Cruz (family name)
Cruz ( Spanish / Portuguese for cross ) is a common family name.
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Cruz (* 1970), American jazz drummer
- Adolfo Schwelm-Cruz (1923–2012), Argentine automobile racing driver
- Alair Cruz Vicente (* 1981), Brazilian soccer player
- Alan Cruz (* 1966), Mexican soccer goalkeeper
- Alberto Cruz (born 1971), American football player
- Alberto da Silva Cruz (* 1966), East Timorese politician
- Alejandro Cruz ( Alejandro Cruz Ortiz , Black Shadow ; 1921-2007), Mexican wrestler
- Alexandrino Cardoso da Cruz , East Timorese politician
- Alexis Cruz (* 1974), American actor
- Afonso Cruz (* 1971), Portuguese author, animator, illustrator and musician
- Agostinho da Cruz (1540–1619), Portuguese spiritual poet and monk
- Alfredo Cruz (tennis player) , Filipino tennis player
- Alfredo Cruz (* 1990), American racing cyclist
- Américo Cruz y Fernández (1908–1999), Cuban diplomat
- André Cruz (* 1968), Brazilian soccer player
- Andrés de Santa Cruz (1792–1865), Bolivian general, President of Peru 1827 and of Bolivia 1829 to 1839
- Andy Cruz Gómez (* 1995), Cuban boxer
- Ángel Cruz (* 1958), Puerto Rican basketball player
- Ángela de la Cruz (1846–1932), founder of the Italian order, venerated as a Catholic saint
- Ángeles Cruz , Mexican actress
- Angelika dela Cruz (* 1981), Filipino actress
- Anilton Cruz (* 1985), Cape Verdean football player
- Anna Cruz (* 1986), Spanish basketball player
- Annie Cruz (* 1984), American porn actress
- Anthony Cruz (hockey player) (born 1956), Malaysian hockey player
- Anthony Cruz (* 1973), American East Coast rapper, see AZ (rapper)
- Antonio de la Cruz (* 1947), Spanish football player and coach
- Antonio Cruz (swimmer) (* 1952), Guatemalan swimmer
- Antonio Cruz (* 1971), American racing cyclist
- Antonio Calderón Cruz (* 1959), Guatemalan clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Jutiapa
- António Dinis da Cruz e Silva (1731–1799), Portuguese poet and judge
- Antonio Piedade da Cruz (1895–1982), Indian painter and sculptor
- Armando Cruz (* 1973), Cuban soccer player
- Arnold Cruz (* 1970), Honduran soccer player
- Art Cruz (* 1988), American drummer
- Atanasio Cruz Aguirre (1801–1875), Uruguayan politician, president 1864–1865
B.
- Beatriz Cruz (* 1980), Puerto Rican athlete
- Bernardino Cruz Cortez (* 1949), Roman Catholic bishop
- Bobbie Friberg Da Cruz (* 1982), Swedish football player
- Bobby Cruz (born 1938), Puerto Rican singer and composer
- Brandon Cruz (* 1962), American actor and musician
C.
- Carlos Cruz (also Teo Cruz; 1937-1970), Dominican boxer
- Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923–2019), Venezuelan artist
- Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz (* 1987), Brazilian soccer player
- Carlos Alexis Cruz (* 1990), Honduran-American football player
- Carlos Da Cruz (soccer player) , Uruguayan soccer player
- Carlos Da Cruz (cyclist) (* 1974), French cyclist
- Carlos Teo Cruz (1937-1970), Dominican boxer
- Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (* 1963), Puerto Rican politician
- Carolina Cruz-Neira , computer scientist
- Cassandra Cruz (* 1982), American porn actress and actress
- Catalina Cruz (* 1979), American porn actress
- Celia Cruz (1925-2003), Cuban salsa singer
- César da Cruz , East Timorese politician and official
- Clarisse Cruz (* 1978), Portuguese athlete
- Claudia Cruz , Dominican model
- Cristobal Cruz (born 1977), Mexican boxer
D.
- Daniel da Cruz Carvalho (* 1976), Portuguese football player
- Danilson da Cruz (* 1986), Cape Verdean football player
- Danny Cruz (actually Daniel Arthur Quimoy Cruz ; * 1990), American football player
- David de la Cruz (* 1989), Spanish cyclist
- David García de la Cruz (* 1981), Spanish football player
- Dominick Cruz (* 1985), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Donna Cruz (* 1977), Filipino singer and actress
- Dulce Maria da Cruz , East Timorese activist
E.
