title: Canessa
text: # Canessa
  
  Canessa is a surname of Italian origin. Notable people with the name include:
  
  * Alessio Canessa (born 1999), Italian football player
  * Julio Canessa (1925–2015), Chilean military and political figure
  * Julio Canessa (footballer) (born 1958), Uruguayan football player
  * Marta Canessa (born 1936), Uruguayan historian, academic and writer, as well as former First Lady of Uruguay
  * Pino Canessa (1907–2001), Italian sports sailor
  * Roberto Canessa (born 1953), Uruguayan air crash survivor and political figure
  * Stephen Canessa (born 1980), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
  