Fernández () is a
Spanish
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surname
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meaning "son of
Fernando
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...
". The Germanic name that it derives from (
Gothic
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: ''Frið-nanð'') means "brave traveler."
The Portuguese version of this surname is
Fernandes
Fernandes is a surname in the Portuguese-speaking countries. The name is a patronymic form of the Portuguese and Spanish personal name ''Fernando''. Fernandes is the 243rd most common surname in the world, the 3rd one in Angola and in São Tom ...
. The Arabized version is ''Ibn Faranda'' and it was used by the
Mozarab
The Mozarabs ( es, mozárabes ; pt, moçárabes ; ca, mossàrabs ; from ar, مستعرب, musta‘rab, lit=Arabized) is a modern historical term for the Iberian Christians, including Christianized Iberian Jews, who lived under Muslim rule in A ...
s and
Muwallads in
Al-Andalus
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. Fernández was on the list of Officers and Sailors in the
First Voyage of Columbus
Between 1492 and 1504, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus led four Spanish transatlantic maritime expeditions of discovery to the Americas. These voyages led to the widespread knowledge of the New World. This breakthrough inaugurated the per ...
. The name is popular in Spanish speaking countries and former colonies. The Anglicization of this surname is Fernandez.
People
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Adrián Fernández
Adrián Fernández Mier (born April 20, 1963 in Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico) is a Mexican former professional race car driver and he was co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team.
Racing career
Early career
Fernández began his career in Mexico by ...
(born 1965), Mexican race car driver
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Adriana Fernández
Adriana Fernández Miranda (born April 4, 1971) is a Mexican long-distance runner.
Fernández was 2nd in 1998, and in 1999, she became the first Mexican woman to win the New York City Marathon in a time of 2:25:06 in a dominant performance by ...
(born 1971), Mexican long-distance runner
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Alberto Fernández (disambiguation) Alberto Fernández (born 1959) is an Argentine politician, President of this country since 10 December 2019
Alberto Fernandez may also refer to:
* Alberto Fernández (footballer, born 1943), Spanish former footballer
*Alberto Fernández de Rosa (bo ...
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Alejandro Fernández (disambiguation) Alejandro Fernández
Alejandro Fernández Abarca (; born 24 April 1971) is a Mexican singer.
Nicknamed as El Potrillo by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million records worldwide, making him one of the most successful Hispanic musi ...
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Alexander Fernandez (disambiguation) Alex Fernandez or Fernandes may refer to:
*Alex Fernandez (actor) (born 1967), American actor
*Alex Fernandez, member of a young detective club from ''Ghostwriter''
*Alex Fernandez (baseball) (born 1969), Cuban-American baseball pitcher
* Alex Fern ...
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Almudena Fernández
Almudena Fernández (born 1 January 1974) is a Spanish model.
Early life
She was born in Benavente, in the province of Zamora.http://i.imgbox.com/PzAPV8mu.jpg
Modeling
Fernández has been the cover girl for fashion magazines such as ''E ...
(born 1977), Spanish fashion model
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Anaelys Fernández
Anaelys Fernández (born December 15, 1979) is a retired discus thrower from Cuba. Her personal best throw is 62.09 metres, achieved on June 13, 2003 in Havana.
Biography
She finished in sixth place at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athl ...
(born 1979), Cuban discus thrower
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Aníbal Fernández
Aníbal Domingo Fernández (born January 9, 1957) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, lawyer, and certified public accountant. Throughout his career, he has remained a close ally to the former Presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina ...
(born 1957), Argentine politician and Interior Minister
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Arran Fernandez
Arran Fernandez (born June 1995) is a British mathematician who, in June 2013, became Senior Wrangler at Cambridge University, aged 18 years and 0 months. He is thought to be the youngest Senior Wrangler ever.
Biography
Prior to university, Fe ...
(born 1995), English home-educated mathematics prodigy
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Augusto Fernández
Augusto Matías Fernández (; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Club career River Plate
Born in Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Fernández was a River Plate youth graduate. He made ...
(born 1986), Argentine football player
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Bel Pozueta Fernández
Maria Isabel Pozueta Fernández (born 21 September 1965) is a Basque sexologist, activist, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
Early life
Pozueta was born on 21 September 1965 in Altsasu, Navarre. She has a degree in ...
