Henriques is a common surname in the

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, namely in

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. It was originally a

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, meaning ''Son of Henrique'' (). Its Spanish equivalent is '' Enriquez'' and its Italian equivalent is '' D'Enrico''.

List of persons with the surname

Afonso Henriques Afonso I of PortugalOr also ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonso'' (Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' (Latin version), sometimes rendered in English as ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse'', depending on the Spanish or French inf ...

(1106/11–1185), first king of Portugal * Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (1881–1922), Brazilian novelist and journalist *

Andréa Henriques Andréa Guida Berlanga Henriques (born January 5, 1980) is a female water polo player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2007 Pan America ...

(born 1980), Brazilian water polo player *

Androula Henriques Receiving an award in 2010 Androula Christofidou Henriques (born 1936) is a Cypriot Cypriot (in older sources often "Cypriote") refers to someone or something of, from, or related to the country of Cyprus. * Cypriot people, or of Cypriot descen ...

(born 1936), social activist from Cyprus *

Anna Henriques-Nielsen Anna Henriques-Nielsen (8 December 1881 – 24 December 1962) was a Danish stage and film actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1941 and 1958. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography *'' I folkets navn'' - ...

(1881–1962), Danish actress *

Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques, GCTE GCC (Porto, 28 April 1853 – Lisbon, 7 November 1922) was a Portuguese politician who once served as Prime Minister of Portugal. Biography Campos Henriques was of Jewish ancestry. His brother was the f ...

(1853–1922), former prime minister of Portugal * Basil Henriques (1890–1961), Jewish philanthropist * Bob Henriques (born 1930), American photojournalist * Edouard F. Henriques, make-up artist * Esther Gehlin-Henriques (1892–1949), Danish-Swedish painter *

Fini Henriques Valdemar Fini Henriques (baptized ''Finni'') (20 October 1867 at Frederiksberg - 27 October 1940 in Copenhagen) was a Danish composer and violinist. His parents were hospital inspector and justice counsel Vilhelm Moritz Henriques (1828-1889), ...

(1867–1940), Danish composer *

Francisco Henriques Francisco Henriques (died 1518) was a Flemish Renaissance painter active in Portugal in the early 16th century. Born and raised in Amsterdam, he studied in Bruges, where he passed a degree in painting at the University of Groningen. He then went ...

(14??–1518), Flemish Renaissance painter * Gregg Henriques, American psychologist *

Henrique Henriques Henrique Henriques (also known as Anrique Anriquez) (1520–1600) was a Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary who spent most of his life in missionary activities in South India. After his initial years in Goa he moved to Tamil Nadu where he mast ...

(1520–1600), Portuguese Jesuit priest, missionary in South India *

Inês Henriques Inês Henriques (born 1 May 1980) is a Portuguese racewalking, race walker. Internationally, she has won bronze medals at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup and the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. She represented Portugal at the ...

(born 1980), Portuguese first women's world 50 km race walk champion * Jacob Henriques de Castro Sarmento (1692–1762), Portuguese estrangeirado, physician and naturalist * (1823–1858), Portuguese precursor of socialism and republicanism in Portugal *

Julian Henriques Julian Henriques (born 1951) is a British filmmaker, researcher, writer and academic. He is a professor at Goldsmiths, University of London, in the Media and Communications Department, with his particular research interests being culture, technolo ...

(born 1951), British filmmaker, writer and academic *

Julio Augusto Henriques Júlio Augusto Henriques (15 January 1838 - 15 January 1928) was a Portuguese botanist and professor at the University of Coimbra. He developed the Herbarium of the University and Coimbra Botanical Garden. He also founded the Broterian Society, w ...

(1838–1928), Portuguese botanist * (1923–2009), Portuguese sculptor *

Marie Henriques Marie Henriques (26 June 1866 – 12 January 1944) was a Danish painter who created landscapes, figure paintings and portraits, initially in the Realist style but increasingly under the influence of Impressionism. She also painted watercolours of ...

(1866–1944), Danish-Jewish painter *

Martin Henriques Marcus Ruben Henriques, commonly known as Martin (R.) Henriques (26 December 1825 – 25 June 1912) was a Jewish-Danish businessman. He was the father of the musician and editor Robert Henriques and the painter Marie Henriques. Early life and ca ...

(1825–1912), Danish-Jewish businessman *

Moisés Henriques Moisés Constantino Henriques (; born 1 February 1987) is a Portugal-born Australian professional cricketer who plays for Australia, New South Wales and the Sydney Sixers. An all-rounder, he is the first cricketer born in Portugal to play for ...

(born 1987), Portugal-born Australian cricketer *

Moses Cohen Henriques Moses Cohen Henriques was a Dutch pirate of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin, operating in the Caribbean. Henriques helped Dutch naval officer and folk hero Admiral Piet Pieterszoon Hein, of the Dutch West India Company, capture the Spanish ...

(17th century), Caribbean Jewish pirate * (1820–1848), Danish painter *

Pauline Henriques Pauline Clothilde Henriques OBE JP (1 April 1914 – 1 November 1998), known to all as Paul, was a Jamaican-born English actress. In 1946, she became the first black female actress for British television. She was also the first black female ...

(1914–1998), Jamaican-born English actress * (17th century), English Jewish merchant * (born 1930), French sculptor *

Robert Henriques Robert David Quixano Henriques (11 December 1905 – 22 January 1967) was a British writer, broadcaster and farmer. He gained modest renown for two award-winning novels and two biographies of Jewish business tycoons, published during the middle pa ...

(1905–1967), British writer, broadcaster and farmer * (1858–1914), Danish Jewish composer * Ruben Henriques Jr. (1771–1846), Danish Jewish banker * (1857–1902), German chemist * Rose Henriques (1889–1972), British artist * Sally Henriques (1815–1886), Jewish Danish painter * (1821–1893), Jewish Danish painter *

Sean Paul Henriques Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques OD (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican rapper and singer who is regarded as one of dancehall's most prolific artists. Paul's singles " Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the ...

(born 1973), Jamaican reggae artist known as Sean Paul *

Vicente Henriques Vicente Guida Berlanga Henriques (born September 5, 1978 in São Paulo) is a water polo player from Brazil. He competed in three consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 1999. Henriques won two silver medals at this even ...

(born 1978), Brazilian water polo player *

Diana B. Henriques Diana Blackmon Henriques (born December 1948) is an American financial journalist and author working in New York City. Since 1989, she has been a reporter on the staff of ''The New York Times'' working on staff until December 2011 and under contrac ...

(born 1948), American financial journalist and author

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