Villanueva is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alejandro Villanueva (1908-1944), Peruvian football (soccer) player
Alejandro Villanueva (1988- ), American Football Player for Pittsburgh Steelers
Anthony Villanueva, Filipino boxer, represented Philippines in Olympics
Armando Villanueva (1915–2013), Peruvian politician, full name Armando Villanueva del
Campo
Carlos Villanueva (baseball) (1983- ), Dominican professional baseball player in USA
Carlos Villanueva (footballer) (1986- ), Chilean football (soccer) player
Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900–1975), Venezuelan architect
Cesar L. Villanueva, Philippine attorney and professor
Charlie Villanueva (1984- ), Dominican-American basketball player for the NBA
Danny Villanueva (1937- ), American football kicker for the NFL
Darío Villanueva, Spanish literary critic
Eddie Villanueva (Eduardo Villanueva) (1946- ), religious and political figure in the Philippines
Eduar Villanueva (1984- ), Venezuelan Olympic middle distance runner
Edgar David Villanueva, Peruvian congressman
Enrico Villanueva, Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippines
Héctor Villanueva (1964- ), Puerto Rican professional baseball player in USA
José Villanueva, amateur boxer from the Philippines
José Luis Villanueva (1981- ), Chilean football (soccer) player
Juan de Villanueva (1739-1811), Spanish neoclassical architect
Luis Villanueva (1957- ), Venezuelan TV and entertainment executive
Mariana Villanueva (1964-), Mexican composer
Mariana Villanueva (illustrator) (1990-), Mexican illustrator
Matthías Villanueva (1993-), Chilean football (soccer) player
Rafael Villanueva, Dominican classical musician
Rene Villanueva (1954- ), Filipino author published in the Philippines
Ron Villanueva (1970- ), American politician serving in the Virginia House of Delegates
Sal Villanueva, American record producer (1999-2007)