Mendes (name)

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Mendes (disambiguation).

Mendes is a common Portuguese and Galician surname. Origin: Germanic patronym (Son of Menendus, later Son of Mem ).

People

General

• António Lopes Mendes (1835–1894), Portuguese explorer and writer
• António Rosa Mendes (1954-2013), Portuguese academic
• Benjamin Mendes da Costa (1803–1868), English merchant and philanthropist
• Emanuel Mendes da Costa (1717–1791), English botanist, naturalist, philosopher
• Fernão Mendes Pinto (c. 1509–1583), Portuguese adventurer, explorer and writer
• Ian Mendes (born 1976), Canadian sports broadcaster
• Isabel Mendes Lopes (born 1982), Portuguese politician
• Jacob Mendes Da Costa (born 1833–1900), American surgeon
• José Fernando Ferreira Mendes (born 1965), Portuguese physicist
• Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos (died 1623), Portuguese Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
• Moses da Costa (full name Moses Mendes da Costa; died 1747), English banker
• Pedro Pedrosa Mendes, Portuguese scientist
• Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (1855–1927), Brazilian philosopher and mathematician
• Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510-1569), prominent Portuguese Jewish philanthropist, businesswoman and Zionist

Arts

• Alfred Mendes (1897-1991), Trinidadian novelist
• Bob Mendes (1928–2021), Belgian accountant and writer of detective stories
• Camila Mendes (born 1994), American actress
• Catulle Mendès (1841–1909), French poet
• Eva Mendes (born 1974), American actress, model, singer and homeware and clothing designer
• Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes (born 2003), American-British actor, known professionally as Joe Anders
• Louis Mendes (born 1940), American photographer
• Manuel Mendes (c. 1547–1605), Portuguese composer
• Matthieu Mendès (born 1982), French singer, songwriter, music producer and musician guitarist
• Murilo Mendes (1901–1975), Brazilian poet
• Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928–2021), Brazilian architect
• Sam Mendes (born 1965), British stage and film director
• Sara Mendes da Costa (born c. 1966), British voice actress
• Sérgio Mendes (1941–2024), Brazilian musician
• Shawn Mendes (born 1998), Canadian musician
• Simon Mendes da Costa, British playwright

Politics and military

• Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885–1954), Portuguese diplomat and Righteous Among The Nations
• Chico Mendes (1944–1988), Brazilian environmental activist
• Duarte Mendes (born 1947), Portuguese captain and singer
• Elvira Mendes (c. 996–1022), Queen of Léon
• Francisco Mendes (1939–1978), Guinea-Bissau politician
• Idalino Manuel Mendes, Angolan politician
• José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883–1965), Portuguese military and politician
• Luís Filipe Castro Mendes (born 1950), Portuguese politician
• Luís Marques Mendes (born 1957), Portuguese politician
• Pierre Mendès-France (1907–1982), French politician

Religion

• Abraham Pereira Mendes (1825–1893), English rabbi and educator
• Henry Pereira Mendes (1852–1937), American rabbi
• Isaac P. Mendes (1853–1904), Jamaican-American rabbi
• João Mendes de Silva (1420–1482) known as Amadeus of Portugal, Portuguese beatified Franciscan friar
• Luciano Mendes de Almeida (1930–2006), Brazilian Jesuit priest and bishop
• Wanigamuni Miguel Mendes Wimalarathna (1823–1890), Sri Lankan Sinhala Buddhist orator
• Frederick de Sola Mendes (1850–1927), American rabbi and writer

Sports

• Carlos Mendes (soccer) (born 1980), United States footballer
• Cleiton Mendes Dos Santos (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
• Daniel Mendes (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
• David Mendes da Silva (born 1982), Dutch footballer
• Elson Mendes (born 2006), Cape Verdean footballer
• Elvis Mendes (born 1997), Cape Verdean footballer
• Isidoro Mendes (born 1951), Brazilian footballer
• Joaquim Mendes da Costa (1911–?) Brazilian footballer
• Joel Mendes (1946–2024), Brazilian footballer
• Jorge Mendes (born 1966), Portuguese football agent
• Junior Mendes (born 1976), English footballer
• Nicole Mendes (born 1997), American softball player
• Pedro Mendes (born 1979), Portuguese footballer
• Rodrigo Mendes (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
• Rosa Mendes (born 1979), ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Milena Roucka
• Sandro Mendes (born 1977), Portuguese footballer
• Scott Mendes (born 1969), American bull rider
• Sebastião Mendes (born 1945), Brazilian footballer
• Sílvio Mendes da Paixão Júnior (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
• Tiago Mendes (born 1981), Portuguese footballer
• Tony Mendes (born 1977), American bull rider

See also

• Benveniste/Mendes family were prominent in 11th to 15th century France, Portugal and Spain.
• Mendis, Sinhala surname which derives from "Mendes"