Cortez may refer to:

Places

United States

Cortez, California Cortez is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad northwest of Atwater, at an elevation of 141 feet (43 m). History Some of California's early agricultural c ...

, an unincorporated community in Merced County *

Cortez, Colorado Cortez () is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 8,766 at the 2020 United States Census. History In 1886, the town was built ...

, a city and county seat of Montezuma County *

Cortez, Florida Cortez, a census-designated place (CDP) in Manatee County, Florida, United States, is a small Gulf Coast commercial fishing village that was founded by settlers from North Carolina in the 1880s. The population was 4,121 at the 2020 census. It is p ...

, a census-designated place * Cortez, Nevada, ghost town *

Cortez, Pennsylvania Cortez is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Ap ...

, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

Sea of Cortez The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de California), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Bermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja C ...

or Gulf of California, in Mexico

Other uses

Cortez Motor Home Cortez Motorhome was a Class-A motor coach made in the United States between 1963 and 1979, with 3,211 units built. The Clark Forklift Company began making these small motorhomes in 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan, and are commonly referred to as ...

, a Class-A motor coach made in the U.S. from 1963 to 1979 *

Agnelli & Nelson Agnelli & Nelson were the collective name of Northern Irish music producers Christoper James Agnew and Robert Frederick Nelson, writers and producers of electronic dance music who have worked in the genre of trance from 1997 to 2014. They also ...

or Cortez, trance music duo * Cortez, a character from ''The Longest Journey'' and ''Dreamfall'' * Cortez, a type of running shoe from

Nike Nike often refers to: * Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory * Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment Nike may also refer to: People * Nike (name), a surname and feminine give ...

People

Surname

* Adrian T. Cortez (1978–2016), American trans woman and performer with the stage name Brittany CoxXx * Alberto Cortez (1940–2019), Argentine singer and songwriter * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989), American politician and educator *

Amado Cortez Amado Cortez (born Arsenio Ruiz Padilla, December 14, 1927 – March 22, 2003) was a Filipino actor and diplomat. His father was Jose Padilla Sr., a governor in Plaridel, Bulacan and his mother was Maria Clara Ruiz. His brothers were Jose Pa ...

(1928–2003), Filipino actor and diplomat * Antawn Cortez Jamison (born 1976), American basketball player * Bella Cortez (born 1944), Cuban actress and dancer * Carlos Cortez (1923–2005), American poet, artist and political activist *

Chris Cortez Christopher Michael Cortez (born July 24, 1988) is an American professional soccer forward. Career Youth and College Cortez, who is of Mexican descent, attended the Trabuco Hills High School, where he earned South Coast League first-team all- ...

(born 1988), American soccer player *

Dave "Baby" Cortez David Cortez Clowney (born August 13, 1938), known by the stage name Dave "Baby" Cortez, is an American pop and R&B organist and pianist, best known for his 1959 hit, " The Happy Organ". Life and career Clowney was born in Detroit Detro ...

(born 1938), American pop music and R&B musician *

Edgar Cortez Edgar Alejandro Cortez Espinoza (born August 10, 1989, in Santa Teresa, Carazo, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best in the event is 1:49.10 achieved in 2011 in Daegu which i ...

(born 1989), Nicaraguan runner *

Fernando Cortez Fernando Cortez (born October 29, 1981 in Stockton, California) is a former Major League Baseball infielder. His last MLB team was the Kansas City Royals. Career Tampa Bay Rays Cortez was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 9th round o ...

(born 1981), American basketball player *

Gregorio Cortez Gregorio Cortez Lira (June 22, 1875 – February 28, 1916) was born in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico on June 22, 1875 and became a folk hero to the border communities of the United States and Mexico. After an altercation in which he killed Sher ...

(1875–1916), Mexican folk hero * Hernan Cortez (1485-1547), the Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire *

Heidi Cortez Heidi Cortez (born March 11, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, coach, speaker, writer, and advisor. In November 2005, Cortez was hired by Howard Stern to be the radio host and co-writer on a segment on his Sirius XM satellite channel. On the sho ...

(born 1981), American actress, model and writer *

Jayne Cortez Jayne Cortez (May 10, 1934 – December 28, 2012) was an African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist whose voice is celebrated for its political, surrealistic and dynamic innovations in lyricism and ...

