Godoy

Godoy is a French surname coming from the Normandy region in France. It is derived from the Norman-French first name Gaudi meaning ruler. It is also a Spanish surname. It may refer to:

People

 * Adán Godoy (born 1936), Chilean football player
 * Aníbal Godoy (born 1990), Panamanian football player
 * Anna Godoy (born 1992), Spanish triathlete
 * Arturo Godoy (1912–1986), Chilean boxer
 * Benedicto Godoy (born 1924, date of death unknown), Bolivian football player
 * Caio Godoy (born 1995), Brazilian road cyclist and triathlete


 * Carmen Rico Godoy (1939–2001), Spanish writer, journalist and feminist
 * Coromoto Godoy (born 1965), Venezuelan diplomat
 * Dagoberto Godoy (1893–1960), Chilean pilot, first person to fly over the Andes


 * Daniel Godoy (born 1981), Venezuelan football player
 * David Godoy Bugueño (1944–2007), Chilean chess master
 * Diego Godoy (born 1992), Paraguayan football player
 * Enrique Godoy Sayán (1902–1984), Cuban business magnate and banker.
 * Eric Godoy (born 1987), Chilean football player
 * Érik Godoy (born 1993), Argentine football player
 * Fanny Godoy (born 1998), Paraguayan football player
 * Flávio Godoy (born 1969), Brazilian athlete
 * Francesc Godoy (born 1986), Spanish triathlete
 * Franco Godoy (born 2000), Argentine football player
 * Gian Godoy (born 1966), Chilean filmmaker, architect and artist
 * Gilberto Godoy Filho (born 1976), Brazilian volleyball player, better known as Giba
 * Gina Godoy (born 1962), Ecuadorian politician
 * Gonzalo Godoy (born 1988), Uruguayan football player
 * Hernán Godoy (born 1941), Chilean football player and manager
 * Huber Godoy (born 1998), Cuban artistic gymnast
 * Isabel Godoy (born 1967), Chilean activist and politician
 * Iñaki Godoy (born 2003), Mexican actor
 * Joaquin Godoy (1927–2013), Cuban rower
 * Jorge Godoy (born 1946), Argentine admiral, Chief of staff of the Argentine Navy 2003-2011
 * Jorge Godoy Cárdenas (born 1954), Mexican politician
 * José Godoy (born 1994), Venezuelan baseball player
 * José Carlos Godoy (1911–1988), Peruvian basketball player, brother of Miguel Godoy (basketball)
 * Juan Godoy (1800–1842), Chilean miner whose discovery of a silver outcrop sparked the Chilean silver rush
 * Juan Esteban Godoy (born 1982), Paraguayan football player
 * Julio César Godoy Toscano (born 1965), Mexican businessman, politician and fugitive
 * Kenny Godoy, Honduran judoka
 * Laura Godoy (born 1988), Guatemalan volleyball player, model and beauty pageant titleholder
 * Leandro Godoy (born 1994), Argentine football player
 * Leonardo Godoy (born 1995), Argentine football player
 * Leonel Godoy Rangel (born 1950), Mexican politician
 * Lucas Godoy (born 1982), Argentine politician
 * Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (1889–1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet, diplomat, educator and humanist
 * Lucio Godoy (born 1958), Spanish-Argentine film composer and music producer
 * Luis Godoy (boxer) (born 1952), Colombian boxer
 * Luis Godoy (footballer) (born 1978), Chilean football player
 * Manuel Godoy (1767–1851), Prime Minister of Spain from 1792-97 and 1801-08
 * Manuel de Godoy, 2nd Prince di Bassano (1805–1871), Spanish aristocrat, son of Manuel Godoy
 * Matilde de Godoy di Bassano, 4th Countess of Castillo Fiel (1830–1901), Spanish-Italian aristocrat, daughter of Manuel Godoy, 2nd Prince di Bassano
 * Josefa de Godoy di Bassano, 2nd Viscountess of Rocafuerte (1834–1882), Spanish-Italian aristocrat, daughter of Manuel Godoy, 2nd Prince di Bassano
 * Manuel de Godoy di Bassano, 3rd Prince Godoy di Bassano (1835–1896), Spanish-Italian aristocrat, son of Manuel Godoy, 2nd Prince di Bassano
 * Maria Aparecida Godoy (born 1945), also known as Cida Godoy, Brazilian writer and comic artist
 * María Luisa Godoy (born 1980), Chilean journalist and presenter
 * Matías Godoy (born 2002), Argentine football player
 * Mauricio Godoy (born 1997), Chilean football player
 * Mercedes Godoy (1890–1932), Mexican socialite in the United States, author and singer
 * Miguel Godoy (footballer) (born 1983), Paraguayan footballer
 * Miguel Godoy (basketball) (1907–2002), Peruvian basketball player, brother of José Carlos Godoy
 * Mónica Godoy (born 1976), Chilean actress
 * Pablo Godoy (born 1984), Paraguayan football player and manager
 * Pedro de Godoy (1599–1677), Spanish catholic bishop and theologian
 * Philippe Godoy (born 1971), French football player
 * Rafael Godoy (1907–1973), Colombian composer
 * Rodrigo Godoy (born 1989), Argentine football player
 * Rosa Godoy (born 1982), Argentine long-distance runner
 * Santiago Godoy (born 2001), Argentine football player
 * Scarlett O'Phelan Godoy (born 1951), Peruvian historian and professor
 * Sergio Godoy (Argentine cyclist) (born 1988)
 * Sergio Godoy (Guatemalan cyclist) (born 1973)
 * Tomás Godoy Cruz (1791–1852), Argentine statesman and businessman
 * Virgilio Godoy (1934–2016), Nicaraguan politician
 * Yonder Godoy (born 1993), Venezuelan racing cyclist