Alvarado is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Angela Alvarado (born 1964), American actress and director, wife of Robi Rosa
- Atilano Cruz Alvarado (1901–?), saint of the Cristero War
- Carlos Alvarado Quesada President of Costa Rica (2018–2022)
- Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau (born 1964), writer
- Daniel Alvarado (1949–2020), Venezuelan actor
- Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras, 16th-century Spanish conquistador
- Isai Alvarado (born 1985), American professional Super Smash Bros. player
- Jorge de Alvarado (died 1540s), y Contreras, conquistador
- José Alvarado (baseball) (born 1995), Venezuelan baseball pitcher
- Jose Alvarado (basketball) (born 1998), American professional basketball player
- Juan Bautista Alvarado (1809–1882), governor of Alta California (1836–1837, 1838–1842)
- Juan Carlos Alvarado (politician), Venezuelan politician
- Juan Carlos Alvarado, Christian pop singer
- Juan Velasco Alvarado (1910–1977), ruler of Peru
- Nicolas Alvarado (born 1944), Panamanian basketball player
- Olga Margarita Alvarado (born 1981), former vice president of Honduras
- Pedro de Alvarado (died 1541), Spanish conquistador and governor of Guatemala
- Pete Alvarado (1920-2003), American animator
- Roberto Alvarado (born 1998), Mexican footballer
- Rosana Alvarado
- Rudecindo Alvarado (1792–1872), Argentine general
- Salvador Alvarado (1880–1924), Mexican politician and soldier
- Trini Alvarado (born 1967), actress
- DJ Trevi (born 1990), born Treavor Alvarado, American actor, director, DJ, music producer, and DP