- Edson Cruz (* 1988), Cape Verdean football player
- Edson Felipe da Cruz (* 1991), Brazilian soccer player
- Eduardo Cruz , Filipino tennis player
- Edvandro Cruz (* 1978), Brazilian racing cyclist
- Efraín Mendoza Cruz (* 1959), Mexican priest, auxiliary bishop in Tlalnepantla
- Eglys Cruz (* 1980), Cuban sports shooter
- Emilio Cruz († 2010), Honduran politician
- Ermes Cruz , Cape Verdean football player
- Ernesto Sánchez La Cruz , Venezuelan explorer, naval officer and prospector
- Ewa Da Cruz (* 1976), Norwegian actress and model
F.
- Félix Cruz Barbosa (* 1961), Mexican football player
- Fernando Cruz (* 1953), Colombian racing cyclist
- Filomeno Aleixo da Cruz , East Timorese diplomat
- Florencio Armando Colín Cruz (* 1950), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Puerto Escondido
- Florencio Félix Paredes Cruz (* 1961), Bolivian religious, prelate of Humahuaca
- Francisco Javier Cruz (born 1966), Mexican soccer player
- Francisco José Cruz González (* 1945), Mexican diplomat
- Francisco Lopes da Cruz (* 1941), East Timorese politician
G
- Gaspar da Cruz (1520–1570), Portuguese Dominican and missionary
- Gastão Cruz (* 1941), Portuguese poet, Germanist and critic
- Gerry Cruz (born 1937), Filipino basketball player
- Gil da Cruz Trindade (* 1982), East Timorese marathon runner
- Gustavo Cruz (* 1966), Nicaraguan boxer
H
- Hélder Cruz (* 1972), Cape Verdean football player
- Heriberto Cruz (* 1939), Puerto Rican athlete
- Hermenegildo da Cruz (* 1977), East Timorese police officer
- Hilary Cruz (* 1988), American actress and model
- Hugo Cruz (* 1982), Costa Rican soccer referee
- Humberto Cruz (* 1939), Chilean football player
I.
- Ileana D'Cruz (* 1987), Indian actress
- Iohana Cruz (* 1980), Cuban water diver
J
- Jacinto Ciria Cruz , Filipino basketball player
- Jackie Cruz (soccer player) ( Jacqueline Marie Cruz ; * 1986), American-Puerto Rican soccer player
- Jackie Cruz (actress) , American Dominican actress, singer, and songwriter
- Jeferson Cruz (* 1999), Brazilian soccer player
- Jhoan Cruz (* 1987), Dominican soccer player
- João da Cruz e Sousa (1861–1898), Brazilian poet
- Joaquim Cruz (* 1963), Brazilian athlete
- Joaquim Cruz (politician) (* 1979), Portuguese politician, MEP
- Johan Friberg Da Cruz (* 1986), Swedish football player
- Jordi Cruz (* 1978), Spanish chef
- Jorge Cruz (born 1966), Colombian soccer player
- Jorge Everardo Cruz (born 1926), Brazilian water polo player
- José Cruz (also Cheo Cruz ; * 1947), Puerto Rican baseball player
- José Cruz, Jr. (born 1974), Puerto Rican baseball player
- José Cruz Herrera (1890–1972), Spanish painter
- José Andrade da Cruz (* 1956), East Timorese independence activist and politician
- José Antonio Cruz Álvarez Lima (* 1942), Mexican diplomat and politician
- José da Cruz (* 1945), Uruguayan writer and journalist
- José da Cruz Policarpo (1936–2014), Portuguese clergyman, Patriarch of Lisbon
- José de la Cruz Mena (1874–1907), Nicaraguan composer, musician and orchestra director
- José Geraldo da Cruz (* 1941), Brazilian clergyman, Bishop of Juazeiro
- José Guadalupe Cruz (* 1967), Mexican football player and coach
- José Leonardo Cruz (* 1975), Colombian boxer
- José Luís da Cruz Vidigal (* 1973), Portuguese football player, see Luís Vidigal
- Juan Cruz (* 1978), Dominican baseball player
- Juan de la Cruz (1542–1591), Spanish monk, poet, mystic, saint and doctor of the church, see John of the Cross
- Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla (1734–1790), Spanish cartographer, illustrator and engraver
- Juan de la Cruz Mourgeon y Achet (1766–1822), Spanish officer and colonial administrator
- Juan de la Cruz Ortiz (* 1983), Mexican soccer player
- Juan de la Cruz Ramos Cano , known as Juande Ramos (* 1954), Spanish football coach
- Juan Pantoja de la Cruz (1553–1608), Spanish painter
- Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648–1695), Mexican nun and poet
- Julia Cruz (* 1968), Spanish water diver
- Julio Cruz (baseball player) (born 1954), American baseball player
- Julio Cruz (soccer player, 1974) (* 1974), Argentinian soccer player
- Julio Cruz (soccer player, 1995) (born 1995), Mexican soccer player
- Julio César La Cruz (* 1989), Cuban boxer
K
- Kevin Cruz (born 1983), football player for Guam
L.
