Antunes Explained

Antunes is a surname in the Portuguese language, of patronymic origin meaning "son of Anthony (António)". The Spanish variant is Antúnez or Antunez. Notable people with the surname include:

Politics

• Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha (born 1954), Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
• João do Canto e Castro Antunes (1862–1934), President of Portugal 1918–1919
• Manuel Antunes Frasquilho (died 2015), Portuguese politician
• Ernesto Melo Antunes (1933–1999), Portuguese politician and general
• Manuel Lobo Antunes (born 1958), current Portuguese Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Business

• Helder Antunes (born 1963), Portuguese Silicon Valley executive and former racecar driver
• Miguel Antunes Frasquilho (born 1967), Portuguese chairman of TAP Air Portugal

Academics

• António Lobo Antunes (born 1942), Portuguese writer and psychiatrist
• João Lobo Antunes (1944-2016), Portuguese neurosurgeon
• Miguel Telles Antunes (born 1937), Portuguese paleontologist and member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences
• Arnaldo Antunes (born 1960), Brazilian writer and composer
• Sandy Antunes (born 1967), American astronomer and writer

Arts

• João Antunes (1642–1712), Portuguese Baroque architect
• Antunes harpsichord family, 18th century Portuguese harpsichord makers
• Jorge Antunes (born 1942), Brazilian composer
• Celso Antunes (born 1959), Brazilian conductor

Athletics

• Anderson Andrade Antunes (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
• Arthur Antunes Coimbra (born 1953), Brazilian footballer and coach
• Macaris Antunes do Livramento (born 1960), Brazilian boxer
• Talita Antunes (born 1982), Brazilian beach volleyball player
• Vitorino Antunes (born 1987), Portuguese footballer

See also

• Jorge Antunes, a sports club based in Vizela, Portugal