(born 1965), Basque politician
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Carlos Fernández (disambiguation) Carlos Fernández may refer to:
* Carlos Fernández (footballer, born 1984), Peruvian footballer
* Carlos Fernández (footballer, born 1996), Spanish footballer
* Carlos Fernández-Pello, Spanish engineer
*Carlos Fernández Shaw
Carlos Fernández S ...
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Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe
Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe (born 20 November 1974 in Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine rugby union player. He last played with English side, Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership. He has also represented Argentina on numerous occasions, incl ...
(born 1974), Argentine rugby union player
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Clarisa Fernández
Clarisa Fernández (born 28 August 1981) is a retired Argentine tennis player.
She is best known for her semifinal appearance at the 2002 French Open, the first Argentine since Sabatini in 1992 to reach that stage. Fernández was ranked 87th i ...
(born 1981), Argentine tennis player
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Clotilde González de Fernández
Clotilde González de Fernández ( Clotilde Mercedes González; married name Clotilde Mercedes González de Fernández Ramos;"Homenaje a doña Clotilde González de Fernández Ramos". ''Diario Primera Edición''. www.primeraedicionweb.com.ar. (in S ...
(1880-1935), Argentine educator, writer
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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the Vice President of Argentina since 2019. She also served as the President ...
(born 1953), Argentine politician and President of Argentina
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Dalixia Fernández
Dalixia Fernández Grasset (born November 26, 1977 in Guantanamo) is a female beach volleyball player from Cuba, who won the gold medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, ...
(born 1977), Cuban beach volleyball player
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Douglas Fernández
Douglas ("Doug") Fernández (born November 22, 1959) is a retired male decathlete from Venezuela. His major achievement was winning the silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer ...
(born 1959), Venezuelan decathlete
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David Negrete Fernández
David Negrete Fernández () was a Mexican colonel who participated in the Mexican Revolution. He was also a musician.
Biography
David fought alongside military officer Felipe Ángeles as a part of ''División del Norte''.
He married Emilia M ...
(born 1883), Mexican colonel
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Emilio Fernández
Emilio "El Indio" Fernández Romo (; 26 March 1904 – 6 October 1986) was a Mexican film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best kn ...
(1904–1986), Mexican actor, screenwriter and director
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Enrique Fernández Arbós
Enrique Fernández Arbós (24 December 1863 – 2 June 1939) was a Spanish violinist, composer and conductor who divided much of his career between Madrid and London. He originally made his name as a virtuoso violinist and later as one of Spain's ...
(1863–1939), Spanish composer
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Enzo Fernández
Enzo Jeremías Fernández (born 17 January 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Argentina national team.
As an academy graduate of River Plate, Fernández made ...
(born 1995), French-Spanish football player
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Federico Fernández (disambiguation) Federico Fernández may refer to:
* Federico Fernández (footballer) (born 1989), Argentine footballer
* Federico Fernández (equestrian) (born 1968), Mexican equestrian
* Federico Fernández Cavada (1831–1871), American Civil War officer
* Fede ...
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Félix Omar Fernández
Félix Omar Fernández Rodríguez (born July 22, 1976) is a retired male track and field athlete. He competed in the Sprint (running), sprints events during his career. He competed for Puerto Rico at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was elimina ...
(born 1976), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
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Fernando Fernández Escribano
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Ge ...
(born 1979), Spanish footballer
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Florentino Fernández (actor)
Florentino José Fernández Román (born 9 November 1972 in Madrid), better known as Florentino Fernández or, simply, Flo, is a Spanish comedian, actor, TV host and showman.
He worked as a security guard before taking part in TV shows like '' ...
(born 1972), Spanish actor, comedian and showman
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Florentino Fernández (boxer)
Florentino "the Ox" Fernández (March 7, 1936 – January 28, 2013) was a Cuban middleweight who fought from 1956 to 1972. His overall record was 50 wins (43 by KO), 16 losses and two draws.
Professional career
Fernandez was born in Santiago ...
(1936–2013), Cuban boxer
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Freddy Fernández (actor)
Alfredo Jesús Fernández Sáenz (January 16, 1934 – May 10, 1995) was a Mexican film and television actor, nicknamed El Pichi.
Fernández was born in Mexico City, the only son of Alfredo Fernández and Elisa Sáenz Rojas. As a youth, he jo ...
, "El Pichi", (1934–1995), Mexican actor
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Freddy Fernández (footballer)
José Freddy Fernández Beita (born February 25, 1974) is a Costa Rican footballer who played as defender.
