Cardoso, sometimes in the archaic spelling Cardozo, is a Portuguese, Galician and Latin surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Anderson Sebastião Cardoso (born 1981), Brazilian central defender
• Antonio Dias Cardoso (1933–2006), Angolan politician and writer
• Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887–1918), Portuguese painter
• Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais (1872–1918), Portuguese politician and President (1918)
• Bill Cardoso (1937–2006), American journalist
• Bruno Cardoso (born 1984), Brazilian goalkeeper
• Carlos Cardoso (disambiguation), multiple people
• Celina Cardoso, last President and Secretary of the National Council of Cuban Scouting
• Daniel Cardoso (born 1981), Portuguese musician
• Elijah Aboab Cardoso, 17c philanthropist and founder of the Hamburg synagogue
• Elizete Cardoso (1920–1990), Brazilian singer and actress
• Esther Cardoso, Cuban film and theatre actress, produce, director and educator
• Fábio Cardoso (born 1994), Portuguese footballer
• Felippe Cardoso (born 1998), Brazilian footballer
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1930), President of Brazil 1995-2003
• Guilherme Conceição Cardoso (born 1983), Brazilian defensive midfielder
• Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso (1811–1883), Portuguese cardinal
• Isaac Cardoso (died 1683), Jewish physician, philosopher, and polemic writer
• Jonatas Oliveira Cardoso (born 1983), Brazilian striker
• Jorge Cardoso (born 1949), Argentinian classical guitarist and composer
• José Cardoso Pires (1925–98), Portuguese author
• Jose Luis Cardoso (born 1975), Spanish motorcycle racer
• Kamilla Cardoso (born 2001), Brazilian basketball player
• Laura Cardoso (born 1927), Brazilian actress
• Manuel Cardoso (composer) (1566–1650), Portuguese composer
• Marcel Silva Cardoso (born 1983), Brazilian left back
• Miguel Esteves Cardoso (born 1955), Portuguese writer, translator, critic and journalist
• Patricia Cardoso, Colombian-American film director
• Paula Cardoso (born 1979), Portuguese journalist and activist
• Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso (born 1968), Argentine footballer and manager
• Rodolfo Tan Cardoso (1937–2013), Filipino chess player
• Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
• Ruth Cardoso (1930–2008), Brazilian sociologist and author, wife of Fernando Henrique Cardoso
• Tiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
• Waldemar Levy Cardoso (1900-2009), Brazilian military officer
• Zélia Cardoso de Mello (born 1953), Brazilian economist, former Minister of Economy

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