Gomes

Gomes is a common Portuguese and Old Galician surname. It derived from the given name Gomes, which derived from the Visigothic word guma, meaning "man".

Notable people with the surname include:

• Al Gomes (born 1960), American music producer, music industry strategist, and songwriter
• Albert Gomes (1911-1978), Trinidad and Tobago politician, labour leader and author
• Ana Maria Gomes (born 1954), Portuguese politician
• Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836-1896), Brazilian composer
• António Gomes Leal (1848-1921), Portuguese poet
• Anthony Gomes (born 1970), Canadian musician
• Bruno Gomes (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
• Chandima Gomes (born 1966), Sri Lankan Sinhala Malaysian engineer, physicist and writer
• Diogo Gomes (c. 1420-1500), Portuguese navigator and explorer
• Eduardo Gomes (1896-1981), Brazilian soldier and politician
• Fernão Gomes (15th century), Portuguese explorer and merchant
• Francis Anthony Gomes (1931-2011), Bangladeshi Roman Catholic bishop
• Francisco Luís Gomes (1829-1869), Indo-Portuguese physician, politician, writer, historian, and economist
• Gene Gomes (1946-2018), American judge
• Gomes de Sequeira (16th century), Portuguese explorer
• Gomes Eanes de Zurara (c. 1410-1474), Portuguese chronicler
• Harold Gomes (born 1933), American boxer
• Heurelho Gomes (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
• Jessica Gomes (born 1984), Australian model
• Jonny Gomes (born 1980), American baseball player
• José Alencar Gomes da Silva (1931-2011), Brazilian politician
• Larry Gomes (born 1953), Trinidadian cricketer
• Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860-1941), Portuguese politician and president of Portugal
• Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa (1863-1929), Portuguese army officer, politician and president of Portugal
• Marcelo Gomes (born 1979), Brazilian ballet dancer
• Mario Gomes de Olivera (born 1962), Brazilian footballer
• Miguel Gomes (born 1972), Portuguese fencer
• Nádia Gomes (born 1996), Portuguese footballer
• Nuno Gomes (born 1976), Portuguese footballer
• Nuno Gomes (20th/21st century), Portuguese-born South African Scuba Diver
• Peter J. Gomes (1942-2011), American clergyman
• Pedro Gomes (born 1983), Portuguese triathlete
• Ralph Gomes (born 1937), Guyanese track and field athlete
• Ryan Gomes (born 1982), American basketball player
• Soeiro Pereira Gomes (1909-1949), Portuguese writer
• Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (1868-1966), Brazilian politician and president of Brazil
• Yan Gomes (born 1987), Brazilian American baseball player

Institutions

• John M. Gomes Elementary School, a school in Fremont, California

Places

• Pedro Gomes, a municipality in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

See also

• Gómez, a common Spanish surname
• Gomis, variant spelling
• Francisco Gomes (disambiguation)

References