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'''Mendes''' is a common Portuguese and Galician surname. Origin: Germanic patronym (''Son of Menendus'', later ''Son of Mem'').
==People== ===General=== <!-- List only the people that have the name Mendes as their paternal surname; do not list people with maternal name Mendes unless they're known by their full name and are known to be publicly written that way.--> *António Lopes Mendes (1835–1894), Portuguese explorer and writer *António Rosa Mendes (1954-2013), Portuguese academic *Benjamin Mendes da Costa (1803–1868), English merchant and philanthropist *Emanuel Mendes da Costa (1717–1791), English botanist, naturalist, philosopher *Fernão Mendes Pinto (c. 1509–1583), Portuguese adventurer, explorer and writer *Ian Mendes (born 1976), Canadian sports broadcaster *Isabel Mendes Lopes (born 1982), Portuguese politician *Ismenia Mendes, Portuguese actress *Jacob Mendes Da Costa (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 (full name Moses Mendes da Costa; died 1747), English banker *Pedro Pedrosa Mendes, Portuguese scientist *Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (1855–1927), Brazilian philosopher and mathematician *Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510-1569), prominent Portuguese Jewish philanthropist and businesswoman
===Arts=== *Alfred Mendes (1897-1991), Trinidadian novelist *Bob Mendes (1928–2021), Belgian accountant and writer of detective stories *Camila Mendes (born 1994), American actress *Catulle Mendès (1841–1909), French poet *Eva Mendes (born 1974), American actress, model, singer and homeware and clothing designer *Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes (born 2003), American-British actor, known professionally as Joe Anders *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 (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 (1941–2024), Brazilian musician *Shawn Mendes (born 1998), Canadian musician *Simon Mendes da Costa, British playwright
===Politics and military=== *Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885–1954), Portuguese diplomat and Righteous Among The Nations *Chico Mendes (1944–1988), Brazilian environmental activist *Duarte Mendes (born 1947), Portuguese captain and singer *Elvira Mendes (c. 996–1022), Queen of Léon *Francisco Mendes (1939–1978), Guinea-Bissau politician *Idalino Manuel Mendes, Angolan politician *José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883–1965), Portuguese military and politician *Luís Filipe Castro Mendes (born 1950), Portuguese politician *Luís Marques Mendes (born 1957), Portuguese politician *Pierre Mendès-France (1907–1982), French politician
===Religion=== *Abraham Pereira Mendes (1825–1893), English rabbi and educator *Henry Pereira Mendes (1852–1937), American rabbi *Isaac P. Mendes (1853–1904), Jamaican-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 (1850–1927), American rabbi and writer
===Sports=== *Carlos Mendes (soccer) (born 1980), United States footballer *Chad Mendes (born 1985), United States mixed martial artist *Cleiton Mendes Dos Santos (born 1978), Brazilian footballer *Daniel Mendes (born 1981), Brazilian footballer *David Mendes da Silva (born 1982), Dutch footballer *Elson Mendes (born 2006), Cape Verdean footballer *Elvis Mendes (born 1997), Cape Verdean footballer *Isidoro Mendes (born 1951), Brazilian footballer *Joaquim Mendes da Costa (1911–?) Brazilian footballer *Joel Mendes (1946–2024), Brazilian footballer *Jorge Mendes (born 1966), Portuguese football agent *Junior Mendes (born 1976), English footballer *Nicole Mendes (born 1997), American softball player *Pedro Mendes (born 1979), Portuguese footballer *Rodrigo Mendes (born 1975), Brazilian footballer *Rosa Mendes (born 1979), ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Milena Roucka *Sandro Mendes (born 1977), Portuguese footballer *Scott Mendes (born 1969), American bull rider *Sebastião Mendes (born 1945), Brazilian footballer *Sílvio Mendes da Paixão Júnior (born 1976), Brazilian footballer *Tiago Mendes (born 1981), Portuguese footballer *Tony Mendes (born 1977), American bull rider
==See also== *Benveniste/Mendes family were prominent in 11th to 15th century France, Portugal and Spain. *Mendis, Sinhala surname which derives from "Mendes" {{surname|Mendes}}
Category:Portuguese-language surnames Category:Patronymic surnames Category:Sephardi surnames