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'''Mendonça''' ({{IPA|pt|mẽˈdõsɐ}}) is a [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Galician language|Galician]] [[surname]] of Basque origin. It sometimes appears as the anglicized forms ''Mendonca'' or ''Mendonsa''. The Spanish variant is [[Mendoza (name)|Mendoza]]. The name has been often linked with [[Royal family|royalty]]. The name may refer to: <br />
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==General==<br />
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*[[Mendonça Filho]] (born 1966), Brazilian company administrator and politician<br />
*[[Ana de Mendonça]] (1460–1542), Portuguese mistress of King John II of Portugal<br />
*[[André Mendonça]] (born 1972), Brazilian attorney, Presbyterian pastor and politician<br />
*[[Carla Mendonça]] (born 1961), English actress<br />
*[[Clare Mendonça]] (1910–1953), Indian journalist<br />
*[[Cristóvão de Mendonça]] (1475–1532), Portuguese explorer<br />
*[[Duda Mendonça]] (1944–2021), Brazilian public relations specialist<br />
*[[Eneida A. Mendonça]], Brazilian-born physician-scientist / [[biomedical informatics|biomedical informatician]]<br />
*[[Francisco de Ascensão Mendonça]] (1889–1982), Portuguese botanist<br />
*[[Gaelyn Mendonca]], Indian actress<br />
*[[Gilbert Mendonca]] (1952–2025), Indian politician<br />
*[[Gilberto Mendonça Teles]] (born 1931), Brazilian writer<br />
*[[Grace Mendonça]] (born 1968), Brazilian lawyer and university professor<br />
*[[Henrique Lopes de Mendonça]] (1856–1939), Portuguese poet, playwright and naval officer<br />
*[[Kleber Mendonça Filho]] (born 1968), Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer<br />
*{{ill|Leoni Mendonça|pt}}, Brazilian Senator and businessman<br />
*[[Leroy A. Mendonca]] (1932–1951), United States Army posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for action in Korea<br />
*[[Maria Luísa Mendonça]] (born 1970), Brazilian actress<br />
*[[Mauro Mendonça]] (born 1931), Brazilian actor<br />
*[[Mauro Mendonça Filho]] (born 1965), Brazilian television director<br />
*[[Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto]] (1804–1875), Portuguese prime minister<br />
*[[Stacey Mendonca]], New Zealand quantity surveyor<br />
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==Musicians==<br />
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*[[Eduardo Mendonça]] (born 1960), Brazilian musician<br />
*[[The Fab Four (tribute)#The Monkee Men|Frankee Mendonça]], American musician<br />
*[[Jason Mendonça]], British musician<br />
*[[Kathy Mendonca]], American musician<br />
*[[Marília Mendonça]] (1995&ndash;2021), Brazilian singer-songwriter<br />
*[[Newton Mendonça]] (1927–1960), Brazilian musician<br />
*[[Paulo Mendonça]], Swedish musician<br />
*[[Stella Mendonça]] (born 1970), Mozambican opera singer<br />
*[[Walter Wanderley]] (1932–1986), Brazilian organist (born Walter Jose Wanderley Mendonça)<br />
*[[Ron McNeil (musician)|Ronald Mendonça]], American musician<br />
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==Sports==<br />
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*[[Mendonça (footballer, born 1956)]] (1956–2019), Brazilian footballer<br />
*[[Mendonça (footballer, born 1995)]], Brazilian footballer<br />
*[[Andrew Mendonça]] (born 2000), Angolan footballer<br />
*[[António Mendonça]] (born 1982), Angolan footballer<br />
*[[Bianca Mendonça]] (born 1993), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast<br />
*[[Clive Mendonca]] (born 1968), British footballer<br />
*[[Erick Mendonça]] (born 1995), Mexican-born Portuguese futsal player<br />
*[[Gustavo Mendonça]] (born 2003), Portuguese footballer<br />
*[[Ivor Mendonca]] (1934–2014), West Indian cricketer<br />
*[[João Paulo Mendonça]] (born 1958), Portuguese judoka<br />
*[[Jorge Mendonça (footballer, born 1954)|Jorge Mendonça]] (1954–2006), Brazilian footballer<br />
*[[Jorge Alberto Mendonça]] (born 1938), Portuguese/Angolan footballer<br />
*[[Leon Luke Mendonca]] (born 2006), Indian chess grandmaster<br />
*[[Marcelo Mendonça de Mattos]] (born 1984), Brazilian footballer<br />
*[[Mário Mendonça]] (born 1991), Portuguese footballer<br />
*[[Romero Mendonça Sobrinho]] (born 1975), Brazilian footballer<br />
*[[Sandro da Silva Mendonça]] (born 1983), Brazilian footballer<br />
*[[Tommy Mendonca]] (born 1988), American baseball player<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Mendonça, São Paulo]], a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil<br />
*[[Mendoza (name)|Mendoza]], Spanish variant<br />
*[[Mendonsa]], an Indian variant<br />
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