Paredes is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Americo Paredes, Mexican-American author
Armando Paredes, Ecuadorian football player
Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguayan football midfielder
Carlos Paredes, virtuoso Portuguese guitar player
Esteban Paredes, Chilean footballer
Javier Paredes, Spanish footballer
Jimmy Paredes, Dominican baseball player
Johnny Paredes, Venezuelan baseball player
Juan Carlos Paredes, Ecuadorian footballer
Leandro Paredes, Argentine footballer
Mariano Paredes (President of Mexico)
Mariano Paredes (President of Guatemala)
Mariano Paredes (artist), Mexican artist
Marisa Paredes, Spanish actress
Matías Paredes, field hockey midfielder from Argentina
Pablo Paredes, Iraq War resister
Rubén Darío Paredes, the military ruler of Panama from 1982 to 1983
William Paredes, Mexican footballer