Mendez

Méndez is a common Spanish surname, originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Mendo or Son of Mem. The Portuguese form is Mendes. Méndez may refer to:

General

Ana G. Méndez (1908–1997), Puerto Rican educator
Ángel Rivero Méndez (1856–1930), Puerto Rican soldier, writer, journalist and businessman
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born 1942), Cuban cosmonaut
Emanuel Mendez da Costa (1717–1791), English naturalist and philosopher
Juan E. Méndez (born 1944), Argentine lawyer and academic
Miguel A. García Méndez (1902–1998), Puerto Rican businessman, lawyer, statesman and banker
Tony Mendez, United States CIA officer

Arts

Antonio Tobias Mendez (born 1963), American sculptor
Cecilia Méndez (born 1986), Argentine fashion model
Conny Méndez (1898–1979), Venezuelan composer, singer, writer, caricaturist and actress
Denny Méndez (born 1978), Dominican model and actress
Felix Mendez, United States film/television producer and director
Francisco Méndez (1907–1962), Guatemalan poet and short-story writer
Gaspar Méndez (fl.1546), Spanish architect of Badajoz
Lester Mendez, United States record producer and songwriter
Lucía Méndez (born 1951), Mexican actress and singer
Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez, Brazilian Catholic priest and patriarch
Marco Méndez (born 1976), Mexican actor
Martin Mendez (born 1978), Uruguayan musician
Rafael Méndez (1906–1981), United States musician
Rebeca Mendez, United States artist and designer
Ryan Mendez (guitarist), United States musician
Tomás Méndez, Mexican composer and singer

Politics and military

Aparicio Méndez (1904–1988), Uruguayan politician
Casto Méndez Núñez (1824–1869), a Spanish military naval officer
Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio (1629–1687), Spanish politician and art collector
Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (born 1956), Spanish politician
Juan N. Méndez (1820–1894), Mexican general and Liberal politician
Louis Gonzaga Mendez, Jr. (1915–2001), United States Army officer
Manuel A. Garcia Mendez, Puerto Rican businessman, lawyer and politician
Gonzalo Méndez de Cancio (c. 1554 – March 31, 1622), Governor of Spanish Florida (1596–1603)
Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez (1905–1990), Panamanian politician and President
Miguel Abadía Méndez (1867–1947), Colombian politician
Nicanor Costa Méndez, Argentine politician
Olga A. Méndez (born 1926), Puerto Rican politician
Rafael de Nogales Méndez (1879–1936) known as Rafael Inchauspe Méndez, Venezuelan military mercenary
Rosie Méndez, United Stapolitician
Santiago Méndez (1790–1870), Mexican politician
Sylvia Mendez (born 1936), American civil rights activist
Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (1848–1936), Mexicans politician

Sports

Alexis Méndez (born 1969), Venezuelan track and road cyclist
April Jeanette Mendez (born 1987), American professional wrestler better known by the ring name AJ Lee
Carlos Méndez (baseball) (born 1974), Venezuelan baseball player
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 (boxer) (1897–1977), Argentine welterweight professional boxer
Héctor Méndez (rugby union), Argentine former rugby union footballer and coach
José Méndez (1887–1928), United States baseball player and manager
Juan Mendez (born 1981), United States basketball player
Judith Méndez (born 1981), Dominican Republic heptathlete
Limberg Méndez (born 1973), Bolivian football (soccer) player
Mario Méndez (Mexican footballer) (born 1979)
Mario Méndez (Panamanian footballer) (born 1977)
Norberto Doroteo Méndez (1923–1998), Argentine footballer
Rómulo Méndez (born 1938), Guatemalan football referee
Ronald Méndez (born 1982), Venezuelan volleyball player
Ryan Mendez (basketball), United States basketball player
Sebastián Méndez (born 1977), Argentine footballer

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