Salinas (surname)

Salinas is a surname that has Spanish origin and is derived from the word "salina" meaning "saltworks" or "salt mine". Originating in Spain, it is a common surname in Spanish-speaking countries.

Notable individuals with the surname include:

General

• Ana Reeves Salinas (born 1948), Chilean actress
• Angela Salinas (born 1953), U.S. Marine Corps general
• Alfonso Jose Sol Salinas Muzquiz, (born 1968), Civil engineer
• Antonio Salinas, Mexican dancer and actor
• Claudia Salinas (born 1983), Mexican model and actress
• Domingo de Salinas (1547–1600), Spanish Roman Catholic prelate
• Efrain Salinas y Velasco (1886–1968), Bishop of Mexico
• Elma Salinas Ender (born 1953), U.S. lawyer and judge
• Emiliano Salinas (born 1976), Mexican businessman, son of Carlos Salinas de Gortari
• Ezequiel D. Salinas (1908–2007), Mexican-American judge
• Francisco de Salinas, 16th-century Spanish music theorist
• Froy Salinas (1939–2021), American politician
• Gustavo Salinas Carmiña (1893–1964), Mexican aviation pioneer
• H. Scott Salinas, U.S. composer and musician
• Horacio Salinas (born 1951), Chilean guitarist and composer
• Hugo Salinas Price (born 1932), Mexican businessman and founder of Grupo Elektra
• Irvin "Pee Wee" Salinas (born 1988), Mexican-American singer and actor
• Jason Salinas (born 1984), U.S. handcrafted eyewear designer
• Joel Salinas (born 1983), American medical researcher
• Jone Salinas (1918–1992), Italian actress
• Jorge Salinas (born 1968), Mexican actor
• Joy Salinas, Filipina singer
• Juan Pablo Salinas y Teruel (1871–1946), Spanish painter
• Luis Salinas (born 1957), Argentinian jazz guitarist
• Luis Omar Salinas (1937–2008), U.S. Chicano poet
• María Elena Salinas, U.S. journalist and author
• María de Salinas (c. 1490–1539), Spanish noblewoman and lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragón
• Moisés Salinas (born 1966), Mexican scholar and activist
• Nora Salinas (born 1976), Mexican actress
• Pedro Salinas (1891–1951), Spanish writer
• Porfirio Salinas (1910–1973), Mexican-American painter
• Raúl Salinas de Gortari (born 1946), Mexican businessman and convicted felon, brother of Carlos Salinas de Gortari
• Ric Salinas (born 1960), Salvadoran American actor, writer and producer
• Ricardo Salinas Pliego (born 1955), Mexican businessman, son of Hugo Salinas Price, founder of Grupo Salina

Politics

• Alberto Salinas Carranza (1892–1970), Mexican aviator and politician
• Andrea Salinas (born 1970), U.S. politician
• Antonio Salinas y Castañeda (1810–1874), Peruvian politician and Mayor of Lima
• Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born 1948), Mexican president
• Carmen Salinas (1939–2021), Mexican actress and politician
• Carmen Salinas de la Vega (1807–1881), Ecuadorian aristocrat and First Lady
• Constantino Salinas (1886–1966), Spanish physician and politician
• Diego de Salinas (1649–1720), last Spanish Governor of Gibraltar
• Emilio Salinas (1864–1927), Mexican military man and politician
• Francisco Vidal Salinas, Chilean politician
• Glafiro Salinas Mendiola (born 1946), Mexican politician
• Gregorio de Salinas Varona (1647 or 1650 –1720), Spanish administrator, Governor of Texas, Nuevo León, Honduras, Coahuila
• Jaime Salinas (born 1963), Peruvian politician
• Javier Salinas Narváez (born 1965), Mexican politician
• José Arturo Salinas Garza (born 1975), Mexican politician
• José Miguel Insulza Salinas, Chilean politician
• Josefina Salinas Pérez (born 1965), Mexican politician
• Juan de Salinas, 17th Century governor of Spanish Florida
• Juan de Salinas y Zenitagoya (1755–1810), Spanish colonial officer from Ecuador
• Maria Isabel Salinas (born 1966), Spanish politician
• Raul G. Salinas (born 1947), U.S. businessman and former mayor of Laredo, Texas.
• Raúl Salinas Lozano (1917–2004), Mexican economist and politician, father of Carlos Salinas de Gortari
• Simon Salinas (born 1956), U.S. politician from California
• Alfonso Sol Salinas Muzquiz (born 1968)

Sports

• Andrés Salinas (born 1986), Colombian footballer
• Ariel Salinas (born 1989), Chilean footballer
• Carlos Salinas (footballer) (born 1938), Peruvian footballer
• César Salinas (1961–2020), Bolivian football administrator
• Claudio Salinas (born 1976), Chilean footballer
• Dennis Salinas (born 1986), Salvadoran footballer
• Felipe Salinas (born 1982), Chilean footballer
• Félix Salinas (1939–2021), Peruvian footballer
• Guillermo Salinas (born 1938), Chilean boxer
• Gustavo Salinas, Mexican sports shooter
• Hans Salinas (born 1990), Chilean footballer
• Jasmine Salinas (born 1992), American dragster driver
• Jorge Salinas (footballer) (born 1992), Paraguayan footballer
• Julio Salinas (born 1962), Spanish footballer
• Leonardo Salinas (born 1980), Mexican swimmer
• Lucas Salinas, (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
• Néstor Salinas (born 1993), Spanish footballer
• Óscar Salinas (born 1988), Chilean footballer
• Pablo Salinas, Bolivian footballer
• Patxi Salinas (born 1963), Spanish footballer
• Raúl Alberto Salinas (born 1978), also known as La Bala Salinas, Mexican footballer
• Richard Adrián Salinas (born 1988), Paraguayan footballer
• Rodolfo Salinas (born 1987), Mexican footballer
• Rodrigo Salinas (footballer, born 1986), Argentine footballer
• Rodrigo Salinas (footballer, born 1988), Mexican footballer
• Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (born 1989), Chilean handball player
• Rolando Salinas (1889–?), Chilean racewalker
• Shea Salinas (born 1986), U.S. football (soccer) player
• Salinas, the ring name of Shelly Martinez in TNA Wrestling
• Valeria Salinas González (born 2000), Mexican female volleyball player
• Yoandris Salinas (born 1985), Cuban professional boxer
• Yonathan Salinas (born 1990), Venezuelan cyclist
• Yostin Salinas (born 1998), Costa-Rican footballer