Miranda (surname)
This article is about the surname Miranda. For the given name, see Miranda (given name). For other uses, see Miranda.
Miranda is a Portuguese and Spanish languages surname
It may refer to:
Politicians
- Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan revolutionary who is regarded as a forerunner of Simon Bolivar and other revolutionaries
- Roxana Miranda (born 1967), candidate for president of Chile
- João Bernardo de Miranda, Angolan politician and diplomat
- Rafael Cancel Miranda (born 1930), is a political activist, member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party.
- Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda(1865 – 1925), Mexican eccentric who was famous for being a perennial presidential candidat.
Arts and entertainment
- Aurora Miranda, Brazilian singer and motion picture star, sister of Carmen Miranda
- Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian singer and motion picture star, popularly known for wearing fruit headdresses
- Carlo Miranda - Italian mathematician
- Jesús Alberto Miranda Perez, Venezuelan singer
- Isa Miranda - Italian soubrette
- Isabel Miranda de Wallace (1951-) Mexican social activist
- Ismael Miranda (1950-), Portorican salsa singer
- Juan Carreño de Miranda, Spanish painter (1614–1685)
- Juan García de Miranda (1677–1749), Spanish painter of the baroque period, a disciple of Juan Delgado and appointed Painter to the King
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor, composer and lyricist
- Pedro Rodriguez de Miranda (1696–1766) Spanish painter of the late-Baroque period, nephew of Juan Garcia de Miranda, and related to several other de Miranda artists
- Pia Miranda (b. 1973), Australian actress
- Pio Miranda, fictional character in Jose Ignacio Cabrujas drama El Dia que me Quieras
- Rodolfo Rodriguez Miranda, Venezuelan musical and records manager.
- Ronaldo Miranda, Brazilian composer
- Ricardo Miranda, Bajista Escuadron8
Sports
- Edison Miranda, Colombian boxer
- Gonzalo Miranda, Chilean track and road cyclist
- Miguel Ángel Miranda, Venezuelan boxer
- Patricia Miranda, American wrestler
Footballers
- Gabriel Miranda (born 1968), Venezuelan
- Enílton Menezes de Miranda (born 1977), Brazilian
- George Miranda dos Santos, Brazilian
- João Miranda de Souza Filho, Brazilian
- José Ely de Miranda, Brazilian
- Leandro Costa Miranda (born 1983), Brazilian
- Leandro Gil Miranda da Silva, Brazilian
- Luís Mário Miranda da Silva, Brazilian
- Marcos Miranda, (born 1991) Brazilian
- Rafael Miranda da Conceição (born 1984), Brazilian
- Richard Garcia Miranda (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
- Roberto Miranda, Brazilian
Other occupations
- Ernesto Miranda, defendant and appellant of Miranda v. Arizona, the case that was the basis of the Miranda warning
- Eurico Miranda, president of Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
- Giovanni Miranda (16th century), Italian Hispanist and grammarian
- Rafael Simoes Miranda, Brazilian Designer
- José Luis de Jesús Miranda, Cult leader, Messiah claimant, founder of Creciendo en Gracia (Growing in Grace International Ministry)
- Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez, Mexican clergyman
- David Miranda, partner of political commentator Glenn Greenwald
- Ruben Dario Miranda, cardinal of Mexico City
- Mario João Carlos do Rosario de Brito Miranda, ComIH (2 May 1926 – 11 December 2011), popularly known as Mario Miranda or Mario de Miranda