Mendez

Méndez is a common Spanish surname of Germanic origin, 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
 * Emilio Méndez Pérez (born 1949), Spanish physicist
 * 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
 * Pablo Mendez, Mexican Music Composer

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
 * Eulalia Jiménez Méndez (born 1891), Mexican revolutionary
 * 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