Valdez or Valdés is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Al Valdes, Canadian football player
Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán, Spanish naval officer for whom Valdez, Alaska is named
Bebo Valdés, (1918–2013), Cuban jazz composer and arranger
Cayetano Valdés y Flores (1767–1834), Spanish naval officer and explorer
Chayito Valdez (born 1945), Mexican musician and entertainer
Chucho Valdés, (born 1941), Cuban jazz musician and pianist
Cynthia Valdez (born 1987), Mexican rhythmic gymnast
Germán Valdés (1915–1973), Mexican actor, singer and comedian
Juan Dominguez y Valdez (1784 -?) military of Texas
Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés (1478–1557), Spanish historian
Jerónimo Valdés (1785–1855), Spanish general and governor of Cuba
Juan de Valdés (1500–1541), Spanish religious writer
Juan Meléndez Valdés (1754–1817), Spanish poet
Juan Valdez, a Costa Rican man who played a role in the Juan Valdez drinks Costa Rican coffee litigation
José Ramón Guizado Valdés (dates unknown), President of Panama 1955
José Travassos Valdez (1787–1862), Portuguese soldier and statesman
Miguel Alemán Valdés (1902–1983), President of Mexico 1946–1952
Nelson Haedo Valdez (born 1983), Paraguayan footballer
Peter Valdes (died before 1219), founder of the Waldensians
Ramon Maximiliano Valdés, President of Panama 1916–1918
Ramón Valdés (1923–1988), Mexican actor
Rodrigo Valdez (1946–2017), Colombian former middleweight boxer
Roy Valdés (born 1920), Cuban Major League Baseball player
Víctor Valdés (born 1982), Spanish football goalkeeper
Viengsay Valdés (born 1976), Cuban ballerina
Wendy Valdez (born 1982), Filipina beauty queen, former reality star, and actress
Wilmar Valdez (born 1965), Uruguayan football executive
Gov. Juan Valdez, colonial governor of Texas
