Mesquita is Portuguese and Galician surname meaning "mosque". Notable people with the name include:
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Aender Naves Mesquita, Brazilian footballer
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Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (; born November 24, 1946) is a political scientist, professor at New York University, and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
Biography
Bueno de Mesquita graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1 ...
, American political scientist
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Caroline Mesquita, French artist
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Dayenne Mesquita
Dayenne Proença Mesquita (born September 23, 1985), best known as Day Mesquita, is a Brazilian actress who played the lead role in two telenovelas.
Career
Born in Telêmaco Borba, before becoming an actress, Dayenne Mesquita studied theater, ...
, Brazilian actress
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Idalina Mesquita, Brazilian handball player
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Jaqueline Mesquita (born 1985), Brazilian mathematician
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Jerônima Mesquita, Brazilian feminist
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Michel Platini Mesquita
Michel Platini Ferreira Mesquita or simply Michel Platini (born 8 September 1983) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Gama.
Career
Platini played for Brazlândia, Mexican Primera División side Pachuca, Gama, Araguaína, ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Quintiliano de Mesquita, Brazilian physician and scientist
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Raul Mesquita, Portuguese author
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Rodrigo Paixão Mesquita, Brazilian footballer
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Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (6 June 1868 – 11 February 1944) was a Dutch graphic artist active in the years before the Second World War. His pupils included graphic artist M. C. Escher (1898–1972). A Sephardic Jew, in his old age he was sen ...
, Dutch artist
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Tiago Mesquita
Tiago Manuel Oliveira Mesquita (born 23 November 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga 3 club Lusitânia.
Club career
Mesquita was born in Ribeirão, Vila Nova de Famalicão. After emerging through C ...
, Portuguese footballer
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Vanessa Mesquita, Brazilian model
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Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita
Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita (July 9, 1818 in São Lourenço, Portuguese Macau – March 20, 1880 in São Lourenço, Portuguese Macau) was an officer of the Portuguese Army in Macau. He is widely remembered for his role at the Portuguese at ...
, officer of the Portuguese Army in Macau
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Portuguese-language surnames