Miranda (surname)
This article is about the surname Miranda. For the given name, see Miranda (given name). For other uses, see Miranda.
Miranda is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian surname.
It may refer to:
Politicians
- Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan revolutionary who is regarded as a forerunner of Simón Bolívar and other revolutionaries
- Roxana Miranda (born 1967), candidate for president of Chile
- João Bernardo de Miranda, Angolan politician and diplomat
- Rafael Cancel Miranda (born 1930), is a political activist, member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
- Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (1865–1925), Mexican eccentric who was famous for being a perennial presidential candidate
Arts and entertainment
- Aurora Miranda, Brazilian singer and motion picture star, sister of Carmen Miranda
- Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian singer and motion picture star, popularly known for wearing fruit headdresses
- Carlo Miranda, Italian mathematician
- Jesús Alberto Miranda Perez, Venezuelan singer
- Frank de Miranda (1913–1986), Dutch sculptor, psychologist and publicist
- Isa Miranda (1909–1982), Italian actress
- Isabel Miranda de Wallace (1951–) Mexican social activist
- Ismael Miranda (1950–), Puerto Rican salsa singer
- 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
- José Miguel Miranda (composer), composer of the score for Machuca by Andres Wood
- 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
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor, composer and lyricist
- 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
- Rodolfo Rodriguez Miranda, Venezuelan musical and records manager.
- Ronaldo Miranda (born 1948), Brazilian composer
- Ricardo Miranda (born 1976), Canadian politician
Sports
- Edison Miranda, Colombian boxer
- Gonzalo Miranda, Chilean track and road cyclist
- Miguel Ángel Miranda, Venezuelan boxer
- Patricia Miranda, American wrestler
Footballers
- Gabriel Miranda (born 1968), Venezuelan
- Enílton Menezes de Miranda (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
- George Miranda dos Santos, Brazilian
- João Miranda de Souza Filho, Brazilian footballer
- José Ely de Miranda, Brazilian footballer commonly known as Zito
- Leandro Costa Miranda Moraes (born 1983), Brazilian
- Leandro Gil Miranda da Silva, Brazilian
- Luís Mário Miranda da Silva, Brazilian
- Marcos Miranda, (born 1991) Brazilian
- Rafael Miranda da Conceição (born 1984), Brazilian
- Richard Garcia Miranda (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
- Roberto Miranda, Brazilian
Other occupations
- 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
- Giovanni Miranda (16th century), Italian Hispanist and grammarian
- Rafael Simoes Miranda, Brazilian designer
- José Luis de Jesús Miranda, cult leader, Messiah claimant, founder of Creciendo en Gracia (Growing in Grace International Ministry)
- Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez, Mexican clergyman
- Ruben Dario Miranda, cardinal of Mexico City
- Mario Miranda, (1926–2011), Indian cartoonist and painter.
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