Club career
Born in Pérez Zeledón, Fernández began playing club football with Municipal Pérez Zeledón at 20 years of age. After s ...
(born 1974), Costa Rican footballer
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Gabriel Fernández (disambiguation) Gabriel Fernández may refer to:
* Gabriel Fernández (basketball) (born 1976), Argentine basketball player
* Gabriel Fernández (footballer, born 1977), Argentine midfielder
* Gabriel Fernández (footballer, born 1992), Argentine defender
* Gabr ...
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Gastón Fernández
Gastón Nicolás Fernández (born 12 October 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his senior club career in Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes.
Club career
Nicknamed ''La ...
(born 1983), Argentine football player
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Gerardo Fernández
Gerardo Luis Fernández (born March 29, 1977) is a former road racing cyclist from Argentina, who was a professional from 2003.
Major achievements
;2005
: 1st, Trophée Joaquim Agostinho
;2007
: 1st, Stage 3, Tour de l'État de Sao Paulo
: ...
(born 1977), Argentine cyclist
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Geovane Fernández
Vagner Giovani "Geovane" Fernández (born July 21, 1982 in Río Branco, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan racing cyclist. In 2015, Fernández won the Uruguayan National Road Race Championships.
Major results
;2003
: 1st Overall Volta Ciclistica de Porto A ...
(born 1982), Uruguayan cyclist
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German Fernandez
German Fernandez (born November 2, 1990) is a retired American professional runner from Riverbank, California, known for his performance in high school and collegiate cross country and track and field. Later he trained under Jerry Schumacher for ...
(born 1990), American middle-distance runner
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Gigi Fernández
Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player.
Fernández won 17 major doubles titles and two Olympic gold medals representing the United States, and reached the world No. 1 ranking in do ...
(born 1964), Puerto Rican tennis player
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Giselle Fernández
Giselle Fernández (born May 15, 1961) is an American television journalist and anchor for Spectrum News 1. Her appearances on network television include reporting and guest anchoring for ''CBS Early Show'', ''CBS Evening News'', ''Today'', and ' ...
(born 1961), American television journalist
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Gregorio Fernández
Gregorio Fernández (April 1576 – 22 January 1636) was a Spanish Baroque sculptor. He belongs to the Castilian school of sculpture, following the style of other great artists like Alonso Berruguete, Juan de Juni, Pompeyo Leoni, and Juan de Arf ...
(1576–1636), Spanish sculptor
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Happy Fernandez
Happy Fernandez (1939 – January 19, 2013) was an American politician. Fernandez was a former Temple University professor. She joined the city council of Philadelphia in 1992 but left on September 28, 1998 to run for mayor.
In 1999, she uns ...
(1939–2013), American politician
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Hendrik Fernandez
Hendrik Fernandez (7 November 1932 – 6 September 2014), sometimes known as Dr. Endi, was an Indonesian politician. He was born in Kupang. He was the governor of East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara ( id, Nusa Tenggara Timur – NTT; pt, Sonda ...
(1932–2014), Indonesian politician
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Ignacio Fernández (born 1990), Argentine footballer
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Isabel Fernández
María Isabel Fernández Suárez (born 10 March 1980) is a Bolivian journalist and politician who served as minister of communication from January to June 2020. Fernández was the final official to serve in that post, with the Ministry of C ...
(born 1980), Bolivian journalist
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Isabel Fernández (judoka)
María Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez (born 1 February 1972) is a Spanish judoka. She is an Olympic champion, a world champion and six-time European champion. She won a gold medal in the lightweight (57 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olymp ...
(born 1972), Spanish judoka
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Jacqueline Fernandez
Jacqueline Fernandez (born 11 August 1985) is a Sri Lankan actress and model. She has worked in Indian films, predominantly in Hindi, besides appearing in reality shows and music videos. Debuting with ''Aladin'' in 2009 she has since then es ...
(born 1985), Bahraini–Sri Lankan actress and model
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Jérôme Fernandez
Jérôme Fernandez (born 7 March 1977) is a retired French handball player. He was a captain of the France men's national handball team and currently holds the record for the number of goals for France's national team (1443 up to January 9, 2020) ...
(born 1977), French handball player
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José Ignacio "Nacho" Fernández (born 1990), Spanish international footballer
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José María Aierdi Fernández de Barrena
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
(born 1958), Basque politician
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Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (born 19 November 1981 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously play ...
