General •
António Lopes Mendes (1835–1894), Portuguese explorer and writer •
António Rosa Mendes (1954-2013), Portuguese academic •
Benjamin Mendes da Costa (1803–1868), English merchant and philanthropist •
Emanuel Mendes da Costa (1717–1791), English botanist, naturalist, philosopher •
Fernão Mendes Pinto (c. 1509–1583), Portuguese adventurer, explorer and writer •
Ian Mendes (born 1976), Canadian sports broadcaster •
Isabel Mendes Lopes (born 1982), Portuguese politician •
Ismenia Mendes, Portuguese actress •
Jacob Mendes Da Costa (born 1833–1900), American surgeon •
José Fernando Ferreira Mendes (born 1965), Portuguese physicist •
Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos (died 1623), Portuguese Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller •
Moses da Costa (full name Moses Mendes da Costa; died 1747), English banker •
Pedro Pedrosa Mendes, Portuguese scientist •
Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (1855–1927), Brazilian philosopher and mathematician •
Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510-1569), prominent Portuguese Jewish philanthropist and businesswoman
Arts •
Alfred Mendes (1897-1991), Trinidadian novelist •
Bob Mendes (1928–2021), Belgian accountant and writer of detective stories •
Camila Mendes (born 1994), American actress •
Catulle Mendès (1841–1909), French poet •
Eva Mendes (born 1974), American actress, model, singer and homeware and clothing designer •
Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes (born 2003), American-British actor, known professionally as Joe Anders •
Louis Mendes (born 1940), American photographer •
Manuel Mendes (c. 1547–1605), Portuguese composer •
Matthieu Mendès (born 1982), French singer, songwriter, music producer and musician guitarist •
Murilo Mendes (1901–1975), Brazilian poet •
Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928–2021), Brazilian architect •
Sam Mendes (born 1965), British stage and film director •
Sara Mendes da Costa (born c. 1966), British voice actress •
Sérgio Mendes (1941–2024), Brazilian musician •
Shawn Mendes (born 1998), Canadian musician •
Simon Mendes da Costa, British playwright
Politics and military •
Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885–1954), Portuguese diplomat and
Righteous Among The Nations •
Chico Mendes (1944–1988), Brazilian environmental activist •
Duarte Mendes (born 1947), Portuguese captain and singer •
Elvira Mendes (c. 996–1022), Queen of Léon •
Francisco Mendes (1939–1978), Guinea-Bissau politician •
Idalino Manuel Mendes, Angolan politician •
José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883–1965), Portuguese military and politician •
Luís Filipe Castro Mendes (born 1950), Portuguese politician •
Luís Marques Mendes (born 1957), Portuguese politician •
Pierre Mendès-France (1907–1982), French politician
Religion •
Abraham Pereira Mendes (1825–1893), English rabbi and educator •
Henry Pereira Mendes (1852–1937), American rabbi •
Isaac P. Mendes (1853–1904), Jamaican-American rabbi •
João Mendes de Silva (1420–1482) known as Amadeus of Portugal, Portuguese beatified Franciscan friar •
Luciano Mendes de Almeida (1930–2006), Brazilian Jesuit priest and bishop •
Wanigamuni Miguel Mendes Wimalarathna (1823–1890), Sri Lankan Sinhala Buddhist orator •
Frederick de Sola Mendes (1850–1927), American rabbi and writer
Sports •
Carlos Mendes (soccer) (born 1980), United States footballer •
Chad Mendes (born 1985), United States mixed martial artist •
Cleiton Mendes Dos Santos (born 1978), Brazilian footballer •
Daniel Mendes (born 1981), Brazilian footballer •
David Mendes da Silva (born 1982), Dutch footballer •
Elson Mendes (born 2006), Cape Verdean footballer •
Elvis Mendes (born 1997), Cape Verdean footballer •
Isidoro Mendes (born 1951), Brazilian footballer •
Joaquim Mendes da Costa (1911–?) Brazilian footballer •
Joel Mendes (1946–2024), Brazilian footballer •
Jorge Mendes (born 1966), Portuguese football agent •
Junior Mendes (born 1976), English footballer •
Nicole Mendes (born 1997), American softball player •
Pedro Mendes (born 1979), Portuguese footballer •
Rodrigo Mendes (born 1975), Brazilian footballer •
Rosa Mendes (born 1979), ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Milena Roucka •
Sandro Mendes (born 1977), Portuguese footballer •
Scott Mendes (born 1969), American bull rider •
Sebastião Mendes (born 1945), Brazilian footballer •
Sílvio Mendes da Paixão Júnior (born 1976), Brazilian footballer •
Tiago Mendes (born 1981), Portuguese footballer •
Tony Mendes (born 1977), American bull rider ==See also==