Frías (name)

Frías is a common Spanish surname. Its Portuguese counterpart is Frias (with no accent) and its English counterpart is Fryas. It is the middle name, last name, apellido materno, or apellido paterno, of several people:

• Duke of Frías, a hereditary title created in 1492 by King Ferdinand II of Aragon, and used by several persons throughout Spanish history
• Adán Chávez Frías (born 1953), Venezuelan politician
• Alonso de Salazar Frías (c. 1564–1636), known as "The Witches’ Advocate" during the Spanish Inquisition
• Aníbal José Chávez Frías (1957–2016), Colombian politician
• Arturo Frias (born 1956), American boxer
• Charles Frias (1922–2006), American businessman and philanthropist
• Elena Frías de Chávez (born 1935), mother of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez
• Fany Santa Chalas Frias (born 1993), Dominican sprinter
• Gabriela Frías (born 1971), Mexican journalist and television host
• Gustavo Martínez Frías (1935–2009), Colombian Catholic archbishop
• Hanley Frías (born 1973), Dominican baseball player
• Hugo Chávez Frías (1954–2013), Venezuelan president
• Joaquín de Frías y Moya (1784–1851), Spanish military figure and politician
• Jonathan Faña Frías (born 1987), Dominican footballer
• Jorge Frias de Paula (1906–?), Brazilian swimmer
• José Salvador Arco Frías (born 1984), Spanish basketball player
• Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante (1633–1669), Spanish painter
• Juan Carlos Sánchez Frías (born 1956), Argentine-Bolivian footballer
• Julio Daniel Frías (born 1979), Mexican footballer
• Ligia Elena Hernández Frías (born 1985), Venezuelan pageant titleholder
• Luis Frías (baseball) (born 1998), Dominican baseball player
• Luiz Frias (born 1964), Brazilian chairman of the board of directors of Grupo Folha
• Maguilaura Frias (born 1997), Peruvian volleyball player
• Mário Frias (born 1971), Brazilian telenovela actor
• Mariangela Soleil Frias Trinidad (born 1986), known as Panky Trinidad, Filipina singer
• Octávio Frias de Oliveira (1912–2007), Brazilian businessman and CEO of Grupo Folha
• Otávio Frias Filho (1957–2018), Brazilian editorial director of Grupo Folha
• Paula Frías Allende (1963–1992), Chilean humanitarian
• Pepe Frías (born 1948), Dominican baseball player
• Ramón Ortega y Frías (1825–1883), Spanish writer
• Refugio Pérez Frías (1913–1993), known as Isabela Corona, Mexican actress
• Ricardo Rojas Frías (born 1955), Cuban boxer
• Roberto Gutiérrez Frías (born 1962), known as El Dandy, Mexican wrestler
• Tomás Frías Ametller (1804–1884), Bolivian president
• Tony Frias (born 1979), American footballer
• Victor Frias Pablaza (1956–2005), Chilean chess master
• Xavier Romero Frías (born 1954), Catalan Spanish writer and scholar