Kaunda is an African surname that may refer to the following notable people: Betty Kaunda (1928–2012), First Lady of Zambia, wife of Kenneth Billy Kaunda, Government minister of Malawi John Kaunda, Zambian football goalkeeper Kenneth Kaunda (1924–2021), first president of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality Mxolisi Kaunda (born 1972), South African politician Philemon Kaunda, Zambian football player Simon Vuwa Kaunda, Malawian politician Tilyenji Kaunda (born 1954), Zambian politician, son of Kenneth Yolanda Kaunda (born 1980), Malawian aviator