Jacob Candelaria (born 1987), American politician and attorney
John Candelaria (born 1953), American baseball pitcher
Luis Candelaria (1892–1963), Argentine military aviator, who completed the first air crossing of the Andes in 1918
Nash Candelaria (1928–2016), American author
Richard G. Candelaria (1922–2024), American WWII fighter ace
Places
Candelaria, Misiones, Misiones Province
Candelaria, San Luis, a village and municipality in San Luis Province
La Candelaria, Catamarca, a village and municipality in Catamarca Province
La Candelaria, Salta, a village and rural municipality in Salta Province
Candelária Church, a historical church in Rio de Janeiro
Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul
Candelaria mine, a copper deposit in Atacama Region
Candelaria, Valle del Cauca
Candelaria, Atlántico
La Candelaria, Bogotá, a historic neighborhood in Bogotá
Candelaria, Cuba, Artemisa Province
Candelaria, Cuscatlán
Candelaria de la Frontera
Candelaria Caves, a natural cave system in the municipalities of Chisec and Raxruha
Candelaria, Lempira
Candelaria Municipality, Campeche
Candelaria railway station, a Tren Maya station
Candelaria Loxicha
Candelaria metro station, a station on the Mexico City Metro
Candelaria, Quezon
Candelaria station (PNR), a railway station that is part of the PNR South Long Haul project
Candelaria, Zambales
Candelária (Madalena), a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena, island of Pico, Azores
Candelária (Ponta Delgada), a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, island of São Miguel, Azores
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Candelaria, Lajas, Puerto Rico, a barrio
Candelaria, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, a barrio
Candelaria, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, a barrio
Candelaria, Tenerife, a municipality in the island of Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
Candelaria, Texas, Presidio County
Candelaria, Nevada, a mining ghost town