# Cortez

Cortez may refer to:

## Places
### 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

## People
### 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 [id], 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 [id], 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
* Lucía Cortez Llorca (born 2000), Spanish tennis player
* 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 Allen (born 1988), American former football cornerback
* Cortez Belle (born 1983), English former footballer
* Cortez Broughton (born 1996), American football player
* Cortez Castro, alternate ring name of Ricky Reyes (born 1978), Cuban-American retired professional wrestler
* Cortez Gray (1916–1996), American basketball player
* Cortez Groves (born 1978), American former professional basketball player
* Cortez Hankton (born 1981), American college football coach and former player
* Cortez Jordan (1921–1982), Barbadian Test cricket umpire between 1953 and 1974
* Cortez Kennedy (1968–2017), American football player
* Cortez Ratima (born 2001), New Zealand professional rugby union player
* Cortez Shaw, American contestant on American Idol season 12
* Cortez Stubbs (born 1988), American football player
* Cortez Te Pou (born 2001), New Zealand rugby league footballer
* Cortez Thaddeus Ham Jr., birth name of C. J. Ham (born 1993), American NFL 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
* Cortez, a character in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door