Cuesta is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Cuesta (born 1966), Colombian musician
• Andrés de la Cuesta (died 1564), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of León (1557–1564)
• Ariagne Cuesta (born 1987), Cuban team handball player
• Belén Cuesta (born 1984), Spanish model and actress
• Bernardo Cuesta (born 1988), Argentine footballer
• Carlos Cuesta (footballer) (born 1999), Colombian footballer
• Carlos Cuesta (football manager) (born 1995), Spanish football manager
• Ciriaco Cuesta, also known by his nickname Cuestita, Spanish footballer
• Claudia Cuesta, Colombian artist based in Canada
• Damian Cuesta (born 1978), Cuban handball player
• Diego Cuesta Silva (born 1963), Argentine rugby union player
• Elías Cuesta (born 1985), Spanish archer and archery coach, brother of Irene Cuesta
• Esther Cuesta (born 1975), Ecuadorian politician
• Francisco de la Cuesta (1661–1724), Roman Catholic prelate who served as 12th Archbishop of Manila
• Frank Cuesta (born 1971), Spanish adventurer and television presenter
• Gloria Cuesta (died 1987), Spanish aviator
• Gregorio García de la Cuesta (1741–1811), Spanish general of the Peninsular War
• Gustavo Cuesta (born 1988), Dominican Republic sprinter
• Henry Cuesta (1931–2003), American woodwind musician
• Íñigo Cuesta (born 1969), Spanish road bicycle racer
• Inma Cuesta (born 1980), Spanish actress
• Inocente Cuesta (born 1943), Cuban basketball player
• Irene Cuesta (born 1983), Spanish archer and archery coach, sister of Elías Cuesta
• Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta (born 1940), Spanish musicologist
• Jaime Cuesta (born 1981), Mexican footballer
• Jorge Cuesta (football manager) (born 1984), Spanish football manager
• Jorge Cuesta (poet) (1903–1942), Mexican chemist, writer and editor
• José Cuesta Monereo (1895 –1981), Spanish army officer, one of the planners of the Spanish coup of July 1936 that started the Spanish Civil War
• José de la Cuesta (born 1983), Colombian footballer
• Josefina Cuesta (1947–2021), Spanish historian
• Juan de la Cuesta (died 1627), Spanish printer
• Juan Manuel Cuesta (born 2002), Colombian footballer
• Julián Cuesta (born 1991), Spanish professional football goalkeeper
• Lis Cuesta Peraza (born 1971), current First Lady of Cuba
• Lourdes Cuesta (born 1976), Ecuadorian politician
• Luisa Cuesta (1920–2018), Uruguayan human rights activist
• María Mercedes Cuesta (born 1973), Ecuadorian journalist and politician
• Mario Fernández Cuesta (born 1988), Spanish footballer
• Michael Cuesta (born 1963), American film and television director
• Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta (1928–2009), Spanish businessman, journalist and politician
• Pablo Cuesta (born 1962), Cuban water polo player
• Pablo González Cuesta (born 1968), Spanish writer
• Paul de la Cuesta (born 1988), Spanish alpine skier
• Pedro Cuesta (born 1945), Spanish sprint canoeist
• Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta (1897–1992), Spanish politician
• Rubén Cuesta (born 1981), Spanish footballer
• Santi Cuesta (born 1971), Spanish footballer
• Santiago Cuesta (born 1947), Cuban rower
• Tony Cuesta (1926–1992), Cuban dissident activist
• Víctor Cuesta (born 1988), Argentine footballer
• William Cuesta (born 1993), Colombian football goalkeeper
• Yamith Cuesta (born 1989), Colombian footballer
• Yisela Cuesta (born 1991), Colombian footballer

Surname list

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