaci Velasquez, American contemporary Christian singer
• Jesus Velasquez, fictional character in True Blood
• Lorena Velázquez, Mexican actress
• Mark Velasquez, American photographer
• Nadine Velazquez, Puerto Rican-American actress and model
• Patricia Velásquez, Venezuelan actress and model
• Regine Velasquez, Filipina singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer
• Tony Velasquez, Filipino illustrator

  Politics

• Andrés Velásquez, Venezuelan politician
• Javier Velásquez, prime minister of Peru
• Nydia Velázquez, American politician
• Ramón José Velásquez, ex-president of Venezuela
• Tracy Velazquez, American politician
• Victoria Marina Velásquez, Salvadoran jurist

  Religion

• David Andrés Álvarez-Velázquez, Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico
• Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, Roman Catholic Bishop

  Sports

• Andrew Velazquez, American professional baseball player
• Arly Velásquez, Mexican Paralympic alpine skier
• Cain Velasquez, Mexican American mixed martial arts fighter
• Carlos Velásquez, Puerto Rican boxer
• Carlos Velázquez , Mexican footballer
• Carlos Velázquez , Puerto Rican major league pitcher
• Claudia Velásquez, Peruvian swimmer
• Claudio Velásquez, Argentine football striker
• Cornelio Velásquez, Panamanian jockey
• Édgar Velásquez, Venezuelan boxer
• Emiliano Velázquez, Uruguayan football defender
• Flor Velázquez, Venezuelan judoka
• Francisco Velázquez, former Argentine roller hockey player
• Frank Velásquez, Salvadoran beach footballer
• Freddie Velázquez, Dominican Republic baseball player
• Gilberto Velásquez, Paraguayan footballer
• Guillermo Velasquez , Mexican baseball player
• Héctor Velásquez, Chilean boxer
• Héctor Velázquez , Mexican baseball player
• Iván Velásquez, Colombian boxer
• Jorge Velásquez, American horse racing jockey
• José Velásquez , retired football midfielder from Peru
• José David Velásquez, Honduran footballer
• Juan Velásquez, Peruvian footballer
• Julián Velásquez, Argentine fencer
• Luis Velásquez, Guatemalan long-distance runner
• Manuel Velazquez, 20th-century anti-boxing activist
• Marco Velásquez, Chilean footballer
• Miguel Velasquez, Spanish boxer
• Sebastián Velásquez, Colombian footballer
• Sergio Velasquez, American soccer player
• Víctor Velásquez, Salvadoran footballer
• Vince Velasquez, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Wilfred Velásquez, Guatemalan footballer
• Wilmer Velásquez, Honduran football player

  Other

• Andrew Velasquez, American civil servant
• Baldemar Velasquez, president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL–CIO
• Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador leader of the conquest of Cuba
• Fidel Velázquez Sánchez, 20th-century Mexican union leader
• José Velásquez , Spanish explorar
• José Velásquez Bórquez, Chilean general
• Juan Velázquez Tlacotzin, puppet ruler of the Aztec Empire
• Lizzie Velásquez, author and motivational speaker, she is the index case for Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome
• María Sofía Velásquez, Panamanian beauty pageant winner
• Richard Velazquez, Tech Executive, Community Leader, First Puerto Rican designer for Porsche AG in Germany
• René Velázquez Valenzuela, Mexican suspected hitman
• Ronny Velásquez, Venezuelan anthropologist