Yanez is a common Spanish surname that could refer to:
Hely Yanez (born 1967), Venezuelan boxer
Jokes Yanez (born 1975), Cuban American filmmaker
Juan Antonio Yanez (1902–1987), Venezuelan baseball pioneer
Luis Yanez (born 1982), Colombian football striker
Oscar Yanez (1927–2013), Venezuelan journalist and writer
Agustín Díaz Yanez (born 1950), Spanish screenwriter and film director