(born 1981), Argentine rugby player
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Julie Fernandez
Julie Mare Fernandez (born 20 April 1974 in Hampstead, London) is a British actress and model best known for her role as Brenda in the BBC comedy ''The Office''.
Early life
Fernandez was born with osteogenesis imperfecta and uses a wheelchair. ...
(born 1974), British actress
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Junior Fernández
Junior Fabio Fernández (born March 2, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Career St. Louis Ca ...
(born 1997), Dominican baseball player
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Juris or Julie Iris Fernandez (born 1978), Filipino singer and songwriter
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Julie Fernandez-Fernandez
Julie R. Fernandez-Fernandez (born 20 March 1972) is a Belgian politician for the Socialist Party who was a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 2010 to 2019.
She served as Secretary of State for Disabled Persons (Social Affairs and Pu ...
(born 1972), Belgian politician
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Katherine Fernandez Rundle
Katherine Fernandez Rundle (born March 1, 1950) is the current State Attorney for Miami-Dade County in Florida.
Education
Rundle received a B.A. and M.A. in Criminology from the University of Miami and an LL.B. from the Faculty of Law, Unive ...
(born 1950), American politician
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Khotan Fernandez
Hotan (also known as Gosthana, Gaustana, Godana, Godaniya, Khotan, Hetian, Hotien) is a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Western China. The city proper of Hotan broke off from the larger Hotan County to become ...
(born 1973), Mexican actor and artist
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Krystal Fernandez
Krystal Fernandez (born November 11, 1971) is an American sports journalist. She joined Fox Sports Radio in March 2004 as the morning update anchor and also serves as a sports/feature reporter for KTTV/Fox 11 TV in Los Angeles. She was released f ...
(born 1971), American sports journalist
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Lara Fernandez
Lara Fernandez (born 1996) is a Spanish kickboxing and Muay thai. She is the reigning WBC Muaythai World Flyweight champion and the reigning ISKA World Super Featherweight champion.
Biography Early career
Fernadez began training in kickboxing w ...
(born 1996), Spanish kickboxer
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Laura Fernandez
Laura Maria Fernandez (born 1960 on 20 May) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, music producer, artist, radio host, and real estate agent. Fernandez was born in Madrid, Spain. In 2003, she was named Best Soft Rock musician at the New York I ...
(born 1960), Spanish-born Canadian illustrator
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Laura Fernández Piña
Laura Lynn Fernández Piña (born 11 June 1971) is a Mexican marketing professional and politician from the Party of the Democratic Revolution.
Early life
She was born in the city of Torreón, Coahuila and grew up in Guadalajara, Jalisco. She ...
(born 1971), Mexican politician
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Leonel Fernández
Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna () (born 26 December 1953) is a Dominican Republic, Dominican lawyer, academic, and was the 50th and 52nd President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012. From 2016 until 2020, he was ...
(born 1953), Dominican politician and President of the Dominican Republic
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Leylah Annie Fernandez
Leylah Annie Fernandez (born 6 September 2002) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 13 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 8 August 2022. Fernandez won her first WTA Tour title at the 20 ...
(born 2002), Canadian tennis player
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Lisa Fernandez
Lisa Maria Fernandez (born February 22, 1971) is an American former softball player and current associate head coach at UCLA. She played college softball at UCLA as a pitcher and third baseman, and is a three-time medal winning Olympian with Te ...
(born 1971), American softball player
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Luis Fernández
Luis Miguel Fernández Toledo (born 2 October 1959), known as Luis Fernandez, is a French football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
Fernandez spent most of his playing career for Paris Saint-Germain. He earned 6 ...
(born 1959), Spanish-born French football manager
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Macedonio Fernández
Macedonio Fernández (1 June 1874 – 10 February 1952) was an Argentine writer, humorist and philosopher. His writings included novels, stories, poetry, journalism, and works not easily classified. He was a mentor to Jorge Luis Borges and other ...
(1874–1952), Argentine writer, philosopher and humorist
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Manny Fernandez (American football)
Manuel Jose Fernandez (born July 3, 1946) is a retired American football player who played eight seasons for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He played in three consecutive Super Bowls for the Dolphins in the 1971, 1972, and 197 ...
(born 1946), American football player
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Manny Fernandez (wrestler)
Emanuel Fernandez (born July 27, 1954) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "The Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez.
Early life
Fernandez played American football for West Texas A&M University.