- Larissa Pereira da Cruz (* 1987), Brazilian soccer player
- Leonardo Cruz (* 1953), Dominican boxer
- Luis Cruz (soccer player) ( Luis Alberto Cruz ; 1923 / 1925–1998), Uruguayan soccer player
- Luis Cruz (ice hockey player) (* 2000), Mexican ice hockey player
- Luis de la Cruz (1776-1853), Spanish painter
- Luis Cabrera Cruz (1893–1967), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of San Luis Potosí
M.
- Magdalena de la Cruz (1487–1560), Spanish nun
- Magno Cruz (* 1988), Brazilian soccer player
- Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz (* 1954), Brazilian religious, Archbishop of Paraíba
- Manuel Cruz , Mexican boxer
- Manuel Álvaro da Cruz ( Manecas Cruz ), East Timorese independence activist and freedom fighter
- Manuel Aurelio Cruz (* 1953), Cuban clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Newark
- Manuel Edmilson da Cruz (* 1924), Brazilian clergyman, Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte
- Mara Cruz (born 1941), Spanish actress
- Márcio Cruz (soccer player) (born 1971), Brazilian soccer player
- Márcio Cruz (martial artist) (* 1978), Brazilian martial artist
- Marcos da Cruz , East Timorese politician
- Margarida Cruz (* 1957), Portuguese badminton player
- Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz (* 1962), East Timorese nun
- María de la Cruz Toledo (1912–1995), Chilean politician and women's rights activist
- Maria Angélica Rangel da Cruz dos Reis (* 1973), East Timorese politician
- Maria Charizze Ina Dela Cruz (* 1993), Filipino soccer player
- Mariano Renato Monteiro da Cruz , East Timorese politician
- Maribel Cruz , Mexican actress
- Marie Cruz , maiden name of Dingen Littlefeather (* 1946), American actress and activist
- Mario Cruz (* 1966), Chilean football player
- Marisa Cruz (* 1974), Portuguese model, television presenter and actress
- Martin Cruz Smith (born 1942), American writer
- Marvin James Curz , football player for Guam
- Mateo Cruz (* 1973), Belizean cyclist
- Matthew Cruz (* 1986), football player for Guam
- Maximiano Tuazon Cruz (1923–2013), Filipino clergyman, Bishop of Calbayog
- Miguel Ángel Cruz (* 1955), Mexican athlete
- Milton Cruz (pianist) (1939-1998), Dominican pianist
- Milton Cruz (soccer player) (born 1957), Brazilian soccer player
- Miriam Cruz (* 1968), Dominican singer
- Mónica Cruz (* 1977), Spanish actress and dancer
- Montse Cruz (* 1979), Spanish hockey player
N
- Nádia Cruz (* 1975), Angolan swimmer
- Nelson Cruz (tennis player) , Brazilian tennis player
- Nelson Cruz (baseball player, 1972) (born 1972), Dominican baseball player
- Nelson Cruz (athlete) (* 1977), Cape Verdean athlete
- Nelson Cruz (baseball player, 1980) (born 1980), Dominican baseball player
- Nelson da Cruz (* 1977), Cape Verdean athlete
- Nélson Cruz (* 1987), Cape Verdean football player
- Nicky Cruz (born 1938), Puerto Rican preacher
- Nicolás De La Cruz (* 1997), Uruguayan football player
- Nikolas Cruz (* 1998), American gunman, see Parkland School Massacre
- Nilo Cruz (* 1960), Cuban-American writer
- Norma Cruz (* 1966), Guatemalan women's and human rights activist
O
- Orlando Cruz (born 1981), Puerto Rican boxer
- Oscar V. Cruz (1934-2020), Filipino clergyman, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan
- Osvaldo Héctor Cruz (* 1931), Argentinian football player
- Oswaldo Cruz ( Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz ; 1872-1917), Brazilian bacteriologist, hygienist and epidemiologist
P
- Pastora María Pavón Cruz , (1890–1969), known as La Niña de los Peines , Spanish flamenco singer
- Patrick Cruz (* 1993), Brazilian soccer player
- Pedro Cruz (* 1966), Mozambican swimmer
- Pedro Cruz Villalón (* 1946), Spanish legal scholar
- Pedro Cunha Cruz (* 1964), Brazilian clergyman, auxiliary bishop in São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- Penélope Cruz (* 1974), Spanish actress
- Peter de Cruz (* 1990), Swiss curler
R.
