Mendez

• Méndez (in the Spanish form) or Mendes (in the Portuguese form) is a common surname. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Mendo or Son of Mem. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
  • Abraham Pereira Mendes (1825–1893), English rabbi and educator
  • Ana G. Méndez (1908–1997), educator
  • Ángel Rivero Méndez (1856–1930), soldier, writer, journalist and businessman credited for the "Kola Champagne" soft drink
  • António Rosa Mendes (born 1954), professor of Algarve University
  • 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
  • Carlos Mendes (born 1980), American soccer defender
  • Carlos Méndez (born 1974), former Major League Baseball first baseman and designated hitter
  • Catulle Mendès (1841–1909), French poet and man of letters
  • Chico Mendes (1944–1988), Brazilian environmental activist
  • Cleiton Mendes Dos Santos (born 1978), Brazilian football midfielder
  • Conny Méndez (1898–1979), composer, singer, writer, caricaturist and actress
  • Daniel Mendes, Brazilian football player
  • David Mendes da Silva (born 1982), Dutch footballer
  • Denny Méndez (born 1978), former beauty queen turned model and actress
  • Donaldo Méndez (born 1978), former Major League Baseball shortstop
  • Duarte Mendes (born 1947), Portuguese captain and singer
  • Edison Méndez (born 1979), Ecuadorian football midfielder
  • Elvira Mendes (c. 996–1022), Queen of Léon
  • Emanuel Mendez da Costa (1717–1791), English botanist, naturalist, philosopher, and collector of notes, manuscripts and anecdotes
  • Eva Mendes (born 1974), American actress
  • Federico Méndez (born 1972), Argentine rugby union footballer
  • Felix Mendez, film/television producer and director
  • Fernão Mendes Pinto (c. 1509–1583), Portuguese adventurer, explorer and writer
  • Fernando Mendes, Portuguese comedian
  • Francisco Mendes (1939–1978), Guinea-Bissau politician
  • Francisco Méndez (1907–1962), Guatemalan poet and short-story writer
  • Gabriel Mendez (born 1973), former Australian football (soccer) player
  • Gaspar Méndez de Haro (1629–1687), Spanish politician and art collector
  • Gustavo Méndez (born 1971), Uruguayan football (soccer) player
  • Gustavo Méndez (referee) (born 1967), Uruguayan football (soccer) referee
  • Héctor Méndez (1897–?), Argentine welterweight professional boxer
  • Henry Pereira Mendes (1852–1937), American rabbi
  • Ian Mendes (born 1976), 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) a.k.a. Amadeus of Portugal
  • José Fernando Ferreira Mendes (born 1965), Portuguese physicist
  • José Méndez (1887–1928), Cuban right-handed pitcher and manager
  • José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883–1965), Portuguese military and politician
  • Juan Mendez (basketball) (born 1981), professional basketball player
  • Juan E. Méndez (born 1944), Argentine lawyer and academic
  • Juan N. Méndez (1820–1894), Mexican general and Liberal politician
  • Junior Mendes (born 1976), professional footballer
  • Lester Mendez, record producer and songwriter
  • 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 Roman Catholic bishop
  • Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez, patriarch of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
  • Luís Marques Mendes (born 1957), Portuguese politician
  • Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos (died 1623)
  • Manuel A. Garcia Mendez, businessman, lawyer and politician
  • Manuel Mendes (c. 1547–1605), Portuguese composer and teacher of the Renaissance
  • Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez (1905–1990), President of Panama
  • Marco Méndez (born 1976), Mexican actor
  • Mario Méndez (born 1979), Mexican football defender and midfielder
  • Martin Mendez (born 1978), Uruguayan bass guitar player
  • Miguel Abadía Méndez (1867–1947), Colombian politician
  • Miguel A. García Méndez (1902–1998) a.k.a. "El Pitirre", businessman, lawyer, statesman and banker
  • Murilo Mendes (1901–1975), Brazilian poet
  • Nathan J. Mendes (Born 1983), United States Coast Guard Petty Officer, Informations Systems Technician. Basket baller.
  • Nicanor Costa Méndez, Argentine Foreign Secretary during the Falklands War
  • Norberto Doroteo Méndez (1923–1998), former Argentine football striker
  • Olga A. Méndez (born 1926), Puerto Rican politician
  • Paulo Mendes da Rocha (born 1928), Brazilian architect
  • Pedro Mendes (born 1979), Portuguese footballer
  • Pierre Mendès-France (1907–1982), French politician
  • Rafael Alfonso Umaña Mendez (1908–1994) a.k.a. Umaña, artist
  • Rafael Méndez (1906–1981), virtuoso solo trumpeter
  • Rafael de Nogales Méndez (1879–1936) a.k.a. Rafael Inchauspe Méndez, Venezuelan military mercenary
  • Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (1855–1927), Brazilian philosopher and mathematician
  • Rebeca Mendez, artist and designer
  • Rodrigo Mendes (born 1975), Brazilian football player
  • Rómulo Méndez (born 1938), retired Guatemalan football referee
  • Rosie Méndez, New York-based Democratic Party politician
  • Ryan Mendez (basketball)
  • Ryan Mendez (guitarist)
  • Sam Mendes (born 1965), British stage and film director
  • Sandro Mendes (born 1977), football (soccer) midfielder
  • Santiago Méndez (1790–1870), governor of Yucatán
  • Sara Mendes da Costa (born c. 1966)
  • Sebastián Méndez (born 1977), Argentime football central defender
  • Sérgio Mendes (born 1941), Brazilian musician
  • Simon Mendes da Costa, playwright
  • Sylvia Mendez (born 1936), American civil rights activist
  • Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (1848–1936), Mexican governor of Veracruz
  • Tiago Mendes (born 1981), Portuguese footballer
  • Tomás Méndez, Mexican composer/singer of Mexican and ranchera music
  • Tony Mendes (born 1977), American professional bull rider
  • Tony Mendez, former CIA technical operations officer

• Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, Brazil
• Mendez, Cavite, is also a municipality in the Philippines
• Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil