Pinochet is a French surname. It is also the name of a family in Chile. Notable people with the surname include:

First surname Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006), military dictator of Chile in 1973–1990 Gregorio Pinochet (1849–1899), Chilean journalist and politician Lucia Pinochet (born 1943), Chilean teacher, daughter of Augusto Pinochet Rafael Pinochet (1898–1989), Chilean politician Ruperto Pinochet (1896–1963), Chilean agriculturist and politician Tancredo Pinochet (1880–1957), Chilean writer and politician, son of Isabel Le Brun de Pinochet

Second surname Eulogio Robles Pinochet (1831–1891), Chilean Army officer Ramón Silva Pinochet (, Chilean politician

Marital surname Isabel Le Brun de Pinochet (1845–1930), Chilean educationist Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet (1923–2021), wife of Augusto Pinochet Silvia Araya de Pinochet (1930–2021), Chilean-born Canadian painter

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