Mendoza (family name)
Mendoza is a family name of Basque origin meaning "cold mountain". The original namesake came from a place in the Basque province of Álava .
Name bearer
A.
- Alberto Mendoza , Mexican soccer player
- Alberto de Mendoza (1923–2011), Argentine-Spanish actor
- Alberto Mendoza y Bedolla (1881–1967), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Campeche
- Alcides Mendoza Castro (1928–2012), Peruvian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop
- Alexis Mendoza (* 1961), Colombian football player and coach
- Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo (1574–1655), Spanish diplomat and cardinal
- Alvin Mendoza (* 1984), Mexican soccer player
- Amalia Mendoza (1923–2001), Mexican singer and actress
- Ana de Mendoza y de la Cerda (1540–1592), Spanish-Portuguese court lady and politician
- Ana Mendoza (* 1970), Mexican swimmer
- Antonio de Mendoza (1490–1552), Spanish nobleman, viceroy of New Spain and Peru
- Antonio Mendoza (* 1939), Filipino marksman
- Antonio Escobar y Mendoza (1589–1669), Spanish Jesuit and theological writer
- Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza (1586–1644), Spanish poet and playwright
- Armando Mendoza (* 1948), Venezuelan boxer
- Ava Mendoza (* 1983), American jazz guitarist
B.
- Beibis Mendoza (* 1974), Colombian boxer
- Benjamín Mendoza y Amor Flores (1933–2004), Bolivian painter and papal assassin
- Bernardino de Mendoza (1540–1604), Spanish diplomat and writer
- Bernardino Fernández de Velasco y Mendoza (1454–1512), Spanish nobleman, military leader and politician
- Brillante Mendoza (* 1960), Filipino film director
C.
- Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza (* 1966), Venezuelan clergyman, Bishop of Punto Fijo
- Carlos Antonio Mendoza (1856–1916), Panamanian politician, President 1910
- Carlos Ochoa Mendoza (* 1978), Mexican football player
- Carlos Rosales Mendoza (1963–2015), Mexican drug lord and founder of La Familia Michoacana
- Carolina Mendoza (volleyball player) (born 1946), Mexican volleyball player
- Carolina Mendoza (water diver) (* 1997), Mexican water diver
- César Mendoza (1918–1996), Chilean show jumper and military
D.
- Daniel Mendoza (1764-1836), English boxer
- David Mendoza Díaz (1978-2008), Mexican soccer player
- Dayana Mendoza (* 1986), Venezuelan model
- Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel († 1631), Viceroy of Aragon and New Spain
- Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (1590–1639), Spanish diplomat
- Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Pacheco († 1575), Spanish Renaissance poet and diplomat
E.
- Edward Mendoza (* 1952), American athlete
- Eduardo Mendoza (* 1943), Spanish writer
- Efraín Mendoza Cruz (* 1959), Mexican priest, auxiliary bishop in Tlalnepantla
- Elena Mendoza (* 1973), Spanish composer
- Élmer Mendoza (* 1949), Mexican writer
- Emilio Mendoza (* 1953), Venezuelan composer
F.
- Fabia Mendoza (* 1986), German film director and artist
- Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Mendoza (1580–1634), Spanish nobleman, officer and admiral
- Fidel Mendoza Carrasquilla (1925–2015), Colombian sports official
- Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla (1508–1566), Spanish cardinal and Archbishop of Burgos
- Francisco Mendoza de Leon (* 1947), Filipino clergyman, Bishop of Antipolo
- Francisco de Paula Mendoza y Herrera (1852–1923), Mexican clergyman, Archbishop of Durango
- Francisco de Mendoza (1545–1623), Spanish general
G
- Gabriel Mendoza (* 1906), Peruvian athlete
- García Hurtado de Mendoza (1535–1609), Spanish colonial governor
- Gaspar de la Cerda Sandoval Silva y Mendoza (1653–1697), Viceroy of New Spain
- Gonzalo de Mendoza (around 1512, † 1558), the fourth governor of the province of New Andalusia
- Grisel Mendoza (* 1956), Mexican swimmer
- Guillermo Mendoza (* 1945), Mexican cyclist
- Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández (* 1934), Guatemalan clergyman, auxiliary bishop emeritus in Guatemala
H
- Héctor Mendoza (1932–2010), Mexican dramaturge, theater director and university professor
I.
