Mendez/Mendes

Méndez (in the Spanish form) or Mendes (in the Portuguese form) is a common surname, originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Mendo or Son of Mem. It may refer to:

People

General

• Abraham Pereira Mendes (1825–1893), English rabbi and educator
• Alexis Méndez (born 1969), Venezuelan track and road cyclist
• Ana G. Méndez (1908–1997), Puerto Rican educator
• Ángel Rivero Méndez (1856–1930), Puerto Rican soldier, writer, journalist and businessman
• António Rosa Mendes (born 1954), Portuguese academic
• Antonio Tobias Mendez (born 1963), American sculptor
• Aparicio Méndez (1904–1988), Uruguayan politician
• Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885–1954), Portuguese diplomat
• Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born 1942), Cuban cosmonaut
• Aristides Sousa Mendes (1885–1954), Portuguese diplomat and Righteous Among The Nations
• Benjamin Mendes da Costa (1803–1868), English merchant and philanthropist
• Bob Mendes (born 1928), Belgian accountant and writer of detective stories
• Catulle Mendès (1841–1909), French poet
• Cecilia Méndez (1986- ), Argentine fashion model.
• Chico Mendes (1944–1988), Brazilian environmental activist
• Conny Méndez (1898–1979), Venezuelan composer, singer, writer, caricaturist and actress
• Denny Méndez (born 1978), Dominican model and actress
• Duarte Mendes (born 1947), Portuguese captain and singer
• Elvira Mendes (c. 996–1022), Queen of Léon
• Emanuel Mendez da Costa (1717–1791), English naturalist and philosopher
• Eva Mendes (born 1974), American actress
• Felix Mendez, United States film/television producer and director
• Fernão Mendes Pinto (c. 1509–1583), Portuguese adventurer, explorer and writer
• Francisco Mendes (1939–1978), Guinea-Bissau politician
• Francisco Mendez (1937- ), Puertorican poet and trovador
• Francisco Méndez (1907–1962), Guatemalan poet and short-story writer
• Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio (1629–1687), Spanish politician and art collector
• Henry Pereira Mendes (1852–1937), American rabbi
• Ian Mendes (born 1976), Canadian sports broadcaster
• Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (born 1956), Spanish politician
• Jacob Mendes Da Costa (born 1833–1900), American surgeon
• João Mendes de Silva (1420–1482) known as Amadeus of Portugal, Portuguese beatified Franciscan friar
• José Fernando Ferreira Mendes (born 1965), Portuguese physicist
• José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883–1965), Portuguese military and politician
• Juan E. Méndez (born 1944), Argentine lawyer and academic
• Juan N. Méndez (1820–1894), Mexican general and Liberal politician
• Lester Mendez, United States record producer and songwriter
• Limberg Méndez (born 1973), Bolivian football (soccer) player
• Louis Gonzaga Mendez, Jr. (1915–2001), United States Army officer
• Lucía Méndez (born 1951), Mexican actress and singer
• Luciano Mendes de Almeida (1930–2006), Brazilian Jesuit priest and bishop
• Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez, Brazilian Catholic priest and patriarch
• Luís Marques Mendes (born 1957), Portuguese politician
• Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos (died 1623), Portuguese Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
• Manuel A. Garcia Mendez, Puerto Rican businessman, lawyer and politician
• Manuel Mendes (c. 1547–1605), Portuguese composer
• Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez (1905–1990), Panamanian politician and President
• Marco Méndez (born 1976), Mexican actor
• Martin Mendez (born 1978), Uruguayan musician
• Miguel Abadía Méndez (1867–1947), Colombian politician
• Miguel A. García Méndez (1902–1998), Puerto Rican businessman, lawyer, statesman and banker
• Murilo Mendes (1901–1975), Brazilian poet
• Nicanor Costa Méndez, Argentine politician
• Olga A. Méndez (born 1926), Puerto Rican politician
• Paulo Mendes da Rocha (born 1928), Brazilian architect
• Pierre Mendès-France (1907–1982), French politician
• Rafael Alfonso Umaña Mendez (1908–1994) Colobian artist
• Rafael Méndez (1906–1981), United States musician
• Rafael de Nogales Méndez (1879–1936) known as Rafael Inchauspe Méndez, Venezuelan military mercenary
• Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (1855–1927), Brazilian philosopher and mathematician
• Rebeca Mendez, United States artist and designer
• Rosie Méndez, United States politician
• Ryan Mendez, United States musician
• Sam Mendes (born 1965), British stage and film director
• Santiago Méndez (1790–1870), Mexican politician
• Sara Mendes da Costa (born c. 1966), British voice actress
• Sérgio Mendes (born 1941), Brazilian musician
• Simon Mendes da Costa, British playwright
• Sylvia Mendez (born 1936), American civil rights activist
• Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (1848–1936), Mexican politician
• Tomás Méndez, Mexican composer and singer
• Tony Mendez (born 1945), Dancer, Cue Card Boy, Actor, Host
• Tony Mendez, United States CIA officer

Sports

• Carlos Mendes (born 1980), United States footballer
• Carlos Méndez (born 1974), United States baseball player
• Cleiton Mendes Dos Santos (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
• Daniel Mendes, Brazilian footballer
• David Mendes da Silva (born 1982), Dutch footballer
• Donaldo Méndez (born 1978), United States baseball player
• Edison Méndez (born 1979), Ecuadorian footballer
• Federico Méndez (born 1972), Argentine rugby union player
• Gabriel Mendez (born 1973), Australian footballer
• Gustavo Méndez (born 1971), Uruguayan footballer
• Gustavo Méndez (referee) (born 1967), Uruguayan football referee
• Héctor Méndez (1897–?), Argentine boxer
• José Méndez (1887–1928), United States baseball player and manager
• Juan Mendez (born 1981), United States basketball player
• Judith Méndez (born 1981), Dominican Republicis heptathlete
• Junior Mendes (born 1976), English footballer
• Mario Méndez (born 1979), Mexican footballer
• Norberto Doroteo Méndez (1923–1998), Argentine footballer
• Pedro Mendes (born 1979), Portuguese footballer
• Rodrigo Mendes (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
• Rómulo Méndez (born 1938), Guatemalan football referee
• Ronald Méndez (born 1982), Venezuelan volleyball player
• Ryan Mendez, United States basketball player
• Sandro Mendes (born 1977), Portuguese footballer
• Sebastián Méndez (born 1977), Argentime footballer
• Tiago Mendes (born 1981), Portuguese footballer
• Tony Mendes (born 1977), American bull rider

Fiction

• Armando and Diego Mendez, Brothers, and antagonists in the videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Places

• Cândido Mendes, city in Maranhão, Brazil
• Mendez, municipality in Cavite, Philippines
• Mendes, municipality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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