Melendez is the American spelling of a Spanish- Asturleonese

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

common in the United States Puerto Rican community. Philippines was once a Spanish Commonwealth and later a US Commonwealth. Thus, Melendez is also the surname of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans. The Spanish surname is

Meléndez Meléndez is a common surname in the Spanish language. The variant is Melendez. It may refer to: * Adolfo Meléndez * Gerardo Meléndez, Puerto Rico-born scientist * Jorge Meléndez * Carlos Meléndez (disambiguation), multiple people * Juan Mel ...

. It may refer to: *

Andre Melendez Andre "Angel" Melendez (May 1, 1971 – March 17, 1996) was a member of the Club Kids and purported drug dealer who lived and worked in New York City. He was killed by Michael Alig and Robert "Freeze" Riggs on March 17, 1996. His life and death ha ...

, nicknamed "Angel", a Club Kid and purported drug dealer murdered by Michael Alig and Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs *

Benjamin Melendez Benjamin Melendez (August 3rd 1952 – May 28, 2017) was best known for brokering the gang truce in the Bronx and Harlem (New York City) in 1971. At that time, he was President of the Ghetto Brothers, a mainly ethnically Puerto Rican South Bronx g ...

, American gang member * Bill Melendez, Mexican-born American animator * Fausto Melendez, Filipino-American Chicago, IL postal worker who came up with the idea of the US postal ZIP Code. * Gilbert Melendez, American MMA fighter *

Jack Melendez Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

, Puerto Rican sportscaster * John Melendez, American writer and radio personality *

Juan Melendez Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon (born May 24, 1951) is a public speaker and human rights activist who was wrongly convicted of murder and spent over 17 years on death row. He was released from prison on January 3, 2002, making him the 99th death row ...

, American prison rights activist * Lisette Melendez, American pop singer * Mervyl Melendez, American college baseball coach *

MJ Melendez Mervyl S. Melendez (born November 29, 1998) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. Amateur career Melendez attended St. James School in Montgomer ...

, American baseball player

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