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 (explorer), 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
• Isa Soares (journalist), Portuguese journalist
• Isa Soares (born 1953), Brazilian-born Argentine dancer and activist
• 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 (born 1981), American film director, actor, motion picture editor and fight choreographer
• Luiz Eduardo Soares (born 1954), Brazilian anthropologist, philosopher and political scientist
• Lota de Macedo Soares (1910–1967), Brazilian aesthete
• Maria Barroso (Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares) (1925–2015), Portuguese public figure
• Matos Soares (d. 1957), Portuguese Catholic priest
• Nate Soares (born 1989), 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
• Teresinha Soares (1927–2026), Brazilian artist
• Tynisha Keli (Tynisha Keli Soares) (born 1985), American R&B-pop singer
• Ulisses Soares (born 1958), Brazilian religious leader
• Valeska Soares (born 1957), Brazilian artist

Politicians

• Soares Sambu, politician from Guinea-Bissau
• António Pinto Soares (1780–1865), former Head of State of Costa Rica
• António Soares Carneiro (1928–2014), Portuguese military officer and politician
• Cássio Soares (born 1981), Brazilian politician
• David Soares (born 1969), American politician
• David Soares (Brazilian politician) (born 1973), Brazilian politician
• Delúbio Soares (born 1955), Brazilian politician
• Edmilson Soares (1952–2025), Brazilian politician
• Fátima Soares, Venezuelan politician
• João Soares (politician) (born 1949), Portuguese politician
• Marcelo Miranda Soares (1938–2026), Brazilian politician
• Mário Soares (1924–2017), Portuguese politician
• Mário Lino Soares Correia (born 1940), Portuguese politician

Footballers

• A. J. Soares (born 1988), American soccer player
• Adilson Soares Cassamá (born 1983), Bissau-Guinean footballer
• Bruna Soares (born 1985), Brazilian women's footballer
• Cédric Soares (born 1991), Portuguese footballer
• Clemerson de Araújo Soares (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
• Ernesto da Conceição Soares (born 1979), Cape Verdian footballer
• Everton Soares (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
• Fabiano Vieira Soares (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
• Felipe Soares (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
• Geilson de Carvalho Soares (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
• Hermes Neves Soares (born 1974), Brazilian footballer
• Hiziel Souza Soares (born 1985), known as Soares, Brazilian footballer
• Irênio Soares (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
• Ivanildo Soares Cassamá (born 1986), Portuguese footballer
• João Soares da Mota Neto (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
• José Carlos Soares (1963–2018), Brazilian footballer
• Júlio César Soares Espíndola (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
• Louie Soares (born 1985), English footballer
• Luís Carlos Almada Soares (born 1986), Cape Verdean footballer
• Mario Soares (footballer) (born 1967), Indian footballer and manager
• Nani Soares (born 1991), Bissau-Guinean footballer
• Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro (born 1976), Portuguese footballer
• Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
• Paulo Jorge Sousa Gomes (born 1975), Portuguese footballer
• Pepe Soares (1908–1931), Portuguese footballer
• Renan Brito Soares (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
• Ricardo Soares (born 1974), Portuguese footballer and manager
• Rodolfo Soares (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
• Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli (born 1967), Brazilian footballer
• Tiquinho Soares (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
• Tom Soares (born 1986), English footballer

Other sports related

• Bruno Soares (born 1982), Brazilian professional tennis player
• Diogo Soares (gymnast) (born 2002), Brazilian artistic gymnast
• Filipe Soares Franco (born 1953), Portuguese chairman of the football club Sporting Club de Portugal
• Joe Soares, American wheelchair rugby player
• John Soares (racing driver) (1918–2007), American racing driver
• John Soares Jr. (1942–2022), American racing driver
• Josh Soares (born 1982), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Julia Soares (born 2005), Brazilian artistic gymnast
• Luis Soares (1964–2024), 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 (1906–1992), Brazilian basketball coach

Other

• Soares family, a Sephardic Jewish family who settled in Egypt
• National Museum Soares dos Reis, Portuguese museum