Professional wrestli ...
(born 1954), American wrestler
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Manny Fernandez (ice hockey)
Emmanuel L. Fernandez (born August 27, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League with the Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and the Boston Bruins. Fernandez was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, bu ...
(born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
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Manuel J. Fernandez
Manuel John "Pete" Fernandez, Jr. (19 April 1925 – 18 October 1980) was the third-leading American and United States Air Force ace in the Korean War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in Korea on March 21, ...
(1925–1980), American military pilot and ace in the Korean War
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Mariano Fernández (disambiguation) Mariano Fernández may refer to:
* (1718–1789), Mexican writer, philosopher and historian; see Lorenzo Boturini Benaduci
* Mariano Fernández (Chile) (born 1945), Chilean politician and diplomat
*Mariano Fernández Bermejo
Mariano Fernández B ...
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Mark Fernandez
Mark may refer to:
Currency
* Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
* Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927
* Finn ...
(born 1988), Canadian pair skater
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Mark Anthony Fernandez
Mark Anthony Lacsamana Fernandez (born January 18, 1979) is a Filipino actor. He is the son of actor Rudy Fernandez and actress-politician Alma Moreno.
Career
He first rose to prominence when he was once a former member of one of the famous s ...
(born 1979), Filipino actor
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Mary Joe Fernández
Mary Joe Fernández Godsick (born María José Fernández; August 19, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player, who reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in both singles and doubles. In singles, Fernández was the runner-up ...
(born 1971), American tennis player
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Matías Fernández (born 1986), Chilean football player
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Matilde Fernández
Matilde Fernández (born 24 January 1950) is a Spanish social feminist and politician who served as minister of social affairs of Spain from 1988 to 1993.
Early life
Fernández was born on 24 January 1950 in Madrid.
Career
Fernández was a me ...
(born 1950), Spanish social feminist and politician
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Mervyn Fernandez
Mervyn L. Fernandez (born December 29, 1959), nicknamed Swervin' Mervyn, is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Los Angeles Raiders in the National ...
(born 1959), American football player
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Nino Fernandez
Nino Fernandez (born 31 January 1984) is an Indonesian actor of Minahasan, Sundanese, Jawa Barat, German and Portuguese descent. He's the older brother of singer Millane Fernandez.
Biography
Fernandez was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 13 January 1 ...
(born 1984), Indonesian actor
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Pablo Armando Fernández
Pablo Armando Fernández (2 March 1930 – 3 November 2021) was a Cuban poet, novelist, essayist and playwright. In 1996, he was awarded the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national literary award and most important award of its type.
Born ...
(1930–2021), Cuban poet and writer
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Peter Fernandez
Peter Fernandez (January 29, 1927 – July 15, 2010) was an American actor, voice director, and writer. Despite a career extending from the 1930s, he is probably best known for his roles in the 1967 anime ''Speed Racer''. Fernandez co-wrote the ...
(1927-2010), American voice actor and writer
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Próspero Fernández Oreamuno
Juan Primitivo Próspero Fernández Oreamuno (July 18, 1834 – March 12, 1885) was President of Costa Rica from 1882 to 1885.
Fernández studied philosophy at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala before embarking on a military career. ...
(1834–1885), Costa Rican military officer and President of Costa Rica
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Pedro Fernández (born 1969), Mexican recording artist and actor
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Pops Fernandez
Maria Cielito "Pops" Lukban Fernandez (born December 12, 1966) is a Filipina singer, entertainer, entrepreneur, TV host and actress.
Dubbed as The Philippines Concert Queen in which for the last Four decades she has performed Internationally ...
(born 1966), Filipina singer and actress
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Rafael Fernández (disambiguation) Rafael Fernández may refer to:
* Rafael Fernández Reyes (1897–?), Chilean general and fencer
* Rafael Fernández Álvarez (1913–2010), Spanish politician and former political exile
* Rafael Fernández Pérez (born 1980), Spanish futsal player ...
, several people
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René Fernández Apaza
René Fernández Apaza (January 9, 1924 – August 14, 2013) was a Bolivian Prelate of the Catholic Church.
René Fernández Apaza was born in Padilla, Bolivia ordained a priest on November 28, 1948. Fernández was appointed bishop to the Dioces ...
(1924–2013), Bolivian Roman Catholic archbishop
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Rosario Fernández
Rosario del Pilar Fernández Figueroa (born 1955) is a Peruvian politician. She is a former Prime Minister of Peru and Minister of Justice.
