Namesakes
Brazilian Presidents:
1 president
Venceslau Brás (a.k.a. Gomes) 1914-1918 
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer
(soccer) Nuno Gomes 1976-
(soccer) André Gomes 1993-
Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers:
2 presidents, 1 prime minister/president
(president) Manuel Teixeira Gomes 1923-1925
(prime minister/president) Manuel Gomes da Costa 1926
(president) Francisco da Costa Gomes 1974-1976