- Ramón de la Cruz (1731–1794), Spanish playwright
- Ramón Ernesto Cruz (1903–1985), Honduran politician
- Raymond Cruz (born 1961), American actor
- Reinaldo da Cruz Oliveira (* 1979), Brazilian soccer player
- Renaldo Lopes da Cruz (* 1970), Brazilian soccer player
- Ricardo Cruz (* 1946), Salvadoran athlete
- Ricardo Cruz Verde , Mexican soccer player
- Roberto Cruz (* 1937), American singer and composer, see Bobby Cruz
- Roberto Cruz (boxer) (born 1941), Filipino light welterweight boxer
- Roberto Cruz (Taekwondoin) (* 1972), Filipino Taekwondoin
- Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz (* 1972), Mexican politician
- Rolando Cruz (* 1939), Puerto Rican athlete
- Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz (* 1947), Filipino clergyman, Bishop of Kidapawan
- Rui António da Cruz , East Timorese politician
- Ruperto Cruz Santos (* 1957), Filipino clergyman, Bishop of Balanga
S.
- Samuel Cruz (1943–1975), Puerto Rican athlete
- Serapio Cruz (1835-1870), Guatemalan condottiere
- Sergio Cruz (* 1954), Portuguese tennis player
- Sheryl Cruz , Filipino actress
- Shirley Cruz Traña (* 1985), Costa Rican soccer player
- Sílvia Cruz (* 1980), Portuguese athlete
- Simón Cruz Mondejar (* 1976), Spanish badminton player
- Stella Cruz (* 1983), Swiss singer-songwriter
- Stélvio Rosa da Cruz (* 1989), Angolan football player
- Steve Cruz (boxer) (born 1963), American boxer
- Steve Cruz (porn actor) (born 1972); American porn actor
T
- Taio Cruz (born 1980), British R&B singer
- Ted Cruz (* 1970), American Republican Party politician
- Teo Cruz (1942-2005), Puerto Rican basketball player
- Thales Lima Cruz (* 1989), Brazilian soccer player
- Thayse Cruz (* 1988), Brazilian badminton player
- Tó Cruz (* 1967), Portuguese pop and R&B singer
- Tomé Vera Cruz (* ~ 1955), politician from São Tomé and Príncipe
- Tracy Lynn Cruz (born 1976), American actress
U
- Ulises de la Cruz (* 1974), Ecuadorian football player
V
- Valentín Gama y Cruz (1868–1942), Mexican geography engineer and university professor
- Valerie Cruz (* 1976), American actress
- Víctor Cruz (nickname Vitico ; 1908–1998), Cuban singer, bassist and composer; Pioneer of Cuban and Latin American music in Germany
- Victor Cruz ( American football player ) (* 1986), American football player
- Violeta Cruz (* 1986), Colombian composer
- Virginio Arias Cruz (1855–1941), Chilean sculptor, see Virginio Arias
W.
- Washington Cruz (* 1946), Brazilian religious priest, Archbishop of Goiânia
- Wendy Cruz (* 1976), Dominican racing cyclist
- Wilmer Cruz (* 1968), Honduran football player
- Wilson Cruz (born 1973), Puerto Rican-American actor
Y
- Yanet Cruz (* 1988), Cuban javelin thrower
Z
- Zoe Cruz (* 1955), American manager