Gomes
Appearance
Gomes is a common Portuguese and Old Galician surname. It derived from the given name Gomes, which derived from the Visigothic word guma, meaning "man".
Its Spanish equivalent is Gómez.
Notable people
A–E
- Al Gomes (born 1960), American music producer, music industry strategist, and songwriter
- Albert Gomes (1911–1978), Trinidad and Tobago politician, labour leader and author
- Albino Gomes (born 1994), Indian footballer
- Ana Gomes (born 1954), Portuguese politician
- André Gomes (born 1993), Portuguese footballer
- Angel Gomes (born 2000), English footballer
- Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896), Brazilian composer
- António Gomes Leal (1848–1921), Portuguese poet
- Anthony Gomes (born 1970), Canadian musician
- Bruno Gomes (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
- Chandima Gomes (born 1966), Sri Lankan Sinhala Malaysian engineer, physicist and writer
- Chico (footballer, born 1988), full name Francisco Miguel Franco Antunes Gomes, Portuguese footballer
- Chiquinho Baiano (born 1980), full name Francisco Gomes de Andrade Junior (born 1980), Brazilian footballer.
- Ciro Gomes (born 1957), Brazilian politician, lawyer and academic
- Diogo Gomes (c. 1420–1500), Portuguese navigator and explorer
- Eduardo Gomes (1896–1981), Brazilian soldier and politician
- Egas Gomes de Sousa(1035 -?), Portuguese noble,lord of the house of Felgueiras and Sousa
F–M
- Fernão Gomes (15th century), Portuguese explorer and merchant
- Fernando Gomes, several people
- Francis Anthony Gomes (1931–2011), Bangladeshi Roman Catholic bishop
- Francisco Gomes da Rocha, (1745–1808), Brazilian composer
- Francisco Gomes de Amorim, (1827–1891), Portuguese poet and Dramatist
- Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914–2001), Portuguese military officer and politician, the 15th President of the Portuguese Republic
- Francisco Dias Gomes (1745–1795), Portuguese poet and literary critic
- Francisco Luís Gomes, (1829–1869), Indo-Portuguese physician, writer, historian, economist, politician
- Ed Gomes (1936–2020), American politician
- Gomes (footballer, born 1956), Édson Gomes Bonifácio, Brazilian footballer
- Gomes da Costa (footballer), (1919–1987), former Portuguese footballer
- Gomes de Sequeira (16th century), Portuguese explorer
- Gomes Eanes de Zurara (c. 1410–1474), Portuguese chronicler
- Gomes Echigues (1010–1065),Medieval knight,lord of Felgueiras and Governor of the District of Entre-Douro-e-Minho
- Harold Gomes (born 1933), American boxer
- Heurelho Gomes (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
- Jessica Gomes (born 1984), Australian model
- Jonny Gomes (born 1980), American baseball player
- José Alencar Gomes da Silva (1931–2011), Brazilian politician
- Larry Gomes (born 1953), Trinidadian cricketer
- Manoel Gomes (born 1969),Manoel Jardim Gomes,Brazilian singer and composer
- Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860–1941), Portuguese politician and president of Portugal
- Manuel Gomes da Costa (1863–1929), Portuguese army officer, politician and president of Portugal
- Marcelo Gomes (dancer) (born 1979), Brazilian ballet dancer
- Mário Centeno, full name Mário José Gomes de Freitas Centeno (born 1966), Portuguese economist and politician
- Miguel Gomes (fencer) (born 1972), Portuguese fencer
N–Z
- Nácia Gomes (1925–2011), Cape Verdean singer
- Nádia Gomes (born 1996), Portuguese footballer
- Nito Gomes (born 2002), Bissau-Guinean footballer
- Nuno Gomes (born 1976), Portuguese footballer
- Nuno Gomes (diver) (20th/21st century), Portuguese-born South African Scuba Diver
- Peter J. Gomes (1942–2011), American clergyman
- Pedro Gomes (triathlete) (born 1983), Portuguese triathlete
- Ralph Gomes (1937–2020), Guyanese track and field athlete
- Ryan Gomes (born 1982), American basketball player
- Soeiro Pereira Gomes (1909–1949), Portuguese writer
- Steve Anthony (born 1959 as Stephen Anthony Gomes), Canadian broadcaster
- Sumana Gomes (born 1968), Sri Lankan cinema actress
- Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (1868–1966), Brazilian politician and president of Brazil
- Weasley Gomes de Olivera (born 1962), Brazilian footballer
- Yan Gomes (born 1987), Brazilian American baseball player
Institutions
- Dr Francisco Luis Gomes District Library, the major library in the district of South Goa, Goa, India
- Gomes Elementary School, a school in Fremont, California
Places
- Pedro Gomes, a municipality in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
See also