Céspedes

For the town in Cuba, see Cespedes, Cuba.

Céspedes is a Spanish surname derived from césped, meaning "grass" or "lawn." It can refer to:

• Alba de Céspedes y Bertini, a Cuban-Italian writer
• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, a Cuban independence fighter
• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada, a Cuban writer, politician, diplomat, and President of Cuba
• Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, a Spanish novelist
• Gregorious de Cespedes, a Portuguese missionary
• Augusto Céspedes Patzi, Bolivian writer, journalist, politician, and diplomat,
• Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal, a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas, Cuba
• Pablo de Céspedes, a Spanish painter, poet, and architect
• Vincent Cespedes, a French philosopher, writer and composer
• Yoenis Céspedes, a baseball player
• Jair Céspedes, Peruvian soccer player