Cardoso (surname)

Cardoso, sometimes in the archaic spelling Cardozo, is a Portuguese, Galician and Latin surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Anderson Sebastião Cardoso (born 1981), Brazilian central defender
 * Antonio Dias Cardoso (1933–2006), Angolan politician and writer
 * Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887–1918), Portuguese painter
 * Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais (1872–1918), Portuguese politician and President (1918)
 * Bill Cardoso (1937–2006), American journalist
 * Bruno Cardoso (born 1984), Brazilian goalkeeper
 * Carlos Cardoso (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Celina Cardoso, last President and Secretary of the National Council of Cuban Scouting
 * Daniel Cardoso (born 1981), Portuguese musician
 * Elijah Aboab Cardoso, 17c philanthropist and founder of the Hamburg synagogue
 * Elizete Cardoso (1920–1990), Brazilian singer and actress
 * Esther Cardoso, Cuban film and theatre actress, produce, director and educator
 * Fábio Cardoso (born 1994), Portuguese footballer
 * Felippe Cardoso (born 1998), Brazilian footballer
 * Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1930), President of Brazil 1995-2003
 * Guilherme Conceição Cardoso (born 1983), Brazilian defensive midfielder
 * Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso (1811–1883), Portuguese cardinal
 * Isaac Cardoso (died 1683), Jewish physician, philosopher, and polemic writer
 * Jonatas Oliveira Cardoso (born 1983), Brazilian striker
 * Jorge Cardoso (born 1949), Argentinian classical guitarist and composer
 * José Cardoso Pires (1925–98), Portuguese author
 * Jose Luis Cardoso (born 1975), Spanish motorcycle racer
 * Kamilla Cardoso (born 2001), Brazilian basketball player
 * Laura Cardoso (born 1927), Brazilian actress
 * Manuel Cardoso (composer) (1566–1650), Portuguese composer
 * Marcel Silva Cardoso (born 1983), Brazilian left back
 * Miguel Esteves Cardoso (born 1955), Portuguese writer, translator, critic and journalist
 * Patricia Cardoso, Colombian-American film director
 * Paula Cardoso (born 1979), Portuguese journalist and activist
 * Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso (born 1968), Argentine footballer and manager
 * Rodolfo Tan Cardoso (1937–2013), Filipino chess player
 * Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
 * Ruth Cardoso (1930–2008), Brazilian sociologist and author, wife of Fernando Henrique Cardoso
 * Tiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
 * Waldemar Levy Cardoso (1900-2009), Brazilian military officer
 * Zélia Cardoso de Mello (born 1953), Brazilian economist, former Minister of Economy