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 Méndez is a common Spanish surname, originally a patronymic, meaning ''Son of Mendo'', ''Menendo'', or ''Mem''. A longer form sharing the same root is Menéndez, while the Portuguese form is Mendes. Méndez may refer to: General * Ana G. M ...

People

General

António Lopes Mendes António Lopes Mendes (30 January 1835 – 31 January 1894) was a Portuguese explorer and agronomist who documented his travels around the world particularly in Brazil and India. He was a careful illustrator and cartographer. He travelled extensiv ...

(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 José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(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 Pedro Pedrosa Mendes is a professor of Systems Biology, computational systems biology in the Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester. He is a member of the Manchester ...

, 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 ...

(1855–1927), Brazilian philosopher and mathematician

Arts

* Bob Mendes (1928–2021), Belgian accountant and writer of detective stories * Camila Mendes (born 1994), American actress *

Catulle Mendès Catulle Mendès (22 May 1841 – 8 February 1909) was a French poet and man of letters. Early life and career Of Portuguese Jewish extraction, Mendès was born in Bordeaux. After childhood and adolescence in Toulouse, he arrived in Paris in 185 ...

(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 Manuel Mendes (or Manoel Mendes; c. 1547 – 24 September 1605) was a Portuguese composer and teacher of the Renaissance. While his music remains obscure, he was important as the teacher of several of the composers of the golden age of Portug ...

(c. 1547–1605), Portuguese composer * Matthieu Mendès (born 1982), French singer, songwriter, music producer and musician guitarist *

Murilo Mendes Murilo Monteiro Mendes (May 13, 1901 – August 13, 1975) was a Brazilian Modernist poet, considered to be one of the forerunners of the Surrealist movement in Brazil. Biography Mendes was born in Juiz de Fora, in the Brazilian state of Minas Ge ...

(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 Ro ...

(1928–2021), Brazilian architect *

Sam Mendes Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List. That s ...

(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, British playwright

Politics and military

Aristides de Sousa Mendes Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches () Order of Christ (Portugal), GCC, Order of Liberty, OL (July 19, 1885 – April 3, 1954) was a Portuguese Consul (representative), consul during World War II. As the Portuguese consul-ge ...

(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 s ...

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 ...

(1944–1988), Brazilian environmental activist * Duarte Mendes (born 1947), Portuguese captain and singer * Elvira Mendes (c. 996–1022), Queen of Léon *

Francisco Mendes Francisco Mendes, ''nom de guerre'' Chico Té (February 7, 1939 – July 7, 1978), was a Bissau-Guinean politician. He was the country's first Prime Minister and held that position from September 24, 1973, until his fatal car accident under suspi ...

(1939–1978), Guinea-Bissau politician * José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883–1965), Portuguese military and politician *

Luís Filipe Castro Mendes Luís Filipe de Castro Mendes (born 21 November 1950) is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Culture from 14 April 2016 to 15 October 2018. Mendes graduated from the University of Lisbon with a law degree. He served as the Portugu ...

(born 1950), Portuguese politician * Luís Marques Mendes (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 Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida (5 October 1930 – 27 August 2006) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Jesuits who served as the Archbishop of Mariana from 1988 until his death. He was a noted pastor passionate ...

(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 (born 1980), United States footballer * Cleiton Mendes Dos Santos (born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Daniel Mendes (footballer, born 1981), Brazilian footballer * David Mendes da Silva (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 in ...

(born 1966), Portuguese football agent * Junior Mendes (born 1976), English footballer * Pedro Mendes (born 1979), Portuguese footballer *

Rodrigo Mendes Rodrigo Fabiano Mendes (born August 9, 1975 in Uberaba), or simply Rodrigo Mendes or Rodrigo, is a Brazilian former left winger, he last played for Novo Hamburgo, formerly played for Fortaleza who was released on 5 June 2009 due to successive mus ...

(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 (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 ...

(born 1981), Portuguese footballer *

Tony Mendes Tony Mendes (born August 10, 1977) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding. Background Mendes was born in Reno, Nevada on August 10, 1977. He continued to live in Reno and then in Jensen, Utah. He is ...