# 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
* Icaro Godoy (born 1982), Brazilian/American Cinematographer
* 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