Henriques is a common surname in the

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, namely in

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and

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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''.

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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 (born 1980), Brazilian water polo player * Androula Henriques (born 1936), social activist from Cyprus * Anna Henriques-Nielsen (1881–1962), Danish actress * Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques (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 (1867–1940), Danish composer * Francisco Henriques (14??–1518), Flemish Renaissance painter * Gregg Henriques, American psychologist * Henrique Henriques (1520–1600), Portuguese Jesuit priest, missionary in South India * Inês Henriques (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 (born 1951), British filmmaker, writer and academic * Julio Augusto Henriques (1838–1928), Portuguese botanist * (1923–2009), Portuguese sculptor * Marie Henriques (1866–1944), Danish-Jewish painter * Martin Henriques (1825–1912), Danish-Jewish businessman * Moisés Henriques (born 1987), Portugal-born Australian cricketer * Moses Cohen Henriques (17th century), Caribbean Jewish pirate * (1820–1848), Danish painter * Pauline Henriques (1914–1998), Jamaican-born English actress * (17th century), English Jewish merchant * (born 1930), French sculptor * Robert Henriques (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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