Cortese is a surname of Italian origin. Notable people with the surname are as follows:

• Anthony Cortese (born 1947), US environmental scientist
• Bob Cortese (born 1943), US college football coach
• Cristoforo Cortese (c. 1399–1445), Venetian miniaturist and illuminator
• Dan Cortese (born 1967), US actor
• David D. Cortese (born 1956), US political figure (Santa Clara County, California Supervisor)
• Deena Cortese (born 1987), American television personality, Jersey Shore
• Domenico Tarcisio Cortese (1931-2011), Roman Catholic Bishop of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea
• Dominic L. Cortese (born 1932), US political figure (California state legislator 1980–96)
• Domenico Tarcisio Cortese (1931–2011), Roman Catholic bishop of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea
• Enrico Cortese (born 1985), Italian footballer
• Federico Cortese, music director of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra
• Franco Cortese (1903–1986), Italian auto racing driver
• Genevieve Cortese (born 1981), US television actress
• Giovanni Andrea Cortese (1483–1548), Italian cardinal and monastic reformer
• Guido Cortese (1908–1964), Italian lawyer and politician
• Giulio Cesare Cortese (1570–1640), Italian writer
• Guillaume Courtois (1628–1679), French-born artist who flourished in Rome, where he was known as Guglielmo Cortese
• Isabella Cortese (fl. 1561), Italian alchemist and writer of the Renaissance
• Joe Cortese (born 1948), US actor
• Laura Cortese (f. 1990s–2000s), US musician
• Leonardo Cortese (1916–1984), Italian film actor and director
• Leone Cortese (died 1496), Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Acerra
• Matias Cortese (born 1985), Argentine rugby union player
• Nicola Cortese (born 1968), Italian banker
• Nicolò Cortese (1907-1934), Roman Catholic parish priest and director for the Il Messaggero di Sant'Antonio magazine in Padua before and during World War II, Servant of God
• Pete Cortese (f. 1990s–2000s), US musician
• Rita Cortese (born 1949), Argentine actress and singer
• Sandro Cortese (born 1990), German motorcycle racer
• Shane Cortese (born 1968), New Zealand actor and singer
• Valentina Cortese (1923–2019), Italian actress

See also[edit]

• Cortesi (disambiguation)
• Cortes (surname)
• Cortese List, Californian planning document about the location of hazardous materials release sites