Mendonça
Mendonça is a Portuguese and Galician surname of Basque origin. It sometimes appears as the anglicized forms Mendonca or Mendonsa. The Spanish variant is Mendoza. The name has been often linked with royalty. The name may refer to:
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General
- Ana de Mendonça (1460–1542), Portuguese mistress of King John II of Portugal
- Carla Mendonça (born 1961), English actress
- Cristóvão de Mendonça (1475–1532), Portuguese explorer
- Duda Mendonça (born 1944), Brazilian public relations specialist
- Francisco de Ascensão Mendonça (1889–1982), Portuguese botanist
- Gaelyn Mendonca, Indian actress
- Gilberto Mendonça Teles (born 1931), Brazilian writer
- Henrique Lopes de Mendonça (1856–1939), Portuguese poet, playwright and naval officer
- Leroy A. Mendonca (1932–1951), United States Army posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for action in Korea
- Leoni Mendonça, Brazilian Senator and businessman
- Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1804–1875), Portuguese prime minister
- Eneida A. Mendonça, Brazilian-born physician-scientist / biomedical informatician
Musicians
- Eduardo Mendonça (born 1960), Brazilian musician
- Kathy Mendonca, American musician
- Newton Mendonça (1927–1960), Brazilian musician
- Paulo Mendonça, Swedish musician
- Stella Mendonça (born 1970), Mozambican opera singer
Sports
- António Mendonça (born 1982), Angolan footballer
- Clive Mendonca (born 1968), British footballer
- Ivor Mendonca (1934–2014), West Indian cricketer
- Jorge Mendonça (1954–2006), Brazilian footballer
- Jorge Alberto Mendonça (born 1938), Portuguese/Angolan footballer
- Marcelo Mendonça de Mattos, Brazilian footballer
- Romero Mendonça Sobrinho (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
- Sandro da Silva Mendonça (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
- Tommy Mendonca (born 1988), American baseball player
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