Rodrigues (surname)
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Rodrigues is a common surname in the Portuguese language. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Rodrigo or Son of Rui. Its Spanish equivalent is Rodríguez.
It may refer to:
- Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese Fado singer
- Américo de Deus Rodrigues Thomaz, Portuguese admiral and politician
- Benjamin Olinde Rodrigues, French mathematician
- Carmona Rodrigues, Portuguese politician
- Diogo Rodrigues, Portuguese explorer
- Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, Portuguese politician
- Ernesto Rodrigues, Portuguese composer
- Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian politician
- Francisco Rodrigues Lobo, Portuguese poet
- Guilherme Rodrigues, Portuguese jazz musician
- Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca, Brazilian politician
- Jan Rodrigues, the first free black man to live in New York City
- João Rodrigues Cabrilho, Portuguese explorer
- João Rodrigues de Castelo Branco, known as Amato Lusitano, Portuguese physician
- Keri Rodrigues, American talk show host
- Manuel Sarmento Rodrigues, Portuguese marine official, colonist and professor
- Mônica Rodrigues, Brazilian volleyball player
- Nélson Rodrigues, Brazilian writer
- Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires, Cape Verdean politician
- Rodrigues Ottolengui, American writer and dentist.
- Simão Rodrigues, Portuguese Jesuit
- Sunith Francis Rodrigues, Indian military and politician
- Urbano Tavares Rodrigues, Portuguese writer
- Vasco Rodrigues Santana, Portuguese actor