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
- Mikayla Mendez (born 1980), American pornographic actress
- 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
Places
- Cândido Mendes, city in Maranhão, Brazil
- Mendez, municipality in Cavite, Philippines
- Mendes, municipality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil