Arango is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Alfredo Arango (footballer) (1945–2005), Colombian footballer Alicia Arango (born 1958), Colombian politician and businesswoman Andrés Pastrana Arango (born 1954), President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002 Ángel Arango (1926–2013), Cuban science fiction writer Carlos Arango (1928–2014), Colombian footballer Carlos Arango Vélez (1897–1974), Colombian politician Celso Arango (born 1968), Spanish psychiatrist Cristian Arango (born 1995), Colombian footballer Daniel Arango, Colombian-born American artist Débora Arango (1907–2005), Colombian artist Emiliana Arango (born 2000), Colombian tennis player Fermín Arango (1874–1962), Spanish-Argentine painter Gonzalo Arango (1931–1976), Colombian poet, journalist, and philosopher Graciela Arango de Tobón (1931–2000), Colombian songwriter Jaime Jaramillo Arango (1897–1962), Colombian academic, diplomat, and politician Jerónimo Arango (1927–2020), Mexican businessman Johan Arango (born 1991), Colombian footballer Jorge Arango (1917–2007), Colombian-born US architect Juan Arango (born 1980), Venezuelan footballer Juan Andrés Arango (born 1976), Colombian-Canadian film director Julián Arango (born 1969), Colombian television actor Julio Arango (born 1950), Colombian swimmer Julio Franco Arango (1914−1980), Colombian Roman Catholic bishop Octavio Betancourt Arango (1928–2017), Colombian Roman Catholic prelate Oscar Arango (born 1965), Colombian fencer Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango (1899–1969), President of Panama from 1941 to 1945 Roberto Arango, Cuban American politician Rogelio Arango (born 1959), Colombian racing cyclist Salvador Arango (born 1944), Colombian sculptor Silvio Arango (born 1988), Colombian footballer Tim Arango, American journalist