Cortez

The name Cortez may refer to:

People

• Antawn Cortez Jamison (born 1976), Professional NBA power forward
• Dave "Baby" Cortez (born 1938), American pop music and R&B musician
• Gregorio Cortez (1875–1916), Mexican folk hero
• Hernán Cortés (or Hernando Cortés) (1485–1547), Spanish conquistador
• Jayne Cortez (born 1936), American poet
• José Cortéz (born May 1975), professional NFL place-kicker
• Page Cortez (born 1961), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafayette
• Paul E. Cortez, American soldier convicted of war crimes
• Raul Cortez (1932–2006), Brazilian actor
• Ricardo Cortez (1899–1977), silent film star

Fictional

• Ana Lucia Cortez, a character from the American Broadcasting Company's popular TV drama, Lost
• Cortez, alias Manny Chavez (Red Kin), a fictional character from The Longest Journey and Dreamfall
• Cortez the Pirate King from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• Fabian Cortez, a Marvel Comics supervillain
• Sergeant Cortez, protagonist of the TimeSplitters video game series
• Ian Cortez, a Cuban intelligence agent working for the Colombian Cartel in the novel/film Clear And Present Danger

Places

• The Sea of Cortez, another name for the Gulf of California
• United States:
  • Cortez, California, an unincorporated community in Merced County
  • Cortez, Colorado, a city and county seat of Montezuma County
  • Cortez, Florida, a census-designated place

Other uses

• Cortez, alias of trance music duo Agnelli & Nelson
• Cortez Motor Home, a Class-A motor coach made in the U.S. from 1963-1979
• Nike Cortez, a type of running shoe

See also

• Cortes