Cordova or Córdova is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrés Córdova (1892-1983), President of Ecuador (1939-1940)
Arturo de Córdova (1908-1973), Mexican film actor
José María Córdova (1799-1829), Colombian general and national hero
France A. Córdova (born 1947), American astrophysicist, university administrator and 11th President of Purdue University
Francisco Córdova (born 1972), Mexican former Major League Baseball pitcher
Franco Cordova (born 1944), Italian retired footballer
Frederick de Cordova (1910-2001), American stage, motion picture and television director and producer
Gonzalo Córdova (1863-1928), President of Ecuador (1924-1925)
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453-1515), Spanish general
Jacob De Cordova (1808-1868), newspaper founder and member of the Texas House of Representatives
Jorge Córdova (1822–1862), military officer and constitutional President of Bolivia (1855–1857)
Jorge Cordova (American football) (born 1981), college and National Football League linebacker
Jorge Luis Córdova (1907-1994), Puerto Rico's eleventh Resident Commissioner, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, and lawyer
Juan de Córdova (1503-1595), Spanish Dominican linguist
Luis de Córdova y Córdova (1706–1796), Spanish admiral
Marty Cordova (born 1969), American former Major League Baseball left fielder
Nicolás Córdova (born 1979), Chilean footballer
Roberto Córdova (born 1965), Chilean politician
Roberto Suazo Córdova (born 1927), former President of Honduras
Ronald Cordova (born 1946), American politician and lawyer
