Cortez

 Cortez may refer to:

United States

 * Cortez, California, an unincorporated community in Merced County
 * Cortez, Colorado, a city and county seat of Montezuma County
 * Cortez, Florida, a census-designated place
 * Cortez, Nevada, ghost town
 * Cortez, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

 * Sea of Cortez or Gulf of California, in Mexico

Other uses

 * Cortez, an 1823 play by James Planché
 * Cortez Motor Home, a Class-A motor coach made in the U.S. from 1963 to 1979
 * Agnelli & Nelson or Cortez, trance music duo
 * Cortez, a character from The Longest Journey and Dreamfall
 * Cortez the Killer, a song by Neil Young
 * Nike Cortez, a type of running shoe from Nike

Surname

 * Adrian T. Cortez (1978–2016), American trans woman and performer with the stage name Brittany CoxXx
 * Alberto Cortez (1940–2019), Argentine singer and songwriter
 * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989), American politician and educator
 * Amado Cortez (1928–2003), Filipino actor and diplomat
 * Antawn Cortez Jamison (born 1976), American basketball player
 * Bella Cortez (born 1944), Cuban actress and dancer
 * Carlos Cortez (1923–2005), American poet, artist and political activist
 * Chris Cortez (born 1988), American soccer player
 * Dave "Baby" Cortez (born 1938), American pop music and R&B musician
 * Edgar Cortez (born 1989), Nicaraguan runner
 * Erwin Cortez, born name is Erwin Sutodihardjo (born 1983), Indonesian actor and model
 * Fernando Cortez (born 1981), American basketball player
 * Gregorio Cortez (1875–1916), Mexican folk hero
 * Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), the Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire
 * Heidi Cortez (born 1981), American actress, model and writer
 * Jayne Cortez (1934–2012), American poet
 * Jenny Cortez, born name is Nurjaenih (born 1986), Indonesian actress, model and disc jockey
 * Jhay Cortez (born 1993), Puerto Rican singer and rapper
 * Joana Cortez (born 1979), Brazilian tennis player
 * Jody Cortez (born c. 1960), American drummer
 * Joe Cortez (born 1945), Puerto Rican boxing referee
 * Jorge Cortez (born 1972), Panamanian baseball player
 * José Cortez (born 1975), American football player
 * José Luis Cortez (born 1979), Ecuadorian footballer
 * Luís Cortez (born 1994), Portuguese footballer
 * Manuel Cortez (born 1979), German–Portuguese actor
 * Mike Cortez (born 1980), American basketball player
 * Page Cortez (born 1961), American politician
 * Paul E. Cortez, American soldier and war criminal
 * Philip Cortez (born 1978), American politician
 * Rafael Cortez (born 1976), Brazilian journalist, actor and comedian
 * Raul Cortez (1932–2006), Brazilian actor
 * Ricardo Cortez (1899–1977), American silent film actor
 * Stanley Cortez (1908–1997), American cinematographer
 * Viorica Cortez (born 1935), Romanian-born French mezzo-soprano

Given name

 * Cortez Broughton (born 1996), American football player
 * Cortez Gray (1916–1996), American basketball player
 * Cortez Kennedy (1968–2017), American football player

Fictional

 * Fabian Cortez, a Marvel Comics supervillain
 * Sergeant Cortez, protagonist of the TimeSplitters video game series
 * Ian Cortez, a Cuban intelligence agent working for the Colombian Cartel in the novel/film Clear and Present Danger
 * Henry Cortez, a character in the Millennium series of novels by Stieg Larsson
 * Hotel Cortez, the setting of American Horror Story: Hotel
 * Juni and Carmen Cortez, main protagonists in the Spy Kids franchise
 * Olivia Cortez, a character from the American thriller television series Mr. Robot