Miranda (surname)

Miranda is a Spanish, Portuguese, Sephardic Jewish, Italian and Maltese surname of Latin origin, meaning "worthy of admiration".

Notable people with the surname Miranda include:

Sports

 * David Miranda (cyclist) (born 1942), Salvadoran cyclist
 * Denok Miranda (born 1982), Filipino basketball player
 * Enílton (Enílton Menezes de Miranda, born 1977), Brazilian footballer
 * Edison Miranda (born 1981), Colombian boxer
 * Gabriel Miranda (born 1968), Venezuelan footballer
 * George Miranda dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
 * Gonzalo Miranda (born 1979), Chilean track and road cyclist
 * Jimmy Miranda, a member of the WWE ring crew who died in 2002 and for whom The Ultimate Warrior suggested a Jimmy Miranda Award be created
 * José Miranda (baseball) (born 1998), Puerto Rican baseball player
 * Leandro Costa Miranda Moraes (born 1983), Brazilian football player
 * Leandro Gil Miranda da Silva (born 1978), Brazilian football player
 * Luís Mário Miranda da Silva (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
 * Márcio Miranda (born 1942), Brazilian chess master
 * Marcos Miranda (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
 * Miguel Ángel Miranda (born 1983), Venezuelan boxer
 * Michael Miranda (born 1990), Filipino basketball player
 * Miranda (footballer, born 1984) (João Miranda de Souza Filho, born 1984), Brazilian footballer
 * Patricia Miranda (born 1979), American wrestler
 * Rafael Miranda da Conceição (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
 * Richard Garcia Miranda (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
 * Roberto Miranda (born 1944), Brazilian footballer
 * Roderick Miranda (born 1991), Portuguese footballer
 * Victoria Miranda (born 2000), Argentine field hockey player
 * Willy Miranda (1926–1996), Cuban-American baseball player
 * Zito (footballer, born 1932) (José Ely de Miranda, 1932–2015), Brazilian footballer

Others

 * Francisco Palacios Miranda 19th century Mexican Governor and Military Commandant of the Baja California Territory
 * Ana Miranda Paz (born 1971), Spanish politician
 * Ana Miranda (born 1951), Brazilian writer
 * Aurora Miranda (1915–2005), Brazilian singer and motion picture star, sister of Carmen Miranda
 * Carlo Miranda (1912–1982), Italian mathematician
 * Santiago Creel Miranda (born 1954) Mexican lawyer and politician
 * Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), Portuguese-Brazilian singer and motion picture star, popularly known for wearing fruit headdresses
 * Thalía Sodi Miranda (born 1971), known mononymously, Mexican singer and actress
 * Cecilia Miranda de Carvalho (1913–2011), Brazilian singer, sister of Carmen Miranda
 * Chyno Miranda (Jesús Alberto Miranda Pérez, born 1984), Venezuelan singer, part of Chino & Nacho
 * David Martins Miranda (1936–2015), Brazilian pastor
 * David Miranda (politician) (1985–2023), Brazilian politician
 * Ernesto Miranda (1941–1976), defendant and appellant of Miranda v. Arizona, the case that was the basis of the Miranda warning
 * Eurico Miranda (1944–2019), Brazilian politician and president of CR Vasco da Gama
 * Eva Miranda, Spanish mathematician
 * Flix Miranda, American engineer
 * Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816), Venezuelan revolutionary who is regarded as a forerunner of Simón Bolívar and other revolutionaries
 * Frank de Miranda (1913–1986), Dutch sculptor, psychologist and publicist
 * Giovanni Miranda (16th century), Italian Hispanist and grammarian
 * Isa Miranda (1909–1982), Italian actress
 * Isabel Miranda de Wallace (born 1951) Mexican social activist
 * Ismael Miranda (1950–), Puerto Rican salsa singer
 * José Luis de Jesús Miranda (1946–2013), cult leader, Messiah claimant, founder of Creciendo en Gracia (Growing in Grace International Ministry)
 * João Bernardo de Miranda (born 1952), Angolan politician and diplomat
 * Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614–1685), Spanish painter
 * Juan García de Miranda (1677–1749), Spanish painter of the baroque period, a disciple of Juan Delgado and appointed Painter to the King
 * Julius Caesar de Miranda (1906-1956), first Prime Minister of Suriname
 * Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980), actor, composer and lyricist (In the Heights, Hamilton)
 * Mario Miranda, (1926–2011), Indian cartoonist and painter
 * Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (1895–1986), Mexican clergyman
 * Miriam Miranda, Honduran human rights activist
 * Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (1865–1925), Mexican eccentric who was famous for being a perennial presidential candidate
 * Pedro Rodriguez de Miranda (1696–1766) Spanish painter of the late-Baroque period, nephew of Juan Garcia de Miranda, and related to several other de Miranda artists
 * Pia Miranda (born 1973), Australian actress
 * Rafael Cancel Miranda (1930–2020), political activist, member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
 * Ricardo Miranda (born 1976), Canadian politician
 * Robert Miranda (born 1952), Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga,India
 * Roberta Miranda (born 1956), Brazilian singer
 * Carolina Miranda (actress) (born 1990) Mexican television actress
 * Ronaldo Miranda (born 1948), Brazilian composer
 * Roxana Miranda (born 1967), candidate for presidency of Chile
 * Sol Miranda, Puerto Rican actress
 * Sula Miranda (born 1963), Brazilian singer, TV presenter and writer
 * Thammy Miranda (born 1982), Brazilian entertainer and politician