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
• Armando Zeferino Soares (1920–2007), Cape Verdean composer
• 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
• Nate Soares, president of MIRI and coauthor of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
• 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
• 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

Other sports related

• 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