Casanova is a Catalan and Italian surname, which translates literally as "New House". Notable people with the surname include:
Achille Casanova (1941-2016), Swiss journalist and politicianAlain Casanova (born 1961), French football player and managerBriley Casanova, American gymnastBruno Casanova (born 1964), Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.Bruno Óscar Casanova (born 1984), Argentine football playerCessy Casanova (born circa 1969), Mexican comedian and singer.Claudio Casanova (1895-1916), Italian football playerCoral Del Mar Casanova, Puerto Rican beauty pageantCorina Casanova (born 1956), chancellor of SwitzerlandDanielle Casanova (1909-1943), French militant communist and member of the French resistance, first wife of Laurent CasanovaDino Casanova (1967-2002), American wrestlerEmilia Casanova de Villaverde (1832-1897), Cuban political activistFélix Casanova de Ayala (1915–1990), Spanish poet.Fernando Casanova (born 1988), Dominican football playerFrancesco Giuseppe Casanova (1727–1803), Italian painter, brother of Giacomo CasanovaGiacomo Casanova (1725–1798), Italian adventurer and writerGiovanni Battista Casanova (1730–1795), Italian painter, brother of Giacomo CasanovaHernando Casanova (1945–2002), Colombian television actor.Jaime de Casanova (died 1504), Spanish Catholic cardinalJean-Claude Casanova, chairman of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences PolitiquesJulián Casanova Ruiz (born 1956), Spanish historianJulián Casanova (ski mountaineer) (born 1984), Argentine ski mountaineer and mountain climberJorge Daniel Casanova (born 1976), Uruguayan football playerJorge Francisco Casanova (born 1984), Venezuelan football playerJosé Casanova (1964–1987), Peruvian football playerJosé Antonio Casanova (1918–1999), Venezuelan baseball player and managerKenny Casanova (born 1971), American wrestler and managerLaurent Casanova (1906-1972), French politicianLen Casanova (1905–2002), U.S. college football coach, member of the College Football Hall of FameLourdes Casanova, Spanish academic and authorLuis Casanova (born 1992), Chilean football playerManuel Casanova, American medical professorMichael Casanova (born 1989), Swiss football playerMyriam Casanova (born 1985), Swiss tennis playerNacho Casanova (born 1987), Spanish football playerPaul Casanova (born 1941), Cuban baseball playerRafael Casanova (1660–1743), Conseller en Cap of the Consell de Cent of Barcelona during the siege of the city by the troops of Philip V of SpainRaul Casanova (born 1972), Puerto Rican baseball playerRodolfo Casanova (born 1915), Mexican boxerTommy Casanova (born 1950), U.S. football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, former Louisiana state senatorTristano Casanova (born 1983), German actorVicente Casanova y Marzol (1854–1930), Spanish Catholic cardinal