Prieto is a surname of Spanish origin. It may refer to: Abelardo Escobar Prieto (1938–2019), Mexican government official Alfredo Prieto (1965–2015), Salvadoran-American serial killer Amy Prieto, Colombian-American chemist Antonio Prieto (1926–2011), Chilean actor Carlos Prieto (born 1937), Mexican cellist Chris Prieto (born 1972), American baseball player and coach Guillermo Prieto (1818–1897), Mexican writer and government official Indalecio Prieto (1883–1962), Spanish politician Isabel Prieto de Landázuri (1833–1876), Spanish-Mexican poet and dramatist José Joaquín Prieto (1786–1854), 4th president of Chile Juan António Prieto, Spanish paralympic runner Juan Carlos Prieto, Spanish paralympic high jumper Lorene Prieto, Chilean-New Zealander actor Manuel Bulnes Prieto (1799–1866), general and 5th president of Chile Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquis of Alhucemas (1859–1938), Spanish prime minister Margarita Prieto Yegros (1936–2017), Paraguayan writer and journalist Óscar Vargas Prieto (1917–1989), Peruvian soldier Rafael Reyes Prieto (1849–1921), general and president of Colombia Rodrigo Prieto (born 1965), Mexican cinematographer Rosario Prieto (born 1942), actress from Dominican Republic Victorio Riego Prieto (1932–2009), Paraguayan chess master Wilfredo Prieto (born 1978), Cuban artist See also Juan Prieto (disambiguation) References Spanish-language surnames