Mendez


Méndez is a common Spanish surname to all of Germanic origin, originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Mendo, Menendo, or Mem. A longer form sharing the same root is Menéndez, while the Portuguese form is Mendes. Méndez may refer to:

General

  • Ana G. Méndez, Puerto Rican educator
  • Ángel Rivero Méndez, Puerto Rican soldier, writer, journalist and businessman
  • Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Cuban cosmonaut
  • Emilio Méndez Pérez, Spanish physicist
  • Jonna Mendez,, American CIA official
  • Juan E. Méndez, Argentine lawyer and academic
  • Miguel A. García Méndez, Puerto Rican businessman, lawyer, statesman and banker
  • Tony Mendez, American CIA officer
  • Willians Mendez Suarez, Cuban Anglican bishop

    Arts

  • Antonio Tobias Mendez, American sculptor
  • Conny Méndez, Venezuelan composer, singer, writer, caricaturist and actress
  • Dalila Paola Méndez, American artist
  • Denny Méndez, Dominican model and actress
  • DJ Méndez, Chilean-Swedish producer, singer and DJ
  • Erica Mendez, American anime dubbing actor
  • Francisco Méndez, Guatemalan poet and short-story writer
  • Gaspar Méndez, Spanish architect of Badajoz
  • Greta Mendez, Trinidadian dancer, choreographer and carnivalist
  • Lester Mendez, American record producer and songwriter
  • Lucía Méndez, Mexican actress and singer
  • Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez, Brazilian Catholic priest and patriarch
  • Marco Méndez, Mexican actor
  • Martin Mendez, Uruguayan musician
  • Nora Méndez, Salvadoran poet
  • Rafael Méndez, American musician and composer
  • Rebeca Mendez, American artist and designer
  • Ryan Mendez, American musician
  • Tomás Méndez, Mexican composer and singer

    Politics and military

  • Aparicio Méndez, Uruguayan politician
  • Casto Méndez Núñez, Spanish military naval officer
  • Eulalia Jiménez Méndez, Mexican revolutionary
  • Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio, Spanish politician and art collector
  • Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, Spanish politician
  • Juan N. Méndez, Mexican general and politician
  • Louis Gonzaga Mendez Jr., American army officer
  • Manuel A. Garcia Mendez, Puerto Rican businessman, lawyer and politician
  • Gonzalo Méndez de Cancio, Governor of Spanish Florida
  • Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez, Panamanian politician and President
  • Miguel Abadía Méndez, Colombian politician
  • Nicanor Costa Méndez, Argentine politician
  • Olga A. Méndez, Puerto Rican politician
  • Rafael de Nogales Méndez, Venezuelan mercenary
  • Rosie Méndez, American politician
  • Santiago Méndez, Mexican politician
  • Sylvia Mendez, American civil rights activist
  • Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez, Mexican politician

    Sports

  • Alexis Méndez, Venezuelan track and road cyclist
  • AJ Mendez, American actress, author and professional wrestler better known as AJ Lee
  • Bruno Méndez, Uruguayan footballer
  • Carlos Méndez , Venezuelan baseball player
  • Donaldo Méndez, American baseball player
  • Edison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
  • Federico Méndez, Argentine rugby player
  • Gabriel Mendez, Australian footballer
  • Gustavo Méndez, Uruguayan footballer
  • Gustavo Méndez , Uruguayan football referee
  • Héctor Méndez , Argentine boxer
  • Héctor Méndez, Argentine rugby football player and coach
  • José Méndez, American baseball player and manager
  • Juan Mendez, American basketball player
  • Judith Méndez, Dominican Republic heptathlete
  • Limberg Méndez, Bolivian football player
  • Mayte Méndez, Spanish basketball coach
  • Mario Méndez
  • Mario Méndez
  • Norberto Doroteo Méndez, Argentine footballer
  • Rómulo Méndez, Guatemalan football referee
  • Ronald Méndez, Venezuelan volleyball player
  • Ryan Mendez, American basketball player
  • Sebas Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
  • Sebastián Méndez, Argentine footballer