Mendes is a common

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and Galician surname, originally a

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, meaning ''Son of Mendo'' or ''Son of Mem''. The

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form of the name is Méndez.

People

General

* António Lopes Mendes (1835-1894), Portuguese explorer and writer * António Rosa Mendes (born 1954), Portuguese academic * Benjamin Mendes da Costa (1803–1868), English merchant and philanthropist *

Fernão Mendes Pinto Fernão Mendes Pinto (; c.1509 – 8 July 1583) was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in ''Pilgrimage'' ( pt, Peregrinação) (1614), his autobiographical memoir. The historical accuracy of the work is debatable due t ...

(c. 1509–1583), Portuguese adventurer, explorer and writer * Ian Mendes (born 1976), Canadian sports broadcaster *

Jacob Mendes Da Costa Jacob Mendes Da Costa, or Jacob Mendez Da Costa (February 7, 1833, Saint Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands, Caribbean – September 12, 1900) was an American physician. He is particularly known for discovering Da Costa's syndrome (also known as ...

(born 1833–1900), American surgeon * José Fernando Ferreira Mendes (born 1965), Portuguese physicist * Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos (died 1623), Portuguese Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller *

Moses da Costa Moses Mendes da Costa (died 1747), also called Anthony da Costa, was an English banker. In 1727, Costa brought an action against the Russia Company, which refused to admit him to membership on the ground of his being a Jew. The attorney-general ...

(full name Moses Mendes da Costa; died 1747), English banker * Pedro Pedrosa Mendes, Portuguese scientist *

Raimundo Teixeira Mendes Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (5 January 1855 – 28 June 1927) was a Brazilian philosopher and mathematician. He is credited with creating the national motto, "Order and Progress", as well as the national flag on which it appears. Teixeira M ...

(1855–1927), Brazilian philosopher and mathematician

Arts

Bob Mendes David Mendes (15 May 1928 – 1 October 2021Gouden Stropwinnaar Bob Mende ...

(1928–2021), Belgian accountant and writer of detective stories * Camila Mendes (born 1994), American actress * Catulle Mendès (1841–1909), French poet *

Eva Mendes Eva de la Caridad Méndez (, ; born March 5, 1974), known professionally as Eva Mendes, is an American actress, model and fashion designer. Her acting career began in the late 1990s, with a series of roles in films such as '' Children of the Cor ...

(born 1974), American actress, model, singer and homeware and clothing designer * Louis Mendes (born 1940), American photographer * Manuel Mendes (c. 1547–1605), Portuguese composer * Matthieu Mendès (born 1982), French singer, songwriter, music producer and musician guitarist * Murilo Mendes (1901–1975), Brazilian poet *

Paulo Mendes da Rocha Paulo Mendes da Rocha (October 25, 1928 – May 23, 2021) was a Brazilian architect. Mendes da Rocha attended the Mackenzie Presbyterian University College of Architecture, graduating in 1954. Working almost exclusively in Brazil, Mendes da Roc ...

(1928–2021), Brazilian architect * Sam Mendes (born 1965), British stage and film director * Sara Mendes da Costa (born c. 1966), British voice actress *

Sérgio Mendes Sérgio Santos Mendes (; born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his group Brasil '66. He has over 55 releases and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. He was nominated for ...

(born 1941), Brazilian musician *

Shawn Mendes Shawn Peter Raul Mendes (; born August 8, 1998) is a Canadian pop singer. He gained a following in 2013, when he posted song covers on the video sharing platform Vine. The following year, he caught the attention of artist manager Andrew Gert ...

(born 1998), Canadian musician *

Simon Mendes da Costa Simon Mendes da Costa is a British playwright. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School between 1989 and 1991. His first play, ''Table for One'', opened at the Hen and Chickens Theatre on 6 November 2001. and he was nominat ...

, British playwright

Politics and military

* Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885–1954), Portuguese diplomat and

Righteous Among The Nations Righteous Among the Nations ( he, חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, ; "righteous (plural) of the world's nations") is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to sa ...

Chico Mendes Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes (; 15 December 1944 – 22 December 1988), was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the h ...

(1944–1988), Brazilian environmental activist *

Duarte Mendes José Henrique Duarte Mendes (born 7 August 1947, Lisbon) is a former Portuguese captain and singer. He participated in Festival da Canção in 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973 but he did not win until 1975 when he performed " Madrugada" (lyrics and so ...

(born 1947), Portuguese captain and singer * Elvira Mendes (c. 996–1022), Queen of Léon * Francisco Mendes (1939–1978), Guinea-Bissau politician *

José Mendes Cabeçadas José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior, OTE, ComA (), commonly known as Mendes Cabeçadas (19 August 1883 in Loulé – 11 June 1965 in Lisbon), was a Portuguese Navy officer, Freemason and republican, having a major role in the preparation of the ...

(1883–1965), Portuguese military and politician * Luís Filipe Castro Mendes (born 1950), Portuguese politician *

Luís Marques Mendes Luís Manuel Gonçalves Marques Mendes, GCIH (born 5 September 1957, in Guimarães, Azurém) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, and a former Leader of the Social Democratic Party. Background He is a son of António Marques Mendes and wife ...

(born 1957), Portuguese politician *

Pierre Mendès-France Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

(1907–1982), French politician

Religion

Abraham Pereira Mendes Abraham Pereira Mendes (February 9, 1825 in Kingston, Jamaica – April 18, 1893 in New York City) was a Jamaican rabbi and educator. He served in Jamaica, England, and the USA. He was the first master of the Beth Limud School of Kingston, but ...

(1825–1893), English rabbi and educator *

Henry Pereira Mendes Henry Pereira Mendes (, 13 April 1852 – 21 October 1937), was an American rabbi who was born in Birmingham, England and died in New York City. He was also known as Haim Pereira Mendes. Family history and education Henry Pereira Mendes was born ...

(1852–1937), American rabbi * João Mendes de Silva (1420–1482) known as Amadeus of Portugal, Portuguese beatified Franciscan friar * Luciano Mendes de Almeida (1930–2006), Brazilian Jesuit priest and bishop * Wanigamuni Miguel Mendes Wimalarathna (1823-1890), Sri Lankan Sinhala Buddhist orator *

Frederick de Sola Mendes Frederick de Sola Mendes (July 8, 1850 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies – October 26, 1927 in New Rochelle, New York) was a rabbi, author, and editor. Family history and education Frederick de Sola Mendes was born into an old Spanish & Portu ...

(1850-1927), American rabbi and writer

Sports

Carlos Mendes Carlos Mendes (born December 25, 1980) is an American soccer manager and former player currently serving as head coach of the United States Merchant Marine Academy women's soccer program. He holds American and Portuguese nationality, due to lin ...

(born 1980), United States footballer * Cleiton Mendes Dos Santos (born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Daniel Mendes (footballer, born 1981), Brazilian footballer *

David Mendes da Silva David Miquel Mendes da Silva Gonçalves (; born 4 August 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer of Cape-Verdian ancestry. During his career, he played for Red Bull Salzburg, AZ, Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax, Panathinaikos and NAC Breda. ...

(born 1982), Dutch footballer *

Jorge Mendes Jorge Paulo Agostinho Mendes (born 7 January 1966) is a Portuguese football agent. He is registered with the Portuguese Football Federation and heads the GestiFute company, founded in 1996. Mendes is among the most influential football agents i ...

(born 1966), Portuguese football agent * Junior Mendes (born 1976), English footballer *

Pedro Mendes Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

(born 1979), Portuguese footballer * Rodrigo Mendes (born 1975), Brazilian footballer *

Rosa Mendes Milena Leticia Roucka (; born October 25, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, valet and model. She was known for her time in WWE under the ring name Rosa Mendes. She managed former WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico from 2011 ...

(born 1979), ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Milena Roucka *

Sandro Mendes Sandro Miguel Laranjeira Mendes (born 4 February 1977), known simply as Sandro, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently manager of Portuguese club União Futebol Comércio e Indústria. Mos ...

(born 1977), Portuguese footballer *

Tiago Mendes Tiago Cardoso Mendes (; born 2 May 1981), known simply as Tiago, is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He played professionally in five of Europe's major leagues, Portugal, England, France, Italy and S ...