Céspedes is a Spanish surname derived from césped, meaning "grass" or "lawn." It can refer to:
Alba de Céspedes y Bertini, a Cuban-Italian writer
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, a Cuban independence fighter
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada, a Cuban writer, politician, diplomat, and President of Cuba
Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, a Spanish novelist
Gregorious de Cespedes, a Portuguese missionary
Katherine David Céspedes, winner of the 2007 Miss Bolivia pageant
Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal, a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas, Cuba
Pablo de Céspedes, a Spanish painter, poet, and architect
Vincent Cespedes, a French philosopher, writer and composer
Yoenis Céspedes, a center fielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball
