Rueda is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Agustín Rueda (1952–1978), Spanish anarchist and activist Aitor Monroy Rueda (born 1987), Spanish footballer Alfonso Rueda (born 1968), Spanish politician Antonio Vasconcelos Rueda (born 1970), Mexican politician Armando Rueda (1929–2018), Mexican weightlifter Arnoldo Rueda Medina (born 1969), former Mexican drug lord Belén Rueda (born 1965), Spanish actress Carla Rueda (born 1990), Peruvian volleyball player Claudia Rueda, Colombian picture book author and illustrator David Rueda, Ecuadorian professor of comparative politics Diego Rueda Rico (1575–1639), Roman Catholic prelate Eduardo Rueda (born 1972), Mexican diver Esteban Rueda (born 1996), Argentine footballer Eva Rueda (born 1971), Spanish artistic gymnast Fábio Rueda (born 1977), Brazilian politician Fabiola Rueda (born 1963), Colombian mountain runner Fran Rueda (born 1997), Spanish racing driver Francisco Rueda (diver) (born 1958), Mexican diver Héctor Rueda Hernández (1920–2011), Colombian Roman Catholic prelate Iñaki Rueda, Spanish Formula One engineer Javier Ruiz Rueda (1909–1993), Mexican composer and writer Jesús Rueda (composer) (born 1961), Spanish composer Jesús Rueda (footballer) (born 1987), Spanish footballer José Rueda (1900-????), Brazilian footballer José Antonio Rueda (born 2005), Spanish motorcycle racer José Manuel Rueda (born 1988), Spanish footballer Julio Jiménez Rueda (1896–1960), Mexican lawyer, writer, playwright and diplomat Kevin Rueda (born 1969), American soccer player Lizeth Rueda (born 1994), Mexican distance swimmer Lope de Rueda (c.1510–1565), Spanish dramatist and author Luis Rueda (born 1972), Argentine footballer and coach Luis José Rueda Aparicio (born 1962), Colombian Roman Catholic prelate Manuel Rueda (born 1980), Spanish footballer Marta Ruedas, United Nations civil servant Matías Rueda (born 1988), Argentine boxer Martin Rueda, Swiss footballer Mikel Rueda (born 1980), Spanish film director and screenwriter Mónica Rueda (born 1976), Spanish field hockey player Paula Andrea Rodriguez Rueda (born 1996), Colombian chess player Ramsés Rueda Rueda, Colombian air force general Rafael Pardo Rueda (born 1953), Colombian politician Reinaldo Rueda (born 1957), Colombian football manager Reyna Rueda (born 1969/1970), Nicaraguan politician Toni Casals Rueda (born 1980), Andorran ski mountaineer