Ordaz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Diego de Ordaz (1480–1532), Spanish conquistador, participated in the exploration and conquest of Mexico Diego Ordaz, Mexican football defender Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911–1979), served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970 Luis Ordaz, free agent utility infielder in Major League Baseball Tomás Álvarez de Acevedo Ordaz, twice interim governor of the Kingdom of Chile in 1780 and between 1787 and 1788 Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz, Mexican journalist killed in 2011