Miranda (surname)

Miranda is a Spanish, Portuguese, Sephardic Jewish, Swiss, Italian and Maltese surname of Latin origin, meaning "worthy of admiration".

This article is about the surname Miranda. For the given name, see Miranda (given name). For other uses, see Miranda.

Notable people with the surname Miranda include:

Sports

• David Miranda (cyclist) (born 1942), Salvadoran cyclist
• Enílton (Enílton Menezes de Miranda, born 1977), Brazilian footballer
• Edison Miranda, Colombian boxer
• Gabriel Miranda (born 1968), Venezuelan footballer
• George Miranda dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
• Gonzalo Miranda, Chilean track and road cyclist
• Jimmy Miranda, a member of the WWE ring crew who died in 2002 and for whom The Ultimate Warrior suggested a Jimmy Miranda Award be created
• Leandro Costa Miranda Moraes (born 1983), Brazilian football player
• Leandro Gil Miranda da Silva (born 1978), Brazilian football player
• Luís Mário Miranda da Silva (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
• Marcos Miranda, (born 1991) Brazilian footballer
• Miguel Ángel Miranda, Venezuelan boxer
• Michael Miranda, Filipino basketball player
• Miranda (footballer, born 1984) (João Miranda de Souza Filho), Brazilian footballer
• Patricia Miranda, American wrestler
• Rafael Miranda da Conceição (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
• Richard Garcia Miranda (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
• Roberto Miranda, Brazilian footballer
• Willy Miranda, Cuban-American baseball player
• Zito (footballer) (José Ely de Miranda, 1932–2015), Brazilian footballer

Others

• Ana Miranda Paz, Spanish politician
• Ana Miranda (born 1951), Brazilian writer
• Aurora Miranda, Brazilian singer and motion picture star, sister of Carmen Miranda
• Carlo Miranda, Italian mathematician
• Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian singer and motion picture star, popularly known for wearing fruit headdresses
• Chyno Miranda (Jesús Alberto Miranda Pérez, born 1984), Venezuelan singer, part of Chino & Nacho
• David Miranda (politician) (born 1985), Rio de Janeiro city councilman
• Ernesto Miranda, defendant and appellant of Miranda v. Arizona, the case that was the basis of the Miranda warning
• Eurico Miranda, president of CR Vasco da Gama
• Eva Miranda, Spanish mathematician
• Flix Miranda, American engineer
• Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816), Venezuelan revolutionary who is regarded as a forerunner of Simón Bolívar and other revolutionaries
• Frank de Miranda (1913–1986), Dutch sculptor, psychologist and publicist
• Giovanni Miranda (16th century), Italian Hispanist and grammarian
• Isa Miranda (1909–1982), Italian actress
• Isabel Miranda de Wallace (born 1951) Mexican social activist
• Ismael Miranda (1950–), Puerto Rican salsa singer
• José Luis de Jesús Miranda (1946–2013), cult leader, Messiah claimant, founder of Creciendo en Gracia (Growing in Grace International Ministry)
• João Bernardo de Miranda, Angolan politician and diplomat
• Juan Carreño de Miranda, Spanish painter (1614–1685)
• Juan García de Miranda (1677–1749), Spanish painter of the baroque period, a disciple of Juan Delgado and appointed Painter to the King
• Julius Caesar de Miranda (1906-1956), first Prime Minister of Suriname
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor, composer and lyricist (In the Heights, Hamilton)
• Mario Miranda, (1926–2011), Indian cartoonist and painter
• Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez, Mexican clergyman
• Miriam Miranda, Honduran human rights activist
• Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (1865–1925), Mexican eccentric who was famous for being a perennial presidential candidate
• Pedro Rodriguez de Miranda (1696–1766) Spanish painter of the late-Baroque period, nephew of Juan Garcia de Miranda, and related to several other de Miranda artists
• Pia Miranda (born 1973), Australian actress
• Rafael Cancel Miranda (born 1930), is a political activist, member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
• Ricardo Miranda (born 1976), Canadian politician
• Ronaldo Miranda (born 1948), Brazilian composer
• Roxana Miranda (born 1967), candidate for presidency of Chile