Godoy is a French surname coming from the Normandy region in France.[1] It is derived from the Norman-French first name Gaudi meaning ruler.[1] It is also a Spanish surname. It may refer to:
- Icaro Godoy (born 1982), Brazilian/American Cinematographer
- 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