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 "Bill" Cardoso, Brazilian-American entrepreneur, engineer, and scientist.
- 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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