(1936–2012), American poet *

Jhay Cortez Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortez (born April 9, 1993), known professionally as Jhayco (formerly Jhay Cortez), is a Puerto Rican singer and rapper from Río Piedras, San Juan. After releasing multiple EPs, his debut studio album, ''Famouz'', was rele ...

(born 1993), Puerto Rican singer and rapper *

Joana Cortez Joana Amorim Cortez dos Santos (born 11 January 1979) is a retired Brazilian tennis player. In her career, Cortez won seven singles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 17 September 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of w ...

(born 1979), Brazilian tennis player *

Jody Cortez Jody Cortez (born 1960) is an American studio musician. A drummer, Cortez began his professional career at the age of 21 as a member of Boz Scaggs' live band in 1981. Cortez played drums on glam metal band Cinderella's 1986 debut album '' Nigh ...

(born c. 1960), American drummer *

Joe Cortez Joe Cortez (born October 13, 1945) is an American former boxing referee who has officiated in many important world title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. Biography Cortez is of Puerto Rican descent. H ...

(born 1943), Puerto Rican boxing referee *

Jorge Cortez Jorge Cortez (born September 4, 1972) is a minor league baseball coach and former pitcher who was on Panama's roster in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2009 World Baseball Classic. His last name is also spelled Cortes. In the 2001 Baseb ...

(born 1972), Panamanian baseball player *

José Cortez José Antonio Cortez (born May 27, 1975) is a former American football placekicker. He played for 10 National Football League (NFL) teams, as well as short stints in NFL Europe, the XFL, and the Arena Football League. His longest stints were t ...

(born 1975), American football player * José Luis Cortez (born 1979), Ecuadorian footballer * Luís Cortez (born 1994), Portuguese footballer *

Manuel Cortez Manuel Armando Cortez (born 24 May 1979 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German-Portuguese actor, creative director and photographer. Life and career At the age of ten, he visited the children's drama school in Lisbon. Shortly after, he gradua ...

(born 1979), German–Portuguese actor * Mike Cortez (born 1980), American basketball player *

Page Cortez Patrick Page Cortez is an American politician and businessman from the state of Louisiana. A Republican, he has represented the Louisiana State Senate's 23rd district, based in southern Lafayette, since 2012. In 2020, Cortez was unanimously elec ...

(born 1961), American politician * Paul E. Cortez, American soldier and war criminal *

Philip Cortez Philip Adam Cortez (born July 7, 1978) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. He previously served as a State Representative for House District 117 during the 83rd Legislative Session. From 2007 to 2012, he was a member o ...

(born 1978), American politician *

Rafael Cortez Rafael de Faria Cortez (born October 25, 1976) is a Brazilian journalist, actor and comedian. Education and career Cortez graduated in journalism from PUC-SP and between 2008 and 2012 was a reporter of ''Custe o Que Custar''. On July 15, 20 ...

(born 1976), Brazilian journalist, actor and comedian * Raul Cortez (1932–2006), Brazilian actor * Ricardo Cortez (1899–1977), American silent film actor * Stanley Cortez (1908–1997), American cinematographer * Viorica Cortez (born 1935), Romanian-born French mezzo-soprano

Given name

* Cortez Broughton (born 1997), American football player * Cortez Gray (1916–1996), American basketball player * Cortez Kennedy (1968–2017), American football player

Fictional

Fabian Cortez Fabian Cortez is a mutant supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly as an enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and writer/illustrator Jim Lee, he first appeared in ''X-Men'' #1 (October 1 ...

, a Marvel Comics supervillain * Sergeant Cortez, protagonist of the '' TimeSplitters'' video game series * Ian Cortez, a Cuban intelligence agent working for the Colombian Cartel in the novel/film ''

Clear and Present Danger ''Clear and Present Danger'' is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published on August 17, 1989. A sequel to '' The Cardinal of the Kremlin'' (1988), main character Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence in ...

'' * Henry Cortez, a character in the ''

Millennium series ''Millennium'' is a series of best-selling and award-winning Swedish crime novels, created by journalist Stieg Larsson. The two primary characters in the saga are Lisbeth Salander, an asocial computer hacker with a photographic memory, and Mik ...

'' of novels by Stieg Larsson * Hotel Cortez, the setting of '' American Horror Story: Hotel'' * Juni and Carmen Cortez, main protagonists in The spy kids franchise