Saavedra (surname)
Saavedra is a Galician surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abelardo Saavedra, American school district superintendent
Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón, Spanish explorer, one of the first explorers of the Pacific Ocean, cousin of the conquistador Hernán Cortés
Catalina Saavedra (born 1968), Chilean television and film actress
Cornelio Saavedra (1761–1829), Argentine soldier and politician
Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez (1823–1891), grandson of the aforementioned Cornelio Saavedra, a Chilean soldier
Craig Saavedra (born 1963), American film director
Daniel Ortega Saavedra (born 1945), Nicaraguan politician
Diego de Saavedra Fajardo (1584–1648), Spanish diplomat, author of anti-Machiavellian emblem book Empresas Políticas. Idea de un príncipe político cristiano ("Political Maxims. Idea of a Christian Political Prince"),
Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis (1746–1819), Spanish diplomat and administrator
Héctor Puebla Saavedra (born 1955), Chilean footballer
Guillermo Saavedra (poet) (born 1960), Argentine poet