Hernández. For some Spaniards thus named, use Fernández.

Hernández, José, 1834-86, Argentine poet, journalist, and soldier. Hernández lived in the pampas as a child. He was the author of the national classic of gaucho literature, Martín Fierro (1872), and its sequel, La vuelta de Martín Fierro [the return of Martin Fierro] (1879, tr. 1936, 1948). The poem, written in colorful dialect, recounts the adventures of a wandering soldier-minstrel and glorifies the vanishing free life of the gaucho in the solitude of the Pampa.

Hernández, Miguel, 1910-42, Spanish poet, b. Orihuela. A completely self-taught writer, he absorbed the influence of the poets of the Golden Age and of the generation of García Lorca. His poetry, both tender and vigorous, reflects his own experience with war, death, and social injustice. His works include Cancionero y romancero de ausencias (1939; tr. Songbook of Absences, 1972).

Hernández is a Spanish surname that came into common use around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán or sometimes son of the traveler .

• Ana Hernández, Cuban basketball player
• Anderson Hernández, Dominican baseball player
• Cenobio Hernandez, Mexican-American composer
• Claudia Hernández, Peruvian beauty queen and model
• Cristina Hernández, Mexican voice actress
• Daniel Hernández, Peruvian painter
• David Hernandez, American Idol finalist
• Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
• Israel Hernandez, U.S. government official
• Israel Hernández, Cuban athlete
• James "Chico" Hernandez, American Sambo athlete
• Javier Hernandez, an independent comics creator
• Jay Hernandez, Mexican-American actor
• Joe Hernandez, American footballer
• Jose Hernandez, Spanish - Australian, Counsellor, Welfare Officer, AOD Clinician, Teacher
• Juan Martín Hernández, Argentine rugby player
• Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez, American cartoonist brothers known as "Los Bros"
• Gilmer Hernandez, former U.S. border deputy
• Keith Hernandez, American baseball player born in San Francisco, California
• Liván Hernández, Cuban baseball player
• Marcos Hernández, Cuban freestyle swimmer
• Myriam Hernandez, Chilean singer
• Orlando Hernández, Cuban baseball player
• Oscar Hernandez. Puerto Rican salsa music composer
• Patrick Hernandez, French singer
• Rafael Hernández Colón, former governor of Puerto Rico
• Rafael Hernández Marín, Puerto Rican composer
• Ramon Hernández, Venezuelan Major League Baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles
• Rudy Hernández, Dominican baseball player
• Rudy Hernández, Mexican baseball player
• Shawn Hernandez, American professional wrestler
• Taina Hernandez, ABC News personality
• Toby Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
• Vicky Hernández, Colombian actress

See also

• Fernández