Maldonado is a Spanish surname. It may refer to:
Abel Maldonado (born 1967), American politician, 47th Lieutenant Governor of California
Alonso del Castillo Maldonado, Spanish explorer of the 16th century
Ángel Maldonado (born 1973), Mexican football (soccer) goalkeeper
Candy Maldonado (Candido Maldonado Guadarrama) (born 1960), Puerto Rican baseball player
Carlos Maldonado (born 1963), Venezuelan football (soccer) player
Claudio Maldonado (born 1980), Argentinean composer-performer
Claudio Maldonado (born 1980), Chilean football (soccer) player
Estuardo Maldonado (born 1930), Ecuadorian sculptor and painter
Fabio Maldonado (born 1980), Brazilian boxer and mixed martial arts fighter
Francisco Maldonado (1480–1521), leader of the rebel Comuneros in the Revolt of the Comuneros, who was captured and beheaded at the Battle of Villalar, Spain
Francisco José Maldonado (born 1981), Spanish football (soccer) player
Francisco Maldonado da Silva (died 1639), Chilean physician and religious scholar, executed in the Inquisition
Giancarlo Maldonado (born 1982), Venezuelan football (soccer) player
Gonzalo Maldonado (disambiguation), several people
Javier Torres Maldonado (born 1968), Mexican / Italian composer
Jesús E. Maldonado, American geneticist
Juan Maldonado
Juan Maldonado (humanist) (1485-1554), Spanish humanist and writer of a.o. Somnium
Juan de Maldonado y Ordóñez de Villaquirán (1525-1572), Spanish conquistador in Venezuela and Colombia, founder of San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Juan de Maldonado (16th century), governor of Cartagena (1554-1555)
Juan (de) Maldonado (1533-1583), Spanish jesuit
Juan Villanueva Maldonado (16th century), Spanish conquistador and founder of Macas, Ecuador
Juan Álvarez Maldonado (16th century), Spanish conquistador of Peru, who wrote about Paititi
Juan Pacheco Maldonado (16th century), Spanish explorer of Morong, Rizal and Maynila, Philippines
Juan Maldonado de Villasante (17th century), governor of Costa Rica
Juan Manuel Maldonado (19th century), Mexican colonel involved in the foundation of Piedras Negras, Coahuila
Juan Maldonado Waswechia Beltran (1857-1901), Mexican indigenous leader of the Yaqui resistance
Felix Juan ("Felo") Maldonado (1938-2010), Puertorican baseball manager
Juan L. Maldonado (b. 1948), administrator of Laredo Community College, Texas
Juan Mayr Maldonado (b. 1952), photographer and ambassador of Colombia to Germany
Juan Maldonado Jaimez (b. 1982), Brazilian football player
Juan Carlos Maldonado (b. 1986), Argentinian football player
Juan Gabriel Maldonado (b. 1990), Paraguayan football player
Kirstin Maldonado (born 1992), a vocalist of the American a cappella group Pentatonix
María José Maldonado (born 1985), Paraguayan beauty queen and singer
Maria Maldonado (Miss Kentucky), American beauty queen
Marisol Maldonado (born 1970[?]), American fashion model, wife of musician Rob Thomas
Miguel Mateo Maldonado y Cabrera (1695–1768), indigenous Zapotec painter in New Spain (now Mexico)
Norman Maldonado (contemporary), Puerto Rican hematologist, former president of the University of Puerto Rico
Pastor Maldonado (born 1985), Venezuelan racing driver
Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1704–1748), Ecuadorian scientist
Tomás Maldonado, Argentine painter, designer, and thinker, Scientific Design movement theorist
Víctor Maldonado (born 1939), Venezuelan hurdler
