Aponte is a surname from Galician and Portuguese: from a misdivision of Daponte, a topographic name from da ponte 'from the bridge'. It may refer to:
People Ana Mercedes Aponte, Venezuelan politician Carlos Aponte (1939–2008), Colombian footballer Christopher Aponte, American ballet dancer Edwin David Aponte (born 1957), American historian and theologian Gabriel Cano de Aponte (1665–1733), Spanish soldier and Royal Governor of Chile Gianluigi Aponte (born 1940), Italian businessman Javier Aponte Dalmau, Puerto Rican politician José Aponte (disambiguation), several people Luis Aponte (born 1953), Venezuelan baseball player Luis Aponte Martínez (1922–2012), Puerto Rican Catholic cardinal Manuel Alejandro Aponte Gómez (1974–2014), Mexican drug cartel leader Mari Carmen Aponte (born 1946), American attorney and politician Mike Aponte, American blackjack player Ricardo Aponte (born c. 1949), United States Air Force general Rick Aponte (born 1956), Dominican Republic baseball coach Sergio Aponte Polito, Mexican Army general Sylvia Rodríguez Aponte, Puerto Rican politician