Zelaya is a Basque surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Manuel Zelaya former President (2006-2009) of Honduras
José Santos Zelaya former President (1893-1909) of Nicaragua
Rodolfo Antonio Zelaya (García) (born 1988, Usulutan), a Salvadoran footballer
Héctor Ramón Zelaya (Rivera) (born 1958), a Honduran football player
Nelson Fabián Zelaya (born 1973, Asunción), a Paraguayan football defender
Emilio José Zelaya (born 1987, San Miguel de Tucumán), an Argentine football forward
Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, the wife of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya
Francisco Zelaya y Ayes (1798 - 1848), President of Honduras
Juan Nepomuceno Fernández Lindo y Zelaya (1790, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 1857, Gracias)
Manuel Antonio Alberto Zelaya (born 1958), a Honduran politician
Luis Selvin Zelaya Bran (born 1979, San Salvador, El Salvador), a Salvadoran professional soccer player
