Godoy

Godoy is a French surname coming from the Normandy region in France. It is derived from the Norman-French first name Gaudi meaning ruler. It is also a Spanish surname. It may refer to:

People

• Adán Godoy (born 1936), Chilean football player
• Aníbal Godoy (born 1990), Panamanian football player
• Anna Godoy (born 1992), Spanish triathlete
• Arturo Godoy (1912–1986), Chilean boxer
• Benedicto Godoy (born 1924, date of death unknown), Bolivian football player
• Caio Godoy (born 1995), Brazilian road cyclist and triathlete

• Carmen Rico Godoy (1939–2001), Spanish writer, journalist and feminist
• Coromoto Godoy (born 1965), Venezuelan diplomat
• Dagoberto Godoy (1893–1960), Chilean pilot, first person to fly over the Andes

• Daniel Godoy (born 1981), Venezuelan football player
• David Godoy Bugueño (1944–2007), Chilean chess master
• Diego Godoy (born 1992), Paraguayan football player
• Enrique Godoy Sayán (1902–1984), Cuban business magnate and banker.
• Eric Godoy (born 1987), Chilean football player
• Érik Godoy (born 1993), Argentine football player
• Fanny Godoy (born 1998), Paraguayan football player
• Flávio Godoy (born 1969), Brazilian athlete
• Francesc Godoy (born 1986), Spanish triathlete
• Franco Godoy (born 2000), Argentine football player
• Gian Godoy (born 1966), Chilean filmmaker, architect and artist
• Gilberto Godoy Filho (born 1976), Brazilian volleyball player, better known as Giba
• Gina Godoy (born 1962), Ecuadorian politician
• Gonzalo Godoy (born 1988), Uruguayan football player
• Hernán Godoy (born 1941), Chilean football player and manager
• Huber Godoy (born 1998), Cuban artistic gymnast
• Isabel Godoy (born 1967), Chilean activist and politician
• Iñaki Godoy (born 2003), Mexican actor
• Joaquin Godoy (1927–2013), Cuban rower
• Jorge Godoy (born 1946), Argentine admiral, Chief of staff of the Argentine Navy 2003-2011
• Jorge Godoy Cárdenas (born 1954), Mexican politician
• José Godoy (born 1994), Venezuelan baseball player
• José Carlos Godoy (1911–1988), Peruvian basketball player, brother of Miguel Godoy (basketball)
• Juan Godoy (1800–1842), Chilean miner whose discovery of a silver outcrop sparked the Chilean silver rush
• Juan Esteban Godoy (born 1982), Paraguayan football player
• Julio César Godoy Toscano (born 1965), Mexican businessman, politician and fugitive
• Kenny Godoy, Honduran judoka
• Laura Godoy (born 1988), Guatemalan volleyball player, model and beauty pageant titleholder
• Leandro Godoy (born 1994), Argentine football player
• Leonardo Godoy (born 1995), Argentine football player
• Leonel Godoy Rangel (born 1950), Mexican politician
• Lucas Godoy (born 1982), Argentine politician
• Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (1889–1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet, diplomat, educator and humanist
• Lucio Godoy (born 1958), Spanish-Argentine film composer and music producer
• Luis Godoy (boxer) (born 1952), Colombian boxer
• Luis Godoy (footballer) (born 1978), Chilean football player
• Manuel Godoy (1767–1851), Prime Minister of Spain from 1792-97 and 1801-08
  • Manuel de Godoy, 2nd Prince di Bassano (1805–1871), Spanish aristocrat, son of Manuel Godoy
    • Matilde de Godoy di Bassano, 4th Countess of Castillo Fiel (1830–1901), Spanish-Italian aristocrat, daughter of Manuel Godoy, 2nd Prince di Bassano
    • Josefa de Godoy di Bassano, 2nd Viscountess of Rocafuerte (1834–1882), Spanish-Italian aristocrat, daughter of Manuel Godoy, 2nd Prince di Bassano
    • Manuel de Godoy di Bassano, 3rd Prince Godoy di Bassano (1835–1896), Spanish-Italian aristocrat, son of Manuel Godoy, 2nd Prince di Bassano
• Maria Aparecida Godoy (born 1945), also known as Cida Godoy, Brazilian writer and comic artist
• María Luisa Godoy (born 1980), Chilean journalist and presenter
• Matías Godoy (born 2002), Argentine football player
• Mauricio Godoy (born 1997), Chilean football player
• Mercedes Godoy (1890–1932), Mexican socialite in the United States, author and singer
• Miguel Godoy (footballer) (born 1983), Paraguayan footballer
• Miguel Godoy (basketball) (1907–2002), Peruvian basketball player, brother of José Carlos Godoy
• Mónica Godoy (born 1976), Chilean actress
• Pablo Godoy (born 1984), Paraguayan football player and manager
• Pedro de Godoy (1599–1677), Spanish catholic bishop and theologian
• Philippe Godoy (born 1971), French football player
• Rafael Godoy (1907–1973), Colombian composer
• Rodrigo Godoy (born 1989), Argentine football player
• Rosa Godoy (born 1982), Argentine long-distance runner
• Santiago Godoy (born 2001), Argentine football player
• Scarlett O'Phelan Godoy (born 1951), Peruvian historian and professor
• Sergio Godoy (Argentine cyclist) (born 1988)
• Sergio Godoy (Guatemalan cyclist) (born 1973)
• Tomás Godoy Cruz (1791–1852), Argentine statesman and businessman
• Virgilio Godoy (1934–2016), Nicaraguan politician
• Yonder Godoy (born 1993), Venezuelan racing cyclist

See also

• Godøy, an island in Giske kommune at the west coast of Norway
• Godoi (disambiguation)
• Godoy Cruz (disambiguation)
• Joaquim Floriano de Godóy (1826–1907), Brazilian doctor and politician
• Palace of Marqués de Grimaldi, or Palacio de Godoy (Spanish for Godoy Palace)