List of Famous people with last name Menendez

María Belén Esteban Menéndez is a Spanish television personality. She has appeared in various programmes including the long-running Sálvame, a show which has been characterised as junk TV. She is known as "La princesa del pueblo" and as "La de San Blas".

Robert Menendez is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Jon Corzine, and later served as Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, Menendez was indicted on 18 counts of corruption.

Luciano Benjamín Menéndez was an Argentine general and convicted human rights violator and murderer. Commander of the Third Army Corps (1975–79), he played a prominent role in the murders of social activists.

Mario Benjamin Menéndez was the Argentine governor of the Falklands during the 1982 Argentine occupation of the islands. He also served in the Argentine Army. Menéndez surrendered Argentine forces to Britain during the Falklands War.

Juan José Menéndez Gutiérrez de la Torre better known as Juanjo Menéndez was a Spanish actor. He appeared in 92 films and television shows between 1953 and 1997. He starred in the film El Lazarillo de Tormes, which won the Golden Bear at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.

Aurelio Menéndez Menéndez, first Marquess of Ibias was a Spanish lawyer and politician who was the Minister of Education between 1976 and 1977.

Cristian Matías Menéndez is an Argentine footballer that currently plays for Everton of Chilean Primera División.

Jorge Edgardo Menéndez Corte was an Uruguayan doctor and politician who served as Minister of Defence from August 2016 to April 2019.

Elvira Menéndez,, was Queen Consort of León due to her marriage with King Ordoño II.

Joseph Lyle Menéndez and Erik Galen Menéndez are American brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the 1989 shotgun murders of their wealthy parents, LIVE Entertainment executive José Menéndez and his wife Mary ("Kitty"). Although the brothers were not considered suspects at first, suspicions about their involvement arose when they began to spend money lavishly after the murders. During the trial, the brothers alleged that they committed the murders because of years of sexual and emotional abuse that they suffered at the hands of their parents, particularly their father. They were first tried separately, with one jury for each brother. Both juries deadlocked, which resulted in a mistrial. For the second trial, they were tried together by the same jury, which found them guilty, and as a result, they were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.