Politicians •
Carlos Ortega (born c. 1945), Venezuelan union and political leader •
Cynthia Ortega (b. 1956), Dutch politician •
Daniel Ortega (born 1945), past and present President of Nicaragua •
Humberto Ortega (born 1947), Nicaraguan military leader •
Ivonne Ortega (born 1972), governor of Yucatán •
Jesús Ortega (born 1952), Mexican left-wing politician •
José Francisco Ortega (1734–1798), soldier and early settler of California •
Juan Ortega y Montañés (1627–1708), Spanish bishop and colonial administrator •
Katherine D. Ortega (born 1934), 38th treasurer of the United States •
Luisa Ortega Diaz (born c. 1958), Venezuelan lawyer
Artists and entertainers •
Aniceto Ortega del Villar (1825–1875),
Count of Guadalupe del Peñasco and Oploca of
San Ángel in Casa Blanca, a Mexican physician, composer and pianist who is related to the Colonial Administrator (
Viceroy) and
Archbishop of Mexico,
Juan Ortega y Montañés •
Anthony Ortega (musician) (1928–2022), American jazz musician •
Armando Ortega, Mexican composer, conductor, singer, painter •
Ashley Ortega (born 1998), Filipina actress and professional figure skater •
Cris Ortega (born 1980), Spanish artist and writer •
Dave Ortega, American comics artist •
Emanuel Ortega, Argentine singer •
Fernando Ortega (born 1957), American singer-songwriter •
Frank Ortega (1927–1994), American pianist, composer, arranger •
Gilberto Hernández Ortega (1924–1978), Dominican painter •
Jeannie Ortega (born 1986), American actress, dancer and songwriter •
Jenna Ortega (born 2002), American actress •
José Benito Ortega (1858–1941), American sculptor and Santero •
José Gómez Ortega (1895–1920), Spanish bullfighter •
José Ortega Cano (born 1953), Spanish bullfighter •
Kenny Ortega (born 1950), American producer, director and choreographer •
Lindi Ortega (born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter •
Leanor Ortega, former member of the group Five Iron Frenzy •
Manuel Ortega (painter) (1921–2014), Spanish painter •
Manuel Ortega (singer) (born 1980), Austrian-Spanish singer •
Micah Ortega (born 1976), former guitarist of the group Five Iron Frenzy •
Palito Ortega (born 1941), Argentine singer •
Santos Ortega (1899–1976), American actor •
Sergio Ortega (composer) (1938–2003), Chilean composer and pianist •
Ysabel Ortega (born 1999), Filipina actress, dancer, and commercial model •
Ortega (rapper) Sportsmen and sportswomen •
Anita Ortega, UCLA basketball player •
Anthony Ortega (baseball), Venezuelan baseball pitcher •
Antonio Carlos Ortega, Spanish Olympic handball player •
Ariel Ortega (born 1974), Argentine soccer player •
Brian Ortega (born 1991), Mexican-American UFC Fighter •
Buck Ortega (born 1981), American football player •
Cristóbal Ortega (1956–2025), Mexican footballer •
Francisco Ortega (born 1996), Argentine soccer player •
Francisco Ortega (born 1999), Argentine soccer player •
Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega (1903–1984), known as "Cagancho", Spanish bullfighter •
José Ortega (baseball) (born 1988), Venezuelan baseball pitcher •
José Ortega (boxer) (born 1963), Spanish boxer •
José Ortega Cano (born 1953), Spanish bullfighter •
Manuel Ortega Ocaña (born 1981), Spanish cyclist •
Mauricio Ortega (discus thrower) (born 1994), Colombian discus thrower •
Mauricio Ortega (cyclist) (born 1980), Colombian road cyclist •
Oliver Ortega (born 1996), Dominican Republic professional baseball player •
Orlando Ortega (born 1991), Cuban-born Spanish track and field athlete •
Rafael Ortega (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player •
Roberto Ortega Olmedo (born 1991), Spanish tennis player •
Stefan Ortega (born 1992), German footballer •
Víctor Ortega (born 1988), diver from Colombia •
Austin Ortega (born 1994), American former NHL now DEL ice hockey player
Other people •
Aurelio Ortega y Placeres "El Grande" (1863–1926), Mexican educator, founder of school, principal, and publisher •
Aurelio Ortega Castañeda (1900-1958), Mexican Publisher & Editor, Author, Educator, Co-founder of Asociación Deportiva Orizabeña •
Amancio Ortega Gaona (born 1936), Spanish fashion entrepreneur •
Antonio Ortega (colonel), Spanish Republican military leader and football club president •
Casimiro Gómez Ortega (1741–1818), Spanish physician and botanist •
Gregoria Ortega, American activist nun •
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1936–2019), Archbishop of Havana •
José Francisco Ortega (1734–1798), Spanish soldier and explorer with the 1769 Portola expedition •
José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955), Spanish philosopher •
José Ortega Spottorno (1916–2002), Spanish journalist and publisher •
José Ortega Torres (1943–2025), Spanish poet •
Joshua Ortega (born 1974), American author and journalist •
Liliana Ortega (born 1965), Venezuelan professor, and human rights lawyer and advocate •
Lourdes Ortega (born 1968), Spanish-born American linguist •
Luis Ortega Álvarez (1953–2015), Spanish judge •
Rogelio Ortega (chess player) (1915–1980), Cuban chess player •
Wendy Tabatha Ortega Alvarado Ingeniera Mexicana nacida en 1997, importante ingeniera Quimica Industrial •
Alan Christian Ortega Alvarado Ingeniero Mexicano nacido en 1993, egresado de la
Esime Zacatenco del IPN,
importante Ingeniero en Redes y Ciberseguridad • Yoselyn Ortega, Dominican-born American nanny accused in the stabbing
Deaths of Lucia and Leo Krim in 2012 == Fictional characters ==