Mendez

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Mendez (disambiguation).

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. Méndez (1908–1997), Puerto Rican educator
• Ángel Rivero Méndez (1856–1930), Puerto Rican soldier, writer, journalist and businessman
• Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born 1942), Cuban cosmonaut
• Jonna Mendez, (born 1945), American CIA official
• Juan E. Méndez (born 1944), Argentine lawyer and academic
• Miguel A. García Méndez (1902–1998), Puerto Rican businessman, lawyer, statesman and banker
• Tony Mendez, American CIA officer
• Willians Mendez Suarez, Cuban Anglican bishop

Arts

• Antonio Tobias Mendez (born 1963), American sculptor
• Conny Méndez (1898–1979), Venezuelan composer, singer, writer, caricaturist and actress
• Dalila Paola Méndez (born 1975), American artist
• Denny Méndez (born 1978), Dominican model and actress
• DJ Méndez (born 1975), Chilean-Swedish producer, singer and DJ
• Erica Mendez, United States anime dubbing actor
• Felix Mendez, United States film/television producer and director
• Francisco Méndez (1907–1962), Guatemalan poet and short-story writer
• Gaspar Méndez (fl.1546), Spanish architect of Badajoz
• Lester Mendez, United States record producer and songwriter
• Lucía Méndez (born 1951), Mexican actress and singer
• Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez, Brazilian Catholic priest and patriarch
• Marco Méndez (born 1976), Mexican actor
• Martin Mendez (born 1978), Uruguayan musician
• Nora Méndez (born 1969), Salvadoran poet
• Rafael Méndez (1906–1981), United States musician
• Rebeca Mendez, United States artist and designer
• Ryan Mendez (guitarist), United States musician
• Tomás Méndez, Mexican composer and singer

Politics and military

• Aparicio Méndez (1904–1988), Uruguayan politician
• Casto Méndez Núñez (1824–1869), a Spanish military naval officer
• Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio (1629–1687), Spanish politician and art collector
• Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (born 1956), Spanish politician
• Juan N. Méndez (1820–1894), Mexican general and Liberal politician
• Louis Gonzaga Mendez Jr. (1915–2001), United States Army officer
• Manuel A. Garcia Mendez, Puerto Rican businessman, lawyer and politician
• Gonzalo Méndez de Cancio (c. 1554 – March 31, 1622), Governor of Spanish Florida (1596–1603)
• Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez (1905–1990), Panamanian politician and President
• Miguel Abadía Méndez (1867–1947), Colombian politician
• Nicanor Costa Méndez, Argentine politician
• Olga A. Méndez (1925–2009), Puerto Rican politician
• Rafael de Nogales Méndez (1879–1936) known as Rafael Inchauspe Méndez, Venezuelan military mercenary
• Rosie Méndez, United States politician
• Santiago Méndez (1790–1870), Mexican politician
• Sylvia Mendez (born 1936), American civil rights activist
• Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (1848–1936), Mexican politician

Sports

• Alexis Méndez (born 1969), Venezuelan track and road cyclist
• April Jeanette Mendez (born 1987), American professional wrestler better known by the ring name AJ Lee
• Bruno Méndez (born 1999), Uruguayan footballer
• Carlos Méndez (baseball) (born 1974), Venezuelan baseball player
• Donaldo Méndez (born 1978), United States baseball player
• Edison Méndez (born 1979), Ecuadorian footballer
• Federico Méndez (born 1972), Argentine rugby union player
• Gabriel Mendez (born 1973), Australian footballer
• Gustavo Méndez (born 1971), Uruguayan footballer
• Gustavo Méndez (referee) (born 1967), Uruguayan football referee
• Haley Mendez (born 1993), American squash player
• Héctor Méndez (boxer) (1897–1977), Argentine welterweight professional boxer
• Héctor Méndez (rugby union), Argentine former rugby union footballer and coach
• José Méndez (1887–1928), United States baseball player and manager
• Juan Mendez (born 1981), United States basketball player
• Judith Méndez (born 1981), Dominican Republic heptathlete
• Limberg Méndez (born 1973), Bolivian football (soccer) player
• Mario Méndez (Mexican footballer) (born 1979)
• Mario Méndez (Panamanian footballer) (born 1977)
• Norberto Doroteo Méndez (1923–1998), Argentine footballer
• Rómulo Méndez (1938–2022), Guatemalan football referee
• Ronald Méndez (born 1982), Venezuelan volleyball player
• Ryan Mendez (basketball), United States basketball player
• Sebas Méndez (born 1997), Ecuadorian professional footballer
• Sebastián Méndez (born 1977), Argentine footballer

See also

• Benveniste/Mendes family were prominent in 11th to 15th century France, Portugal and Spain.