Mendez
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- Mendez (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:
- Aristides Sousa Mendes, Portuguese diplomat and Righteous Among The Nations.
- Chico Mendes, Brazilian environmental activist.
- Eva Mendes, American actress.
- Fernão Mendes Pinto, Portuguese adventurer, explorer and writer.
- Fernando Mendes, Portuguese comedian.
- Hector Mendez, Canadian boxer
- José Fernando Ferreira Mendes, Portugese physicist
- José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese military and politician.
- Miguel Abadia Mendez, Colombian politician.
- Murilo Mendes, Brazilian poet.
- Pedro Mendes, Portugese footballer
- Pierre Mendès-France, French politician.
- Sam Mendes, British stage and film director.
- Sergio Mendes, Brazilian musician.
- Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer.
- Mendez, Cavite, is also a municipality in the Philippines