# Mendez

Méndez is a common Spanish surname to all 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

## 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, American anime dubbing actor
* Francisco Méndez (1907–1962), Guatemalan poet and short-story writer
* Gaspar Méndez (fl.1546), Spanish architect of Badajoz
* Lester Mendez, American 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), American musician and composer
* Rebeca Mendez, American artist and designer
* Ryan Mendez (guitarist), American musician
* Tomás Méndez, Mexican composer and singer

## Politics and military

* Aparicio Méndez (1904–1988), Uruguayan politician
* Casto Méndez Núñez (1824–1869), 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 politician
* Louis Gonzaga Mendez Jr. (1915–2001), American army officer
* Manuel A. Garcia Mendez, Puerto Rican businessman, lawyer and politician
* Gonzalo Méndez de Cancio (c. 1554 –1622), Governor of Spanish Florida
* 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), Venezuelan mercenary
* Rosie Méndez, American 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 wrestler better, known as AJ Lee
* Bruno Méndez (born 1999), Uruguayan footballer
* Carlos Méndez (baseball) (born 1974), Venezuelan baseball player
* Donaldo Méndez (born 1978), American baseball player
* Edison Méndez (born 1979), Ecuadorian footballer
* Federico Méndez (born 1972), Argentine rugby player
* Gabriel Mendez (born 1973), Australian footballer
* Gustavo Méndez (born 1971), Uruguayan footballer
* Gustavo Méndez (referee) (born 1967), Uruguayan football referee
* Héctor Méndez (boxer) (1897–1977), Argentine boxer
* Héctor Méndez (rugby union), Argentine rugby football player and coach
* José Méndez (1887–1928), American baseball player and manager
* Juan Mendez (born 1981), American basketball player
* Judith Méndez (born 1981), Dominican Republic heptathlete
* Limberg Méndez (born 1973), Bolivian football player
* Mayte Méndez (1961–2024), Spanish basketball coach
* 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), American basketball player
* Sebas Méndez (born 1997), Ecuadorian footballer
* Sebastián Méndez (born 1977), Argentine footballer