Biography
Fernández was born in Lima, Peru. She is the daughter of Joffré Fernández Valdivieso, a c ...
(born 1955), Peruvian politician and Prime Minister of Peru
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Rowen Fernández
Rowen Fernández (born 28 February 1978) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Kaizer Chiefs
Following a great season with ''The Students'', Fernández was signed by Kaizer Chiefs from W ...
(born 1978), South African football player
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Rudy Fernandez (actor)
Rodolfo Valentino Padilla Fernandez (March 3, 1952 – June 7, 2008), better known as Rudy Fernandez or Daboy, was a Filipino actor and producer. He came to prominence as an action star in Philippine cinema during the 1980s up to the early 1990 ...
(1952–2008), Filipino actor
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Rudy Fernandez (triathlete)
Rodolfo Fernandez (December 5, 1947 – January 2, 2022), commonly known as Rudy and referred to as the ''"Iron Man of Asia"'', was a multi-awarded, one-legged Filipino triathlete from Iloilo who had finished a degree in Physical Education at the ...
(1947–2022), Filipino triathlete and reality TV contestant
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Rudy Fernández (basketball)
Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández Farrés (; born 4 April 1985) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. He is a tall shooting guard and small forward. He is a three-time All-EuroLeague Team ...
(born 1985), Spanish basketball player
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Serrana Fernández
Serrana Andrea Fernández la Banca (born November 13, 1973) is an Olympic backstroke swimmer from Uruguay. She competed at the Uruguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 and Uruguay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Olympics, where she was flagb ...
(born 1973), Uruguayan swimmer
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Shiloh Fernandez
Shiloh Thomas Fernandez (born February 26, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the television series ''Jericho (2006 TV series), Jericho'' and ''United States of Tara'', and the films ''Deadgirl (2008 film), Deadgirl'', ''Red ...
(born 1985), American actor
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Sid Fernandez
Charles Sidney Fernandez (born October 12, 1962) is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, and ...
(born 1962), American baseball player
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Stefanía Fernández
Stefanía Fernández Krupij (born 4 September 1990) is a Venezuelan journalist, model and beauty queen who won the Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009 titles. She earned a Guinness World Records by being the first Miss Universe winner w ...
(born 1990), Venezuelan model and 2009 Miss Universe
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Tomás Fernández (disambiguation) Tomás Fernández may refer to:
* Tomás Fernández (footballer, born 1915)
Tomás Fernández Ruiz (born in Spain, 1915, date of death unknown) was a Cuban footballer.
International career
He was born in Spain and represented Cuba at the 1938 F ...
, several people
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Tony Fernández
Octavio Antonio Fernández Castro (June 30, 1962 – February 16, 2020), better known as Tony Fernández, was a Dominican baseball player who played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven teams from 1983 to 2001, most notably ...
(1962–2020), Dominican baseball player
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Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...
(1940–2021), Mexican singer, producer and actor
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(1917–2013), Spanish duchess
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Xandru Fernández Xandru Fernández (born 1970 in Turón, Asturias, Spain) is an Asturian language writer. He is one of the most prolific authors of the second generation of the Surdimientu. His work currently includes seven novels, four books of poetry and two nov ...
(born 1970), Spanish writer in the Asturian language
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Zachary Fernandez
Zachary Tognon Fernandez (born September 24, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League.
Early life
In his youth, Fernandez played with the CF Montréal Academy. He ...
(born 2001), Canadian soccer player
See also
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Fernandes
Fernandes is a surname in the Portuguese-speaking countries. The name is a patronymic form of the Portuguese and Spanish personal name ''Fernando''. Fernandes is the 243rd most common surname in the world, the 3rd one in Angola and in São Tom ...
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Hernandes
Hernandes is a Portuguese surname, a variant of the Spanish surname Hernández.
* Clodovil Hernandes (1937-2009), Brazilian fashion stylist, television presenter, and politician
* Daniel Hernandes (born 1979), Brazilian judoka
* Sônia Hernandes ...
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Hernández
Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...
References
* https://genealogiadelparaguay.com/2017/05/18/apellidos-mas-comunes-en-paraguay-forebears/
* https://www.lapatilla.com/2014/05/15/y-los-apellidos-mas-comunes-en-venezuela-son-clickea-pues/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120729064115/http://history-world.org/Columbus,%20List%20of%20Sailors.htm
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