- Ignacio Mendoza (* 1908), Mexican marksman
- Íñigo Fernández de Velasco y Mendoza (1462–1528), Spanish nobleman
- Iñigo López de Mendoza (1398–1458), Spanish statesman and poet
- Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones († 1515), Spanish nobleman and politician
J
- Javier Mendoza (* 1991), Mexican professional boxer
- Jessica Mendoza (* 1980), American softball player
- Jesús Mendoza Aguirre (* 1977), Spanish football player
- Jesús Mendoza Rivas (* 1942), Mexican football goalkeeper
- Joaquín Mendoza , Mexican soccer player and coach
- John Stiven Mendoza (* 1992), Colombian football player
- Jonny Mendoza (* 1983), Venezuelan boxer
- José Mendoza (football player, 1989) ( José Alberto Mendoza Posas ; * 1989), Honduran football player
- José Mendoza (cyclist) (* 1994), Venezuelan cyclist
- José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza (* 1969), Ecuadorian religious, Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico
- José Antonio de Mendoza Caamaño y Sotomayor (1667–1746), Spanish colonial administrator, Viceroy of Peru
- José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo (* 1954), Filipino clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Cotabato
- José de Jesús Mendoza (* 1979), Mexican football player
- José Luis Mendoza Corzo (* 1960), Mexican clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Juan de Mendoza y Carrillo (~ 1520–1562), Spanish captain
- Juan de Mendoza y Velasco († 1628), Spanish diplomat
- Juan González de Mendoza (1545–1618), Spanish clergyman, diplomat and author
- Juan Hurtado de Mendoza (1548–1592), Spanish clergyman
- Juan Manuel de Mendoza y Luna (1571–1628), Spanish officer, viceroy of New Spain and Peru
- Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (1600–1659), Bishop of Puebla and Viceroy of New Spain
L.
- Leandro Mendoza (painter) (1888–1912), Mexican painter
- Leandro Mendoza (General) (1946-2013), Filipino general and politician
- Lorenzo Mendoza (* 1965), Venezuelan entrepreneur
- Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza (1518–1583), Viceroy of New Spain
- Luciana Morales Mendoza (* 1987), Peruvian chess player
- Luis Enrique Mendoza (* 1965), Colombian boxer
- Luis Hurtado de Mendoza y Pacheco (1489–1566), Spanish nobleman and politician
- Lydia Mendoza (1916–2007), American singer
M.
- Marcial Mendoza (* 1967), Mexican soccer player
- Mark L. Mendoza (* 1973), Filipino politician
- Margot Rojas Mendoza (1903–1996), Cuban pianist and music teacher
- María Graciela Mendoza (* 1963), Mexican athlete
- Mario Mendoza (born 1950), Mexican baseball player
- Miguel Mendoza (* 1982), Filipino swimmer
N
- Narciso Mendoza (military) (1800–1888), Mexican independence fighter
- Natalie Mendoza ( Natalie Jackson Mendoza ; * 1981), Australian actress and musician
O
- Óscar Mendoza Azurdia (1917–1995), Guatemalan politician, President 1957
P
- Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza (* 1966), Spanish Rejoneador
- Paco Mendoza , Argentine singer
- Pedro de Mendoza (1487–1537), Spanish conqueror
- Pedro González de Mendoza (1428–1495), Spanish cardinal and statesman
R.
- Rafael Mendoza (* 1957), Colombian chess player
- Raúl Mendoza (born 1991), Mexican wrestler
- Rigoberto Mendoza (* 1946), Cuban athlete
- Roberto González de Mendoza y de la Torre (1905–1996), Cuban ambassador
- Rogelio Mendoza (born 1944), Mexican gymnast
- Rolando Mendoza (athlete) (* 1939), Nicaraguan athlete
- Rolando Mendoza († 2010), Filipino hostage-taker, see Manila hostage-taking
- Rubén Arias Mendoza , Paraguayan politician
- Ruben Michael Mendoza (1931-2010), American football player
- Ryan Mendoza (* 1971), American painter
S.
- Salvador Rangel Mendoza (* 1946), Mexican religious, Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa
- Saul Mendoza (fencer) (born 1964), Bolivian fencer
- Saúl Mendoza (racing wheelchair user) (* 1967), Mexican racing wheelchair user
- Sergio Mendoza (* 1981), Honduran football player
- Simon Amaru Castro Mendoza (* 1990), German-Peruvian gourmet chef, cookbook author and actor, see Simón Limón
- Susana Mendoza (* 1972), American politician
T
- Thor Leonardo Halvorssen Mendoza (* 1976), Venezuelan human rights activist and film producer
- Tito Mendoza (boxer) (born 1976). Panamanian boxer
- Tito Mendoza (soccer player) (* 1993), Ecuadorian soccer player
- Tito Mendoza (actor) (born 1945), Argentine actor
- Tito Mendoza , Puerto Rican trumpeter and composer, see Roberto Mendoza
- Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza (1750–1825), pioneer of Peruvian independence
V
- Valente Mendoza (* 1997), Mexican athlete
- Verónika Mendoza (* 1980), Peruvian politician
- Vicente T. Mendoza (1894–1964), Mexican musicologist
- Víctor Mendoza (born 1940), Mexican football player
- Vince Mendoza (* 1961), American jazz musician and composer
Z
- Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza (* 1987), Puerto Rican beauty queen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mendoza on surnamedb.com (English)