Soares
Soares is a common surname in the Portuguese language and Galician, namely in the Portuguese speaking world, as well as other places. It was originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Soeiro. It is equivalent to the Spanish surname Suárez. Notable people named Soares include:
People
General
- Alana Soares, American model and actress
- António Soares dos Reis (1847–1889), Portuguese sculptor
- Diandra Soares, Indian model, fashion designer and television host
- Diogo Soares, 16th-century Portuguese navigator and explorer
- Elza Soares (1930–2022), Brazilian samba singer
- Emelina Soares (born 1993), Indian artist, art historian, and educator
- Estevam Soares (born 1956), Brazilian football (soccer) head coach
- Ilka Soares (1932–2022), Brazilian actress
- Jô Soares (1938–2022), Brazilian comedian, author and talk show host
- João Clemente Baena Soares (1931–2023), Brazilian diplomat
- Joffre Soares (1918–1996), Brazilian actor
- John Soares, award-winning independent filmmaker, martial arts choreographer, actor and viral video star
- Lota de Macedo Soares (1910–1967), Brazilian aesthete
- Maria Barroso (Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares) (1925–2015), Portuguese public figure
- Oscar Niemeyer Soares Filho (1907–2012), Brazilian architect
- Rodrigo R. Soares, Brazilian economist
- Romildo Ribeiro Soares (born 1947), Brazilian televangelist and missionary
- Tynisha Keli (Tynisha Keli Soares) (born 1985), American R&B-pop singer
- Ulisses Soares (born 1958), Brazilian religious leader
- Matos Soares (birth date unknown), Portuguese Catholic priest
Politicians
- António Pinto Soares, former Head of State of Costa Rica
- António Soares Carneiro, Portuguese military officer and politician
- David Soares, American politician
- Delúbio Soares, Brazilian politician
- Fátima Soares, Venezuelan politician
- João Soares, Portuguese politician
- Mário Soares, (1924–2017), Portuguese politician
- Mário Lino Soares Correia, Portuguese politician
- Soares Sambu, politician from Guinea-Bissau
Footballers
- Adilson Soares Cassamá, Bissau-Guinean footballer
- Admilson Jorge Soares, known as Soares, Bissau-Guinean footballer
- A. J. Soares, American soccer player
- Bruna Soares (born 1985), Brazilian women's footballer
- Cédric Soares, Portuguese footballer
- Clemerson de Araújo Soares, Brazilian footballer
- Ernesto da Conceição Soares, Cape Verdian footballer
- Fabiano Vieira Soares, Brazilian footballer
- Felipe Soares, Brazilian footballer
- Geilson de Carvalho Soares, Brazilian footballer
- Hermes Neves Soares, Brazilian footballer
- Hiziel Souza Soares, known as Soares, Brazilian footballer
- Irenio Soares, Brazilian footballer
- Ivanildo Soares Cassamá, Portuguese footballer
- João Soares da Mota Neto, Brazilian footballer
- José Carlos Soares (1963–2018), Brazilian footballer
- José Manuel Soares "Pepe", Portuguese footballer
- Júlio César Soares Espíndola, Brazilian footballer
- Louie Soares, English footballer
- Luís Carlos Almada Soares (born 1986), Cape Verdean footballer
- Mario Soares (footballer)
- Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer
- Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes, Portuguese footballer
- Paulo Jorge Sousa Gomes, Portuguese footballer
- Renan Brito Soares, Brazilian footballer
- Rodolfo Santos Soares, Brazilian footballer
- Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli, Brazilian footballer
- Tom Soares, English footballer
- Bruno Soares, Brazilian professional tennis player
- Filipe Soares Franco, Portuguese chairman of the football club Sporting Club de Portugal
- Joe Soares, American wheelchair rugby player
- Josh Soares, Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Luis Soares, Portuguese-French long-distance runner
- Rui Soares (born 1993), Portuguese squash player
- Stephanie Soares (born 2001), Brazilian basketball player
- Tim Soares (born 1997), American-Brazilian basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Togo Renan Soares, Brazilian basketball coach
Other
- National Museum Soares dos Reis, Portuguese museum
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